Chandigarh: Four eminent scientists were conferred with Haryana Vigyan Ratna and Yuva Vigyan Ratna Awards by the state government for their outstanding contribution in the field of science and technology.
The scientists conferred with Haryana Vigyan Ratna for the the year 2010-11 by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda were Dr Harsh Mohan, head of the department of pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh and Dr S K S Marya, Vice-Chairman, Max Healthcare, New Delhi.
The Haryana Yuva Vigyan Ratna awards were presented to Dr Gitanjali Yadav and Dr Mukesh Jain, both Staff Scientists at National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi.
Vigyan Ratna Award carries a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a citation and a trophy while the Yuva Vigyan Ratna carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000, a citation and a trophy.
Speaking at the award ceremony held here, the Chief Minister said the benefits of lab research are not reaching to people engaged in farming activities and efforts should be made to ensure their availability to farmers.
He said food security is a challenge and scientists should work on how to maximize the yield with minimum use of land and water.
The scientists conferred with Haryana Vigyan Ratna for the the year 2010-11 by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda were Dr Harsh Mohan, head of the department of pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh and Dr S K S Marya, Vice-Chairman, Max Healthcare, New Delhi.
The Haryana Yuva Vigyan Ratna awards were presented to Dr Gitanjali Yadav and Dr Mukesh Jain, both Staff Scientists at National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi.
Vigyan Ratna Award carries a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a citation and a trophy while the Yuva Vigyan Ratna carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000, a citation and a trophy.
Speaking at the award ceremony held here, the Chief Minister said the benefits of lab research are not reaching to people engaged in farming activities and efforts should be made to ensure their availability to farmers.
He said food security is a challenge and scientists should work on how to maximize the yield with minimum use of land and water.
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