National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Programmes during 2011-2020

2011

• X Agricultural Science Congress on Soil, Plant and Animal Health for Enhanced and Sustained Agricultural Productivity at National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) at Lucknow from February 10-12, 2011.
• Foundation Day Function and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2011 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Application of Molecular Markers for Genetic Dissection of Grain Quality Traits and Their Improvement Using Marker-Assisted Selection in Bread Wheat by Dr. H.S. Balyan; Molecular Approaches: A New Paradigm in Basmati Breeding by Dr. A.K. Singh; Ascending the Hierarchy of Needs by Dr. S.P. Tiwari; Role of DNA Helicases in Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Dr. Narendra Tuteja; Genetic Improvement of Pearl Millet for Drought-Prone Environments of Arid Zone by Dr. O.P. Yadav; Plant – Microbe Association in Tissue Cultures by Dr. Pious Thomas; Tropospheric Ozone A Threat to Food Production in India by Dr. Madhoolika Agrawal; Soil Fertility Evaluation and Balanced Fertilization to Improve Soil Health, Nutrient Use Efficiencies and Farm Profits by Dr. B.S. Dwivedi; On- and Off-farm Resource Management Options for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity by Dr. P.K. Ghosh; Rain Water-harvesting in High Rainfall Plateau Region- A New Approach by Dr. R.C. Srivastava; Taming the Abiotic Stresses…… by Dr. K.P.R. Vittal; Utilizing Chemistry for Agricultural Waste and Pesticide Management by Dr. Madhuban Gopal; Perspectives of Molecular Detection of Seed-borne Pathogens by Dr. H.S. Prakash; Prospecting Extreme Environments for Microbial Diversity and Genes for Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Dr. A.K. Saxena; Exploring Structure and Biotechnological Applications of Glucans from Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Microbial Diversity Hot Spot Assam by Dr. Arun Goyal; New Genes and Microbes Conferring Climate Resilience for Sustainable Agriculture by Prof. Bhavanath Jha; Technology Upgradation of Indigenous Dairy Products by Dr. G.R. Patil; Characterization of Genome Diversity of Indian Zebu Cattle (Bos Indicus) Utilizing Neutral and Functional Markers by Dr. R.C. Sobti; Storing Grain for Increased Food Security and Safety by Dr. D.S. Jayas; Post Harvest Technologies for Assuring Food and Nutritional Security by Dr. R.T. Patil; On Some Robust Estimation of Heritability - Dr. V.K. Bhatia; Experiments with Mixtures Methodology in Agricultural Research by Dr. Rajender Parsad
• Presidential Address on The Hungry Child Cannot Wait by Prof. R.B. Singh
• Foundation Day Lecture on Agriculture - 12th Five Year Plan Priorities by Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission
• NAAS - ttz-Bremerhaven Interaction, on June 7, 2011 at New Delhi
• Meeting on Roadmap of Indian Agriculture, on July 1, 2011
• Meeting on Water in Agriculture, on May 31, 2011
• Integration of Millets in Fortified Foods (Convener: Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Director & Vice-Chancellor, NDRI, Karnal) on May 13, 2011 at New Delhi
• Bio-safety Assurance for GM Foods in India (Convener: Dr. Manju Sharma, former Secretary DBT, GoI; Co-convener: Dr. P. Ananda Kumar, Director, NRCPB, New Delhi) on June 22, 2011
• Biopesticides - Quality Assurance (Convener: Dr. A.N. Mukhopadhyay, former Vice-chancellor, AAU; Co-convener: Dr. C.S. Nautiyal, Director, NBRI, Lucknow) on June 24, 2011
• Fish Stock Certification and Ecolabelling (Convener: Dr. T.K. Srinivasa Gopal, Director, CIFT, Cochin) on August 27, 2011
• Sustaining Agricultural Productivity through Integrated Soil Management (Convener: Dr. A. Subba Rao, Director, IISS, Bhopal) on October 10, 2011
• Livestock Infertility and its Management (Convener: Dr. B.S. Prakash, Head, Division of Dairy Cattle Physiology, NDRI, Karnal) on October 15, 2011
• Value Added Fertilizers for SSNM (Convener: Dr. Rajendra Prasad, former ICAR National Fellow) on October 17, 2011
• Fighting Child Malnutrition (Convener: Dr. V. Prakash, Former Director, CFTRI) on November 13, 2011.

2012

• Foundation Day Function and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2012. Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Breeding Rapeseed-Mustard Varieties/Hybrids for Diverse Indian Agro Climatic Conditions and Extending Crop to New Niches by Dr. J.S. Chauhan; GM Rice Developed with Transgenes for Nutrition Improvement, Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Dr. (Ms.) Karabi Datta; Cotton Improvement Through Introgreasive Breeding by Cytogenetical and Molecular Approaches by Dr. S.S. Mehetre; RNAi-mediated Control of Fungal Pathogens and Insect Pests, and Improvement of Fruit Quality in Tomato by Dr. M.V. Rajam; Linking Crop Improvement Programmes with Seed Production for Increasing Crop Productivity: Madhya Pradesh Experience by Dr. S.K. Rao; Improvement and Management of Tropical Fruits in Odisha by Dr. D.P. Ray; Developing Climate-resilient Agriculture through Natural Resources Management by Dr. G. Kar; Technological Options in Oilseeds Brassica by Dr. Arvind Kumar; Approaches to Higher Agricultural Water Productivity by Dr. Ashwani Kumar; Effect of Air Pollution on Plants and Pathogens, and the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases by Dr. M.R. Khan; Innovative Approaches in Application of Biocontrol Agents for Management of Plant Diseases by Prof. S.R. Niranjana; Understanding Cyanobacterial Responses to Abiotic Stresses using Genomic and Proteomic Approaches by Dr. L.C. Rai; Value Addition in Dairy Processing through Biotechnological Applications by Dr. V.K. Batish; Significant Research Accomplishments and Future Line of Research for Sheep Husbandry by Dr. S.M.K. Naqvi; Harnessing Synergies To Conserve Fish Genetic Resources by Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan; Nondestructive Evaluation of Quality of Mango and Their Juice - Dr. S.N. Jha; Precision Irrigation by Dr. K.N. Tiwari; Some Applications of Statistical Modelling Techniques in Agriculture by Dr. Prajneshu
• Presidential Address on Millennium Development Goals: Promises to Keep by Prof. R.B. Singh
• Foundation Day Lecture on Challenges of Sustainable Foodgrain Supply delivered by Prof. V.S. Vyas, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
• An interface meeting of the Professional Societies of Agricultural Sciences (PAAS) with NAAS on Harnessing Multifunctionality of Agriculture - A Dialogue (Convener: Dr. I.P. Abrol, Co-Convener: Dr. H. Pathak) on September 10, 2012

