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AWARDS AND PRIZES

  • Padma Shri (2011)
  • Outstanding Woman Achiever Award (2008) Lucknow Management Association, Lucknow,
  • FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce) Outstanding Woman Achiever Award (2008) Mumbai,
  • Borlaug Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Agriculture and the Environment ’, (2004) New De
  • lhi,
  • Kissan Samman, Farmers’ Forum, for “Yeoman Service to Indian Farmers” (2003) Vijayawada,
  • Knight of The Order of the Golden Ark , for “ Valuable contribution to biodiversity by establishing Gene Campaign”, (2001) Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • National Service Award,, Pragati Trust (1998), Hyderabad, India.
  • Birbal Sawhney Gold Medal(1971), Lucknow., India

 

MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL POLICY FORUMS (PRESENT AND PAST)

 

Agriculture & Food

 

  • Member, National Advisory Board on Management of Genetic Resources, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India,
  • Member, Working Group for Community Agro-Biodiversity Conservation, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority, Govt. of India
  • Member, Working Group on International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, Govt. of India.
  • Member, Committee on Plant Genetic Resources, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
  • Member, Working Group on Knowledge Applications in Agriculture, National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India
  • Member, Commission on Center-State Relations, Task Force on Natural Resources, Environment, Land and Agriculture, Govt. of India
  • Member, International NGO Steering Committee of Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR)
  • Member, Steering Committee, FAO-India Country Programming Framework
  • Member, Expert Committee to frame the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Bill
  • Member , Research Advisory Committee, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, (NBPGR) Govt. of India
  • Member, Steering Committee, Agricultural Diversity Group, International Development and Research Council ( IDRC), Canada.
  • Member, Agriculture Commission, Jharkhand, India
  • Member, Research Advisory Committee, National Academy of Agriculture Research Management (NAARM), Govt. of India
  • Member, Task force for mainstreaming gender in National Agricultural Technology Program (NATP), Agriculture Ministry, Govt of India

Biodiversity and Conservation

 

  • Member, Expert Committee on Access and Benefit Sharing, National Biodiversity Authority, Govt. of India
  • Governing Council, Inst. of Bioresources & Sustainable Development, Manipur, India
  • Member, National Afforestation and Eco-development Board, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India.
  • Member, Steering Committee, National Biodiversity Board, Govt. of India
  • Member, Expert Committee to frame Biological Diversity Bill.
  • Member , Forest Conservation Committee, Govt. of India.
  • Member, Steering Committee, Biodiversity Conservation Project – India.
  • Member, State Biodiversity Board, Government of Madhya Pradesh
  • Member, Committee on Export Policy of Medicinal Plants, Govt. of India.

 

Biotechnology , IPR and International Trade

 

  • Member, Expert Committee to develop Methodologies for Monitoring Environmental impacts of Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production, FAO, Rome
  • Member, Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights and Indian Germplasm Resources, Govt of India
  • Witness, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Seeds Bill, 2004
  • Member, Expert Committee to frame the National Biotechnology Policy
  • Chairperson, Task Force on Biodiversity & Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012), National Planning Commission, Govt. of India
  • Member, Expert Group on TRIPS- CBD linkage, Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India
  • Chairperson, Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, BCCP, India.
  • Member, National Commission on International Trade, Min. of Commerce, Govt. of India
  • Working Group on TRIPs, Confederation of Indian Industry, India
  • Member, High -Level Advisory Board, Biotechnology Consortium, India Ltd.
  • Consultant for Biotechnology, Business Council for Sustainable Development, India.
  • Member, Expert Group on WTO and CBD, Min. of Commerce, Govt. of India
  • Witness, Parliamentary Select Committee on Patent Amendments.
  • Witness,  Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Dunkel Draft and IPR
  • Witness, Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation
  • Witness, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce

Education and Development

 

  • Member, Special Selection Committee, Networks of Centres of Excellence, Government of Canada
  • Member, International Advisory Committee, STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, UK
  • Member, Board of Trustees, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.
  • Member, Research Advisory Committee of National Innovation Foundation
  • Member, Governing Board, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi
  • Member, Governing Board, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi
  • Member, General Assembly of ActionAid, India.
  • Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science, USA
  • Member Ethics Committee Pushpavati Singhania Research Institute
  • Member, State Planning Board, Government of Meghalaya,
  • Member, Central Advisory Board on Education, Govt. of India.
  • Member, Scientific Experimentation Committee, Govt. of India.
  • Member, Committee on Ethical issues – Indian Council of Medical research (ICMR)
  • Governing Council and Syndicate, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah, Bihar
  • Member, Syndicate, BR Ambedkar University, Muzzafarpur
  • Member, Ethics Committee, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
  • Governing Council, Asian Development & Research Institute, India.
  • Governing Board, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, Govt. of India.
  • Fellow,  Ashoka Foundation, Virginia, USA.