Experience/
training
M.Sc
Thesis “Studies on irrigation and fertilizer management to reduce lodging in
wheat”. Submitted in 1992 to G.B.P.U.A. & T., Pantnagar (UP).
Ph.D.
thesis “Effect of dicyandiamide (DCD) on the yield and nitrogen uptake in mustard
(Brassica juncea (L.) Czern &
Coss)”. Submitted to Indian Agricultural Research Institute, N.
Delhi in 1995
1. Research work done for one year in
M.Sc. (Ag.) in the field of
irrigation and fertilizer management to reduce lodging in wheat.
2. Research work done for two years
in Ph.D. (Agronomy) to improve
nitrogen use efficiency through nitrification inhibitors in mustard.
3. Working as ARS Scientist at
Indian Grassland and Fodder Research
Institute, Jhansi since November 21, 1995.
4. Attended Foundation Course for
Agricultural Research Service at NAARM,
Hyderabad (Jan.23 to June 20, 1996).
5. Training Programme on Presentation
Skills (by A. H. Thompson) under Indo-UK Collaborative Forage Improvement
Project. Feb., 1997, IGFRI, Jhansi.
6. Workshop on Client Orientation
and Technology on-the-shelf. Sponsored by Indo- UK Collaborative Forage
Improvement Project, 17-22 Nov., 1997, IGFRI, Jhansi.
7. Workshop on On-farm research.
Sponsored by Indo-UK
Collaborative Forage improvement Project, 2- 4 March, 1998, IGFRI, Jhansi.
8. Workshop on Smallholder fodder
seed production. Sponsored by Indo-UK Collaborative Forage Improvement
Project, 30 Nov. to 4 Dec., 1998, IGFRI RRS, UAS Campus, Dharwad.
9. Short Course on Advanced Post
Harvest Handling and Management of Seed, 8-17 June, 1999, IARI Regional
Station ,Karnal (Haryana).
10. Training programme on Statistical
Softwares for Data Analysis" 4-15 April, 2000 at NAARM, Hyderabad,
Coordinators: K. Vidyasagar Rao & M.N. Reddy.
11. Sino-German Workshop on “Trace
Gas Emission of
Rice Production System in China” 3-6 April 2002, Guangzhou, China, Sponsored by
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC), German Research Council
(DFG), China Agricultural University, Beijing.
12. International workshop
on “ Adaptation of crops to
low-phosphorus soils in the tropics and subtropics: Innovative approaches for
sustainable development” 6-11 May, 2002, Guangzhou, China, Organized by South
China Agricultural University; sponsored by McKnight Foundation Collaborative
Crop Research programme & Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and
technology, China.
13. Deputation
to China during
September 11, 2001 to June 19, 2002 to conduct research on improvement of water and
nitrogen use efficiency in rice.
14. Received Junior Research
Fellowship of ICAR during M.Sc. (Ag), Senior Research Fellowship of IARI during
Ph.D., Chinese Government Scholarship 2001-2002 for conducting research in China
and Dr P.R. Deshmukh Young Agronomist
Award 2000, as ARS Scientist.
15. Attended and presented research results
in several seminars/ symposia
and congress.
16. Became life member of Indian Society
of Agronomy, Indian Society of
Agricultural Sciences and Indian Society of Seed Technology.
17. Attended training on "Web Technologies"
December 10-30, 2002,
Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi.
18. Attended training on "Application
of remote sensing and GIS in
Agricultural Statistics" August 6-26, 2003. , Indian Agricultural
Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi.
19. Attended training on
"Recent advances in Abiotic Stress Resistance
in Crop Plants" 10-30 September,
2003, Water technology Centre, IARI, New Delhi.
20. Satellite Workshop of
International Conference on Ecorestoration, Dehradun and New Delhi, 14-21 October 2003,
Organised by National Council of Forestry Research and Education; and National
Institute of Ecology, New Delhi-12.