Brainstorming Sessions

• Peri-Urban Agriculture (including Horticulture, Floriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Fodder) (Convener: Dr. H.P. Singh, DDG (Hort.), ICAR, New Delhi) on April 14, 2012
• Crop Residue Management in the Context of Conservation Agriculture (Convener: Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Senior Scientist, Division of Environmental Sciences, IARI, New Delhi) on April 16, 2012
• Climate-resilient Agriculture (Convenor: Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (NRM), ICAR, New Delhi) on April 25, 2012
• Water Use Potential of Flood Affected and Drought Prone Areas of Eastern Region (Convener: Dr. B.P. Bhatt at ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna) on May 14, 2012
• Livelihood Security of Marginal and Sub-marginal farmers (Convener: Dr. S.P. Ghosh, former DDG, ICAR) on June 18, 2012
• Genetic Improvement of Cereal Crops through Nif Genes and C4 Pathway (Convener: Dr. S.K. Datta, DDG (CS), ICAR, New Delhi) on October 30, 2012
• Mastitis Management in Dairy Animals (Convener: Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Director & Vice Chancellor, NDRI, Karnal) on October 31, 2012

Lectures

• Adding Value to Soybeans - Enhancing Functional Traits by Dr. Jagdish Kumar, Principal Soybean Breeder & Leader, Soyfood Program, Hendrick Seeds, Canada on January 31, 2012
• Global Status of Commercialized Bio-tech/GM Crops by Dr. Clive James, Chair, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications on February 18, 2012
• Academy’s Participation in the Meeting of Experts on Agro Products and Food Security of BRICS Countries on August 27, 2012 in New Delhi

2013

• XI Agricultural Science Congress onAgricultural Education: Shaping India’s Future in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was organized at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar from February 7-9, 2013

Special Lectures

• Lecture by Dr. Ramesh Chand, Director, NIAP, New Delhi on Role and Effects of Agricultural Subsidies in India on February 1, 2013
• Lecture by Prof. Peter H. Revan, President Emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden, USA on Prospects of GM Crops for Comprehensive Food and Environmental Security on February 4, 2013
• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2013 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Regulatory Networks in Nutrient and Immune Response in Plant by Dr. Subhra Chakraborty; Technological Interventions for Rabi Sorghum Production and Utilization by Dr. J.V. Patil; Crop Genomics towards Deciphering the Complex Molecular Mechanisms Governing Abiotic and Biotic Stresses by Dr. Manoj Prasad; Genetic Improvement of Pulses by Dr. J.S. Sandhu; Biotechnology for Potato and Jute Improvements by Dr. Debabrata Sarkar; Combating Parasitic Diseases Through Improved Diagnostics and Immunity by Dr. K.M.L. Pathak; Development of Complete Animal Health Solutions by Dr. R.K. Singh; Research in Support of Aquatic Germplasm Conservation and Aquaculture Policies by Dr. A.G. Ponniah; Agroforestry for Diversification of Land Use and Mitigation of Climate Change Effects by Dr. S.K. Dhyani; Agro-physiological Interventions for Crop Improvement and Resource Conservation by Dr. Ashok Kumar; Pine Oleoresin-coated Slow Release Urea by Dr. S. Kundu; Land Use Hydrology, Climate Change and Water Productivity Enhancement by Dr. Alok K. Sikka; Improved Soil and Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture by Dr. Ravender Singh; Crop Protection for Livelihood Security of Farmers by Dr. C. Chattopadhyay; Cell Wall as a Target for Biological Control of Fungal Plant Diseases by Prof. A.R. Podile; Constitutive and Induced Resistance to Insects: Potential and Limitations by Dr. H.C. Sharma; Improving Water Management from Source to Sink by Dr. T.B.S. Rajput; Prospects and Paradoxes of Ensuring Food Security in India by Dr. Anjani Kumar
• Presidential Address on Climate-smart Agriculture towards an Ever-Green Economy by Prof. R.B. Singh
• Foundation Day Lecture on Landscape of Higher Education in India by Prof. Ved Prakash, Chairman, University Grants Commission. Prof. R.K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI was the Guest of Honour at Foundation Day Lecture.
• The first Dr. A.B. Joshi Memorial Lecture on The Challenging Agriculture in the Changing Times by Dr. Mangala Rai, Agriculture Advisor to Chief Minister of Bihar and former Secretary, DARE & Director General, Indian Council of Agriculture Research on June 4, 2013

Brainstorming Sessions

• Improving Productivity of Rice Fallows (Convener: Dr. Masood Ali, Ex-Director, IIPR) on April 20, 2013 at New Delhi
• Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Scope and its Current Relevance (Convener: Dr. J.C. Tarafdar, ICAR National Fellow, CAZRI, Jodhpur) on April 23, 2013 at New Delhi
• Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures in Fisheries (Convener: Dr. T.K. Srinivasa Gopal, Director, CIFT, Cochin) on June 27, 2013 at New Delhi
• Role of Endophytes in Agricultural Productivity (Convener: Dr. D.J. Bagyaraj, NASI Sr. Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellow and Chairman, Centre for Natural Biological Resources & Community Development (CNBRCD), Bangalore) on July 5, 2013 at New Delhi
• Bioinformatics in Agriculture: Way forward (Convener: Dr. D.P. Singh, Senior Scientist at NBAIM, Mau) on July 12, 2013 at New Delhi
• Role of Millets in Nutritional Security (Convener: Dr. Mahtab S. Bamji, INSA Honorary Scientist, Hyderabad) on October 19, 2013 at New Delhi
• Efficient Utilization of Phosphorus (Convener: Dr. A. Subba Rao, Director, IISS, Bhopal) on November 8, 2013 at New Delhi
• Choosing Leaders in Agri-research and Methods of Scientists’ Recruitment and Talent Search in Agricultural Teaching, Research and Extension (Convener: Dr. C.D. Mayee, former Chairman, ASRB) on November 11, 2013 at New Delhi
• Our Policies, Priorities, Development Claims and Ground Reality- A Relook and Time for Major Corrections (Convener: Prof. Panjab Singh, President, Foundation for Advancement of Agriculture and Rural Development (FAARD), Varanasi and former Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR) on December 16, 2013 at New Delhi
• Bio-drainage: An Eco-friendly Tool for Combating Water logging (Convener: Dr. S.K. Chaudhari, Head, Soil & Crop Management Division, CSSRI, Karnal) on December 19, 2013 at New Delhi.
• Bio-Fuels to Power Indian Agriculture (Convener: Dr. B.S. Pathak, former Director, School of Energy Studies in Agriculture, PAU and Co-conveners: Prof. Anwar Alam, Secretary, NAAS and Prof. A.K. Jain, Dean, Central University of Punjab) on December 23, 2013 at New Delhi

