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Harsh Vardhan Batra

Harsh Vardhan Batra is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Harsh Vardhan Batra rather than just read about it. In short: Harsh Vardhan Batra is an Indian scientist working in animal biotechnology at the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), of the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology. He is a former director of the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) establishment at Mysore (April 2012 – December 2015).

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Reference excerpt

Harsh Vardhan Batra is an Indian scientist working in animal biotechnology at the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), of the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology. He is a former director of the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) establishment at Mysore (April 2012 – December 2015). As a specialist in infectious diseases, he participated in the DRDO biodefence preparedness program, and was an expert member of the technical advisory committee on plague constituted by the government of India in September 1994. He served as technical consultant for the design and construction of high containment laboratories for DRDO, the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He participated in the United Nations Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC) ad hoc group meetings in Geneva as a member of the Indian delegation, and conducted World Health Organization (WHO) Southeast Asia Regional Office meetings and workshops on infectious diseases.

Education Earned MVSc in Bacteriology and Hygiene (1979) and PhD in Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology (1985) from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in Hisar. In 1987 he conducted post-doctoral research at the Medical Research Council (MRC) in the Tuberculosis and Related Infections Unit at Hammersmith Hospital in London.

Career Senior scientific officer and head of the mycobacteriology laboratory, National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi from 1984 to Nov.1990. Scientist at DRDO in Gwalior from November 1990 to February 2006. Additional Director, DFRL, Mysore from February 2006 to April 2012 and Director from April 2012 to December 2015. He conducted disease outbreak investigations as DRDO Life Sciences team leader during biological emergencies such as:

Plague outbreaks at Surat, Gujarat and Beed, Maharashtra August and September 1994. Pneumonic plague in Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), February 2002. Suspected leptospirosis outbreaks: Delhi: Aug 2000 Orissa: July – August 2002 Kerala: Oct. 2002 Kerala: October- November 2003 Maharashtra: Aug 2005 Suspected cholera outbreaks Bhind (MP) in May–June 2004 Delhi in July–August 2004 Anthrax outbreak investigation at Gundlupet (Karnataka), 2013. Anthrax outbreak investigation at Hindupur (Andhra Pradesh), 2014. Anthrax outbreak at Mysore in November 2001 Anthrax scares due to suspect powder in envelopes, October 2001 – 2003.

Awards

First position Prizes in M.V.Sc. and PhD. In 1979 & 1985, respectively National Institute of Immunology Product Development Award in 1988 DRDO Technology Cash Award in 1996 Ganti Sastri Gold Medal for best publication in 1998 DRDO Scientist of the Year Award in 2002 First Prize in paper presentation at the Indian Convention of Food Scientists and Technologists (ICFOST), 2009 Two Best posters in paper presentation in Eleventh Sir Tata Dorabji Symposium on Diagnostics in Infection, Indian Institute of Science, 2010 First prize for the paper presentation in National Seminar on Microbial Diversity – Exploration & Bioprospecting, 2010 Best research paper in DFRL, 2010 First prize in paper presentation in National Seminar on Recent Trends in Microbial Techniques at Kakatiya University, 2011 First prize in paper presentation in World Congress on Biotechnology at Hyderabad during March 2011 First prize in paper presented during 52nd AMI conference held at Chandigarh during Nov. 2011 Three best awards for papers presented at International Symposium on Recent Trends in Processing and Safety of Speciality and Operational Foods at DFRL in November 2011 Best research paper award in P.R. Verma Award competition 2012 Best research paper award in Association of Microbiology of India award competition Two Best Paper awards in National conference held at Kakatiya University 2012 Best poster paper award in national conference held at Vellore Institute of Technology, 2012 Best Research paper award- TSICON-2013, International Conference on Biology of Natural toxins- Goa, BITS-pilani. Titanium Trophy Award 2012 - Received from Prine Minister Manmohan Singh, 31 July 2012, New Delhi Defence Technology Spin-Off Award 2013 - Received from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, August 2014 PROF. J. V. BHAT MEMORIAL ORATION AWARD 2015 NATIONAL FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS "DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY". PATH BREAKING RESEARCH AND OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT received from Honourable Raksha manthri Sri. Manohar Parikar on 23 Sept. 2015 in Delhi.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harsh Vardhan Batra

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harsh Vardhan Batra claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Harsh Vardhan Batra before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Harsh Vardhan Batra ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Harsh Vardhan Batra

In research: Harsh Vardhan Batra appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Harsh Vardhan Batra in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Harsh Vardhan Batra is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1955 births, Anthrax, Indian biotechnologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harsh Vardhan Batra outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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