Awards to NARI and its staff
The Institute and its staff have won the following awards:
- Dr. Nandini Nimbkar, the
President of NARI was given the most distinguished
alumnae award of University of Florida in 1997.
- Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi,
the Director and Hon. Secretary of the Institute was inducted in US solar Hall of Fame
in 1998
- Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi was
given the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj
Award for 2001 for application of Science and Technology in rural
areas.
- NARI was given the
prestigious FICCI
Annual Award for Rural Development for 2001-02.
- Dr. V. Singh the safflower
breeder of the Institute was given the prestigious HARDF Award by
Indian Society of Oilseeds Research in January 2003.
- NARI's work on electric and
improved cycle rickshaws won the ENERGY
GLOBE Award (the World award on sustainability) in AIR category in
2004.
- NARI's founder Shri
B.V.Nimbkar was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2006.
- The Institute was given the
prestigious Vasantrao Naik Award for 2006. The award instituted by
Vasantrao Naik Foundation was given to NARI for its pioneering
contributions to agriculture. The President Dr. Nandini Nimbkar received
the award on behalf of the Institute from Union Agricultural Minister Shri
Sharad Pawar in a glittering ceremony in Mumbai on 1st July 2006.
- NARI was given the
prestigious 2007 CSIR award for S&T for rural development for its
sheep breeding work. NARI will share the Rs. 10 lakhs award with NCL and Yak research Institute.
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