2014

• Roundtable on GM Crops for Nutritional Security under the chairmanship of Prof. M.S. Swamianthan, founder Chairman and Chief Mentor, MSSRF on February 12, 2014
• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2014 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Genes and Genomics for Crop Improvement - Prof. (Ms.) Paramjit Khurana; Antiquity and Functional Diversity of L-myo-inositol 1-phosphate Synthase (MIPS) by Dr. A.N. Lahiri Majumder; Management and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in the North-Western Himalayan Region of India - Dr. J.C. Rana; Development and Use of Microsatellite Markers for Crop Improvement - Dr. P.C. Sharma; Breeding for Quality and Disease Resistance in Vegetable Crops - Dr. Pritam Kalia; Micronutrients in Livestock Production and Reproduction - Dr. C.S. Prasad; Closing the Efficiency Gap in Resource Use for Responsive Animal Nutrition - Dr. Kusumakar Sharma; Preventive Health Care in Aquaculture - Prof. I.S. Bright Singh; Integrated Farming Systems for Livelihood Security of Small and Marginal Farmers: Addressing the Knowledge Gap - Dr. U.K. Behera; Carbon Sequestration and Soil Conservation in Arable Highlands - Dr. Ranjan Bhattacharyya; Farming System Management for Improving Livelihood of Small Farm Holders - Dr. B. Gangwar; Some Novel Visions and Resolutions in Adopting Frontier Analytical Tools and Developing Methodologies: A Saga of Building A Community-Friendly Food Safety System - Dr. Kaushik Banerjee; Microbial Bioconversion of Plant Material to Value Added Products - Dr. R.C. Kuhad; Trichoderma virens: Genetics and genomics - Dr. P.K. Mukherjee; Rainwater Conservation and Reuse Structure for Climate Resilient Rainfed Agriculture in Eastern India - Prof. S.N. Panda; Food Process Engineering - Research Contributions - Dr. K.S.M.S. Raghavarao; Nutraceuticals against Chronic Disorders; Molecular Interplay during Physiological Regulation/Pathogenicity - Dr. (Ms.) Shylaja M. Dharmesh
• Presidential Address on Family Farms: Farm, Feed & Flourish by Dr. S. Ayyappan
• Foundation Day Lecture on Doing Science in India by Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao, National Research Professor, Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru
• NAAS-IFPRI Meeting on Developing PME Indicators and Mechanisms in NARS (Convener: Dr. Mruthyunjaya) on July 12, 2014
• National Workshop on Energy in Agriculture (Convener: Prof. Anwar Alam and Dr. Pitam Chandra) on September 15-16, 2014
• National Workshop on Water in Agriculture (Convener: Dr. B.P. Bhatt and Dr. Himanshu Pathak) on October 7-8, 2014 at Barapani

Brainstorming Sessions

• Carbon Economy in Indian Agriculture (Convener: Dr. A. Subba Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal) on February 1, 2014 in New Delhi
• MOOC Opportunities for Capacity Building in Indian Agriculture: Exploring Options and Challenges (Convener: Dr. C. Devakumar, Former ADG (Education), ICAR) on March 5, 2014
• Preparedness for Monsoon 2014 (Convener: Dr. A.K. Sikka, DDG (NRM), ICAR) on June 7, 2014
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension for Development [AREE4D] (Convener: Dr. P.G. Chengappa, ICAR National Professor, ISEC, Bengaluru) on June 28, 2014 at Bengaluru.
• Hydroponic Fodder Production in India (Convener: Dr. H.S. Gupta, Director, IARI and Prof. M.P. Yadav, Former VC, SVPUA&T) on July 5, 2014
• Breeding Policy for Bovines in India (Convener: Dr. M.L. Madan, former VC, DUVASU and Prof. M.P. Yadav, former VC, SVPUA&T) on July 12, 2014
• Linking Smallholder Farmers and Markets : Towards Inclusive Growth in Agriculture Sector (Convener: Dr. Anjani Kumar, Research Fellow, IFPRI) on July 26, 2014
• Brainstorming Session on Reservoir Fisheries Development in India: Policy & Management Options (Convener: Dr. W.S. Lakra) on September 19, 2014
• Brainstorming Session on Sustaining Soybean Production and Productivity in India: A Resource Domains Initiatives (Convener: Dr. S.M. Virmani) on November 28, 2014
• An interface meeting of the Professional Association of Agricultural Sciences on Developing NAAS-PAAS Linkages (Conveners: Prof. Anupam Varma and Dr. I.P. Abrol) on December 2, 2014 at New Delhi
• Brainstorming Session on Good Aquaculture Practice (GAP) Certification of Aquaculture in India – Criteria and Implementation Plan (Convener: Dr. Iddya Karunasagar) on December 29-30, 2014
• Brainstorming Session on Rating of Agricultural Universities and Institutions (Convener: Prof. R.B. Singh, Immediate Past-President) on December 4, 2014.

Silver Jubilee Events

National Symposia

• Mechanization of Small Farms – Review and Roadmap for 25 Years (Convener: Dr. Anwar Alam) on July 18, 2014 at Bhopal
• Nutritionally Sensitive and Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture for India’s Food and Nutrition Security: Challenges and Opportunities (Convener: Dr. Mahtab S. Bamji) on August 23, 2014 at Hyderabad
• Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture: 25 Years of Achievements and Way Forward (Convener: Dr. W.S. Lakra) on October 21-22, 2014 at Mumbai.
• Enhancing and Sustaining Agriculture Productivity for Food and Nutrition Security (Convener: Dr. Ajay Parida) on November 22, 2014 at Chennai
• Strategic Approaches for Horticultural Research, Education and Development – Way Forward (Convener: Dr. H.P. Singh and Co-convener: Dr. Pritam Kalia) on December 26-27, 2014 at New Delhi
• 25 Years of Research on Insect Resistance to Toxins - The Way Forward (Convener: Dr. K.R. Kranthi) on December 27, 2014 at Nagpur
• Managing Natural Resources for Posterity: 25 Years of Achievements and Way Forward (Convener: Dr. Biswapati Mandal) held on December 30, 2014 at Kolkata
• Technology-Policy Integration for Pushing Livestock Sector Growth & Productivity (Convener: Dr. K.M. Bujarbaruah) on January 12-13, 2015 at Guwahati

