National Automotive Testing and R & D infrastructure project (NATRiP)
Q. The term NATRiP is related to- Published on 23 Feb 16a. Defense industry
b. Automobile Industry
c. Space Industry
d. Aeronautics Industry
ANSWER: Automobile Industry
- A new state of the art and modern test facilities have been installed as a part of the National Automotive Testing and R & D infrastructure project (NATRiP) at International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar in Gurgaon district of Haryana.
- The NATRiP project was setup in line with the vision of automotive mission plan 2016. It represents a unique joining of hands between the Government of India, a number of State Governments and Indian Automotive Industry to create a state of the art Testing, Validation and R&D infrastructure in the country.
- NATRIP has facilitated introduction of automotive safety, emission and performance standards in the country which are at par with global standards and fast catching up with the best standards across the globe to ensure seamless integration of Indian automotive industry with the global industry.
- There would be setting up of a National Automotive Board which will encompass all the Seven NATRiP Centers spread across the country – Pune, Ahmednagar, Chennai, Manesar, Indore, Silchar and Raebarelli.
