ICMR and ICAR inks MoU to Strengthen Mutual Cooperation Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) signed a MoU with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on December 1, 2016, for cooperation in the area of zoonoses, anti-microbial resistance, nutrition and pesticide residues. The MoU was signed by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary (DHR) & Director General