Collaborated Programmes

• Workshop on Soybean for Household Food and Nutrition Security on March 21-22, 2014 in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS)

2015

• XII Agricultural Science Congress on Sustainable Livelihood Security for Smallholder Farmers at ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana during February 3-6, 2015
• Second Dr. A.B. Joshi Memorial Lecture on Zero Hunger India: The Challenge by Prof. R.B. Singh, Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal on February 5, 2015

Special Lecture

• Science of Cow Mega-bodies (Mega-antibodies) for Better Human Health by Dr. Azad Kumar Kaushik, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada on January 22, 2015

Silver Jubilee Events

Youth Convention

(i) Essay competition on Farming as My Profession for Post-graduate students of SAUs, CAUs, and ICAR Deemed Universities during April-May 2015

(ii) Elocution competition for students of SAUs, CAUs, and ICAR Deemed Universities was held on June 2, 2015

• Silver Jubilee Panel Discussion on 25 Years of Achievements in Agricultural Sciences and Way Forward for 2030 on June 3, 2015 under the chairmanship of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan
• Inter -Academy meeting on June 3, 2015 under the chairmanship of Dr. S. Ayyappan

Lectures

• Sixty years of Adventure in Agricultural Science by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, founder President, NAAS& Chairman, MSSRF
• Demand-driven Innovation in Agriculture: Creating Economic Opportunity for Smallholder Farmers and Nutritional Security for Consumers by Dr. David Bergvinson, DG, ICRISAT
• Innovations in Adaptation to Climate Change in Dryland Agriculture by Dr. K.H.M. Siddique, Hackett Professor & Director, The UWA Institute of Agriculture, Australia
• NAAS Associates Panel Discussion on Views of Young Scientists on Research Challenges in the Changing Climate Scenario on June 4, 2015 under the chairmanship of Prof. Anupam Varma
• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2015 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Drought Tolerance in Rice - Dr. Arvind Kumar; Understanding Plant Viral Infections and Developing Tools for their Management byDr. Shelly Praveen; Wheat Improvement for Changing Climatic Situations by Dr. G.P. Singh; Hybrid Rice : A Step Towards Achieving Food Security by Dr. B.C. Viraktamath; Genetic Enhancement in Indian Mustard by Dr. D.K. Yadava; Breeding of Gourds for Yield and Quality: Present Status and Future Strategies by Dr. T.K. Behera; Genetic Improvement of Rose: Strategies for Early Selection by Prof. G.R. Rout; Genetic Improvement of Vegetables Using Conventional and Biotechnological Tools by Dr. Major Singh; Development, Improvement and Conservation of Chicken Germplasm and its Impact on Poultry Production by Dr. R.N. Chatterjee; Reproductive Technologies for Production of Quality Farm Animals by Dr. M.S. Chauhan; Development of Embryo Transfer Technology in Buffalo by Prof. A.K. Misra; Ensuring Milk Quality through Development of Tests, Aptamers and Imprinted Polymers by Dr. Y.S. Rajput; Species and Systems Diversification in Freshwater Aquaculture: The Answer to the Sustainable Aquaculture Development by Dr. J.K. Jena; Development of Appropriate Processing and Packaging Technologies for Convenient Fish Products by Dr. C.N. Ravishankar; Conservation Irrigation for Higher Input Water Productivity in Irrigated Plains of India by Dr. S.S. Kukal; Carbon Sequestration Potential Under Different Cropping Systems by Dr. M.C. Manna; Abiotic Stress Management, Nutrient Dynamics, Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Rice-based Cropping System by Dr. A.K. Nayak; Microorganisms in Sustainable Development by Dr. P.W. Ramteke; Improving Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency for Sustainable Crop Production by Dr. H.S. Thind; Understanding Insect Plant Interactions for Durable Resistance by Dr. J.S. Bentur; Development of Environment-friendly Agrochemicals Formulations for Efficient Pest Management by Dr. Jitendra Kumar; Bioinoculants: A Strategic Value Added Input for Better Crop Health and Nematode Disease Management in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants by Dr. Rakesh Pandey; Cryogenics in Food Processing and Preservation by Dr. T.K. Goswami; Radiation Processing of Agricultural Commodities in India
• - Past, Present & Future by Dr. A.K. Sharma; Evidence Based Strategies to Tackle Micronutrient Deficiencies by Dr. K. Madhavan Nair
• Presidential Address on Response for Resilience: Happy Agricultureby Dr. S. Ayyappan
• Foundation Day Lectureon Structure of Indian Agriculture-Growth and Policy Epochs by Prof. Y.K. Alagh, Chancellor, Central University Gujarat.
• Workshop on State of Indian Agriculture: Soil (Convener: Dr. Himanshu Pathak) on August 21, 2015 at New Delhi.
• Meeting on Strategy for Future of GM Crops in India (Convener: Dr. K.V. Prabhu) under the Chairmanship of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan on September 29, 2015 at New Delhi.
• Scientific discourse to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Indian Green Revolution jointly with ICAR and IARI on November 27, 2015

Brainstorming Sessions

• Role of Social Scientists in NARES (Convener: Dr. Mruthyunjaya) on May 23, 2015 at New Delhi
• Issues and Challenges in Shifting Cultivation and its Relevance in the Present Context (Conveners: Dr. K.M. Bujarbaruah and Dr. U.C. Sharma) on August 17, 2015 at New Delhi
• Integration of Medicinal and Aromatic Crop Cultivation and Value Chain Management for Small Farmers (Convener: Dr. A.K. Tripathi and Dr. E.V.S. Prakasa Rao, Co-Convener) on August 18, 2015 at New Delhi
• Augmenting Forage Resources in Rural India: Policy Issues and Strategies (Convener: Dr. P.K. Ghosh) on September 8, 2015 in New Delhi
• Practical and Affordable Approaches for Precision Farming Equipment and Machinery (Convener: Dr. K.K. Singh, Co-conveners: Dr. S.R. Verma & Dr. G.S. Manes) on September 30, 2015
• Organic Farming in India: Policy Issues and Strategies (Convener: Dr. B.S. Dwivedi, Co-conveners: Dr. P.K. Chhonkar and Dr. R.K. Pathak) on October 17, 2015 at New Delhi

