Central Rice Research Institute Annual report...2011-12

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Name of symposium/seminar
Brainstorming session on ‘Prioritization of Plant Physiology and
Biochemistry Research for XII th Five Year Plan Period’ at IARI, New Delhi
from 5 to 6 August, 2011.
Personnel Attended
Drs S.G. Sharma, R.K. Sarkar
and Avijit Das
Crop Seminar under the ‘Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension’ of Dr. T.K. Adhya
Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati at CRRI Regional Station, Gerua on 6 August, 2011.
National Consultation on ‘Gender Prospective in Agriculture’, organized
by the ICAR, New Delhi from 8 to 9 August, 2011.
Scientific team survey of the rice field affected areas nearby Hindusthan
Aluminium Company at Hirakud in Sambalpur district of Odisha from
9 to 10 August, 2011.
Drs B.N. Sadangi and Lipi Das
Drs P.C. Rath, A.K. Nayak and
Shri S.K. Singh
3 rd State Seed Sub-Committee meeting, convened by the Director, Department Drs K.B. Pun and N. Bhakta
of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam on 11 August, 2011.
Meeting on ‘Regional Agriculture Fair’ at Department of Agriculture and Drs B.N. Sadangi and
Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi on N.N. Jambhulkar
23 August, 2011.
Workshop on ‘Agriculture, Food Security and Green House Gas (GHG) Dr. T.K. Adhya
Accounting Workshop’ at San Diego, California, USA from
07 to 09 September, 2011.
Workshop on “Genetic Challenge Program (GCP): Targeting drought
avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited
environment” at IRRI, Philippines from 12 to 16 September, 2011.
International Symposium on “Plant Biotechnology towards tolerance to
stress and enhancing crop yield” at BIT, Ranchi from 28 September to
2 October, 2011.
Dr. M.S. Anantha
Dr. M.S. Anantha
31 st Rabi Research Council meeting of the Birsa Agricultural University, Dr. S.G. Sharma
Ranchi on 25 October, 2011.
Training programme on “Phenotyping for Abiotic Stress in Rice” at
IRRI, Philippines from 27 October to 11 November, 2011.
Drs K. Chattopadhyay
and B. Bhattacharya
71 st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics Dr. P. Samal
at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad from 3 to 5 November, 2011.
Annual Meeting of the eastern chapter of Indian Phytopathological Society
organized by Department of Botany, Guwahati University from
4 to 5 November, 2011.
General body meeting of Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding and
meeting on Phenomics in New Delhi from 3 to 5 November, 2011.
Meeting on ‘Possibility to Explore the Collaboration of JNKVV and CRRI’ at
Jabalpur from 6 to 7 November, 2011.
Brain Storming Session on ‘Health Food platform’ at IASRI, New Delhi on
17 November, 2011.
Meeting on “Impact Assessment of International Trainings in Frontier
Areas of Agricultural Sciences” at the NASC Complex, New Delhi from
28 to 30 November, 2011.
Dr. S. Lenka
Dr. O.N. Singh
Dr. O.N. Singh
Dr. S.G. Sharma
Drs. S.K. Pradhan, M.K. Kar
and Shri R.K. Sahu
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