Other National Institutions

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED)

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NAFED is apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India. Its headquarters is located in New Delhi. It was founded in October 1958 to promote trade of agricultural produce and forest resources across the nation. It functions under Ministry of Agriculture. NAFED is now one of the largest procurement as well as marketing …

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Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)

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Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) : CACP is an expert body which recommend minimum support prices (MSPs) to Government by taking into account cost of production, trends in domestic and international prices. It is a panel under the Ministry of Agriculture It makes the recommendations for MSPs for 22 kharif and rabi crops. …

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Narcotics Control Bureau – UPSC Prelims

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Narcotics Control Bureau: NCB is the nodal drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances. It functions under Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). It is Headquartered in New Delhi. It was established in March 1986 to enable full implementation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic …

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Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED)

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TRIFED is a national-level apex organization functioning under administrative control of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. It was established in August 1987 by then Ministry of Welfare under Multi State Cooperative Societies Act 1984 (which has now been replaced by Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002). It is headquartered in New Delhi. Its core objective is to …

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Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)

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Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS): The IONS is a regional biennial forum of Indian Ocean littoral states launched by India in February 2008. It is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) by providing an open and inclusive forum for discussion …

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National Mission for Clean Ganga

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NMCG is a river cleaning project. NMCG is the implementation wing of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council). It was established in 2011 as a registered society under Societies Registration Act, 1860. It has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive …

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National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)

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The NCSK was established in 1994 as a statutory body to deal with the grievances of persons engaged in manual scavenging. It has a sanctioned strength of four members and a chairperson. The act “The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993” lapsed in February 2004. It is now acting as a non-statutory body of …

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) – UPSC Prelims

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI): TERI is a non-profit research institution that conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development. Established in 1974 as Tata Energy Research Institute and was renamed The Energy and Resources Institute in 2003. It aims to focus on formulating local and national level strategies for …

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