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Biodata
I. Academic Qualifications:B.Sc. (Ag.), M.Sc. (Ag. Ent.), M.Phil. (Appl. Ent.), Ph.D. (Ag.Ent.)
Level
Degree Institute/
Board/
University
Year Subject(s)
with major
field
Scholarship/
Fellowship
Class/
Division/
Grade/marks
Rank/
Medal/
Award
Graduation B. Sc.
(Agriculture)
Tamil Nadu
Agricultural
University,
Coimbatore
1980-
84
Agriculture Merit
scholarship First
(4.0/4.0)
UniversityFirst
Rank
14 awards
Masters M. Sc.
(Agricultural
Entomology)
Tamil Nadu
Agricultural
University,
Coimbatore
1985-
87
Agricultural
Entomology
ICAR junior
fellowship First
(4.0/4.0)
First Rank
Medalist
M.Phil.
(Applied
Entomology)
University
of
Cambridge,
England,
United
Kingdom
1987-
88
Applied
Entomology
Overseas
Development
Administration
fellowship First Division
Fellow of
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Society
PhD
Ph. D.
(Agricultural
Entomology)
University
of
Agricultural
Sciences,
Bangalore
1988-
91
Agricultural
Entomology
ICAR senior
fellowship
First
(4.0/4.0)
First rank
Merit Gold
Medalist
Name : Dr. S. Vennila
Designation
Date of Birth
:
:
Principal Scientist
14.06.1963 [55 years, Four months & Six days as on 20.10.2018]
Discipline : Agricultural Entomology
Organisation : ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management
[NCIPM]
Address : LBS Building, IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012
Phone : 011-25843536 (extn.: 219); 011-25843690 (R); 08920680570 (m)
E-mail : [email protected]; [email protected],in
Website : http://ncipm.res.gov.in (Official)
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II. Employment Record & Experience (Starting from present position)
Designation Pay
scale
Nature of
work
Organi-
zation
Institution & Place of
posting
Period(From-to) Duration (years,
months)
Principal
Scientist
Rs.
37,400-
67,000.
GP.
10,000.
Res
earc
h an
d E
xten
sion
Indi
an C
ounc
il of
Agr
icul
tura
l Res
earc
h (I
CA
R)
National Research Centre for
Integrated Pest Management.
New Delhi
07.05.2009
to till date
Nine years &
four months
Senior
Scientist
Rs.
12,000-
420-
18,300/-
Central Institute for Cotton
Research, Nagpur (MS)
21.01.2001
to 06.05.2009 Eight years
& six
months
Scientist
(Sr.Scale)
Rs.10000
- 325-
15200/-
Central Institute for Cotton
Research, Nagpur (MS)
21.01.1997
to 20.01.2001 Four years
Scientist Rs. 8,000
-275-
13,500/-)
Central Institute for Cotton
Research, Nagpur (MS)
22.04.1994
to 20.01.1997
Three years
& nine
months
Scientist Rs. 2200-
75-2800-
EB-100-
4000/-
Research Project Directorate of
Biological Control, Bangalore
(KA)
11.01.1993
to16.04.1994
One year &
three months
Scientist
(On
Probation)
Rs. 2200-
75-2800-
EB-100-
4000/-
Trainee
Scientist
Sugarcane Breeding Institute,
Coimbatore (TN)
01.07.1992
to29.12.1992 Six months
National Academy for
Agricultural Management,
Hyderabad (TS)
21.01.1992
to26.06.1992 Six months
III. Research projects handled
Institutional [Completed projects ]
1. Interaction effects of cultivars, agrotechniques, insect, pests and entomophages in cotton ecosystem. Project
Leader : 11 years (1994 -2005)
2. Isolation, identification of characterization of pathogens of cotton insect pests and development of mass production
protocols for effective pathogens. Project Associate : 3 years (1997–2000)
3. Conservation of wild species of Gossypium and introgressive hybridization for the improvement of cultivated
cottons including application of tissue culture for improvement of cultivated cotton.Project Associate : 4 years
(1997 –2001; 2005-2009)
4. Expert system for pests/insects. Project Associate : 3 years(2002-2005)
5. Population and community ecology of cotton entomofauna. Project Leader :5 years (2006-2011)
6. Study of crop pest interactions for improving cotton pest management. Project Leader : 3 years (2006-2009)
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7. Evaluation and exploitation of compensation as a mechanism for comprehensive insect pest tolerance.Project
