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Biodata

I. Academic Qualifications:B.Sc. (Ag.), M.Sc. (Ag. Ent.), M.Phil. (Appl. Ent.), Ph.D. (Ag.Ent.)

Level

Degree Institute/

Board/

University

Year Subject(s)

with major

field

Scholarship/

Fellowship

Class/

Division/

Grade/marks

Rank/

Medal/

Award

Graduation B. Sc.

(Agriculture)

Tamil Nadu

Agricultural

University,

Coimbatore

1980-

84

Agriculture Merit

scholarship First

(4.0/4.0)

UniversityFirst

Rank

14 awards

Masters M. Sc.

(Agricultural

Entomology)

Tamil Nadu

Agricultural

University,

Coimbatore

1985-

87

Agricultural

Entomology

ICAR junior

fellowship First

(4.0/4.0)

First Rank

Medalist

M.Phil.

(Applied

Entomology)

University

of

Cambridge,

England,

United

Kingdom

1987-

88

Applied

Entomology

Overseas

Development

Administration

fellowship First Division

Fellow of

Cambridge

Commonwealth

Society

PhD

Ph. D.

(Agricultural

Entomology)

University

of

Agricultural

Sciences,

Bangalore

1988-

91

Agricultural

Entomology

ICAR senior

fellowship

First

(4.0/4.0)

First rank

Merit Gold

Medalist

Name : Dr. S. Vennila

Designation

Date of Birth

:

:

Principal Scientist

14.06.1963 [55 years, Four months & Six days as on 20.10.2018]

Discipline : Agricultural Entomology

Organisation : ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management

[NCIPM]

Address : LBS Building, IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi 110 012

Phone : 011-25843536 (extn.: 219); 011-25843690 (R); 08920680570 (m)

E-mail : svennila96@gmail.com; S.Vennila@icar.gov,in

Website : http://ncipm.res.gov.in (Official)

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II. Employment Record & Experience (Starting from present position)

Designation Pay

scale

Nature of

work

Organi-

zation

Institution & Place of

posting

Period(From-to) Duration (years,

months)

Principal

Scientist

Rs.

37,400-

67,000.

GP.

10,000.

Res

earc

h an

d E

xten

sion

Indi

an C

ounc

il of

Agr

icul

tura

l Res

earc

h (I

CA

R)

National Research Centre for

Integrated Pest Management.

New Delhi

07.05.2009

to till date

Nine years &

four months

Senior

Scientist

Rs.

12,000-

420-

18,300/-

Central Institute for Cotton

Research, Nagpur (MS)

21.01.2001

to 06.05.2009 Eight years

& six

months

Scientist

(Sr.Scale)

Rs.10000

- 325-

15200/-

Central Institute for Cotton

Research, Nagpur (MS)

21.01.1997

to 20.01.2001 Four years

Scientist Rs. 8,000

-275-

13,500/-)

Central Institute for Cotton

Research, Nagpur (MS)

22.04.1994

to 20.01.1997

Three years

& nine

months

Scientist Rs. 2200-

75-2800-

EB-100-

4000/-

Research Project Directorate of

Biological Control, Bangalore

(KA)

11.01.1993

to16.04.1994

One year &

three months

Scientist

(On

Probation)

Rs. 2200-

75-2800-

EB-100-

4000/-

Trainee

Scientist

Sugarcane Breeding Institute,

Coimbatore (TN)

01.07.1992

to29.12.1992 Six months

National Academy for

Agricultural Management,

Hyderabad (TS)

21.01.1992

to26.06.1992 Six months

III. Research projects handled

Institutional [Completed projects ]

1. Interaction effects of cultivars, agrotechniques, insect, pests and entomophages in cotton ecosystem. Project

Leader : 11 years (1994 -2005)

2. Isolation, identification of characterization of pathogens of cotton insect pests and development of mass production

protocols for effective pathogens. Project Associate : 3 years (1997–2000)

3. Conservation of wild species of Gossypium and introgressive hybridization for the improvement of cultivated

cottons including application of tissue culture for improvement of cultivated cotton.Project Associate : 4 years

(1997 –2001; 2005-2009)

