NECTAR

About:

• NECTAR is an acronym for “North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach”.
  
  
• Status: An autonomous society under Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
  
  
• HQ: Shillong, Meghalaya.
  
  
• Established in: it was setup in 2012 by merging of National Mission on Bamboo Applications (NMBA) and the Mission for Geo Spatial Applications (MGA) with NECTAR.
  
  
• Objective: To use technology in the areas of biodiversity, watershed management, telemedicine, horticulture etc. for socio-economic development of the North Eastern Region.