Institute had established an Agricultural Research Information System (ARIS) cell which was later rechristened as Agricultural Knowledge Management Unit (AKMU). AKMU is equipped with latest hardware and softwares required to cater to the needs of the center and its staff and is fully functional. It has two servers working as web server and database server; network security systems such as Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Unified Threat Management (UTM) and anti-virus system; 01 gbps dedicated NKN internet connectivity; latest printers and scanners. AKMU works as information base for the Centre and also provides information management and exchange facilities to institute staff for effective and efficient research. The major functions of AKMU are:

• Development of Database and information systems on IPM
• Dissemination and sharing of IPM knowledge and information
• Facilitation of e-connectivity with ICAR and other agricultural research institutes

The library of the centre has more than 2,530 books, encyclopedia and manuals, covering various aspects of agriculture including IPM, computer applications, economics, statistics and chemistry. NCIPM regularly subscribes to journals on plant protection, annual reviews and abstracts, enriching literature facility of the centre. Books, encyclopedia and manuals were digitized.

Priority setting, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) cell maintains records of all the research projects and programmes of the Centre. Submission of six-monthly targets and achievements of the scientists (HYPM) of the Centre to the Council are the other activities of the PME cell. Submission of monthly, quarterly and half yearly cabinet progress reports, material for DARE report of the scientists to the Council and processing the proposal for trainings/ seminars/symposia/conferences are also carried out through PME Cell.

NCIPM has an advance plant pathology laboratory in which isolation of plant pathogens, isolation of Bacillus and molecular based diagnostics of plant pathogens and Bacillus bacteria are accomplished.

Nematode bio-control laboratory is well equipped with a standard sieve set of different gauge (size) to extract nematode and analysis of soil samples. Other equipments i.e. stereoscopic binocular microscope, microwave oven, BOD incubator, autoclave etc. for studies of plant parasitic nematodes and preparation of bio-control agents.

The biological control laboratory is functional with the necessary basic infrastructure and equipments to carry out the microbiological research work. The laboratory has been assigned to work on isolation, identification and characterization of microbial bio-agents for pest management in different crops. The thrust area of the work is to meet today's challenges, for the availability of pure and good quality microbial bio-agents to the end users. Thus some microbial bio-agents have been isolated, purified and finally formulated in the form of gel, having higher CFUs and shelf-life. Presently, the gel formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis and Lecanicillium lecanii are to be evaluated in terms of bio-efficacies against pod borer complex and sucking pests in pulse crops.

ICAR-NCIPM, New Delhi is having one Drone Lab equipped with DGCA approved and QCI certified two Agri- Drones, GCS, spray tank 10l capacity, spray module, and two heavy duty LiPO portable battery chargers, six sets of lithium-ion batteries, fields display boards, and other fields instruments to carryout drone demonstrations at farmers’ fields and to undertake the drone based agricultural research in plant protection. The Centre is having two DGCA certified and trained Drone Pilots to take care of drone operations.

The laboratories on post-harvest pest management have been established at new Mehrauli campus. Laboratory is established to rear the stored grain insects and maintaining the cultures of Trogoderma granarium (Khapra beetle), Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle), Sitophilus oryzae, (rice weevil), Rhyzopertha dominica, (lesser grain borer) and Callasobruchus maculatus (pulse beetle). Lasioderma serricorne (cigarette beetle), Cadra cautella (almond moth) etc.

Another laboratory equipped with fumehood is set for fumigation to generate the phosphine to fumigate the agricultural commodity for post-harvest pest management. We are also fumigating the food grains using ethyl formate (e-fume) fumigant for safe and effective against food grain insects at quite low dosages.

Biocontrol Laboratory is primarily engaged in the exploration and preservation of Microbial Biocontrol Agents for effective disease management as a component of IPM in mandated crops. The laboratory is well equipped with Real time PCR, electrophoresis and Gel Documentation system, Microscopes, Laminar Flow, Lyophilization and other incubation (BOD incubator/shakers) facilities. Laboratory maintains a repository of Trichoderma isolates (136), of Pseudomonas fluorescence and Bacillus spp.. Along with the screening for potential/multistress tolerant strains of Trichoderma spp., research work is focused on development of formulations with high shelf life and easy delivery of Trichoderma spp. to the farmers. In the laboratory, Trichoderma asperellum (NCIPM/T-9) is mass produced in talc based formulation and Pseudomonas fluorescence in liquid formulation for demonstration at farmers’ field. There are 06 potential Trichoderma strains identified in the laboratory from diverse agroecologies and submitted at ICAR-NAIMCC, Mau. Along with the research activities laboratory is actively engaged in capacity building activities by providing ‘Hands On’ training to the participants of various training programmes like winter school, state department professionals training, entrepreneurship training etc. and exposure visits of the students from various universities.