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Ennapadam Sundara Narayanan
E. S. Narayanan or Ennapadam Sundara Narayanan (15 February 1904 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian entomologist who specialized in biological control and headed the division of entomology at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute for a record fifteen years during the transition of the institute during Indian Independence. Born in Palakkad, Palghat, he studied at the Government Victoria College, Palakkad, Government Victoria College and after receiving an MA from Presidency College, Chennai, Presidency College, Madras he joined the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in 1930. He worked under Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher and was sent to the Imperial College London, Imperial College, London for doctoral study. He worked during summer under William R. Thompson, W.R. Thompson on biological control and three months in Kent learning practical bee-keeping. He returned to New Delhi and headed the Division of Entomology, a position he held for 15 years. He retired in 1962 and worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the Pusa Institute, is India's national institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was originally located in Pusa, Bihar as the Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911. It was then renamed as the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in 1919 and following a major earthquake in Pusa in 1934, it was relocated to Delhi in 1936. The current institute in Delhi is financed and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The IARI was responsible for the research leading to the " Green Revolution in India" of the 1970s. IARI ranked First among Agriculture and Allied Universities in the National Institutional Ranking Framework NIRF (India Rankings 2024). History The institute was established in 1905 at Pusa, Bihar, with financial assistance of Henry Phipps, Jr., an American philanthropi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
