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The headquarters of the ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) is at:
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Answer: Option B — Nagpur, Maharashtra
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The ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) is located at Nagpur, Maharashtra.
About the CICR:
- It was established in 1976 under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- It is the main national institute for research on cotton.
- It has two regional stations: at Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), for the southern cotton zone, and at Sirsa (Haryana), for the northern cotton zone.
- It works on developing high-yielding cotton varieties and hybrids, improving fibre quality, managing pests and diseases, soil and water management, and the mechanisation of cotton farming.
- It has worked on problems such as the pink bollworm, which has developed resistance to Bt cotton, and the whitefly.
- It promotes the "High Density Planting System" (HDPS) and other methods to increase cotton yields.
About cotton in India:
- India is one of the largest producers of cotton in the world and has the largest area under cotton.
- Cotton is a kharif crop that needs a warm climate, about 210 frost-free days, 50-100 cm of rainfall and well-drained black soil ("regur").
- Maharashtra (Vidarbha), Gujarat and Telangana are the leading cotton-producing states.
- Nagpur is in the Vidarbha region, which is a major cotton-growing area.
- "Bt cotton", genetically modified to resist the bollworm, was approved in 2002.
- India produces both short-staple and long-staple cotton; "Suvin" is an extra-long-staple variety developed in Tamil Nadu.
- The "Cotton Corporation of India" (1970) carries out MSP operations for cotton.
- India's cotton textile industry began with the first cotton mill in Bombay in 1854; Mumbai and Ahmedabad were called the "Manchester of India".
About Nagpur:
- It is called the "Orange City" and is at the geographical centre of India (Zero Mile).
- It also has the National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, the Central Citrus Research Institute and the Central AGMARK Laboratory.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Coimbatore has a regional station of the CICR and the Sugarcane Breeding Institute.
- ✗Ahmedabad was a historic cotton textile centre.
- ✗Sirsa has a regional station of the CICR.
Quick tip
Remember: Central Institute for Cotton Research = Nagpur (ICAR, 1976; regional stations Coimbatore and Sirsa); cotton = kharif crop of black soil; Bt cotton 2002; Nagpur = "Orange City".
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