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

Dr P.R. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award 2000 (Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi)

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.

Received consolation prize for 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.

III Prize for Best Hindi article on the eve of Hindi Diwas, 15th September, 2007, at IARI, New Delhi -110 012.

III Prize for Best Hindi article -Bharat mein bhojan kaa adhikar’ on the eve of Hindi Diwas, 15th September, 2008, at IARI, New Delhi -110 012.

Received Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship 2008 and visited Newcastle University, United Kingdom during 1st February 2009 to 31st July 2009 to conduct advanced study/ research on Organic Agriculture.

Dr D.N. Puri Memorial Award for the Biennium 2007-2008 (Conferred by the PG School, Division of Agronomy, IARI, New Delhi. Received on 6th May 2010. This award carried a certificate and Rs. 10,000/-).

Lead Lecture on “Sustainable agriculture and food security in India”. In 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, xxxv pp.

Reviewer of Hindi book published in year 2010 “Paadap Suraksha ke Vividh Aayaam (Authored by Dr Dinesh Mani), by Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), Govt. of India.


Chairman, Session of agricultural sciences in 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.

Expert speaker on Organic farming in Goshthi, Mela Ground, IARI, New Delhi, in technical session (forenoon) on 15-10-2011. Global connect: conference 2011- conference-cum-exhibition. Organized by National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI). 14-16 October 2011.

III Prize for the Best Speaker in Hindi. Speech title “Sasya kriyaon ka rog prabandhan mein yogdan’ on 22-12-2011, at NRL Auditorium, IARI, New Delhi -110 012.

II Prize for the Best Speaker in Hindi. Speech title Sasya kriyaon ka padap rog prabandhan mein yogdan’ on 25-09-2012, at Seminar Hall, Division of Agronomy IARI, New Delhi -110 012. Organized by Division of Agronomy IARI, New Delhi -110 012.

Oral presentation (Dinesh Kumar and Ashaq Hussain). Nutrient concentration, uptake and quality of Bt cotton as affected by nutrient omissions in cotton-wheat cropping system. In: “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.

Oral presentation (Dinesh Kumar and Ashaq Hussain) “Conservation agriculture for improved input use-efficiency and environmental management”, 04-10-2012. In: Workshop on Conservation Agriculture” under the aegis of 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.

Chairman, conference session on “Transgenics, hybridization and conservation agriculture”, 3rd October 2012, “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.

PhD student Mr. Ashaq Hussain, roll no. 9655, received the IARI Merit Medal during 2013 IARI convocation.

Member, Field Crops Committee, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) 2013. Attended first meeting on 10-06-2013). To decide the shelf life of various field crops products and farmers and traders’ level.

Oral presentation “Performance evaluation of rice cultivation methods under different varieties and irrigation regimes on water productivity (Dinesh Kumar, A. Sarangi, K.K. Bandyopadhyaya, D.K. Singh, Lalit Kumar and Nain Singh). In: 2nd International Conference on "Agriculture, Food Technologies and Environment- New Approaches" (AFTENA- 2013) held on 19th - 20th October, 2013 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Chairman , Technical session-II, In: 2nd International Conference on "Agriculture, Food Technologies and Environment- New Approaches" (AFTENA- 2013) held on 19th - 20th October, 2013 at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Chaired the session in the forenoon of 19-10-2013.

Pusa 1612 (Pusa -6) released by central variety release committee (2013). It is blast resistant near-isogenic line of an extra long grain slender and strongly scented rice variety Pusa Sugandh 5. It was developed through marker assisted backcross breeding in order to pyramid blast resistance genes Piz5 and Pi54 in the genetic background of Pusa Sugandh 5. It is moderately resistant to leaf and neck blast. Recommended for Region II (Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir) of the Basmati growing regions of north-western India for which the recurrent parent Pusa Sugandh 5 has been released. Yield 5.1 t/ha. Central Variety Release Committee. Released by CVRC vide notification S.O. 2817 (E), No. 2193, dated 19-09-2013 (66th Meeting). Scientists : A.K. Singh, Gopala Krishnan, S., M. Nagarajan, P. K. Bhowmick, K. K. Vinod, T. Mohapatra, U.D. Singh, Dinesh Kumar, S. S. Atwal, Rakesh Seth, V. P. Singh, K. V. Prabhu.

