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Honours, Awards and Appointments
- Received Pratibha Prakashan Award (2012) by the Karnataka Rajya Vokkaliga Directory for the contribution to the Agricultural Research & Outreach Activities on April 12, 2012 at Puttannachetty Purabhavana, J C Road, Bangalore-2.
- Appointed as a Member of Sectorial Innovation Council on Simplification and Amalgamation of Labour Laws (this was formed under the National Innovation Council constituted by the Prime Minister to discuss, analyse and help implement strategies for inclusive innovation in India and prepare a Roadmap for Innovation 2010-2020), Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India. August 25, 2011.
- Appointed as a Member of Advisory Board for R&D of POWERGRID, Government of India. August 3, 2011.
- Received Prestigious the Kempe Gowda Award (2011) by The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP), Government of Karnataka, April 18, 2011.
- Appointed as a Member of Advisory Board, Dr.Raja Ramanna Children Science Association (R), Bangalore, India. 5 July 2010.
- Appointed as a Member of Board of Governors – National Design & Research Forum (BOG-NDRF). The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata-700020, India. 16 February 2010.
- Appointed as Chairman of an Expert’s Committee constituted by the Honorable High Court of Karnataka (In compliance of the order dated 28/01/2010 passed in W.P. No.28040/2009(LB-RES-PIL). 1 February 2010
- Appointed as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of a Journal of Springer on “Philosophy and Technology”. 8 January 2010.
- Appointed as a Member of Governing Body of the State Compensatory Afforestation Green Management and Planning Authority (The Chief Minister of Karnataka is the Chairperson of the Governing Body), Government of Karnataka July 2009.
- Appointed as a Member of Advisory Board of Eminent Experts for assisting POWERGRID in the Research and Development, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Government of India February 2009 - till date.
- Appointed as a member of ESPP Review Committee of Eminent Experts, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Government of India, February 2009 - till date.
- Appointed as a Member of Technical Committee for the implementation of Solid Waste Management Programme in Karnataka, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Government of Karnataka, December 2008 – till date.
- Appointed as an Independent Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (A Government of India Enterprise).
- Received Prestigious Karnataka State Rajyothsava Award for the year 2007.
- Received Vocational Excellence Award by Rotary International District 3190 and Rotary Bangalore R. T. Nagar on 20 November 2007.
- Appointed as a Member of Steering Committee of a project on Biodiversity of MSSRF, Chennai. This project is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
- Appointed as a Vice-President, Society of Pesticide Science (India), New Delhi, 1999 –2002.
- Appointed as a member of the Expert Committee for the study of farmers’ suicides in Karnataka, set up by the Government of Karnataka, August 2001 – April 2002.
- Elected as a Fellow of the Environmental Research Academy, January 1998.
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