ISWS Biennial Conference

"Climate-smart Weed Management for Global Food Security"
28-30 November, 2024
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

PATRONS

Dr. Himanshu Pathak
Secretary, DARE & Director General
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
New Delhi
Prof. Sudhir K. Jain
Vice Chancellor
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi
Convenor: Dr. J.S. mishra, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur

National Advisory Committee

Dr. Suresh Kumar Chaudhari, DDG, ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. K. Sammi Reddy, ICAR-NIASM, Baramati
Dr. S.K. Sharma, ADG (HRM), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. Anil Kumar, ADG (TC), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. R.K. Malik, Ex-President, ISWS, New Delhi
Dr. N.T. Yaduraju, Ex-President ISWS, Madurai
Dr. O.P. Yadav, Director, ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur
Dr. V.K. Singh, Director, ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Dr. N.G. Patil, Director, ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur
Dr. Anup Das, Director, ICAR-RCER, Patna
Dr. H. S. Ginwal, Director, TFRI, Jabalpur
Dr. M. Madhu, Director, ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun
Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa
Dr. R.K. Yadav, Director, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal
Dr. Sunil Kumar, Director, ICAR-IIFSR, Modipuram
Dr. P.K. Ghosh, Director, ICAR-NIBSM, Raipur
Dr. Rajbir Singh, ADG (AAF & CC), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. Velmurugan, ADG (S&WM), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. Sudhanshu Singh, Director, IRRI SARC, India
Dr. L.S. Brar, Ex-President, ISWS, Ludhiana
Dr. Samunder Singh, President, IWSS, Hisar
Dr. V.K. Mishra, Director, ICAR-RCNEHR, Umiam
Dr. A. Arunachalam, Director, ICAR-CARI, Jhansi
Dr. A. Sarangi, Director, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar
Dr. G.P. Dixit, Director, ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur
Dr. K.G. Mandal, Director, ICAR-MGIFRI, Motihari
Dr. P.S. Brahmanand, Project Director, WTC, New Delhi
Dr. R. Viswanathan, Director, ICAR-IISR, Lucknow
Dr. S.P. Datta, Director, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal
Dr. T.K. Behera, Director, ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi

Overseas Advisory Committee

Prof. Robert L. Zimdahl, USA
Dr. Yoshiharu Fujii, KU, Japan
Dr. Prasanta C. Bhowmik, UMA, USA
Dr. Bhagirath S. Chauhan, UQ, Australia
Dr. Bharat Babu Shrestha, TU, Nepal
Dr. Jonathan Storkey, SAS RR, United Kingdom
Dr. Prashant Jha, Montana State University, USA
Dr. Nimal Chandrasena, Australia
Dr. Krishna Narasim Reddy, USDA, USA
Dr. Amit Jhala, UNL, USA
Dr. B. Muthukumar, TAMU, USA
Dr. Gulshan Mahajan, QAAFI, Australia
Dr. Mithila Jugulam, Kansas State University, USA
Dr. Virendra Kumar, IRRI, Philippines

National Steering Committee

Chairman: Dr. J.S. Mishra, President, ISWS, Jabalpur
Co-Chairman: Dr. Anil Dixit, Vice-President, ISWS, Raipur
Members:
Dr. R.K. Ghosh, Ex-Professor BCKV, Nadia
Dr. P.K. Singh, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Dr. P. Murali Arthanari, TNAU, Coimbatore
Dr. Arvind Verma, MPUAT, Udaipur
Dr. Vimal J. Patel, AAU, Anand
Dr. K.N. Geetha, UAS, Hebbal, Bengaluru
Dr. Ajit Kumar, UPL India Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Mayank Yadav, Bayer Crop Science, New Delhi
Dr. B.P. Bhatt, NRM, ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. T.K. Das, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi
Dr. Mool Chand Singh, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi
Dr. R.S. Chhokar, ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal
Dr. M.S. Bhullar, PAU, Ludhiana
Dr. A.S. Tomar, Dhanuka Agritech Limited
Dr. Anil Kakkar, Sumitomo Chemicals
Dr. Sunil Kumar, Corteva Agriscience, Hyderabad

National Organizing Committees

Organizing Secretary: Dr. R.P. Dubey, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur

