DRDO scientist gets award
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 18
Dr Narendra Singh, a senior scientist and in-charge of the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research’s (DIHAR), DRDO base laboratory in Chandigarh, has been conferred with the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award — 2017 for research in “Diversification in farming system in Ladakh for livelihood of tribal farmers as well as ensuring food security to armed forces deployed in the region.”
The award was presented to him by the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh, during a ceremony organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi.
The award carries a citation and a cash award of Rs1 lakh along with a grant of Rs1 lakh for undertaking further study on the subject.
Dr Narendra Singh along with his team of Dr Dorjey Angchuk, Sarfaras and Suman Tiga from the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a Defence research and development laboratory based in Leh, have developed specific agro-technologies for high altitude cold desert regions of Ladakh.
These technologies are milestones for self-reliance and socio-economic up-lifting of tribal farmers of the region.
