National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Naresh Kumar Soora
FELLOW, ELECTED 2026

Born in Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana on 1 March 1966. Educated at the Government Primary and High Schools at Gajwel, Siddipet District, Telangana, 1970-80; Zilla Parishad High School, Jadcherala, Mahabubnagar dist, 1977-78; Government Junior College, Jagadevpur, Siddipet district, Telangana, 1980-81; Government Junior College, Gajwel, 1981-82, Dr Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Degree College, Osmania University, Jadcherala, 1982-85; Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 1985-92; B.Sc. 1985; M.Sc (Ag). 1988; Ph.D. 1992.

Head and Principal Scientist, Division of Environmental Sciences, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2023 to date.

Research Officer, Plant Gene Pvt Ltd 1994-95;Agricultural Resaearch Services Scientist, 1995-99; Scientist Sr Scale, 1999-2004; Senior Scientist 2004-08 atICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod; Senior Scientist 2008-2010, Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 2010-to date; Professor, Discipline of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2016-22; Head, Division of Environmental Sciences, fom 2023 to date at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.

Awards/Honours: BHU Gold Medal 1988; Raja Mangala AP student endowment fellow, 1998; UGCFellowship, 1988-1992; RLN Memorial Award, Indian Society for Plantation Crops (ISPC), 2002; CSV Memorial Award (ISPC) 2004,Gave a talk on ‘Climate Change and Indian Agriculture’ to the Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change in the Parliament of India in 2011; Network coordinator of the ICAR Network project on climate change (2010-2013) with 23 Institutes; JC Bose Gold Medal, Indian Society for Plant Physiology, 2013; Expert Reviewer, Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), from 2017; Govt. of India expert reviewer of IPCC AR 5 report (WGII) and Summary to Policy Makers; Member, Global Steering Council Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Programme (AgMIP), NASA, GISS, Columbia University, USA (2018 onwards); Member Secretary, NITI Aayog subcommittee on Decision Support Systems, Crop Modelling & Integrated Approaches for use of technology for agriculture insurance, Government of India, 2016; Member, Wheat Expert Group on Modelling, Wheat Initiative, 2017; Lead author, IVA-Agriculture for India’s Third National Communication to UNFCCC, 2018-2023; Member, Panel on Standards for Environmental Services, Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India (2020 onwards); Member, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Task Team on Climate and Agricultural Modelling for Sustainable Agriculture, WMO, Geneva (2019-2021); Head of Delegation, India, for ISO- TC 331 from 2021, Expert Member, DST Committees on SHRI, DDP, INSPIRE 2018-2024; Expert Member, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, 2023 onwards; Member, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Task Team on Climate Services-Agriculture, WMO, Geneva (2021-2024); Expert Member, WMO Expert Team on the Guide to Agricultural Meteorology Practices (ET-GAMP) 2024 onwards; Member, TSC on POP -National Action Plan, MoEF&CC, GoI (2024 onwards); Expert Member, Indo-German Science and Technology Committee (2024 onwards); Expert Member Task Team, World Bank, 2024 IMC Member, ICAR-NISAM, Baramati 2021-2024; Convenor, Sub Panel on Standards for Sustainable Agriculture, Bureau of Indian Standards, 2025;Lead Author, IPCC, AR7 WG2 Chapter on Agriculture, food, forestry, fibre and fisheries 2025 onwards; Member, CII National Committee on Bioenergy 2025 – 26; Academic Council Member, PJTSAU, Hyderabad 2025-onwards; Editor in Chief, Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Journal 2024 onwards, Editor of Journals, hair, Co-chair & Lead speaker/chair/co-chair in many National and International Conferences and Meetings.

Fellow: International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi; Indian Society for Plantation Crops, Kasaragod;The Society of Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment. Jhansi.

Research Areas: Climate Change, Simulation Modeling, Ecophysiology, Environmental Issues

Address: Head and Principal Scientist, Division of Environmental Sciences, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; 302, Sarayu Apartments, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, PUSA Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25842986; Res. 8826963224; Cell: 8826963224, 9968768178; Email: nareshkumar.soora@gmail.com]