Himanshu Pathak

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Born (1965-02-02) February 2, 1965 (age 59)
West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materIndian Agricultural Research Institute
OccupationAgricultural scientist
OrganizationNational Rice Research Institute (Director0

Himanshu Pathak is an agricultural scientist and the Director of National Rice Research Institute..[1].

Scientific Career

Born on 2 February 1965 in West Bengal, he earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Chemistry from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in 1992. He joined the same institute as a Scientist. Subsequently, he was promoted to Principal Scientist (2009-2016) and Professor (2013-2016), in the department of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi[2]. He joined as the Director of National Rice Research Institute in 2016[1].

Research

Himanshu Pathak's areas of research include climate change, soil science and environmental simulation modelling. He has evaluated and promoted resource-conserving technologies (RCTs) and integrated crop management systems to increase resource use efficiency and farmers’ income in rice-wheat system.[3]. He is also one of the lead authors for the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and the 5th Assessement Report of IPCC[4]. Pathak has estimated the carbon foot prints of the Indian food items which shows that the emission of green house gases (GHGs) can be reduced by changing the food habits[5]. The emission of air pollutants from crop residues in India has been estimated by his research group [6] [7][8][9][10]and it has been demonstrated that rice straw with addition of Nitrogen fertilizer can be used to increase soil fertility[11][12]. He has published more than 170 research articles in international journals and which have more than 11000 citations with h-index of 54 and i-10 index of 142[13].

Awards & Recognition

Dr. Pathak is a fellow of two science academies of India i.e. National Science Academy and National Academy of Sciences[14], India. He is also a fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. He has also been awarded prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences 2018 from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pioneer, The. "Pathak joins as new NRRI Director". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ↑ "NAAS".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "NICRA".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "List of selected Authors and Review Editors 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Pathak, H.; Jain, N.; Bhatia, A.; Patel, J.; Aggarwal, P. K. (2010-10-15). "Carbon footprints of Indian food items". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 139 (1): 66–73. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.002. ISSN 0167-8809.
  6. ↑ Jain, Niveta; Bhatia, Arti; Pathak, Himanshu (2014). "Emission of Air Pollutants from Crop Residue Burning in India". Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 14 (1): 422–430. doi:10.4209/aaqr.2013.01.0031.
  7. ↑ Majumdar, Deepanjan; Pathak, Himanshu; Kumar, Sushil; Jain, M. C. (2002-09-01). "Nitrous oxide emission from a sandy loam Inceptisol under irrigated wheat in India as influenced by different nitrification inhibitors". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 91 (1): 283–293. doi:10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00223-7. ISSN 0167-8809.
  8. ↑ Ladha, J. K.; Tirol-Padre, A.; Reddy, C. K.; Cassman, K. G.; Verma, Sudhir; Powlson, D. S.; van Kessel, C.; de B. Richter, Daniel; Chakraborty, Debashis; Pathak, Himanshu. "Global nitrogen budgets in cereals: A 50-year assessment for maize, rice and wheat production systems". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 19355. doi:10.1038/srep19355. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 4726071. PMID 26778035.
  9. ↑ Pathak, Himanshu (2012). Climate Change Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture Methodology for Assessment and Application. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-88708-82-6. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  10. ↑ Bhatia, Arti; Jain, Niveta; Pathak, Himanshu (2013). "Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from Indian rice paddies, agricultural soils and crop residue burning". Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. 3 (3): 196–211. doi:10.1002/ghg.1339. ISSN 2152-3878.
  11. ↑ Pathak, Himanshu; Singh, Ramandeep; Bhatia, Arti; Jain, Niveta (2006-04-12). "Recycling of rice straw to improve wheat yield and soil fertility and reduce atmospheric pollution". Paddy and Water Environment. 4 (2): 111. doi:10.1007/s10333-006-0038-6. ISSN 1611-2504.
  12. ↑ Nath, Chaitanya Prasad; Das, Tapas Kumar; Rana, Kuldeep Singh; Bhattacharyya, Ranjan; Pathak, Himanshu; Paul, Sangeeta; Meena, Mahesh Chand; Singh, Shashi Bala (2017-10-15). "Greenhouse gases emission, soil organic carbon and wheat yield as affected by tillage systems and nitrogen management practices". Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 63 (12): 1644–1660. doi:10.1080/03650340.2017.1300657. ISSN 0365-0340.
  13. ↑ "H Pathak - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  14. ↑ "YEAR BOOK -2019" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  15. ↑ "List of Awardees for ICAR Awards 2018" (PDF). icar.org.in.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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