2016

• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2016 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Application of Dehydration-responsive Nuclear Proteome of Rice: Turning Protein Repertoire into Insights by Dr. Niranjan Chakraborty; Enhancing Plant Carotenoids by Genetic Manipulation of the Biosynthetic Pathway by Dr. M.K. Dhar; Translational Genomics for Improvement of Grain Legume Chickpea by Dr. Mukesh Jain; Genetics and Breeding for Tolerance to Spot Blotch Heat Stress and Associated Traits in Bread Wheat by Dr. A.K. Joshi; From “Meta-OMICS” to “Muta-OMICS”: Towards Raising Crop Plants for Dry and Saline Lands by Dr. Ashwani Pareek; Secondary Plant Product Biosynthesis: Complex Pathway Elucidation and Engineering by Dr. P.K. Trivedi; Biotechnology for Potato Improvement by Dr. S.K. Chakrabarti; Genetic Improvement and Genomics of Mango (Mangifera indiac L.) by Dr. A.K. Singh; Managing Potato Lateblight through Forecasting and Disease Resistance by Dr. B.P. Singh; Innovations in Feeding System for Improved Livestock Productivity by Dr. N.K.S. Gowda; Biodiesel Industry Waste: Opportunities for Bioenergy and Bioplastics by Dr. V.C. Kalia; Development of Molecular Tools for Diagnosis and Characterization of Viral Pathogens by Dr. (Ms.) Minakshi Prasad; Development of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) for Production of Quality Dairy Animals by Dr. S.K. Singla; Bioremediation of Aquatic Contaminants using Molecular Tools by Dr. K.K. Krishnani; Molecular Tools for Freshwater Fish Health Management by Dr. P.K. Sahoo; Ecosystem Restoration of Fallow Shifting Agricultural Lands in Northeast India: Role of Soil Microbial Biomass along Altitudinal and Successional Gradients by Dr. A. Arunachalam; Improving Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Different Crops and Cropping Systems under Diverse Soil and Agro-climatic Regions of India by Dr. K.K. Bandyopadhyay; Climate Change, Farming and Conservation Agriculture: Quest for a Resource Efficient Future by Dr. M.L. Jat; Sustainable Management of Salty Soil and Water by Dr. D.K. Sharma; Challenges and Opportunities of Plant Virus Diagnostics in India by Dr. V.K. Baranwal; Efficient Transformation of Filamentous Fungi, Early Detection of Phytopathogens and Induced Immunity in Plants by Dr. Bishwanath Chakraborty; Sustainable Production of Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Dr. C. Ganesh Kumar; Successful Management of Sugarcane Diseases through Host Resistance, Novel Strategies and Molecular Diagnostics by Dr. R. Viswanathan; Improved Agricultural Water Management using Information Technology by Dr. N.S. Raghuwanshi; Development of Post-Harvest Equipment for Value Addition of Selected Spices by Dr. R. Visvanathan; Food-based Approaches for Ensuring Nutrition Security: An Interface between Agriculture and Nutrition by Prof. (Ms) Jamuna Prakash; Advanced Statistical and Computational Methods for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research by Dr. A.R. Rao zz Presidential Address on AgrInnovation: Peasant to People was delivered by Dr. S. Ayyappan zz Foundation Day Lecture on Second Green Revolution in India by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member (Science), NITI Aayog, Government of India

Workshop

• Strategy Workshop on Towards Achieving Self-sufficiency of Pulses in India (Conveners: Dr. M.C. Saxena and Dr. N.P. Singh) on April 7-8, 2016
• Workshop on Strategy for Transformation of Indian Agriculture and Improving Farmers Welfare (Convenors: Dr. Suresh Pal, Dr. P.K. Joshi and Dr. Anjani Kumar) on June 3, 2016
• A one-day National Consultation on System of Crop Intensification (SCI)/System of Rice Intensification (SRI) (Convener: Dr. B.C. Barah) on September 10, 2016 at NAAS, New Delhi in collaboration with the National Consortium on SRI (NCS) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Brainstorming Sessions

• Mentoring Scheme (Conveners: Dr. S.N. Puri, Dr. H.S. Gupta, Dr. C. Devakumar) on March 7, 2016
• Abiotic Stress Management with Focus on Drought, Flood and Hailstorm (Convener: Dr. P.S. Minhas) on May 23, 2016
• Strengthening Agricultural Extension Research and Education (Conveners: Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (Ag. Extn.), ICAR and Dr. C. Ramasamy) on July 09, 2016

2017

• XIII Agricultural Science Congress onClimate Smart Agriculture during February 21-24, 2017 at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru.
• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2017 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Crop Improvement for Sustainable Livelihood Security by Dr. R.R. Hanchinal; Plant Aroma Farming by Dr. A.K. Shasany; Genomics and Wide Hybridization: A Blend for Crop Improvement by Dr. Kuldeep Singh; Innovations in Pulses Breeding: Driver for Sustainable Agriculture by Dr. N.P. Singh; Developing Climate Resilient Groundnut Cultivars and Strategies for Enhancing Use of Germplasm in Crop Improvement by Dr. H.D. Upadhyaya; Post-harvest Value Chain in Horticulture for Livelihood Security and Entrepreneurship Development by Dr. R.K. Pal; Contributions in Vegetable Improvement by Dr. Bijendra Singh; Promising Technologies for Fruit Production and Post-harvest Management by Dr. R.R. Sharma; Genomics: Role in Improvement of Performance in Livestock and Poultry by Dr. T.K. Bhattacharya; Functional Efficacy of Indigenous Probiotic Strains of Indian Gut Origin by Dr. (Ms.) Sunita Grover; Amalgamation of Repro Genomics with ARTs for Better Animal Production and Health by Dr. (Mrs.) G. Taru Sharma; Epidemiology and Development of Diagnostics and Prophylactics for Important Livestock Diseases including Zoonoses by Dr. V. Balamurugan; Research Contribution to Aquatic Animal Health by Dr. A.S. Sahul Hameed; Mangrove and Coral Ecosystem Management from Island Fisheries Perspective by Dr. S. Dam Roy; Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Emission in Rice under Present and Anticipated Climate Change Conditions by Dr. Pratap Bhattacharyya; DNRA: A Forgotten Pathway of Nitrogen Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems by Dr. C.B. Pandey; Agronomic Biofortification of Zinc in Cereals and Pulses by Dr. Y.S. Shivay; Bio-flow of Micronutrients in Soil- Plant-Animal / Human Continuum by Dr. A.K. Shukla; Micro-organisms as Green Options for the Biovalorization of Agriresidues and Biofertilization of Crops byDr. Lata; Phenes to Genes for Pathogenicity and Defence by Dr. P.K. Chakrabarty; Biology of Interactions between Geminiviruses and their Hosts by Dr. Supriya Chakraborty; Food Safety, Environmental Fate of Contaminants and their Mitigation by Dr. Irani Mukherjee; Interventions to Enhance Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture by Dr. Arjamadutta Sarangi; Application of Biotechnology for Utilizing (ABoUt) Fish & Poultry Processing Wastes : Effect of Recovered Lipids and Hydrolysates by Dr. Narayan Bhaskar; Some Innovative Approaches for Small Area Estimation of Agricultural and Socio-economic Parameters by Dr. Hukum Chandra; Chromosomes and Novel Genes for Biotic Stress Resistance and Yield for Stable Rice Production by Dr. Kshirod K. Jena.
• Presidential address on Reforms in Agricultural Research and Development by Prof. Panjab Singh, President, NAAS
• Foundation Day lecture on Transforming Indian Agriculture: Some Reflections by Dr. Arvind Subramaniam, Chief Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Press Conference:

