National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
NASC, Dev Prakash Sastry Marg, New Delhi - 110012

4. Norms set for the discharge of functions

The Secretaries are the Chief Executive Officers of the Academy. They are the scientific face of the Academy entrusted with the responsibility of Scientific, Academic and Technical matters in particular and day to day affairs of the Academy in general. The Executive Secretary is the Executive Officer of the Secretariat who will facilitate, implement the Academy programme, provides necessary inputs to the elected executive on various matters of functioning of the Academy and maintain its finances and records etc. under the guidance of Executive Council and Statutory committees.

The following calendar of activities have been finalized for the year 2020

Feb, 21

Fri

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Executive Council Meeting (No. 111)

Mar, 31

Tue

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Last date of receipt of nominations for Fellowship/Associateship & Awards

Jun, 4

Thu

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Executive Council Meeting (No. 112); Regional Chapter Conveners’ meeting

Jun, 5

Fri

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27th Annual General Body Meeting and Foundation Day Programme

Jul, 31

Fri

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Last date for receipt of suggestions from Fellows for filling up vacancies of Office Bearers / Members of Executive Council

Sep, 9-10

Wed-Thu

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Meetings of Sectional Committees

Sep, 11

Fri

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Conveners’ Group Meeting

Sep, 11

Fri

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Executive Council Meeting (No. 113)

Oct, 31

Sat

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Last date for receipt of ballots for election of Fellows / Executive Council Members

Nov, 27

Fri

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Executive Council Meeting (No. 114)

 
In addition, the following programmes have also been finalized to be carried out during the year 2020:
 
1. Food, Agriculture and Income Policy for the Five Trillion Economy
2. Strategies for Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon for Food Security and Climate Action
3. Emergency Preparedness for Prevention of Transboundary Infectious Diseases in Indian
Livestock and Poultry
4. Wastewater Utilisation in Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture
5. Innovations in Potato Seed Production and Its Adoption
6. Need for Breeding Tomatoes Suitable for Processing in India
7. Sugarcane based Ethanol Production for Sustainable Fuel Ethanol Blending Programme
8. Biofortification.
9. Policy of Gene Edited Agricultural Products
10. Ethono Medicine
11. Anti Microbial Resistance
12. Potential of Non-Bovine Milk