Leader :3 years(2006-2009)
8. Breeding of upland cotton for improved fibre yield, quality and resistance to biotic stress (bollworms and
jassids).Project Associate :4 years (2005-2009)
9. Changing scenario of cotton pests in relation to cropping systems and climate.Project Leader : 3 years (2010-13)
Sponsored/Externally funded [Completed projects]
1. National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP):Identification of resistant sources for bollworms and sucking
pests and their utilisation in the development of resistant hybrids and screening of hybrids.Project Associate: 5
years (1999-2004)
2. NATP:Delineating efficient productive zones for cotton production systems using GIS based crop models.Co
Operating Centre Principal Investigator (CCPI): 3 years (2000-2003)
3. NATP: Development of weather-based forewarning systems for crop pests and diseases –Programme no. 1-
Cotton.Co PI : (2001-2003) &Lead Centre PI :(2003-2005)
4. Agricultural Cess Fund Project: Studies on the effect of insecticides on cotton plants and their interactions with
American bollworm Helicoverpaarmigera(Hubner) and its parasitoid Campoletischlorideae Uchida.Project
Leader : 4 years (2001-2004)
5. Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) MM1(Mini Mission) 3.3: Integrated pest management (IPM) at village
level to produce cost effective quality fibre. CCPI: 5 years (2002-2007)
6. TMC MMI 3.1:Emerging and key pests: their characterization, taxonomy, genetic diversity and control.Project
Associate : 5 years(2007-2012)
7. TMC MMI 3.2: Development and validation of IPM/IRM strategies for Bt and conventional cotton under different
ecosystems.Project Associate : 5 years(2007-2012)
8. TMC MMI 3.3:Development, validation, utilization and/or commercialization of bio pesticides and bio-inoculants.
Project Associate: 5 years(2007-2012)
9. National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP): Research into development of decision support systems (DSS)
for insect pests of major rice and cotton based cropping systems.CCPI: 5years(2008-2009 at CICR, Nagpur &
2009-2014 at NCIPM, New Delhi)
10. TMC MMII byDirectorate of Cotton Development (DOCD) Mumbai:National Information System for Pest
Management (NISPM) for Bt cotton. Project Associate : 3 years (2010-2013)
11. Rastriya Krishi VigyanYogna (RKVY) of GOI:Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP):
Technical coordinator: (2010 -2014)
12. National Food Security Mission (NFSM)by GOI: Accelerated Pulse Production Programme (A3P). Project
Associate: Four years ( 2010- 2014)
13. Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) 1.5: Models to predict insect pest infestation in cotton – Sap feeders of
North zone.Co-operating Centre Principal Investigator (CCPI): (2013 -2015)
14. National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) funded by GOI: Pest and disease dynamics
relation to climate change(Target Crops: Rice, Pigeonpea, Groundnut and Tomato). (PI): (2011-17)
Completed projects – Contractual
1. Pvt. Seed companies: Field evaluation of public sector Bt cotton hybrids.PI (Entomology trials): 6 years
(2003-2009)
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Ongoing projects as on October 2018
1. National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) funded by GOI: Modeling insect pests and
diseases under climate change and development of digital tools for pest management. PI: 2017-2020
2. Rastriya Krishi VigyanYogna (RKVY) of State Department of Agriculture (SDA), Maharashtra: Crop Pest
Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP). PI : 2012-2018
IV. Honours/ Awards/Recognitions during Professional Career
1. Dr D Bap Reddy Memorial Award for the Biennium 2016-2018’ in recognition of work on ‘Integrated Pest
Management’ from Plant Protection Association of India in 2018
2. Krishi Vigyan Gaurav 2018’ by Krishi Anusandhan Sanchar Kendra, Karnal.
3. ‘Krishi Vigyan Gaurav 2017’ by Krishi Anusandhan Sanchar Kendra, Karnal.
