List of Awardees for ICAR Awards 2018 Name of Award Name of Awardees 1 Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR 1 Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, Institution Award 2018 Kerala Large Institute Small Institute 2 Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana Shared 3 Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh University 4 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P. 2. Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding 1 All India Coordinated Research Project on Farm All India Coordinated Research Implements & Machinery, Bhopal, Madhya Project Award 2018 Shared Pradesh 2 All India Coordinated Research Project on Wheat & Barley Improvement, Karnal, Haryana 3. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay 1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sabour, under Bihar Krishi Vigyan Rashtriya Agricultural University, Bhagalpur, Bihar Protshahan Puraskar 2018- National Zone I 2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR-VPKAS, Chinyalisaur, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Zone II 3 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bundi, Agriculture University, Borkhera, Kota, Rajasthan Zone III 4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. Zone IV 5 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rohtas, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar Zone V 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Angul,ICAR-OUAT, Odisha Zone VI 7 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, East Sikkim, ICAR- National Organic Farming Research Institute, East Sikkim, Sikkim, Ranipool Zone VII 8 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khowai, Tripura Zone VIII 9 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nandurbar, Maharashtra Zone IX 10 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kawardha, Village- Newari, Distt.-Kabirdham, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Zone X 11 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Veterinary College & Research Institute Campus, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu Zone XI 12 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Davanagere, Karnataka 4. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for 1 Dr.Bakshi Ram, Outstanding Research in Director, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Agricultural Sciences 2018- Coimbatore Crop & Horticultural Sciences 2 Dr.A.T.Sadashiva, Shared Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru- 560089, Karnataka Natural Resource Management & 3 Dr.M.L.Jat, Agricultural Engg. Principal Scientist/ Systems Agronomist, CIMMYT India, NASC Complex, Pusa, New Shared Delhi 4 Dr.Himanshu Pathak, Director, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha Animal & Fisheries Sciences 5 Dr.G.Taru Sharma, Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Physiology & Climatology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 5. Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding 1 Dr.P.Suresh Kumar, Young Scientist Award 2018- Senior Scientist, NRC for Banana, Trichy, T.N. Crop & Horticultural Sciences Natural Resource Management & 2 Dr.Dibyendu Sarkar, Agricultural Engineering Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Nadia, W.B. Animal & Fisheries Sciences 3 Dr.Deepak Kumar, Scientist , IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. Social Sciences 4 Dr.R.Sendhil, Scientist, IIWBR, Karnal 6. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for 1 Dr. Rajkumar Uttamrao Zunjare, Scientist, P.G. Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Division of Genetics, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi Research in Agricultural and 2 Dr. A. Radhika Ramya, Allied Sciences 2018 – S. S. Colony, Pathapatnam Vill, Mandal & Post, Crop Sciences Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, Pin-532213 Biotechnology 3 Dr. Hake Anil Arjun, Post Shedgewadi, Taluka Khandala, Dist. Satara, Maharashtra 4 Dr. Om Prakash Gupta, Scientist (Sr. Scale), Division of Quality & Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research, Post Box-158, Agrasain Marg, Karnal-132001, Haryana Crop Protection 5 Dr. A. S. Vidyashree, Janatha Quarters, 5th Cross, Champaka Nagar, Sakleshpur, Hassan Distt., Karnataka, Pin-573134 6 Dr. Vinoth Kumar Ramachandran, Odiyanthal Village, Kadambur Post, Sankarapuram TK, Villupuram-605802, Tamil Nadu Natural Resource Management 7 Dr. Sandeep Kumar Malyan, Room No.121, CESCRA, NRL Building, Pusa, IARI, New Delhi-110012 8 Dr. Eajaz Ahmad Dar, House No.14, Lassipora Budgam, J&K-191111 Agricultural Engineering 9 Dr. Narendra Singh Chandel, Scientist , Agricultural Mechanization Division,ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Pin- 462038 10 Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Scientist (Land & Water Management Engineering), ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand, Pin-263602 Animal Sciences 11 Dr. D. Senthil