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ICAR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY The circular emblem of ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (IIAB) has an open book in green colour supporting a blue motif of cattle from which an orange flame and helical DNA chain is emanating. Below these motifs the acronym of the Institute in Devanagari and English. These are ensconced by its name in Devanagari and English. The tricolour denotes the nation; the flame denotes enlightenment, hope, life, truth and the regenerative power; the open book denotes education, knowledge, learning and wisdom and the cattle and DNA chain represent the nature and scope of research carried out by the institution.

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY The emblem of National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB) has a green twig having three leaves surmounted by its name in Devanagari and circumscribed by a blue chain resembling biological material and supported by its acronym NRCPB in brown. The colour blue symbolises serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty; the colour green denotes agriculture, nature, growth, balance, harmony, environment, prosperity, vitality, prestige, wealth and being very down to earth and the colour brown represents earthiness, simplicity, stability, humility, warmth, reliability, endurance, timelessness and tradition.