Atal Jai Vigyan (AJV) Lecture Series
Directorate of Education
In order to give our heartfelt tribute to our former Prime Minister Sri Atal Bihari Bajpei Ji who raised ‘Jai Vigyan’ slogan along with Jai ‘Jawan-Jai Kisan’ realizing the importance of science & technology in every walk of life- be it defense, agriculture, biomedical and industrial development, RLBCAU has initiated “Atal Jai Vigyan” lecture series by eminent scientists, researchers and teachers for the benefits of students, faculty and as a part of development of quality human resources.
| Lecture | Guest Speaker | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dr. Pradeep Srivastava, Former Dy. Director, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India | Climate change: A big threat to the great biodiversity of India | 1st October 2018 |
| 2nd | Dr. S.P. Singh, Director, Amity School of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development and Amity Institute of Global Warming & Ecological Studies, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, UP, India | Forests and the People | 8th December 2018 |
| 3rd | Dr. Gursharn Randhawa, Former Professor & Head, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee | Making of a Scientist | 28th February , 2019 |
| 4th | Padma Bhushan Dr. R B. Singh, Former Chancellor, CAU, Imphal and Ex President NAAS, New Delhi | Transforming Agriculture and Food System to Build a Zero hunger New India | 5th March, 2019 |
| 5th | Padma Shri Dr. Brahma Singh, Former Director, Life Sciences, DRDO HQ, New Delhi | Innovative Agriculture/Horticulture | 18th March, 2019 |
| 6th | Dr N. K. Krishna Kumar, Former Deputy Director General (Horticulture) and Representative Asia, Biovarsity International, New Delhi | Biodiversity, Ecosystem Servicesand Sustainable Agriculture | 27th April, 2019 |
| 7th | Dr. Kuldeep Singh, Director, NBPGR, New Delhi | Plant Genetic Resources Management and Pre-Breeding in Genomics Era | 3rd May, 2019 |
| 8th | Dr. V. S. Tomar, Vice Chancellor(s) , RVSKVV, Gwalior and JNKVV, Jabalpur | Water Transport in Soil-Plants-Atmosphere Continuum | 24th May, 2019 |
| 9th | Dr. H. P. Singh, Former DDG (Horticulture), ICAR, New Delhi | Water Productivity-Micro-irrigation: An option | 14th October, 2019 |
| 10th | Dr. Rajeev K. Varshney, Research Program Director, Centre of Excellence on Genomics and System Biology, ICRISAT, Hyderabad | Science for Improving Agriculture to Ensure Food and Nutritional Security | 28th February, 2020 |
| 11th | S. K. Rao, Vice Chancellor, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior (MP) | Reforms in Agriculture | 5th March, 2020 |
| 12th | Dr. Rajendra Dobhal, DG Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology, Dehradun | Partnering with Bioresources Conservation through Science & Technology | 21st May, 2021 |
| 13th | Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur | Bioresources to Bioeconomy- A Paradigm to Livelihood Generation | 29th May, 2021 |
| 14th | Dr. R. K. Singh, FNAAS, Program Leader and Principal Scientist (Plant Breeding),Crop Diversification and GeneticsInternational Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai (UAE) | Quinoa: a nutritional-dense crop for food and nutritional security in marginal areas | 19th June, 2021 |
| 15th | Dr. Suman Preet Singh Khanuja Former Director Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Lucknow | Shaping Research and Innovation Strategies of Translational Agriculture towards Agri-entrepreneurship driven Biovillages and High Value Farming" | 26th June, 2021 |
| 16th | Dr. Kailash C Bansal Secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India Former Director, ICAR – National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources | Genes, Genomics and Germplasm for Climate Resilience and Nutritional Security | 14th August, 2021 |
| 17th | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi Scientist ‘G’ & Director, Directorate of Personnel (DoP), New Delhi | Future Crops For Health and Prosperity | 25th September, 2021 |
| 18th | Prof. Moni Madaswamy Professor Emeritus and Chairman Center for Agricultural Informatics and e-Governance Research Studies (CAIRS), Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut & Former Director General National Informatics centre, Government of India, New delhi | Digitalization of Agriculture for Efficiency Gains | 30th October, 2021 |
| 19th | डॉ मदन कुमार बिस्थरे "मार्तण्ड" | अटल महान का - संदेश विज्ञान का | 24th December, 2021 |
| 20th | Dr. A.K.Saxena Former Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau | Microbe Based Technologies for Nutrient Management | 5th March, 2022 |
| 21st | Prof. N. C. Gautam Former Vice Chancellor, MGCGV, Chtrakoot, Satna (MP) & VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (UP) | Agriculture in Next Decade | 19th July, 2022 |
| 22nd | Dr. Sunil Pareek Director (IQAC) & HOD, (Agriculture & Environmental Sciences) National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli, Sonipat, Haryana | The Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Food Industry: Emerging Food Trends and Industry 4.0 Technologies. | 3rd September, 2022 |
| 23rd | Dr. Trilochan Mahapatra Ex. Director General, ICAR and Secretary, DARE , New Delhi | Indian Agriculture - Challenges & Opportunities (AJVL & Foundation Day Lecture) | 5th March, 2023 |
| 24th | Dr. Uma Shankar Singh Advisor, Asia & Africa for Research & Partnership, IRRI, New Delhi | Targeting Rice as a Food, Nutritional, Health and Income Security and Climate Resilient Crop | 19th June, 2023 |
| 25th | Dr. K. K. Unni Ex - Chairman & MD, Bayer Group Company | “Trainee to Towers” Motivational Lecture for Young Agricultural Graduates to Pursue their Career in Agri Input Industry | 4th July, 2023 |
| 26th | Dr. G. P. Singh, Director, NBPGR New Delhi | On the Occasion of RLBCAU 11th foundation day | 5th March, 2024 |
| 27th | Dr. Simon Heck Director General, International Potato Centre | Mobilizing Root and Tuber Crops for Food Security and Economic Gain | 22nd April, 2024 |
| 28th | Dr A.K. Singh Former Director IARI, New Delhi | Transformation in Agricultural Education and Research towards Viksit Bharat | 05th September, 2024 |
