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Cabinet: International Potato Centre regional centre at Agra

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Cabinet: International Potato Centre regional centre at Agra (GS3 · Agriculture, 25 June 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet approved CIP’s South Asia Regional Centre at Singna, Agra [PIB].

Background

  • It aims at potato and sweetpotato productivity, post-harvest and value addition [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Climate-resilient varieties help potato belts.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Agriculture: cropping, MSP, PDS, food processing, land reforms

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-25): the Cabinet approved CIP's South Asia Regional Centre at Singna, Agra.
  2. Climate-resilient varieties help potato belts.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved CIP's South Asia Regional Centre at Singna, Agra.

PIB: CIP South Asia centre, 25 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: CIP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CSARC location

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: CIP South Asia centre, 25 Jun 2025

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