Dr Manav Indra Singh Gill, Dean, Post Graduate Studies, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has been conferred with the “IAHS-Girdhari Lal Chadha Award 2024” by the Indian Academy of Horticultural Society (IAHS), the oldest professional society of India established in 1942 and comprising 2,400 members, for his outstanding contributions to fruit science
The award, consisting of a Gold Medal and citation, was awarded to Dr Gill during the Inaugural Session of the National Conference on “Digital Technologies for Transforming the Horticulture Sector,” held at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi on January 28. The Girdhari Lal Chadha Award in Fruit Science was instituted in 1992 with a corpus money donated by Padma Shri Dr KL Chadha, former Deputy Director General (Horticulture), ICAR in Fruit Science Research and Development (R&D).
The inaugural session was graced by the agricultural stalwarts including Prof Ramesh Chand, member of NITI Aayog, New Delhi; Dr T Mohapatra, former Director General, ICAR and Chairperson PPV&FRA; Dr SK Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticulture), ICAR; and Dr Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary DA&FW, Government of India, New Delhi.
Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor, PAU; and Dr AS Dhatt, Director of Research, congratulated Dr Gill for winning this prestigious award and making significant contributions as well as displaying leadership in R&D in fruit science.
