Awards and Honors
| Name of Award | Year | Recipient(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Oral Paper Presentation Award | 2022 | Dr. Kushagra Joshi | Dr. Kushagra Joshi received Best Oral Paper Presentation Award for “Social network structures among the vegetable growers: Evidence from hill farmers of Uttarakhand” in GRISAAS-2022 during November 21-23, 2022 at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Young Researcher Award | 2022 | Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur | Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur received Young Researcher Award-2022 by the Society for Advancement in Agricultural Technology and Development, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand |
| Golden Achievers Award | 2022 | Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur | Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur received Golden Achievers Award-2022 by Council for Academic and Performance Appraisal (CAPA), New Delhi |
| Best Oral Presentation Award | 2022 | Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur | Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur received Best Oral Presentation Award-2022 during the National symposium organized by IPS-MEZ chapter and ICAR-VPKAS, Almora |
| Edita David Memorial Award | 2022 | Dr. A.R.N.S. Subbanna and Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur | Dr. A.R.N.S. Subbanna and Mr. Amit Umesh Paschapur received Edita David Memorial Award-2022 |
| Best Performance centre (ICAR Institute Category) | 2021 | ICAR-VPKAS, Almora | Best Performance centre (ICAR Institute Category) under ICAR Seed Project for the year 2020-21 during (virtual) Joint Annual Group Meeting of AICRP-NSP (Crops) & ICAR Seed Project held during April 21-22, 2021 |
| Dr. MV Rao Memorial Award | 2021 | Dr. Lakshmi Kant | Society for Advancement of Wheat and Barley Research (SAWBAR), Karnal |
| Reviewer Award | 2021 | Dr. K. K. Mishra | Received Reviewer Award 2021 by Indian Phytopathological Society, IARI, New Delhi. |
| served as Zonal President (MidEastern zone) | 2021 | Dr. K. K. Mishra | served as Zonal President (MidEastern zone)-2021 of Indian Phytopathological Society, New Delhi |
| Student Excellence Award | 2021 | Dr. Devender Sharma | Scientist received Student Excellence Award 2021 by G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India |
| Corona Worrier | 2021 | Dr. Pankaj Nautiyal | KVK, Uttarkashi was felicitated as “Corona Worrier” by district administration, Uttarkashi |
| Elsevier Reviewer Recognition | 2021 | Mr. Jeevan B | Received Elsevier Reviewer Recognition |
| NAAS Fellow | 2020 | Dr. Lakshmi Kant | Dr. Lakshmi Kant, Principal Scientist & Head CID elected NAAS Fellow 2020 |
| NAAS Associate | 2020 | Dr. J. Stanley | Received NAAS Associate 2020 |
| NAAS Associate | 2020 | Dr. Vijay Singh Meena | Received NAAS Associate 2020. |
| Young Scientist Award | 2020 | Dr. ARNS Subbanna | Received Young Scientist Award-2020 by Dr. B. Vasantharaj David Foundation, Chennai |
| Reviewer Excellence Award | 2020 | Dr. K. K. Mishra | Received Reviewer Excellence Award (2020) by Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, Haryana |
| KVK, Kafligair, Bageshwar was the recipient of Second Best KVK Award 2019 during Zonal Workshop of KVKs of Zone 1 | 2020 | KVK, Kafligair, Bageshwar | KVK, Kafligair, Bageshwar was recipient of Second Best KVK Award 2019 during the Zonal Workshop of KVKs of Zone 1 on July 7, 2020 |
| Dr. Boshi Sen Memorial Award | 2020 | Dr. J.P. Aditya | Received Dr. Boshi Sen Memorial Award for "Outstanding Scientific Staff" for 2019-20 |
| Directors Appreciation letter | 2020 | Smt Nidhi Singh | Program Assistant (LabTech.) received Directors Appreciation letter for 2019-20. |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for Outstanding Research in Tribal Farming Systems | 2019 | Drs. A. Pattanayak, B.M Pandey, R.K Khulbe and Kushagra Joshi | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for Outstanding Research in Tribal Farming Systems |
| Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Zonal Krishi Vigyan Protshahan Puraskar | 2019 | Dr Pankaj Nautial and KVK Chinyalisaur Team | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Zonal Krishi Vigyan Protshahan Puraskar |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Award for P.G Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural Engineering Discipline | 2019 |
