Dr Himanshu Pathak is new Secretary-DARE cum DG- ICAR

1st August, 2022, New Delhi

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has a new chief, Dr Himanshu Pathak as its new Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE) cum Director General (DG), ICAR.

Dr Pathak took over the charge of Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR from Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra today.

Dr. Himanshu Pathak was serving as the Director, the ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, India. Prior to this he was the Director of the ICAR-NRRI in Cuttack. He is a scientist of global repute working in the area of Abiotic stress, Climate change, Soil science.