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ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECONDARY AGRICULTURE The emblem of ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA) has a gear wheel with thick black outline housing the motifs of a pod, trifoliate stem, flower, stem with pollens, and two supporting hands and its name in Devanagari and English with its year of inception. The motifs represent the secondary agricultural produces like gum, resins and aqua produces and the gear wheel represents the processing and converting into usable products for consumption.

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 INSTITUTE OF PLANT HEALTH MANAGEMENT The green circular pictorial emblem of National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) has a white plant placed inside a green circle supported by its acronym in Devanagari and English at the bottom. The emblem is simple, easy to understand and attractive. The colour green symbolises agriculture, nature, growth, balance, harmony, environment, prosperity, vitality, prestige, wealth and being very down to earth.

ICAR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF RICE RESEARCH The green, golden yellow and brown emblem of ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) has a rice plant with its panicle, leaf and stem and at the right bottom the acronym of the Institute is written in Devanagari and English.

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE The green and blue emblem of Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) has an abstract pictorial depicting a prawn and a fish supported by its acronym in blue sans serif bold. The emblem is trendy and attractive. The colours blue and green represent the environment, nature and eco-friendliness.  

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPICES RESEARCH The black and green emblem of ICAR’s Indian Institute of Spices Research (ISRI) is a wordmark of its acronym in sans serif bold text, in which the letter ‘s’ is treated like a pod od black pepper representing one of the major spices. The dots of ‘i’s and counter loop of ‘r’ are treated as dried black pepper. The emblem is bold, direct and attractive.

CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE The green and blue emblem of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) houses the emblem of ICAR in green colour within a circular border, on which its acronym is written in Devanagari and English.  This circular border is circumscribed by seven fish going around in an anti-clockwise direction. 

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION The Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) was established by the Government of India, with the assistance of FAO and UNDP on June 6, 1961. The Deemed University status conferred on it in 1989. The emblem of the university has an open book with blue colour pages on a yellow background, carrying the motifs of a fishing vessel, an aquaculture field, a microscope and a fish in deep waters. The book is crested by the logo of its parent body ICAR and supported by its status and ‘ICAR’. These are ensconced in a yellow circular border, which carries its name in Devanagari and English and its place in Devanagari.

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PROJECT The  National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) is to facilitate accelerated and sustainable transformation of Indian agriculture in support of poverty alleviation and income generation by collaborative development and application of agricultural innovation by the public research organizations in partnership with the farmer’s groups, the private sector, the civil society organizations and other stakeholders. The emblem has glowing sun in the backdrop. NAIP’s objective is to  facilitate an accelerated and sustainable transformation of the Indian agriculture so that it can support poverty alleviation and income generation through collaborative development and application of agricultural innovations by the public organizations in partnership with farmers’ groups, the private sector and other stakeholders. Its logo has the same stem of the cereal as in ICAR’s logo surrounded by a five-pointed multi-coloured star supported by collaborating hands

DIRECTORATE OF RICE RESEARCH Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) formerly All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project - AICRIP, was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - ICAR in 1965 with its national headquarters at Hyderabad to organize and coordinate multi-location testing of genetic lines and technologies for crop production and protection generated across the country. The Project was elevated to Directorate of Rice Research in 1975 with an added mandate of research in the thrust areas of irrigated rice. The Directorate continues its multi-location All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Programme (AICRIP) with active partnership of 47 funded cooperating centers affiliated to State Agricultural Universities, State Department of Agriculture and other Research Institutes of ICAR. Besides, over 50 voluntary centers participate in this multi-location testing program. DRR has contributed significantly in overall rice production front which has ensured food secur

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education - DARE, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 97 ICAR institutes and 47 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. The ICAR has played a pioneering role in ushering Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technolog