Dr Jitendra Kumar |
Development of indigenous sensor network-based irrigation system for improving agricultural water productivity |
| Excellent forage scientist in AICRP on forage crop | 2019 | Dr. J.K. Bisht | Excellent forage scientist in AICRP on forage crop national group meeting at IGKVV, Raipur on February 26, 2019. |
| Awards in ICAR Inter-Zonal Sports Tournament – 2018 held at ICAR – Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly | 2019 |
Ms. Usha and Mr. Rajender Prasad Meena |
Awards in ICAR Inter-Zonal Sports Tournament – 2018 held at ICAR – Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly from February 25-28, 2019 and bagged 7 medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze) in different events. Ms. Usha won gold medal in chess & high jump (women) and bronze medals in 100 and 200 m race. Mr. Rajender Prasad Meena won gold medal in 800 m race & silver medals in 1500 m and 400 m race. Mr. Rajendra Prasad Meena was declared Best Athlete in the ICAR Inter-Zonal Sports Tournament – 2018. |
| IARI Merit Medal | 2018 | Dr. Jitendra Kumar | IARI Merit Medal for outsatanding academic performance in Ph.D. degree during 2018. |
| Best Performing Centre Award 2017-2018 for small millets research | 2018 | Small millets research team of ICAR-VPKAS, Almora | Best Performing Centre Award 2017-2018 for small millets research at 29th Annual Group Meeting of Small Millets held at IGKV, Raipur (April 12- 13, 2018) |
| Fellow of Plant Protection Association of India | 2018 | Dr. J. Stanley | Fellow of Plant Protection Association of India, Hyderabad on April 20, 2018 |
| Best Poster Award in National conference on “Doubling Farmers Income: Challenges and Strategies” | 2018 | Drs. Salej Sood, R.K. Khulbe, D.C. Joshi, Rajashekhara H., L. Kant and A. Pattanayak | Best Poster Award in National conference on “Doubling Farmers Income: Challenges and Strategies” (April 23-24, 2018) at CSKHPKV, Palampur |
| Young Scientist Award from Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (UP) | 2018 | Dr. A.R.N.S. Subbanna | Young Scientist Award from Society for Scientific Development in Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (UP) in an International Conference on “Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture and Allied Sciences” held at RARI, Durgapura, Rajasthan from October 28-30, 2018. |
| Best Thesis - 2018 | 2018 | Dr. R. P. Yadav | Best Thesis - 2018 by Agricultural Technology Development Society (ATDS), Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh (India). |
| First position for invited lecture in the seminar on “Emerging trends in Hi-tech hill horticulture in changing climate” | 2018 | Dr. Sher Singh | First position for invited lecture in the seminar on “Emerging trends in Hi-tech hill horticulture in changing climate” at CITH Regional Station, Mukteshwar during March 06-07, 2018. |
| Best Poster Award in Ist International Extension Education Congress on “New Horizons of Extension: Challenges and Opportunities” | 2018 | Dr. Renu Jethi | Best Poster Award in Ist International Extension Education Congress on “New Horizons of Extension: Challenges and Opportunities” at Bhubneshwar during February 1-3, 2018. |
| Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Scholarship | 2017 | Dr. D.C. Joshi | Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Scholarship 2017. |
| Outstanding Scientist Award (2017) in IJTA 5Th International Conference | 2017 | Dr. Nirmal Chandra |
Outstanding Scientist Award (2017) in “IJTA 5Th International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture, and Plant Science” held at Rishikesh, Uttarakhand during June 24-25, 2017. |
| Young Scientist Award by Indian Society of Extension Education in the ISEE National Seminar | 2017 | Dr. Anirban Mukherjee | Young Scientist Award by Indian Society of Extension Education in the ISEE National Seminar on “Doubling farmers’ income and farm production through skill development and technology application” held at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar during November 28-30, 2017. |
| Outstanding Scientist in Agricultural Entomology from Venus International, Chennai | 2017 | Dr. J. Stanley | Outstanding Scientist in Agricultural Entomology from Venus International, Chennai on November 11, 2017. |
| Best Poster Award in National symposium on “Mushrooms trends and innovations in mushroom science” | 2017 |