Kumar, Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Anand Nagar, Bhopal 12 Dr. Anju Kala, Rumen Microbiology Laboratory, Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar- 243122, Uttar Pradesh Social Sciences 13 Dr. Mrinmoy Ray, Scientist (Division of Forecasting & Agricultural Systems Modelling), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 14 Dr. Sivaraman Iyemperumal, Scientist, ICAR- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Odisha Horticulture 15 Dr. Gograj Singh Jat, Scientist (Horticulture-Vegetable Science), ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 16 Dr. Ravindra Kumar Kurimella, Scientist (Horticulture), Dr.YSR Horticultural University, Horticultural Research Station, Kovvur, West Godavari Distt., Andhra Pradesh-534350 Fisheries 17 Dr. Madhusmita Nayak, Sector-1, Plot No.139, Niladri Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Pin- 751021 18 Dr. Bini Thilakan, Neeruketty House, Engandiyur P.O., Thrissur, Kerala-680615 7. Bharat Ratna Dr. C. 1 Dr. Shelly Praveen, Subramaniam Award for Head, Division of Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Outstanding Teachers 2018- Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi Crop & Horticultural Sciences Natural Resource Management & 2 Dr. Yashbir Singh Shivay, Agricultural Engg. Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi Animal & Fisheries Sciences 3 Dr. Sudhir Kumar Tomar, Principal Scientist (Dairy Microbiology) and Academic Coordinator, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana Social Sciences 4 Dr. Med Ram Verma, Principal Scientist, Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 8. Panjabrao Deshmukh 1 Professor Dr. (Mrs.) Parveen Chhuneja , Senior Outstanding Women Scientist Molecular Geneticist cum Director, School of Award 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab 2 Dr. Anju Manuja, Principal Scientist, ICAR-NRC on Equines, Hisar, Haryana 9. Nanaji Deshmukh ICAR Award 1 Dr.Krishnendu Chattopadhyay (Team Leader), for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Rice Research Team Research in Agricultural Institute, Cuttack, Odisha and Allied Sciences 2018- 2 Dr. Srigopal Sharma (Associate), Crop & Horticultural Sciences Former Principal Scientist (Biochemistry) And Professor Emeritus Biochemistry, Govind Ballabh Pant University Agriculture And Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha 3 Dr.Torit Baran Bagchi (Associate), Senior Scientist (Biochemistry), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha 4 Dr. Avijit Das (Associate), Principal Scientist (Biochemistry), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha 5 Dr.Bishnu Charan Marndi (Associate), Scientist S.G. (Plant Genetic Resource), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha Natural Resource Management & 6 Dr.Ramesh Singh (Team Leader), Agricultural Engineering Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 7 Dr.Inder Dev (Associate), Principal Scientist (Agronomy), ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 8 Dr.R.K.Tewari (Associate), Principal Scientist (Horticulture), ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 9 Dr.S.K.Dhyani (Associate), Senior Agroforestry Specialist, South Asia Regional Programme, ICRAF, New Delhi & Ex- Director,ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 10 Dr. O. P. Chaturvedi (Associate), Ex-Director,ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 11 Dr.R.P.Dwivedi (Associate), Principal Scientist (Extension), ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 12 Dr.R.H.Rizvi (Associate), Principal Scientist (Computer Application), ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 12 Dr. K. B. Sridhar (Associate), Scientist, (Forestry), ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 14 Sh. Rajendra Singh (Associate), Chief Technical Officer, ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 15 Sh. Shishupal Singh (Associate), Senior Technical Officer, ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 16 Dr. C. K. Bajpai (Associate), Chief Technical Officer, ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, U.P. 10. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award 1 Dr. Kamal Singh Kirad (Team Leader), for Outstanding Research in Principal Scientist & Head, Krishi Vigyan Tribal Farming Systems 2018 Kendra, Mandu Link Road, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 2 Dr. G. S. Gathiye (Associate), Scientist (Crop Science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mandu Link Road, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 3 Dr. S. S. Chauhan (Associate), Scientist (Soil Science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mandu Link Road, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 4 Dr. J. S. Rajpoot (Associate), Scientist (Lpm), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mandu Link Road, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 5 Dr. R.Kiruba Sankar (Team Leader), Scientist (Fish & Fisheries),