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The headquarters of the ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) is at:
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Answer: Option C — Cuttack, Odisha
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The ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) is located at Cuttack, Odisha.
About the NRRI:
- It was established on 23 April 1946 as the "Central Rice Research Institute" (CRRI), on the recommendation of an inquiry into the Bengal Famine of 1943, which had shown the need to increase rice production.
- It came under the ICAR in 1966.
- It was renamed the National Rice Research Institute in 2015.
- It is one of the oldest and largest rice research institutes in the world.
- It has regional stations at Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) and Gerua (Assam).
Its work:
- It has developed more than 150 rice varieties, including high-yielding, flood-tolerant, drought-tolerant and disease-resistant varieties.
- It developed "Swarna Sub-1", a flood-tolerant rice variety that can survive under water for up to two weeks.
- It has developed biofortified rice varieties, such as "CR Dhan 310", rich in protein, and zinc-rich rice.
- It maintains a large collection of rice germplasm.
About rice in India:
- India is the world's second-largest producer of rice after China and the world's largest exporter of rice.
- West Bengal is the largest rice-producing state, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
- Rice is mainly a kharif crop, needing high temperatures and heavy rainfall or irrigation.
About other rice institutes:
Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR): Hyderabad; formerly the Directorate of Rice Research; coordinates the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project.
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI): Los Banos, Philippines; founded in 1960. Its South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) is in Varanasi.
In 2025, ICAR announced India's first genome-edited rice varieties, developed by the Indian Institute of Rice Research and IARI.
About Cuttack:
- It was the capital of Odisha until 1948.
- It is called the "Silver City", famous for its silver filigree work.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Hyderabad has the Indian Institute of Rice Research.
- ✗Kolkata is the capital of the largest rice-producing state.
- ✗Thanjavur is called the "Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu".
Quick tip
Remember: National Rice Research Institute = Cuttack, Odisha (1946 as Central Rice Research Institute after the Bengal Famine; renamed 2015; Swarna Sub-1 flood-tolerant rice); IIRR = Hyderabad; IRRI = Philippines.
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