4. Expert system for pests/insects. Project Associate : 3 years(2002-2005)

5. Population and community ecology of cotton entomofauna. Project Leader :5 years (2006-2011)

6. Study of crop pest interactions for improving cotton pest management. Project Leader : 3 years (2006-2009)

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7. Evaluation and exploitation of compensation as a mechanism for comprehensive insect pest tolerance.Project

Leader :3 years(2006-2009)

8. Breeding of upland cotton for improved fibre yield, quality and resistance to biotic stress (bollworms and

jassids).Project Associate :4 years (2005-2009)

9. Changing scenario of cotton pests in relation to cropping systems and climate.Project Leader : 3 years (2010-13)

Sponsored/Externally funded [Completed projects]

1. National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP):Identification of resistant sources for bollworms and sucking

pests and their utilisation in the development of resistant hybrids and screening of hybrids.Project Associate: 5

years (1999-2004)

2. NATP:Delineating efficient productive zones for cotton production systems using GIS based crop models.Co

Operating Centre Principal Investigator (CCPI): 3 years (2000-2003)

3. NATP: Development of weather-based forewarning systems for crop pests and diseases –Programme no. 1-

Cotton.Co PI : (2001-2003) &Lead Centre PI :(2003-2005)

4. Agricultural Cess Fund Project: Studies on the effect of insecticides on cotton plants and their interactions with

American bollworm Helicoverpaarmigera(Hubner) and its parasitoid Campoletischlorideae Uchida.Project

Leader : 4 years (2001-2004)

5. Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) MM1(Mini Mission) 3.3: Integrated pest management (IPM) at village

level to produce cost effective quality fibre. CCPI: 5 years (2002-2007)

6. TMC MMI 3.1:Emerging and key pests: their characterization, taxonomy, genetic diversity and control.Project

Associate : 5 years(2007-2012)

7. TMC MMI 3.2: Development and validation of IPM/IRM strategies for Bt and conventional cotton under different

ecosystems.Project Associate : 5 years(2007-2012)

8. TMC MMI 3.3:Development, validation, utilization and/or commercialization of bio pesticides and bio-inoculants.

Project Associate: 5 years(2007-2012)

9. National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP): Research into development of decision support systems (DSS)

for insect pests of major rice and cotton based cropping systems.CCPI: 5years(2008-2009 at CICR, Nagpur &

2009-2014 at NCIPM, New Delhi)

10. TMC MMII byDirectorate of Cotton Development (DOCD) Mumbai:National Information System for Pest

Management (NISPM) for Bt cotton. Project Associate : 3 years (2010-2013)

11. Rastriya Krishi VigyanYogna (RKVY) of GOI:Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP):

Technical coordinator: (2010 -2014)

12. National Food Security Mission (NFSM)by GOI: Accelerated Pulse Production Programme (A3P). Project

Associate: Four years ( 2010- 2014)

13. Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) 1.5: Models to predict insect pest infestation in cotton – Sap feeders of

North zone.Co-operating Centre Principal Investigator (CCPI): (2013 -2015)

14. National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) funded by GOI: Pest and disease dynamics

relation to climate change(Target Crops: Rice, Pigeonpea, Groundnut and Tomato). (PI): (2011-17)

Completed projects – Contractual

1. Pvt. Seed companies: Field evaluation of public sector Bt cotton hybrids.PI (Entomology trials): 6 years

(2003-2009)

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Ongoing projects as on October 2018

1. National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) funded by GOI: Modeling insect pests and

diseases under climate change and development of digital tools for pest management. PI: 2017-2020

2. Rastriya Krishi VigyanYogna (RKVY) of State Department of Agriculture (SDA), Maharashtra: Crop Pest

Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP). PI : 2012-2018

IV. Honours/ Awards/Recognitions during Professional Career

1. Dr D Bap Reddy Memorial Award for the Biennium 2016-2018’ in recognition of work on ‘Integrated Pest

Management’ from Plant Protection Association of India in 2018

2. Krishi Vigyan Gaurav 2018’ by Krishi Anusandhan Sanchar Kendra, Karnal.

3. ‘Krishi Vigyan Gaurav 2017’ by Krishi Anusandhan Sanchar Kendra, Karnal.

