{"id":171155,"date":"2025-03-18T12:48:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T07:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=171155"},"modified":"2025-03-18T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T07:18:56","slug":"union-minister-lays-foundation-stone-for-nectars-permanent-campus-in-shillong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/union-minister-lays-foundation-stone-for-nectars-permanent-campus-in-shillong\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister Lays Foundation Stone for NECTAR\u2019s Permanent Campus in Shillong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On March 13, 2025, Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, laid the foundation stone for the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) in Mawdiangdiang, Shillong. NECTAR is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of India, and it\u2019s all about using technology to drive socio-economic progress in the Northeast. The Minister took the opportunity to showcase NECTAR\u2019s accomplishments in saffron cultivation, drone technology, and STEM education, emphasizing its potential to turn the Northeast into India\u2019s next saffron hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Highlights of the Event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About NECTAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Established in 2014 under the Department of Science and Technology (DST).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works towards technology-driven socio-economic development in the Northeast region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanent campus foundation stone laid at Mawdiangdiang, Shillong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Union Minister\u2019s Announcements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NECTAR\u2019s Mission Saffron was launched in 2021 to promote saffron farming in the Northeast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The STEM Education Lab, working alongside IISER Pune and the Smart Village Movement, is empowering 100 schools with innovative tools like robotics, 3D printing, and electronics technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drone technology applications for flood vulnerability assessments in Morigaon, Dhubri, and Majuli districts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beekeeping and Honey Mission for enhancing rural livelihoods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NECTAR to play a key role in \u201cAtmanirbhar Northeast\u201d and \u201cViksit Bharat\u201d, aligning with PM Modi\u2019s vision for equitable regional growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NECTAR\u2019s Key Focus Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saffron Cultivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drone Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>STEM Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flood Risk Mitigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beekeeping and Honey Mission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bamboo Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 13, 2025, Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, laid the foundation stone for the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) in Mawdiangdiang, Shillong. NECTAR is an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of India, and it\u2019s all about using technology [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":171156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5364],"tags":[4916],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-171155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-march-2025","tag-national-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171157,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171155\/revisions\/171157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171155"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=171155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}