32^nd Institute Research Council (IRC) meeting conducted

    The meeting of 32nd Institute Research Council was held from 9-13^th August 2021 in a hybrid mode following Covid-19 protocol. Scientists from respective section presenting on a particular day were present in the meeting hall and rest were attended the meeting in the virtual mode. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Parveen Kumar, Chairman, IRC and Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa. In his opening remarks, he expressed his happiness over the achievements of the Institute and lauded scientists for their research accomplishments, awards and recognition. He urged all the scientists to take up demand driven and need based quality research with good impact of the technology. He also opined that regular meetings with stakeholders must be conducted for getting feedback and to prioritize the research methodologies. During the meeting, project wise progress of research work was reviewed and the technical programmes were finalized. The PIs of various research projects presented the work done in their respective projects and then presented the future plan of work. The plans of work were discussed thoroughly and modified wherever required before being approved by the house. Dr. Manohara, K. K., member secretary, IRC thanked Director and all the scientists for their cooperation in the successful completion of the meeting.