• In order to put forward the view points of NAAS Fellowship on GM Mustard, effectively and for their wider dissemination, a Press Conference was held in the afternoon of 5th June, 2017 in NAAS Secretariat.

Brainstorming Sessions/ Strategy Workshops

• Strategy Workshop on Vegetable Oil Economy and Production Problems in India (Convener: Dr. C.D. Mayee) on July 7, 2017
• Expert’s meeting on Policy Brief on Soils (Convener: Dr. C.L. Acharya and Prof. Anupam Varma) on August 9, 2017
• Brainstorming Session on Mitigating Land Degradation Due to Water Erosion(Convener: Dr. V.N. Sharda) June 20, 2017
• Expert’s consultation to finalize Policy Brief on Innovative and Viable Solution to Rice residue Burning in Rice-Wheat cropping System through Concurrent use of Super Straw Management System-fitted Combines and Turbo happy Seeder (Conveners: Prof. Anupam Varma/Dr. Yadvinder Singh) on July 12, 2017
• Strategy Workshop on Conservation Policies for Hilsa and Mahseer (Convener: Dr. K.K. Vass) November 7, 2017
• Strategy Workshop on Accelerating Seed Delivery Systems (Convener: Dr. K.V. Prabhu) on December 27, 2017

2018

• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2018 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Strengthening Food and Nutrition Policy Systems in the Developing World by Dr. Suresh Chandra Babu; Recent Advances in Breeding for Salt Tolerance in Rice by Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh; Plant Genetic Resources by from Conservation to Innovation by Dr. Andreas Graner; Phosphorylation-dephosphorylation based Switch by Regulates K+ deficiency Signaling in Plants by Dr. Girdhar Kumar Pandey; A Journey in Creating Variations for Rice Improvement by Dr. Sharat Kumar Pradhan; Development of Wheat Varieties with High Water Use Efficiency and Heat Tolerance to Combat the Effects of Climate Change in Central India by Dr. Sakuru Venkata Sai Prasad; Development of Short Duration, Photo-thermoinsensitive High Yielding Pulses Varieties for Diversification of Cropping System for Sustainable Development by Dr. Brij Bhuwan Singh; Creation and Utilization of Useful Genetic Variation for Wheat Improvement by Dr. Vinod; Abiotic Stress Signalling Pathway for Improvement of Climate Resilience of Crops by Dr. Chinnusamy Viswanathan; Genetic Improvement of Cucurbitaceous Vegetables by Dr. Sudhakar Pandey; Breeding for Triple Disease Resistance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Dr. Avverahally Thammanna Sadashiva; Genetic Improvement of Mango and Grape: Biotechnological Interventions and Future Strategies by Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh; Towards Innovation in Development of Biomaterials in Bone and Soft Tissue Engineering: Recent Advances & Future Scope by Dr. Samit Kumar Nandi; Innovations in Development of Methods for Assessment of Chemical Quality of Milk by Dr. Rajan Sharma; Innovative Processes for Shelf Stable and Functional Dairy Foods by Dr. Ram Ran Bijoy Singh; Nutritional Strategies to Improve Animal Production and Health by Dr. Putan Singh; Marine Bioactive Molecules and Development of High Value Products for Health Management by Dr. Kajal Chakraborty; Control of Pathogenic Vibrios in Shrimp Aquaculture using Antiinfectives from Marine Bacteria by Dr. Joseph Selvin; Integrated Remediation of Pesticide Contaminated Soil for Sustainable Development by Dr. Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash; Novel Approaches for Managing Pollutant Elements and Micronutrients in Soil-Plant-Human Continuum by Dr. Siba Prasad Datta; Significant Contributions and Perspectives on Future Research in Soil Science by Dr. R. Dinesh; Efficient Input Management under Intensive Cropping Systems for Higher Resource Use Efficiency by Dr. Vinod Kumar Singh; Microbial Degradation, Biovalorization, Detoxification and Risk Assessment of Natural and Organic Pollutants in the Environment by Prof. Indu Shekhar Thakur; Technological Interventions for Enhancing Sustainable Agricultural Productivity by Dr. Dharam Pal Abrol; Tackling the Global Tyranny of Wheat Rusts-Indian Success Story, Challenges and Preparedness by Dr. Subhash Chander Bhardwaj; Some Plant-based Products as Botanical Pesticides against Aflatoxin Synthesis and Storage Insect Pests by Dr. Nawal Kishore Dubey; Ecological Chemistry of Insect-Plant Interactions by Dr. Pagadala Damodaram Kamala Jayanthi; Application of Chemical Engineering Principles for Food Processing and Biotechnology by Dr. Navin Kumar Rastogi; Innovative Technologies for Doubling Farmers’ Income by Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari; Experimental Designs in the Presence of Neighbour Effects by Dr. Seema Jaggi; Time Series Modelling and Forecasting in Agriculture by Dr. Ranjit Kumar Paul.
• Presidential Address on Agriculture: The Driver of Inclusive Growth by Prof. Panjab Singh, President, NAAS
• Foundation Day lecture The Future of Food and Farming: Ideas for a Changing World by Mr. Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Progam
• The Academy organized 5th Meeting of Global Technology Watch Group- Sustainable Agriculture (GTWG-SA) Validation Workshop of TIFAC on April 5, 2018

