National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Gouranga Kar
FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Bankura, West Bengal, India. Educated at Kamalpur Netaji High School, West Bengal, 1978-86; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Mohanpur, W.B., 1986-1990; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1991-96; Norman Borlaug Fellowship Programme, Michigan State University, USA, 2008, Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship Programme, Michigan State University, USA, 2011-12, B.Sc. (Ag.) 1990; M.Sc. 1993; Ph.D. 1996.

Director, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barackpore, Kolkata, 4th March, 2020 to till date

Scientist & Scientist (Senior Scale), 1996-2005, and Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, 2005-10, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, India, 2010 to 3rd March, 2020

Awards/Honours: IARI Gold Medal, 1993; ISCA Young Scientist Award, 2001; IARI Sukumar Basu Memorial Award, 2003-04; ICAR Vasant Rao Naik Award, 2004; ASWC Dr K. G. Tejwani Award, 2006; ISSS Golden Jubilee Commemoration Young Scientist Award, 2007; ICAR Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 2007-08; USDA Norman Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Award, 2008; DWM Proficiency Award, 2008; Institute of Engineers (India) R.C. Patro Memorial Award, 2009; ICAR National Fellow, 2011; Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship, USA, 2011-12; Zonal Representative (East Zone), Association of Agrometeorologists, 2007-09; Secretary, Indian Meterological Society (Bhubaneswar Chapter), 2012-13, Rajdhani Samman Award, 2015, Ekamrashee Award, 2016, DST societal Innovation Award, 2020

Fellow: Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists; Association of Agro-Meteorologists (2012); Fellow of Association of Agrometeorologists, FAAM (2010); Fellow of Indian Society of Soil Science, FISSS (2018); Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology, FWAST (2017); Fellow, Indian Society of Coasal Agriculture (2020)

Research Areas: Climate change research, mitigation, adaptation; Watershed management; Remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS); Agro-climatic analysis; Crop-weather interaction; Crop modeling

Address: Director, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700121, W.B.; [Tel: Off. (033) 25356124; Res. (0674) 2421748; Fax: (0674) 2301651; Email: kar_wtcer@yahoo.com; director.crijaf@icar.gov.in]

NAAS Associate, 2009-11; Recognition Award 2011-2012