21. National Conference on Seed : A Global
Perspective. National
Agricultural Science Centre. Organized by Indian Society of Seed Technology, IARI
and ICAR, New Delhi.
March 26 to March 28, 2004.
22. Attended National Symposium
on Resource
Conservation and Agricultural Productivity, being organized by Indian Society
of Agronomy, which was held during November 22-25, 2004 at PAU, Ludhiana,
India.
23. Attended International conference on Soil,
Water
and Environmental Quality- Issues and Strategies, January 28 - February 1,
2005,Indian Agricultural Research Institute, N. Delhi.
24. Attended training on "Advances
in Designing and Analysis of
Agricultural Experiments". February
3 - 23, 2005, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi.
25. Participated in Dissemination
Workshop on "Studies on Block
Designs for Biological Assays, February 15, 2005. Indian Agricultural
Statistics Research Institute, New
Delhi.
26. Award- Best Oral Presentation
(Rajesh Kumar, Vandana Sharma, Dinesh
Kumar, Aurovinda Das and C. Devakumar) entitled "Influence of
Physico-Chemico Parameters of Neem Oils on Nitrification Inhibition" in National Symposium on Biopesticides April 20-21, 2005. Society
of Pesticide Science India,
Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New
Delhi-12.
27. Participated in "National Symposium
on IARI-Aromatic Rice and
Medicinal Rice: Trade Related Issues". 29th August 2005.
Organized by
IARI, Co-sponsored by M/s KRBL Ltd. New delhi
and M/s United Riceland Ltd., Gurgaon, Held at IARI, New Delhi.
28. Participated in Seminar-cum-Workshop
on "Capacity Building Program
for Indian Agriculture Research, Extension and Development (RED) Organizations
in Globalized Agricultural Economy. September 15-16, 2005. Conducted
by Centre for
International Trade in Agricultural and Agro-based Industries (CITA), New Delhi.
Venue- NRL,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New delhi-12.
29. Participated in National Convention
on Knowledge-Driven Agricultural
Development: Management of Change, March 24-26 , 2006. Organized by
Agricultural Research Service Scientists' Forum, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-12.
30. Attended Brain Storming Session on Declining
Crop Responses to
Fertilizers. 20-21 February 2006 in Committee Room, National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
- 12.
31. Participated and Presented
a Research Paper entitled "Neem-lepit
urea kaa Sugandhit Dhaan ki Paidawar evam nitrogen-upyog kshamta par
prabhaw" In: Shodh-Patra-Pradarshan Pratiyogita, organized by Bhartiya
Krishi Anusandhan Samiti, 1130 Sadar, Karnal, on the eve of Hindi Diwas, 15th
September, 2006, at IARI, New Delhi -110 012.
32. Participated in National Conference
on Innovations in Indian Science,
Engineering and Technology. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Organized by
Swadeshi Science Movement of India (Vigyan Bharati, Delhi), November 24 - 26,
2006.
33. Participated in Golden Jubilee National Symposium on Conservation
Agriculture and Environmrnt, October 26-28, 2006, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi. Organized by Indian Society of Agronomy and Banaras Hindu University.
34. Participated 2nd International
Rice Congress (26th
International Rice Research Conference). Organized by IRRI, ICAR, NAAS and
APEDA. October 9 -13, 2006 New Delhi,
India.
35. Participated in Seminar on "System
of Rice Intensification and
Beyond: Implications on Rice Production", Organized by National Centre for
Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP), Library Avenue, Pusa, New
Delhi, 23 February, 2007.
36. Participated in Training Programme
"Network Management for Nodal
Officers", 7 - 8 June, 2007. Organized by Unit of Simulation and
Informatics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
- 110 012.
37. Participated in 10th
Inter-Regional Conference on Water and
Environment (ENVIROWAT 2007) during October 17 -20, 2007. Organized by Indian
Society of Water Management, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural
Research Institute, New Delhi
– 12.