Brainstorming Sessions/ Strategy Workshops

• Strategic Workshop on Harnessing Full Potential of A1 and A2 Milk in India (Convener: Dr. A. K. Srivastava) on May 19, 2018
• Strategic Workshop on Rumen Microbiome and Amelioration of Methane Production (Convener: Prof. D.N. Kamra) on June 25, 2018
• Strategy Workshop on Renewable Energy: A New Paradigm for Growth in Agriculture (Convener: Dr. O.P. Yadav) on September 25, 2018
• Experts’ Meet on Save the Harvest: (Convener: Prof. Anupam Varma) on September 26, 2018
• Brainstorming Session on Development and Adoption of Novel Fertilizer Materials (Convener: Dr. (Ms.) Chandrika Varadachari) on October 5, 2018

2019

• XIV Agricultural Science Congress on Innovations for Agricultural Transformation at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi during February 20-23, 2019
• Foundation Day Celebrations and Annual General Body Meeting on June 4-5, 2019 Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: Development of High Yielding, Disease Resistant and Nutritive Varieties of Wheat for High Productive Environments of the Country - Dr. Ravish Chatrath; Next-generation Molecular Breeding for a Food Sufficient Future by Dr. Swarup Kumar Parida; Co 0238 – A Wonder Variety of Sugarcane and its Impact in Sub-tropical India by Dr. Bakshi Ram; Creation of Variability and its Utilization in Oilseed Brassica Improvement by Dr. Kunwar Harendra Singh; Multi-trait Improvement in Rice through Marker Assisted Breeding by Dr. Raman Meenakshi Sundaram; Metabolic Engineering and Bioprocessing for Value Addition to Agriculture by Dr. Sudesh Kumar Yadav; Breeding for Economized F1 Hybrid Seed Production in Chilli by Dr. (Ms.) Kambham Madhavi Reddy; RNA Interference- Mediated Crop Improvement - Dr. Debasis Pattanayak; Development of Bacterial Wilt Resistant Varieties/hybrids and Breeding Lines of Tomato and Brinjal by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh; Global Bluetongue Virus Epidemiology and Control by Dr. (Ms.) Sushila Maan; Emerging Zoonotic Viral Infections by Dr. Devendra Tarachand Mourya; Molecular Pathogenesis and Development of Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases with Particular Reference to Control and Management of Paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) in Animals by Dr. Bhupendra Nath Tripathi; Manipulation of Rumen Microbes to Produce Conjugated Linoleic Acid Enriched Designer Milk by Dr. Amrish Kumar Tyagi; Carp Disease Diagnosis and its Therapeutic Development by Dr. Basanta Kumar Das; Present Use and Future Scope of Nano Technology in Aquaculture by Dr. Priyabrat Swain; Sustainable Intensification and No-till Farming Effect in Rice and Maize Fallows on Food and Environmental Security in North East India by Dr. Anup Das; Conservation Agriculture for Higher Productivity, Resource Use Efficiency and Sustainability in Cereals Systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India by Dr. Tapas Kumar Das; Vulnerability of Agriculture Communities to Climate Change - Western Himalaya, India by Dr. Pawan Kumar Joshi; Managing Soils for Enhancing Carbon Sequestration and Soil Quality: A New Insight by Dr. Tapan Jyoti Purakayastha; Role of Algae and Aquatic Bioresources for Sustainable Development by Dr. Dinabandhu Sahoo; Advances in Wheat Pathology Research-Conventional to Molecular Approaches by Dr. (Ms.) Rashmi Aggarwal; New Paradigms of Host Plant Resistance to Insects and Sustainable Pest Management by Dr. Mukesh Kumar Dhillon; Use of Enzyme and Microbial Cells for Removal of Antinutrients/ Toxicants from Food and Agro By-product Utilization by Dr. Sunil Kumar Khare; Environmental Fate of Pesticides and their Mitigation by Dr. (Ms.) Neera Singh; Improving Bioavailability of Food Bioactives and Nutrients through Novel Food Delivery Systems by Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan; Improved Hand Tools and Machines for Hill and Tribal Farmers by Dr. Krishna Pratap Singh; Estimation of Balanced GDP through Reconciliation in SUT by Dr. Akhilesh Chandra Kulshreshtha; Mainstreaming Autonomous Strategies for Addressing Land Degradation: Bottom-up Approaches in Enhancing UNCCD Policy on Environmental Sustainability in India by Dr. Ranjay Kumar Singh; Improving Rice Productivity in Less Favorable Areas and Resilience to Climate Change by Dr. Abdelbagi M. Ismail; Developments in Food Sterilization from Appert to Pascal by Dr. Hosahalli Ramaswamy.
• Presidential Address on Feeding 1.7 Billion by Prof. Panjab Singh, President, NAAS
• Foundation Day lecture on Can India’s Success in Agriculture Benefit Africa? by Dr. Peter Carberry, Director General, International Centre for Research in Semi-Arid Tropics

Brainstorming Sessions/ Strategy Workshops

• NAAS Experts Meet on Uniform Policy for Fish Disease Diagnosis and Quarantine on January 29, 2019
• Brainstorming Session on Vertical Farming (Convener: Prof. Brahma Singh, former, OSD (Hort.), Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, Co-Convener: Dr. T. Janakiram, ADG (Hort.), ICAR, New Delhi) on April 11, 2019 at New Delhi
• Brainstorming Session on Loan Waiving versus Income Support Schemes: Challenges and the Way Forward (Convener: Dr. P.K. Joshi, Co-Convener: Dr. Anjani Kumar) on June 24, 2019.
• Brainstorming Session on Enhancing Science Culture in Agricultural Research Institutions (Convener: Dr. N.H. Rao) on June 25, 2019
• The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences constituted a Core Group for preparing the National Soil and Land Use Policy at the behest of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. The Core Group had four regional consultations meetings. The Experts’ group meeting convened under chairmanship of President, NAAS on April 13, 2019 at New Delhi
• Brainstorming Session on Zero Budget Natural Farming-Myth or Reality on August, 21 2019 (Convener: Dr. H.S. Gupta).
• Brainstorming Session on Tropical Wilt Race-4 Affecting Banana Cultivation on September 25, 2019 (Conveners: Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal; Co-convenres: Dr. S. Uma and Dr. R.K. Jain)
• Brainstorming Session on Payment for Ecosystem Services in Agriculture on October 31, 2019 (Conveners: Dr. P.S. Birthal; Co-convener: Dr. Saudamini Das)
• Brainstorming Session on Food-borne Zoonotic Diseases on November 21, 2019 (Convener: Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Vice President, NAAS)
• Brainstorming Session on Livestock Improvement through Artificial Insemination on December 6, 2019 (Convener: Dr. A.K. Srivatava, Vice President, NAAS)
• Brainstorming Session on Big data Analytics in Agriculture on December 18, 2019 (Convener: Dr. Rajender Prasad)

