24th September, 2018, Bhimtal
ICAR-Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries Research, Bhimtal celebrated its 31st foundation day here today.
Dr. J. K. Jena, Deputy Director General, ICAR, New Delhi graced the occasion as Chief Guest and appreciated the contributions of ICAR-DCFR for significant coldwater fisheries and aquaculture research in the country. He also released the first issue of “Journal of Coldwater Fisheries” alongwith 7 other publications.
Earlier, Dr. Debajit Sarma, Director, ICAR-DCFR, briefed about activities and achievements of ICAR-DCFR during the past years emphasizing the potential of coldwater fish farming in improving the livelihood of Himalayan farmers in a sustainable manner.
About 150 delegates including 50 eminent scientists from all over India participated in the foundation day celebrations.
Coldwater Fisheries Society of India (CFSI) distributed its various categories of awards such as CFSI Gold Medal, CFSI Fellowship, CFSI Life Time Achievement Award, CFSI Special Recognition Award, CFSI Photo Contest Award to the eminent scientists/researchers for their significant contributions to coldwater fisheries research and development.
(Source: ICAR-Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Nainital)
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