38. Participated in National Symposium
on New Paradigms in Agronomic
Research. Held at Navasari Agricultural University, Gujarat, India,
November 19 -21, 2008. Organized by Indian Society of Agronomy, Division of
Agronomy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
110 012.
39. Participated in TSI-FAI National
Workshop on Promotion of Sulphur
Fertilizer Use in Indian Agriculture. Venue: India
Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New
Delhi. 10 December 2008. Organized
by The Sulphur Institute, Washington D.C. and
Fertilizer Association of India,
New Delhi.
40. Participated in Rashtriya
Sangoshthi on” Behtar Paryavaran ke liye Bhartiya Krishi”, 16 -17 December
2008. Organized by Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
-12.
41. Participated in workshop on “Role
of Pesticide Application Technology
in Crop Protection: Towards Sustainability in Agriculture” January 20 -22,
2009. Venue: Scope Convention Centre,
Scope Complex, 7 Lodhi Road,
New Delhi. Organized by: Institute
of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT),
Gurgaon, Haryana.
42. 3RD
International Congress on Food and Nutrition, sub-event: EU Quality Low-Input
Food Project Final Conference. 22-25 April 2009, Antalya, Turkey.
43. Attended An
Introductory Endnote X1 Workshop on 19 June 2009, Room no. 161, Robinson
Library, Newcastle
University.
44. Meeting of
European project NUE (Crops) 4 -5 May 2009 at Nafferton Farm, Stocksfield.
Project duration May 01, 2009
to 30 April 2014.
45. Scientific
meeting ‘Soil organic matters’ 23 -25 June 2009 at Rothamsted Research, West
Common, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK, AL5 2JQ.
46. Participated in
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission sponsored ‘Commonwealth youth conference 29
June to 1 July 2009: How can we change the world? Institute
of Commonwealth Studies, University
of London, Russel Square,
London, WC1B 5DS.
47. Received
Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship Award 2008. Sponsored by Commonwealth
Scholarship Commission/ British Council. And was deputed to Newcastle Upon Tyne
University
during 1 February 2009
to 31 July 2009.
Research/study/training on Organic Agriculture.
48. Brain Storming Session on “Agricultural
Waste Management’’. 23-24
October 2009 in Committee Room, National
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
- 12.
49. 45th Annual
Rice Group Meeting held at Anand Agricultural
University, Anand- 388 110, Gujarat. 3-6 April 2010.
50. 5th Uttarakhand
State Science and Technology Congress, 10-12
November 2010, Doon University, Dehradun. Organised by Uttarakhand
State
Council for Science and Technology (UCOST), Dehradun.
51. Training programme on
data analysis using SAS, November 22-27, 2010;
organized by IASRI, New Delhi under NAIP Consortium for Strengthening
Statistical Computing for NARS.
52. Training course on “Concept
note writing and project development” at
Seminar Hall of the Division of Agricultural Economics, IARI, New Delhi;
30-11-2010 to 01-12-2010. Organized by Joint Director (Extension), Division of
Ag. Extension, IARI, New Delhi and International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
.
53. 5th International
Nitrogen Conference, 3-7 December 2010, The Ashok, New Delhi, India. Organized
by Indian Nitrogen Group (ING) and Society for Conservation of Nature (SCON),
in Association with International Nitrogen Initiative.
54. Round-table Discussion on “Status
of SRI in India, upscaling strategy
and global experience sharing”, 3rd March 2011, Venue: Central
Library, IARI, New Delhi.
55. Rashtriya Sangoshthi- “Bhartiya
bhashaon mein takniki shabdabali ka
vikas”. Organised by Govt. of India, Commission for Scientific and Technical
Terminology (Ministry of Human Resource Development), Department of Higher
Education, New Delhi, Venue- Vigyan Bhawan, 27-29 April 2011.
56. Course writer’s Workshop, Programme:
Masters in Agribusiness
Management, Venue: Hall No. 5, Convention Centre, IGNOU, New Delhi. Organized
by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. May 21,2011.
