‘Water4crops’ project; EU-India
Q. The Water4crops initiative between EU and India is led by which organisation from the Indian consortium’s side?- Published on 17 Jun 16a. IARI
b. Pusa Institute
c. ICRISAT
d. ICAR
ANSWER: ICRISAT
- The project has been co-funded by Government of India through the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology and the European Union.
- The project integrates bio-treated wastewater reuse with enhanced water-use efficiency to support the Green Economy in EU and India.
- The EU Consortium includes 21 partners from 8 Countries and the India-based consortium consists of 11 research and development partners led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Other partners on the Indian side are National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Euro-India Research Centre (EIRC), among others.