4. Late Shri P.P. Singhal Ji Award 2015 of Society for Plant Protection Sciences (Individual award)

5. Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2012–13 for ‘Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory

Project (CROPSAP) in Maharashtra’ was awarded on the ninth Civil Services Day April 21, 2015. (Organisational

category)

6.Best poster paper presentation awards

a) National Symposium on Climate Change and Indian Agriculture: Slicing Down the Uncertainties (CCIA- 2013)

during 22-23 January 2013 at Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad, Andhra

Pradesh, India for the poster on “Impact of weather parameters on emerging pest and diseases of tomato in Ranga

Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh”(Fifth author)

b) International Conference on Natural Resource Management for Food Security and Rural Livelihoods"held at

NASC, New Delhi between 10 and 13th February 2015 for the poster on “Weather based forewarning of rice

yellow stem borer, Scirpophagaincertulas (Walker) for Raipur (Chattisgarh, India)”.(First author)

c) National Symposium on Agrochemicals Research and Education in India:Appraisal and Road Map for Future’ held

on Nov 15-17, 2016 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi for the poster on ‘Mobile application for

forecasts and insecticide calculator for management of cotton sap feeders’ .(First author)

d) XIII Agricultural Science Congress on Climate Smart Agriculture held during 21-24 February 2017 at University

of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru for poster presentation on ’Predicting yellow stem borer Scirpophaga incertulas

(Walker) of rice for current and future periods under changing climate across six agro climatic zones of India. .(First

author)

e) National Symposium on ‘Changing world order – cotton research, development and policy in context’ held at

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during 10th – 12th August, 2004 for the

poster on “Interaction effects of fertiliser levels and pest management methods on cotton crop phenology and

bollworm damage”(First author)

f) National seminar on “Second Green Revolution: Necessity or Compulsion” held during 19th-21st October 2008 at

ARS, Adilabad for the poster on “Raj 2006- An upland cotton (G.hirsutumL.) genetic stock tolerant to jassids

(Amrascabiguttulabiguttula (Ishida))”(Second author)

g) National Conference on “Plant Protection in Agriculture” through eco-friendly techniques & traditional farming

practices, held between Feb 18-20, 2010, at Agricultural Research Station, Durgapura, Jaipur for the poster on

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“Effect of insecticides and bio pesticides on the emerging sap feeders, native predators, plant growth and yield of

Bt transgenic cotton under rainfed conditions”(First author)

h) International Conference on Plant Health Management for Food Security held between November 28-30, 2012,

Hyderabad for the poster on “Description, damage, scenario, weather based prediction and management of mirid

bugs (Campylomma livida Reuter; Miridae; Hemiptera) on Rainfed Cotton of Central India. (First author)

7. Best Institute Award for CICR (Citation of ICOTIPM as a technology) ICAR, New Delhi, India in 2003

8. Panjabrao Deshmukh Woman Agricultural Scientist Award-2007 of ICAR, New Delhi, India in 2008

9. National e-governance award 2012 for ICT based solutions in CROPSAP (applied by State Department of

Agriculture (Maharashtra))(Team category)

V. Important National Assignments Undertaken (Last five years: 2013-18)

• Steering committee member of CROPSAP (Maharashtra) (2013-2018)

• Member of Central Team for assessment of PB-L Rope efficacy and status of pink bollworm across India (2017)

• DMR Nominated member of Institutional Bio-safety Committee for development of Bt transgenic maize (2013-

16) at Directorate of Maize Research, New Delhi

• Member of special sub registration committee of Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, Govt.

of India during 2015.

• Member of team for preparation of ‘IPM package for Cotton’ in collaboration with NIPHM, Hyderabad and

DPPQ&S, GOI, MoA (2014)

• ICAR Nominated member of Institute Management Committee of Directorate of Maize Research, New Delhi

(from 2012-15), National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) (from 2013-16)and

National Research Centre for Seed Spices, Ajmer (Rajasthan (2015-2018)

• NAIP-Nominated member of Consortium Advisory and Implementation Committee for NAIP Component IV

projects (2013-2014)

VI. Fellow/Memberships

• Fellow of Commonwealth Society (Cambridge), United Kingdom

• Member of Plant Protection Association of India

• Member & Councilor of Cotton Research Development and Association

• Member of Indian Society for Cotton Improvement

• Member of Annals of Plant Protection Association of India

• Member of Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

• Member of Agrometeorologists Association

• Member of Bharathiya Krishi Anusandhan Samiti