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Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh (born 1 July 1962) [citation needed] is an Indian scientist specializing in the field of Plant Genetics and Breeding. [1] He is known for his contribution to Basmati rice breeding. [2] He is former director and Vice-Chancellor of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, a deemed to be university. [3]
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the Pusa Institute, [2] is India's national institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was originally located in Pusa , Bihar as the Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture. [2] The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president.
Pandey has also served as Assistant Director General (Education Planning & Home Science; and Education Quality Assurance and Reforms) at Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. [6] In September 2022, Pandey joined as Vice Chancellor of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University, Samastipur, Bihar. [7] [8]
He was the former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India. He was the general president of the Indian Science Congress Association during 2000-2001 and the president of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) from ...
He received his Ph.D. in plant physiology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute in 1983. [ 3 ] After the completion of his Ph.D., Dadhwal joined the Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad in year 1983 where he served as the Head, Crop Inventory and Modeling Division during 1998-2004.
Benjamin Peary Pal or B. P. Pal FRS (26 May 1906 – 14 September 1989) was an Indian plant breeder and agronomist who served as a director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Delhi and as the first Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He worked on wheat genetics and breeding but was also known for his ...
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute honored him with the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in 2005 and the Central Agricultural University, where he served as the vice chancellor, instituted an annual award, the Dr. H. K. Jain CAU Award, in his honor in 2015, to recognize excellence in agricultural research. [24]