Central Rice Research Institute Annual report...2011-12
Central Rice Research Institute Annual report...2011-12
Central Rice Research Institute Annual report...2011-12
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Awards/Recognition<br />
The Times of India and Tefla’s “Think Odisha Leadership<br />
Award for Educational <strong>Institute</strong> of Excellence<br />
2011” was awarded to CRRI for its path-breaking rice<br />
research that led to the development of various technologies<br />
involved tapping genetic resources for breeding<br />
rice varieties with higher yield potential, better grain<br />
quality and increased tolerance to diseases and pests.<br />
Dr. T.K. Adhya, Director, CRRI received the Award from<br />
Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha<br />
on 27 August, 2011 in Bhubaneswar.<br />
Dr. T.K. Adhya received the ICAR Norman Borlaug<br />
Award 2010 from Shri Sharad Pawar, Hon’ble Union<br />
Minister of Agriculture, Government of India during<br />
the ICAR Foundation Day on 16 July, 2011 at New<br />
Delhi. Dr. T.K. Adhya was given this award for his outstanding<br />
studies on “Methane Production in Paddy<br />
Fields” that involved “Significant contributions in the<br />
frontier areas of agro-environmental science and natural<br />
resource management with tropical rice soil as the<br />
model ecosystem.”<br />
Dr. T.K. Adhya, Director receiving the Think Odisha<br />
Leadership Award from Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha<br />
Dr. Anand Prakash was awarded the Honorary Fellowship<br />
of the Society of Biological Sciences & Rural<br />
Development, Allahabad, for his outstanding contribution<br />
in the field of Plant Protection on 11 November,<br />
2011.<br />
Dr. Dipankar Maiti, Principal Scientist, CRRI Regional<br />
Station, Hazaribag was awarded the Prof. MJ<br />
Narasimhan Medal for the best paper published in the<br />
journal Indian Phytopathology titled “Enhancing Native<br />
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Association to Improve Phosphorus<br />
Nutrition of Rainfed Upland <strong>Rice</strong> through Cropping<br />
Systems” in joint authorship with Drs V.K.<br />
Barnwal, Sulochona K. Rana, M. Variar and R.K. Singh.<br />
Dr. Maiti was given the award during the 64th <strong>Annual</strong><br />
Meeting of the Indian Phytopathology Society held at<br />
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad on 4 December,<br />
2011. Dr. Dipankar Maiti was also nominated as a Fellow<br />
of the society for 2011.<br />
During the 65 th Foundation Day the ‘Best Worker’<br />
awards were given to the following CRRI staff.<br />
Longest Service: Shri A. Pattnaik (Principal Scientist);<br />
Shri B.V. Das (T-5); Shri K.B. Agasti (PS) and Shri<br />
Bulu Naik (SSS).<br />
Best Worker: Dr. G.J.N.Rao (Principal Scientist); Dr.<br />
S.K.Pradhan (Senior Scientist); Shri Prakash Kar (T 7-<br />
8); Shri Arun Kumar Mishra (T-5); Shri Brundaban Das<br />
(T-3); Shri Basant Kumar Sahoo (AAO); Shri Janardan<br />
Nayak (PA); Shri Sanjay Kumar Sahoo (Assistant);<br />
Kumari Jali Das (LDC), CRRI Regional Station, Gerua<br />
and Shri P. Bhoi (SSS).<br />
M.Sc. degree awarded after completing<br />
dissertation work at CRRI<br />
Discipline<br />
Number of Students<br />
Biotechnology 20<br />
Microbiology 5<br />
Bioinformatics 1<br />
Food Science and Technology 2<br />
<strong>12</strong>4 CRRI ANNUAL REPORT 2011-<strong>12</strong>
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