Publication Committee

Chairman: Dr. Ashok Yadav, CCSHAU, Hisar
Co-Chairman: Dr. D. Subramanyam, ANGRAU, Tirupati
Convenor: Dr. Simerjeet Kaur, PAU, Ludhiana
Members:
Dr. Shobha Sondhia, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Dr. K.A. Gopinath, ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Dr. C.M. Parihar, IARI, New Delhi
Dr. Puja Ray, Presidency University, Kolkata
Dr. Yogita Gharde, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Dr. Narendra Kumar, ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur
Dr. P. Prameela, KAU, Thrissur
Dr. Malay K. Bhowmick, IRRI, Varanasi
Dr. Dibakar Ghosh, ICAR-IIWM, Bhubaneswar
Dr Todar Mal Poonia, CCSHAU, Hisar

Technical Programme Committee

Chairman: Dr. A.N. Rao, Hyderabad
Co-Chairman: Dr. S.P. Singh, GBPUAT, Pantnagar
Convenor: Dr. V.K. Choudhary, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Members:
Dr. K.K. Barman, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Dr. Ramprakash Tata, PJTSAU, Hyderabad
Dr. B.R. Bazaya, SKUAT, Jammu
Dr. A.P. Singh, NU, Medziphema
Dr. Rakesh Kumar, ICAR-RCER, Patna
Er. C.R. Chethan, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Dr. I.C. Barua, AAU, Jorhat
Dr. M.L. Mehriya, ARS, AU, Jodhpur
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, RPCAU, Pusa
Dr. Rabiratna Dash, OUAT, Bhubaneswar
Dr. Amit Jha, JNKVV, Jabalpur
Dr. Deepak V. Pawar, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur

Finance Committee

Chairman: Dr. Sushil Kumar, Chief Editor, IJWS, Jabalpura
Co-Chairman: Dr. V.K. Choudhary, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Convenor: Dr. P.K. Mukherjee, ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur
Members:
Dr. Anand Jha, UPL India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Ch Sreedhar, TAGROS HOUSE
Dr. Purushottam Mishra, ADAMA India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Shekhar Varshney, Sumitomo Chemical India
Anirban Gangopadhyay, BASF India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Chakradhar Paul, PI Industries
Ranganatha MC, Indofil Industries Ltd.
Sunil Naganur, Syngenta India Ltd.

Local Organizing Committee

Chairman: Prof. S.V.S. Raju, Director, Institute of Agricultural Sciences
Co-Chairman: Prof. Udai Pratap Singh, Head, Department of Agronomy
Convenor: Prof. Ram Kumar Singh, Department of Agronomy
Local Organizing Secretary: Prof. Manoj K. Singh, Department of Agronomy
Local Joint Organizing Secretary: Prof. M.K. Singh, Department of Agronomy
Resource Mobilization Committee
Convenor: Prof. Ram Kr. Singh
Co-convenor: Prof. M. Raghuraman
Transport Committee
Convenor: Prof. Amlan Kr. Ghosh
Co-convenor: Dr. Nikhil Kr. Singh
Accommodation Committee
Convenor: Prof. Rakesh Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. Manoj Kr. Singh
Food and Refreshment Committee
Convenor: Prof. H. P. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. Rajesh Kr. Singh
Farmers Co-ordination Committee
Convenor: Prof. Shree Ram Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. N. Raghuvansi
Registration Committee
Convenor: Prof. P. S. Badal
Co-convenor: Dr. Sudhir Kr. Rajpoot
Dr. Savita Devangan
Poster presentation Committee
Convenor: Prof. Pawan Kr. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. S. K. Prasad
Technical Sessions Committee
Convenor: Prof. Satish Kr. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. Pratik Sanodiya
Publication Committee
Convenor: Prof. Birinchi Kr. Sarma
Co-convenor: Dr. Ram S. Meena
Press, Media, Videography & Photography Committee
Convenor: Prof. S. P. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. Rajesh Singh
Stage management and Seating arrangement Committee
Convenor: Prof. Anand Kr. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. R. N. Meena
Cultural Program Committee
Convenor: Prof. Sangeeta Pandit P
Co-convenor: Prof. J. K. Singh
Stall presentation Committee
Convenor: Prof. Chandra Bhushan
Co-convenor: Dr. S. K. Verma
Invitation Committee
Convenor: Dr. Rakesh Kr. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. Nikhil Kr. Singh
Tour and Excursion Committee
Convenor: Dr. Rakesh Kr. Singh
Co-convenor: Dr. Shashidhar K. S.
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