Himanshu Pathak

Himanshu Pathak
Born (1965-02-02) February 2, 1965
West Bengal, India
TitleDirector General, ICRISAT, President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Himanshu Pathak (born 2 February 1965) is an Indian agricultural scientist. He currently serves as Director General of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), headquartered in Hyderabad, India[1] and as the President of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[2]

Before joining ICRISAT, as its DG, he served as Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). He also served as Chairman of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB).[3]

Education

Pathak completed his undergraduate studies in agriculture at Banaras Hindu University in 1986. He obtained his M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences in 1988 and his Ph.D. in 1992 from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.[3]

Awards and recognitions

  • Honorary Member of the Indian Society of Soil Science[4]
  • President of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 2024[5]
  • Advisory Committee Member of the Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH)[6]
  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2004–2005), Germany[7]
  • Silver Jubilee Commemoration Medal of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), 2016[8]
  • Award of Appreciation from International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), 2023[9]

Research

Pathak’s research focuses on abiotic stress in crops and the impacts of climate change on agricultural systems.[10] He contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report.[11] From 2011 to 2015, he served as India’s representative in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.

Publications

Selected works

  • Pathak H, Fagodiya R.K., Singh A. (2024). Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium budget in crop production in South-Asia: regional and country trends during the last five decades. Scientific Reports 14:29136. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-77134-x.

References

  1. ^ "Dr Himanshu Pathak assumes charge of DG (ICRISAT)". Indian Council of Agricultural Research. ICAR. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Dr. HIMANSHU PATHAK, President, NAAS". National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. NAAS. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Dr Himanshu Pathak – Biodata (ICAR)" (PDF). Indian Council of Agricultural Research. ICAR. March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Honours and Awards". Indian Society of Soil Science. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. ^ "ISSS Council 2025 – President: Dr Himanshu Pathak". Indian Society of Soil Science. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Dr Himanshu Pathak". Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Prof. Dr. Himanshu Pathak – Humboldt Network". Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Recipients of Silver Jubilee Commemoration Medal". Indian National Science Academy. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. ^ "IRRI honors Dr Himanshu Pathak for his contributions to India's rice sector at IRC 2023". CGIAR. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ^ Pathak, H (2023). "Impact, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Indian agriculture". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195 (1) 52: 52–74. Bibcode:2023EMnAs.195...52P. doi:10.1007/s10661-022-10537-3. PMID 36316531.
  11. ^ "2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories". IPCC. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.