Women vet researchers honoured at nat'l event
women veterinary doctors
and researchers, 145 veterinary researchers from across the country were presented with
Best Thesis Awards
in Patna on Saturday.
The awarded theses comprised 67 PhD dissertations and 78 master of veterinary science (MVSc) theses. The awards were presented at the Bihar Agricultural Marketing-Extension Training Institute (BAMETI) auditorium. A total of 437 theses had been submitted for consideration. The final selection was made by a panel of 40 eminent experts in veterinary science.
Among the dignitaries present were additional chief secretary of the animal husbandry and fishery resources department, N Vijyalakshmi, vice-chancellor of
Bihar Animal Sciences University
(BASU), Dr Inderjeet Singh and Nidhi Rawat, president and national convener of the Women Vet Wing of the Indian Veterinary Association (WVW-IVA), who spearheaded the initiative to mobilise theses for the awards.
"The ceremony was organised and held not only to celebrate and honour academic brilliance, but also to highlight the courage, perseverance and commitment of women researchers connected with veterinary science," said WVA-IVA joint secretary Dr Nikita Singh.
She added that women researchers who submitted their theses for final selection came from all states across the country. The audience at the BAMETI auditorium also included veterinary researchers representing every state.
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