Dr. K.K. Mishra & Mr. Tilak Mondal |
Best Poster Award in National symposium on “Mushrooms trends and innovations in mushroom science” at ICAR-DMR, Solan during April 27-28, 2017. |
| Dr. Boshi Sen Memorial Award for “Best Scientific Staff” | 2017 | Dr. Anuradha Bhartiya & Dr. V.S. Meena | Dr. Boshi Sen Memorial Award for “Best Scientific Staff” for year 2016-17 on July 04, 2017 |
| Prof. Boshi Sen memorial award for Outstanding Technical Staff. | 2017 | Mr. Harish Chandra Joshi | Prof. Boshi Sen memorial award for Outstanding Technical Staff. |
| Prof. Boshi Sen memorial award for Outstanding Technical Staff. | 2017 | Mr. Medni Pratap Singh | Prof. Boshi Sen memorial award for Outstanding Technical Staff. |
| Awards in ICAR North Zone Sports Tournament – 2017 | 2017 | Miss Manisha Arya, Miss Usha Birdi, Vijay Singh Meena, Dr. Rajeshekra H., Dr V. S. Meena, Dr Mahipal Choudhary and Er. Shyam Nath | Awards in ICAR North Zone Sports Tournament – 2017 |
| Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding | 2017 | Dr Lakshmi Kant | Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi for the year 2015 in Platinum Jubilee Celebration Function of IARI, New Delhi on February 11, 2017 |
| SBA-Dr TM Manjunath Young Scientist Award | 2017 | Dr J Stanley | For significant contributions to Biological Control Research during 5th National Conference on Biological Control held at Bangaluru on February 09-11, 2017 |
| Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa Gold Medal Award | 2017 | Dr Ramesh Singh Pal | Foe excellence in his respective field (Agriculture Research) during 41st National Unity Conference on Individual Achievement & National Development, during January 26, 2017 |
| Young Scientist Award | 2017 | Dr Renu Jethi and Dr N K Singh | 1st National Conference on "Advances in Global Research in Agriculture and Technology" by Society of Human Resource and Innovation during March 19-20, 2017 |
| Young Scientist Award | 2016 | Mr Anirban Mukherjee | National Conference on Innovative and Current Advances in Agriculture and Allied Sciences during December 10-11, 2016. |
| Best Paper Presentation | 2016 | Mr Anirban Mukherjee | ISEE National Seminar, Information and Communication Management Concerning Climate Smart Agriculture for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation at RVSKVV Gwalior, November 28-30, 2016 |
| Rashtriya Gaurav Award 2016 | 2016 | Dr K K Mishra | India International Friendship Society, New Delhi |
| Best Oral Presentation Award in International Extension Education Conference-2016 held at Banaras Hindu University, | 2016 | Dr. Manik Lal Roy | ICT in Agricultural Extension |
| Best Poster Presentation Award in the national Conference on hill Agriculture in Perspective at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar February, 2016. | 2016 | Dr. Manik Lal Roy | under the theme “Marketing and Trade” |
| Second runner up in “Best Poster Presentation Award” in the National Conference on “ Hill Agriculture in Perspective at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar February, 2016. | 2016 | Dr. Renu Jethi | under the theme “Marketing and Trade |
| Institute bagged 12 medals (6 gold, 1silver & 5 bronze) in Different events. | 2015 | Ms. Manisha Arya, Dr. Rajashekara H., Mr. Rakesh Bhaumik , Ms. Manisha, Geetanjali Mr. Tilak Mondal, Mr. Anirban Mukherjee, Mr. Ramesh Kanwal, Sh. Gopal Singh Bisht and Mrs Janki Mehta Ms. Manisha Arya was declared women player of the tournament. | ICAR Zonal Sports Meet (North) the Institute contingent Participated in the ICAR Nourth Zone Sport Tournament 2015 held at ICAR Indian Institute of Soil Science and Water Conservation, Dehradun form 18- 21 April 2015 |
| Best oral presentation award in National Seminar Climate, December 5-7, 2015 at Agartala, Tripura | 2015 | Dr. Salej Sood | Evaluation of finger millet fixed lines for stability using parametric and non-parametric methods” |
| Prof. M.J. Narasimhan Academic Merit Award-2016 | Dr. Rajashekara, H. | Central zone, New Delhi by Indian Phytopathological Society, IARI, New Delhi. | |
| Young Scientist Award | Dr. J. Stanley | EET CRS Science & Technology Award-15 by Education Expo TV. | |
| The Institute begged 11 medals | 2014 | Ms. Manisha, Geetanjali Joshi, Mrs. Janaki Mehta, Mr. Gopal and Mr. Anirban Mukherjee Ms. Manisha was declared Women Player of the Tournament | The ICAR zonal sports meet (North) held at Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur form 20- 23 March |