Pusa 1592-06-5-2 (IET-22289) rice variety identified for release by Central Variety Release Committee during 2014 in 49th All India Annual Rice Workers Group Meeting at DRR, Hyderabad (05 - 07 April 2014). It is a bacterial blight resistant near-isogenic line of an extra- long grain slender and strongly scented rice variety Pusa Sugandh 5. It was developed through marker assisted backcross breeding in order to pyramid the bacterial blight resistance genes xa13 and Xa21 in the genetic background of Pusa Sugandh 5. It is proposed for identification for release in the Region II (Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir) of the Basmati growing regions of north-western India for which the recurrent parent Pusa Sugandh 5 has been released. It carries two bacterial blight resistance genes xa13 and Xa21, which are very effective against the Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strains prevailing in the Basmati growing region of the country.

Pusa-1609 is a neck blast resistant basmati variety identified for release by Central Variety Release Committee during 2014 in 49th All India Annual Rice Workers Group Meeting at DRR, Hyderabad (05 - 07 April 2014). Identified for the in the Basmati growing regions of the Uttar Pradesh, National Capital Territory Region of Delhi, Uttarakhand and Punjab. It matures in just 120 days and yields 6.0 t/ha coarse grain.

Guest speaker/ Oral presentation “Effect of diversified sources of plant nutrients on productivity, soil fertility and profitability of organically- grown basmati rice-based cropping systems” In: Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium "Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Organic Farming"- Bangkok, Thailand, during 2 – 4 December 2013 (IFOAM Germany sponsored)

Appreciation letter for teaching of PG students. Dated Feb 07, 2014.

III Prize for the Best Speaker in power point presentation in Hindi title “Jalvayu parivartan evam fasal prabandhan” on 07-03-2014, at Plant Virus Unit Auditorium, IARI, New Delhi -110 012.

Organized 21 days ICAR sponsored Summer School as Coordinator “Recent Innovations for Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency through Integrated Nutrient Management in Major Field Crops”, August 06 to 26 August 2014.

Pusa Vishisht Hindi Pravakta Puruskaar 2013-14 (value Rs. 10,000). IARI, new Delhi. Received on 18th October 2014.

ISA Fellow 2012 : Elected as Fellow of the Indian Society of Agronomy in 2012.

Oral presentation “Nutrient management options in organic farming” In Technical Session 4 (9.00 – 11.00 AM., dated 19-11-2014) of National Symposium on “Agricultural Diversification for Sustainable Livelihood and Environmental Security" Organized by the Indian Society of Agronomy at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana,18-20 November 2014.

Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award for Best Article 2013-2014. Second Prize (Rs. 7500/-) for the article entitled “Direct and residual effect of S on productivity, protein content and nutrient uptake in wheat under aerobic rice-wheat cropping system” (Awarded to- Asha Ram, Dinesh Kumar and Anjali Anand), published in Indian Journal of Fertilisers 10 (2): 50-55 (March 2014 issue). Given by Fertilser Association of India, New Delhi on 10th December 2014.

III Prize for the Best Speaker in power point presentation in Hindi title “Tikaau krishi: Aavashyaktaa evam vikalp”. Theme-Tikaau kheti, on 05-12-2014, at CESCRA Hall, IARI, New Delhi -110 012.

V Prize for the Best Speaker in power point presentation in Hindi title “GM faslon ke sambhaavit kuprabhaav evam unkaa samaadhaan”. Theme- Theme-GM faslen-janm se pahle mrityu (GM crops-Stillborn in India), on 06-10-2015 at CESCRA Hall, IARI, New Delhi -110 012. Received on 07-11-2015.

IARI Best Teacher Award, 2015 (received on 5th February 2016 by The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee Jee)


Pictures receiving some awards:

Receiving Dr P.S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award 2000, from Al-Beltagy , Director General, ICARDA

Receiving Dr P.S. Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award 2000, from Al-Beltagy , Director General, ICARDA

Receiving Ph. D. Degree from Dr N.E. Borlaug in Feb. 1996

After receiving degree in Feb. 1996

With my friend Subhash Chander Gill, now in CSWRI, Bikaner

Receiving the Dr D.N. Puri Memorial Award for the Biennium 2007-2008