Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award

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The Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award was created in 1956 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1956 to recognize Indian researchers in the agricultural field. The award is named after Indian Independence activist Rafi Ahmed Kidwai. Awards are distributed biennially, and takes the form of medals, citations, and cash prizes. [1]

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Awardee list

Following is list of the recipients of the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award:

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award
YearName of AwardeesOrganizationRemarkReference
1967
1967 Hari Krishan Jain Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) [2]
1971
1968PushkarnathCentral Potato Research Institute (CPRI)
1971
1971S.Y.PadmanabhanCentral Rice Research InstituteStudy of blight and blast diseases of rice http://ipsdis.org/gallery/view/34383
1972
1972–1973T. N. Ramachandra RaoCFTRI, Mysore
1972
1974 Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao Indian Agricultural Research Institute [3]
1975
1975Ramamoorthy BharatulaIndian Agricultural Research InstituteSoil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
1976
1976 Khem Singh Gill Punjab Agricultural University Plant breeding [4] [5]
1977 Triloki Nath Khoshoo Government of India, Department of EnvironmentPollution research http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail/N77-0376
1978-1979
1978–1979 Dr A .S Kahlon Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana Agriculture Economics
1980-1982
1980-82R. P. Kapil, K. L. Jain, R. C. Sihag, J. P. ChaudharyHaryana Agricultural University, HisarBees and pollination Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
1984-85
1984-85K. Pradhan, S.K. Bhatia, N. KrishnaHaryana Agricultural University, HisarAnimal Nutrition
1987
1987M. S. AulakhPunjab Agricultural University (PAU)
1995
1995 E. A. Siddiq Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
1996
1996J. C. KatyalCentral Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)
1996K. ArunaAcharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ARAU)Animal nutrition
1996V. M. MayandeCentral Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)[ citation needed ]
2000
2000G. S. ShekhawatCentral Potato Research Institute (CPRI)
2001-2002
2001-2002Parimal RoyCentral University Laboratory, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, ChennaiAnimal health
2003-2004
2003V. Sriramachandra MurthyDivision of Demersal Fisheries,
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
Marine fisheries , [ permanent dead link ]
2003–2004Fasi-Uz ZamanDivision of Genetics,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Plant breeding
2003–2004P. DurejaDivision of Agricultural Chemicals,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Agro-chemicals
2005-2006
2005–06B. MishraDirectorate of Wheat Research (DWR)Rice and wheat ,

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2005–06I. KarunasagarKarnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU)Fish and shrimp; food safety
2005–06 Nagendra Kumar Singh NRCPB, IARI New DelhiBiotechnology
2005–06Aditya Kumar MisraProject Directorate on Cattle (ICAR)Animal sciences
2006-2007
2006–07S. K. PandeyCentral Potato Research Institute (CPRI)Potato production; productivity of small farms ,
2007-2008
2007–2008K. C. Bansal (see controversies)National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, Pusa, New Delhi Transgenic crops
2007–2008S. K. RaoJNKV JabalpurCrop breeding and development
2007–2008P. S. MinhasPunjab Agricultural University (PAU)Saline water
2007–2008Sushil Kumar KamraCSSRI, KarnalDrainage of salinated soils
2007–2008Gaya PrasadCCSHAU Hisar Bluetongue disease
2010
2010J. S. BenturDirectorate of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, HyderabadImpact of insects on rice crops
2010 Narpinder Singh Department of Food science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, AmritsarStarch crops
2010Raj Kumar SinghNational Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, HisarAnimal and fish vaccines
2010Ramesh ChandNCAP, DPS Marg, Pusa Campus, New DelhiImpacts of technology on agriculture
2012
2011 T. R. Sharma National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
2012
2012K. V. PrabhuJoint Director (Research), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New DelhiDevelopment of new varieties of grain crops
2013Ashok K SinghDirector, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New DelhiGenetic improvement of Basmati rice
2017Anjani KumarPrincipal Scientist (Research Fellow), International Food Policy Research Institute, New DelhiImpact of food safety measures, Vertical Coordination and Poverty.
2018
2018M.L. JatPrincipal Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Outstanding and impact-oriented research contributions in natural resource management and agricultural engineering
2019
2019 Rajeev Kumar Varshney Director, Global Research Program- Genetic Gains, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences in the category of Crop & Horticultural Sciences

2019 Raghavendra Bhatta Director, ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, (NIANP)Outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences in the category of Animal & Fisheries Sciences

2019 C. Anandharamakrishnan Director, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT)Outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences in the category of Natural Resource Management & Agricultural Engineering

2020OP YadavDirector, ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), JodhpurOutstanding Research Contribution in crop breeding and cultivar development

Controversies

There have been several complaints that K.C. Bansal falsified the patent information on the basis of which Kidwai Award (2007–2008) was given to him. The award was given to Bansal for patenting a technique to transfer foreign gene to brinjal chloroplast. It was found that Bansal did not have such a patent to his credit and that he filed an application for patent only after the award was given. The matter got wide publicity in press, media and scientific journals. Several scientists demanded Shri Sharad Pawar, Former minister for agriculture to remove Bansal from the post of director, NBPGR. Questions were raised in Indian Parliament. [6] Tariq Anwer, Minister of State for Agriculture has answered that an enquiry has been initiated to look into the issues. However, reports suggest that ICAR has hushed up the matter and RTI queries for the outcome of the enquiry were not answered. [7] [8]

See also

References

  1. "Merits and Awards - ICAR". Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  2. "Indian Fellow - H. K. Jain". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. Indian Fellow. Indian National Science Academy. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.
  5. "FELLOW, ELECTED 1991". National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. Lok Sabha: http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/QResult15.aspx?qref=132451 Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Sharma, Dinesh C. (29 October 2012). "Top GM researcher falsified patent claim to grab national award". India Today. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  8. Jishnu, Latha. "Maya of Indian Science". Down to Earth. Retrieved 2021-12-04.