North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR)

18.03.2025

North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR)

Why in the news?   

The Union Minister of Science and Technology recently laid the foundation stone for the North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) permanent campus at Mawdiangdiang, Shillong.

About North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR):

• It is an autonomous society, set up under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, with its headquarters at Shillong, Meghalaya.
• It was established in 2012 by merging two missions, viz., the National Mission for Bamboo Application (NMBA) and the Mission for Geospatial Applications (MGA).
• The Centre will look at harnessing and leveraging niche frontier technologies available with central scientific departments and institutions.
• In order to assist the northeastern region, NECTAR will be ensuring applications of appropriate technologies for development in the areas of biodiversity concerns, watershed management, telemedicine, horticulture, infrastructure planning & development, planning and monitoring, and tele-schooling using cutting-edge MESHNET solutions, employment generation, through utilization of local products/resources and associated skill development.
• The Centre is sought to be designed in terms of:
  • The Role of Solution Designer
  • Being a Partnership Institution
  • Technology Assistance to the State Government in North Eastern Region
  • Assistance to State Government in Technology-Assisted Decision Support Systems Focus on Technology Reach Function
  • Differentiated Approach from Technology Development Organizations
• At present, NECTAR is functioning from the Survey of India Campus, Shillong, having branch offices at Delhi and Agartala.

                                     Source: The Times of India

Where is the headquarters of North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) located?

A.Imphal, Manipur

B.Agartala, Tripura

C.Guwahati, Assam

D.Shillong, Meghalaya

Answer D