| Best poster presentation awarded in National Conference on “ Farmers First for Conserving Soil and Water Resource in Northern Region (FFCSWR-2014)” held at CSWCRTI, Dehradun | 2014 | Drs. S.C. Pandey, Sher Singh & Dibakar Mahanta | “An overview of Water resource development and management technologies and their refinement for hill farmers”. |
| Young Scientist award | 2014 | Drs. Selej Sood, Partibha Joshi and Mr. Gaurav Papnai | 8th Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress held on 25-28th December, 2013 at Doon University, Dehradun. |
| Young Scientist Award for the best oral presentation | Dr. B. K. Kalyan Babu | Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (SPBB) at the “ National Conference on Science of Omics for Agricultural Productivity”. | |
| Best oral presentation awards in the National Conference on “Social Dimensions of Extevsion Eductaion in Holistic Development of Rural Livelihood” Help at CBGA PG College, Lucknow | 2013 | Drs. Nirmal Chandra and Mukesh Kumar | “Farming System Approach for Sustainable Devlopment in North -West Himalaya” and “Emergence of ICT in hills through VPKAS initiatives: A Contextual Paradigm”, |
| Zonal sports meet at IISR(ICAR), Lucknow. | Dr. Anubhuti Sharma, Ms. Manisha and Dr. D.C. Sahoo, | Zonal sports meet at IISR(ICAR), Lucknow. | |
| Fellow Award | Dr. N.K. Hedau | Indian Society of Horticultural Research & Development, Uttarakhand. | |
| Best Publication Award 2012 for research by Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA) | Dr. P. K. Mishra | “Alleviation of cold-stress in inoculated wheat ( Triticum aestivum) seedling with psychrotolerant pseudomonads form N-W Himalayas” | |
| Young Scientist Award for presentation in 7th USSTC | 2012 | Dr. S.P. Singh | “Practicability analysis and economics of using different substrates for oyster mushroom Pleurotus Sajor-Caju by women self help group in district Uttarkashi,” |
| Young Scientist Award in 7th USSTC, | 2012 | Mr. Pankaj Nautiyal | “Study on women participation in high hill farming system with reference to drudgery reduction through mechanization” |
| Krishi Sansthsan Samman under the | 2012 | VPKAS, Almora | Mahindra Samridhi India Agri Award 2012 for its outstanding contribution in the field of development and extension of agricultural technologies. The award was for the newly developed technologies of dual purpose wheat and early pigeonpea variety and its extension to farmer's fields.. |
| Joginder Singh Memorial Award in Mazie Genetics and Plant Breeding | 2010 | Dr. V.P. Mani | Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, New Delhi for Original and Meritorious Research Work in Mazie Genetics and Breeding during the biennium 2009-10. |
| Young Scientist Award for presentation at Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress, Almora, | Dr. K. K. Mishra, | Biodiversity and Utilization of Medicinal Mushrooms of Uttarakhand Hills with particular reference to Ganoderma Lucidum and Cordyceps Sinensis | |
| Best poster presentation at the 11th Asian Mazie Conference on addressing climate change effect and meeting mazie demand for Asia, Nanning, China. | Dr. P.K. Agrawal | Maize bio fortification | |
| Fellow | Dr. J.K. Bisht | Rang Management Society of India at IGFRI, Jhansi, | |
| Golden Jubilee Commemoration Young Scientist Award | 2010 | Dr. R. Bhattacharyya | Indian Society of Soil Science |
| Young Scientist Award from Uttatakhand State for Science & Technology at 5th | 2010 | Dr. R. K. Tiwari | “Effect of supplementary inorganic mineral mixture on body weight gain of male goat”. |
| Best paper award for the paper during National Conference on pest Biodiversity in Rice and Their Management under changed Climate help at CRRI, Cuttack | 2010 | Drs. J. Stanley, J.P. Aditya , J.C. Bhatt, S.C. Pandey and P.K Agrawal | “Change in the pest spectrum of rice under changing climatic situations in NW Himalayan Hills” |
| ICAR Award for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research 2007-2008 | 2010 | Drs. R. Bhattacharyya, S. Kundu, V. Prakash, B.L. Mina, S. Saha, S.C. Pandey, A.K. Srivastva & H.S. Gupta | Impacts of selected management practices on carbon sequestration potential and sustainability of arable lands in the N.W. Himalayas. |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Award | 2009 | Drs. S.N. Sushil, G. SelvaKumar, M. Mohan, J.C. Bhatt & H.S. Gupta | Eco-friendly Novel Technology for Managing White Grubs in North- West Himalayas |
