National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Satya Nand Sushil
FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India on 3November 1966. Educated at U.P.College, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 1980-85; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 1986-93; B.Sc. 1985; M.Sc.(Ag. Entomology) 1989; Ph.D. 1993.

Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru-560 024 Karnataka 2022 to date.

Scientist, 1993-02, ICAR-NISA (Esrtwhile ILRI), Ranchi, Jharkhand; Senior Scientist, 2002-08, ICAR-VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand; Principal Scientist, 2009-2022, ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; Plant Protection Advisor to the Govt of India (On deputation selected through UPSC), 2013-2016, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Faridabad, Haryana & New Delhi.

Awards/Honours: WIPO Gold Medal by World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva (United Nations Organization), 2008; Societal Innovation Award by National Research Development Corporation, (Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India), New Delhi, 2008; ICAR Award for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research in Agriculture and Allied Sciences for the Biennium 2005-06, ICAR, New Delhi, 2008; Outstanding Scientist Award by Uttarakhand Organic Commodity Board, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 2009; Certificate of Appreciation awarded by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, 2016; Chairman, Committee on Pesticides (FAD 1), Bureau of Indian Standards, Govt. of India, 2013-16; Represented India in 9th, 10th and 11th Sessions of Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), FAO, Rome, 2014-16; Member, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), Govt. of India, 2013-16; Honorary Fellow, Agricultural Zoologists Research Association, 2016;Outstanding Agricultural Scientist Award by Dr B.V. David Foundation, Chennai, 2020;Outstanding Institution Building Award by ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, 2022; Certificate of Appreciation by USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service at Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022. Insect Environmentalist Outstanding Achiever Award by Insect Environment Journal, 2022; Golden Jubilee Special Award by Plant Protection Association of India, 2023; Global Biopesticides Excellency Award by AMMA Association and Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan, 2023; Dr V.G. Prasad Memorial Lecture, Association for Advancement of Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 2024; Convenor, Panel on Biopesticides, Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2024; Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, CSGRC, Central Silk Board, 2024; President, Society for Biocontrol Advancement, 2022 to date.

Fellow: Society for Biocontrol Advancement; Entomological Society of India; Agricultural Zoologists Research Association; Society for Sugar Research & Promotion

Research Areas: Agricultural Entomology, Biological Control, Integrated Pest Management, Biosystematics, Lac Culture, Apiculture, Invasive Pest Management

Address: Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, H.A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka; A-4, UAS Staff Quarters, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. (080) 23414220, 23417930; Cell: 9910558766; Email: snsushil@yahoo.co.uk; satya.sushil@icar.gov.in]