‘Kritagya’ Hackathon

Current Context: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) launched a Hackathon named as ‘Kritigya’. 

• The hackathon is launched to promote potential technology solutions which will enhance farm mechanism with the focus on women-friendly equipments. 
• The hackathon is open for participation to students, teaching faculties, and innovators, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders from any institute/university/organisation. A group of maximum 4 participants is allowed to form to participate in hackathon. 
• The participants are supposed to provide innovative approaches and technical solutions by adopting technology which will enhance farm productivity and profitability so as to meet the aim of achieving potential technology solution in farm mechanism.
• The prize amount declared for the winners is Rs 5 lakhs , Rs 3 lakhs and Rs 1 lakh for first, second and third winners respectively. 
• Static Part: 
• Union Minister of agriculture and farmers welfare: Narendra Singh Tomar

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following launched ‘Kritigya’ hackathon?
a. Ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare
b. UGC
c. ICAR- National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)
d. NABARD