| Best Poster Award in International Conference on Grain Legumes | 2009 | Drs. Supradip Saha, G. Singh, V. Mahajan and H.S. Gupta | Characterization for Nutritional and Cooking Quality of Rajmash (P. vulgaris) as a Function of Genotype |
| Young Scientist Award by the Association of Microbiology of India | 2008 | Dr. G. Selvakumar | Contribution to Microbiology |
| Young Scientist Award for Best Poster Presentation in the 3rd Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress | 2008 | Dr. P.K. Mishra | Effect of Seed Priming with Cold Tolerant Promoting Pseudomonas sp Strain PGRs17 on iron acquisition and nutrient uptake of Pea (Pisum Sativum) |
| Young Scientist Award for Best Oral Presentation in the 3rd Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress | 2008 | Mr. Piyush Joshi | Pseudomonas Fragi a Novel Psychrotolerant Phosphate Solubilizing Bacterium from Uttarakhand |
| Societal Innovation Award of NRDC | 2008 | Drs. S.N. Sushil, G. SelvaKumar, M. Mohan, J.C. Bhatt & H.S. Gupta | Eco-friendly Novel Technology for Managing White Grubs in North- West Himalayas |
| Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution award 2007 | 2008 | VPKAS, Almora | Agricultural Research in Hilly Region |
| ICAR Team Award for Outstanding Research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences for the Biennium 2005-06 | 2008 | Drs. H.S. Gupta, J.C. Bhatt, Lakshmi Kant, S.K. Pant, S. Chandra, S.N. Sushil, & K.A. Gopinath | Enhancing Productivity and Profitability of Rice-Wheat System in N.W. Himalayan States |
| European Society for Soil Conservation (ESSC) Distinction and Recognition | 2007 | Mr. Ranjan Bhattacharya | Scientific Activity on Soil Conservation |
| Uttarakhand State Scientist Award for The Best Poster Presentation in the 2nd Uttarakhand State Science Congress | 2007 | Dr. G. Selvakumar | Pantoea Dispersa Strain 1A a Noval Cold Tolerant Plant Growth Promoting Bacterium from the Uttarakhand Himalaya |
| Hari Om Saran Ashram Trust Award for Natural Resource Management | 2007 | Drs. K.P. Singh, S. Kundu & H.S. Gupta | Development of technologies for dehulling and utilization of minor millets |
| Meritorious Invention Award of National Research and Development corporation | 2006 | Drs. K.P. Singh, S. Kundu & H.S. Gupta | Design and development of millet thresher cum pearler |
| Best Poster Presentation Award of the Society of Extension Education | 2005 | Drs. S.R.K. Singh, K.Srinivas, Mukesh Kumar & K.K.S. Bisht | Farmer to Farmer Vegetable Extension Sustainable Livelihood in Uttarakhand Hills |
| 3rd prize for Research Paper presented in the Seminar on "IT in Agriculture" organized by Maharashtra Society of Extension Education | 2005 | Drs. K. Srinivas, Mukesh Kumar, S.R.K. Singh & K.K.S. Bisht | Agriculture Marketing for Economic Development in North- West Hills- Scope of Information Technology |
| Gold Medal for Best Poster Award at the International Symposium on Rainfed Rice Ecosystems: Perspective and Potential | 2004 | Drs. Ved Prakash, S.C. Pandey, Subhash Chandra & A.K. Srivastva | Studies on Diversification in Spring Rice Based Cropping Pattern under Rainfed Condition in Mid Hills of Uttarakhand |
| Best Paper Award of Indian Society of Agronomy for the year 2002 | 2004 | Drs. Ved Prakash, S. Kundu. V.N. Ghosh, R.D. Singh & H.S. Gupta | Annual Nitrogen Input to the Soil from Left-over Biomass of Soybean (Glycin max) in long term Fertilizer Experiment in Mid Hills of North-West Himalayas. |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad Purashkar of ICAR for the Biennium, 2001-02 for Technical Books | 2004 | Drs. H.S. Gupta & S. Kundu | Uttar Pashchimi Parvatiya Kshetron Main Krishi Utpadan Ki Vridhi Ke Liye Unnat Krishi Taknike |
| 3rd prize for Best Poster Presented at International Symposium on Molecular Approaches to Improve Crop Productivity & Quality, TNAU, Coimbatore | 2002 | Drs. R. Babu, J.C. Bhatt, H.S. Gupta, P.K. Agrawal, J.N. Reddy, U.D. Singh & R. Shridhar | Molecular Polymorphism reveals Potential for Marker Aided Pyramiding of Blast Resistance Genes in Hill Rice |
| Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution award 2000 | 2001 | VPKAS, Almora | Hill Agriculture |
