ISPGR Award 2023, The last date for submission of application /nomination is December 31, 2023.
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Eminent Alumni Lecture Series #3 Agricultural Education Day Lecture Dr. R S Paroda (Former Secretary DARE & DG ICAR, Chairman TAAS) on 03.12.2023 at ICAR-IARI New Delhi
The Graduate School, IARI, New Delhi organized Agriculture Education Day on 3 December, 2023 under the Eminent Alumni Lecture Series. Dr RS Paroda, Chairman, TAAS and Former Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR was the Chief Guest and the main speaker who delivered the lecture on “Opportunities in Agriculture”. The lecture was indeed highly informative, useful and torch bearer for the students and was highly appreciated by the audience. The students were greatly benefited from the outstanding lecture followed by a very useful interactive question/answer session
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National Seminar highlights crucial role of plant biodiversity in Himalayan region
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Keynote lecture of DR RS Paroda, President ISPGR during the 'International Conference on Food and Nutritional Security', Jan. 6-9, 2023 held at NABI-CIAB, Mohali, India
Lecture Video
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FOREIGN FELLOW
Dr Rajendra Paroda FTSE
Chair, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (Delhi, India)?
Dr Rajendra Paroda is an acclaimed agricultural scientist specialising in plant genetics and breeding. His contributions to plant breeding and genetic resource management are globally recognised and include establishing the first modern national genebank in India.?
As Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, he modernised India’s agricultural research system, creating more than 30 new research institutes. The resulting innovations doubled India’s food grain production from 130 million tons in 1980 to 260 million tons in 2011, underpinning food security for a rapidly growing population.?
Rajendra’s outstanding contributions have strengthened agricultural research and innovation internationally, particularly in Asia and the developing world. He established and then led key international bodies, including the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).?
Rajendra has a long association with Australian scientists and organisations, including CSIRO. He served on the Advisory Council of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.?
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ISPGR Award function (2021) and 3rd Dr D. S. Athwal Memorial lecture, held on August 20, 2022
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12th General Body Meeting (GBM) of the ISPGR, August 20, 2022 (Saturday, Hybrid Mode)
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Virtual Peer Group Meeting on ‘Biological Diversity (Amendements) Bill , 2021’, held on Jan 22, 2021
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Call for ISPGR Awards, 2021
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The Election of the Executive Council (2022-25) of Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources (ISPGR)
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11th General Body Meeting (August 27, 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
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4th Dr A. B. Joshi Memorial Lecture by Professor Anil Gupta (August 27, 2021, 12:00 noon - onwords)
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Congratulations to Dr R.S. Paroda on receiving the Dr M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection 2020
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General Body Meeting (GBM), ISPGR, on March 13, 2018 at 11.00 a.m. in Dr H.B. Singh Committee Room, ICAR-NBPGR, Pusa Campus, New Delhi
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75th Birthday Celebration of Dr R.S. Paroda, August 28, 2017
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