57. Workshop on
Capacity Building for Development of e-learning Resources and Self Instructional
Learning Material. 28-30 May, 2011. Venue: Computer Lab, Inter University
Consortium, Block-6, IGNOU
58. Global connect:
conference 2011- conference-cum-exhibition. Organized by National Skills
Foundation of India (NSFI). 14-16 October 2011. Venue: Dr B.P. Pal Auditorium,
IARI, New Delhi.
59. Brain Storming Session on “Value
added fertilizers and site specific
nutrient management (SSNM)’’. 17 October 2011 in NAAS Committee Room. Convener
Dr R. Prasad, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi - 12.
60. IARI Alumni meet and conference:
Shaping Human Resource for Global Competitiveness.
19 March 2012. Organized by IARI Alumni Association., IARI, New Delhi 12.
61. National Seminar
on Indian Agriculture: Preparedness for Climate Change, March 24-25, 2012, New
Delhi. Organized by Indian Society of
Agricultural Science, Division of Agronomy, IARI, New Delhi.
62. 47th Annual Rice
Research Group Meetings held at Directorate
of Rice Research, Hyderabad, 6-7 April 2012.
63. Interface meeting
on research and trade perspectives on Basmati rice
(ICAR-APEDA-AIREA). 23-04-2012. IARI, New
Delhi.
64. Participated in “Sustainable
Yogic Agriculture: Stride
towards Golden India Rajayoga
Retreat-Cum-Dialogue for Agricultural fraternity, Gyan Sarovar, Mount Abu,
India, 25 to 29 May, 2012. Organized by: Rural Development Wing
Rajyoga Education & Research Foundation Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya
Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mount Abu (Rajasthan).
65. Participated in
the meeting for updating of Agricultural Glossary. Organised by Commission for
Scientific & Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of Higher Education, New Delhi. Venue: Division of
Environmental Sciences, IARI, New Delhi, 29 May -2 June, 2012.
66. Attended “First
International conference on science, industry and trade of cotton” Gorgan
(Iran) during 2-4 October 2012. Organized
by Cotton Research Institute of Iran, Shahid Beheshti, Gorgan, Iran.
67. Participated in
the meeting for updating of Agricultural Glossary. Organised by Commission for
Scientific & Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of Higher Education, New Delhi. Venue: Division of
Environmental Sciences, IARI, New Delhi. 16-19 October 2012.
68. Participated in Third
International Agronomy Congress on Agriculture Diversification, Climate Change
Management and Livelihoods, November 26-30, 2012. Organized by Indian Society
of Agronomy, IARI, New Delhi.
69. Participated in 1
day (15th December 2012) conference on “Organic farming in North
East: Opportunities Galore”. Organized by National Skills Foundation of India
(NSFI), Gurgaon. Held at Delhi Hatt, New Delhi.
70. Participated in
meeting on “Policy Consultation on SRI”. Organized by National Consortium of
SRI. February 23, 2013, at NASC complex, New Delhi.
71. Participated in
the meeting for updating of Agricultural Glossary. Organised by Commission for
Scientific & Technical Terminology (CSTT), Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of Higher Education, New Delhi. Venue: Division of
Environmental Sciences, IARI, New Delhi. 11-15 March 2013.
72. Brain storming
session on “Improving Productivity of Rice Fallows”. NAAS Committee Room-I,
Organized by NAAS, New Delhi, 20-04-2013.
73. Participated in
one day demonstration of paddy transplanter using hydroponically grown rice
nursery in a village Chhatanga, near Jewar, Dist.
Ghaziabad (UP) on 22-06-2013. Demonstration of Paddy transplanter with
hydroponics nursery.
74. Attended National
training on “Project formulation, risk assessment, scientific report writing
& presentation”, Organized by Division of Agricultural Engineering, IARI,
New Delhi (Sponsored by NAIP, ICAR, New Delhi), 30th July to 3rd
August 2013.
