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V Praveen Rao wins MS Swaminathan Award

Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor V Praveen Rao has won the 7th Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019. The Selection Committee has decided to select Praveen Rao for the award recognising his contributions in the fields of agricultural research, teaching, extension and administration. The award will be conferred on him in June 2020. Praveen Rao handled 13 research & 6 consultancy projects on micro-irrigation in India, Israel and South Africa.

The MS Swaminathan award was constituted by Retired ICAR Employees Association (RICAREA) and Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (NSL). It carries a prize of ₹2 lakh and a citation.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Chief Minister of Telangana: K Chandrasekhar Rao.
  • Governor of Telangana: Tamilisai Soundararajan.
  • Capital of Telangana: Hyderabad.

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