Rajendra Singh Paroda
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Dr. Rajendra Singh Paroda (born 1942 in Saradhana, Ajmer
, Rajasthan
) is an India
n agricultural scientist who won the Padma Bhushan
award in 1998. He is a former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR). He received Norman Borlaug Award for the year 2005 on 5 January 2006. The Award was given by President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at a function in the 93rd Indian Science Congress in Hyderabad. The award carries a citation, Rs. One Lakh in cash and a Gold Medal.
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
) is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n agricultural scientist who won the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
award in 1998. He is a former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Indian Council of Agricultural Research , New Delhi, India is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India...
(ICAR). He received Norman Borlaug Award for the year 2005 on 5 January 2006. The Award was given by President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at a function in the 93rd Indian Science Congress in Hyderabad. The award carries a citation, Rs. One Lakh in cash and a Gold Medal.