2020

• Foundation Day, June 5, 2020: A virtual panel discussion on Covid 19 Pandemic: Impact and New Normal in Agriculture (Convener: Dr. P.K. Joshi, Co-convener: Dr. P.S. Birthal). Scientific Presentations by Fellowship: on June 22-25, 2020 and July 21, 2020. Frontiers in Soybean Trait Discovery and Genetic Improvement for Food Security and Health byDr. Henry T. Nguyen; Crop Physiology, Modelling and Systems Research by Dr. P. Carberry; India’s Agricultural Policy – Shifting Focus from Food to Nutrition Security by Dr. Prabhu L. Pingali; Advancing Thermal and Non-thermal Technologies for Food Processing by Dr. R.K. Singh; Conventional and Molecular Breeding in Crop Plants for Food and Nutritional Security by Dr. Pawan Kumar Agrawal; Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) by Dr. Govindakurup Hemaprabha; Ensuring Food and Feed Security through Wheat and Barley Improvement in Northern Hills Zone by Dr. Lakshmi Kant; Genetic Improvement of Wheat and Barley for North-Western Himalayan Region of India by Dr. Dharam Pal; GM Diagnostics: Meeting a Challenge by Dr. (Mrs.) Gurinderjit Randhawa; Introgression of Novel Genes in Developing Improved Multiple Disease Resistant Indian Wheat Cultivars and Genetic Stocks by Dr. Murugasamy Sivasamy; Exploring Novel Genes in Cucurbits for Enhancing Vegetable Productivity by Dr. Dangar Ram Bhardwaj; Significant Achievement in Improvement of Cucumber and Gourds through Conventional and Molecular Approaches by Dr. Anilabha Das Munshi; Conventional and Genomic Crop Improvement Approaches in Spices by Dr. D. Parasath; Enteric Methane Estimation and Amelioration by Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta; Development of Biosensors for Monitoring Food Safety & Quality Assurance in Dairy Industry by Dr. Naresh Kumar; Discovery of a Novel Genus and Species of Anaerobic Rumen Fungi by Dr. Anil Kumar Puniya; Sensitive Advanced Approaches for Diagnosis of Surra in Animals by Dr. Pinaki Prasad Sengupta; Proteomics Applications in Fisheries and Aquaculture by Dr. Bimal Prasanna Mohanty; Development of Farm-level Diagnostics and Novel Oral Vaccines for Aquaculture by Dr. Kalkuli M. Shankar; Accelerating Forest Biodiversity – Agriculture Interface Research for Natural Resource Management by Dr. Saroj Kanta Barik; Designing Novel Inter-cropping Systems for Managing Weeds in Rainfed Cotton by Dr. Desouza Blaise; Engineered Biochar – A Smart and Sustainable Solution to Biomass Burning, Soil Management, Food Security, Water Purification and Climate Change Mitigation by Dr. Dinesh Mohan; Giving Waste a Second Chance : Its Prospects and Concerns by Dr. Rajeev Pratap Singh; Regaining the Agricultural Potential of Sodic Soils through Agronomic and Soil Manipulation Measures by Dr. Yash Pal Singh; Modulation and Demodulation of Photosynthesis with Robust Nanotools: Marking One Decade of Application in Agricultural Crops by Dr. Arunava Goswami; Dry Root Rot of Chickpea: the Pathogen, Mechanisms of Plant Defense and Avenues for Crop Protection by Dr. Muthappa Senthil-Kumar; Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture by Dr. Mahendrakar Sreenivasa Rao; Understanding Microbial Interactions, Microalgal Bioharvesting and Microbial Systems Biology for Sustainable Agriculture by Dr. Pratyoosh Shukla; Sustainable Water Resources Management in India by Dr. Madan Kumar Jha; Precision Irrigation for Higher Productivity and Resource Conservation by Dr. (Ms.) Neelam Patel; Economic Tools and Systems Approaches for Impactful Interventions for Transforming Agri-food Systems and Farm Livelihoods by Dr. Shalander Kumar; Computer Intensive Statistical Techniques and Data Mining Tools for Agricultural Research and Development by Dr. Anil Rai; Designing Robust Frontline Extension Mechanisms for Enhancing Outreach and Empowering Stakeholders by Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh
• 27th Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of the Academy in a virtual mode on August 13, 2020.
• Presidential Address on Catalyzing Enhanced Contribution of Agriculture to National Economy: Refining the Engagement of NAAS by Dr. T. Mohapatra

Brainstorming Sessions/ Strategy Workshops/ Experts’ Meets

• Experts’ Meet on Seed Policy on February 3, 2020
• Experts’ Meet on Pesticide Management Bill-2017 on February 6, 2020
• Roundtable Discussion on Regulatory Framework and Guidelines for Risk Assessment of Genome Edited Organisms was organized on February 6, 2020.
• Experts’ Meet on Direct Benefit Transfer under Nutrient-based Subsidy Regime was organized on March 11, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Potential of Non-bovine Milk (Convener: Dr. M.S. Chauhan) on June 29, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Strategies for Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon for Food Security and Climate Action (Convener: Dr. Ch Srinivasa Rao, Co-convener: Dr. A.K. Singh) on August 21, 2020 zz Brainstorming Session on Anti Microbial Resistance (Convener: Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Co-convenere: Dr. Anil Kumar Arora) on August 29, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Revision of BD Act, Rules and Guidelines Convener: Dr. Kuldeep Singh) on September 1, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Sugarcane based Ethanol Production for Sustainable fuel Ethanol Blending Programme Convener: Dr. Bakshi Ram) on September 18, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on One World-One Health (Convener: Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Co-conveners: Dr. R.S. Aulakh and Dr. R.K. Singh) on September 19, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Food, Agriculture and Income Policy for the Five Trillion Economy (Convener: Dr. Suresh Pal)on October 14, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Transforming Higher Agricultural Education in India (Convener: Prof. R.B. Singh) on October 20, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Innovations in Potato Seed Production and Their Impact (Convener: Dr. S.K. Chakrabarty) on October 27, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Wastewater Utilisation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (Convener: Dr. J.C. Dagar) on November 17, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Need for Breeding Tomatoes Suitable for Processing in India (Convener: Dr. A.T. Sadashiva)on November 24, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Recent Agricultural Market Reforms (Convener: ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research) on December18, 2020
• Brainstorming Session on Emergency Preparedness for Prevention of Transboundary Infectious Diseases in Indian Livestock and Poultry (Dr. Parimal Roy) on December 19, 2020