4. Late Shri P.P. Singhal Ji Award 2015 of Society for Plant Protection Sciences (Individual award)
5. Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2012–13 for ‘Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory
Project (CROPSAP) in Maharashtra’ was awarded on the ninth Civil Services Day April 21, 2015. (Organisational
category)
6.Best poster paper presentation awards
a) National Symposium on Climate Change and Indian Agriculture: Slicing Down the Uncertainties (CCIA- 2013)
during 22-23 January 2013 at Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh, India for the poster on “Impact of weather parameters on emerging pest and diseases of tomato in Ranga
Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh”(Fifth author)
b) International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods"held at
NASC, New Delhi between 10 and 13th February 2015 for the poster on “Weather based forewarning of rice
yellow stem borer, Scirpophagaincertulas (Walker) for Raipur (Chattisgarh, India)”.(First author)
c) National Symposium on Agrochemicals Research and Education in India:Appraisal and Road Map for Future’ held
on Nov 15-17, 2016 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi for the poster on ‘Mobile application for
forecasts and insecticide calculator for management of cotton sap feeders’ .(First author)
d) XIII Agricultural Science Congress on Climate Smart Agriculture held during 21-24 February 2017 at University
of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru for poster presentation on ’Predicting yellow stem borer Scirpophaga incertulas
(Walker) of rice for current and future periods under changing climate across six agro climatic zones of India. .(First
author)
e) National Symposium on ‘Changing world order – cotton research, development and policy in context’ held at
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during 10th – 12th August, 2004 for the
poster on “Interaction effects of fertiliser levels and pest management methods on cotton crop phenology and
bollworm damage”(First author)
f) National seminar on “Second Green Revolution: Necessity or Compulsion” held during 19th-21st October 2008 at
ARS, Adilabad for the poster on “Raj 2006- An upland cotton (G.hirsutumL.) genetic stock tolerant to jassids
(Amrascabiguttulabiguttula (Ishida))”(Second author)
g) National Conference on “Plant Protection in Agriculture” through eco-friendly techniques & traditional farming
practices, held between Feb 18-20, 2010, at Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, Jaipur for the poster on
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“Effect of insecticides and bio pesticides on the emerging sap feeders, native predators, plant growth and yield of
Bt transgenic cotton under rainfed conditions”(First author)
h) International Conference on Plant Health Management for Food Security held between November 28-30, 2012,
Hyderabad for the poster on “Description, damage, scenario, weather based prediction and management of mirid
bugs (Campylomma livida Reuter; Miridae; Hemiptera) on Rainfed Cotton of Central India. (First author)
7. Best Institute Award for CICR (Citation of ICOTIPM as a technology) ICAR, New Delhi, India in 2003
8. Panjabrao Deshmukh Woman Agricultural Scientist Award-2007 of ICAR, New Delhi, India in 2008
9. National e-governance award 2012 for ICT based solutions in CROPSAP (applied by State Department of
Agriculture (Maharashtra))(Team category)
V. Important National Assignments Undertaken (Last five years: 2013-18)
• Steering committee member of CROPSAP (Maharashtra) (2013-2018)
• Member of Central Team for assessment of PB-L Rope efficacy and status of pink bollworm across India (2017)
• DMR Nominated member of Institutional Bio-safety Committee for development of Bt transgenic maize (2013-
16) at Directorate of Maize Research, New Delhi
• Member of special sub registration committee of Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, Govt.
of India during 2015.
• Member of team for preparation of ‘IPM package for Cotton’ in collaboration with NIPHM, Hyderabad and
DPPQ&S, GOI, MoA (2014)
• ICAR Nominated member of Institute Management Committee of Directorate of Maize Research, New Delhi
(from 2012-15), National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) (from 2013-16)and
National Research Centre for Seed Spices, Ajmer (Rajasthan (2015-2018)
• NAIP-Nominated member of Consortium Advisory and Implementation Committee for NAIP Component IV
projects (2013-2014)
VI. Fellow/Memberships
• Fellow of Commonwealth Society (Cambridge), United Kingdom
• Member of Plant Protection Association of India
• Member & Councilor of Cotton Research Development and Association
• Member of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement
• Member of Annals of Plant Protection Association of India
• Member of Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
• Member of Agrometeorologists Association
• Member of Bharathiya Krishi Anusandhan Samiti