MoU signed Between CSIR and UT Ladakh

Current Context: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) signed MoU with the union territory of Ladakh.

• The MoU was signed to have the development of UT Ladakh by using Science and Technology (S&T) interventions.
• This MoU will also help to establish a knowledge partnership between CSIR and the Ladakh.
• The partnership will help to explore development in the sectors like natural resources, the introduction of cash crops in UT and utilization of bioresource endemic to UT.
• During the 1st phase pf MoU, 6 of the CSIR institutes will work to develop the union territory of Ladakh through S&T interventions.
• The six of the CSIR institutes are: CSIR-IIIM, CSIR-CMERI, CSIR-NBRI, CSIR-IHBT, CSIR-CLRI and CSIR-NGRI. Among this, CSIR-IIIM of Jammu will be the nodal institution.

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following signed MoU with UT Ladakh to have developed in the region through Science and Technology (S&T) interventions?
a. Border Road Organisation
b. CSIR
c. IIT Delhi
d. ISRO