Prime Minister approves appointment of new Director of IBSD, Imphal
Imphal, the 22nd October, 2014
Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Govt. of India headed by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi approved the appointment of Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo as the new Director of Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal. The institute didn’t have a full time Director since 2009.
Dr. Sahoo is a Professor from Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi. He is a Scientist of international repute who has vast experience in the field of environment and biotechnology. He is also presently the Chairman of the Governing Body of Kalindi College, University of Delhi. He has the distinction of being the first Indian student who visited Antarctica during the 7th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica in the year 1987-88 and was part of the team in establishing India’s permanent scientific station in Antarctica.
Subsequently, he made two trips to Artic and has the distinction of traveling all the
seven continents and 5 oceans in less than 2 years period. He has worked in USA, Japan,
Phillipines and traveled more than 50 countries around the world. He has published several papers in leading international journals and also published six books. His major area of work is sustainable development, climate change and bioenergy.
Prof. Sahoo has taken over the charge of IBSD, Imphal as the Director. The new Director has now given a new direction to the institute with a long term vision and roadmap for the development of the northeast region. Prof. Sahoo had guided and taught many students for northeast at Delhi.
(Akbar Mazid)
Senior Administrative Officer,
IBSD, Imphal
Web site: www.ibsd.gov.in; Email: [email protected];
0385-2051278 (O) Fax: 0385-2051277(O)
INSTITUTE OF BIORESOURCES & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IBSD)
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Takyelpat, Imphal – 795001, Manipur (India)
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This Press Release was posted on October 23 2014
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