Rumen Microbiology: From Evolution to Revolution (PDF)

underwent training for Scientists & Technologists in 2007 at DST and in molecular biology at IARI and IMTECH besides, E-course Development at NAARM. He was 'Co-organizing Secretary' of Conference of AMI, 2004 and Convener of National Environment Awareness Campaign of MoEF at NDRI, 2007. He is editorial board member and referee of several reputed journals worldwide. He is a life member of number of renowned scientific bodies, and fellow of ANSI and NADSI.

Dr. Rameshwar Singh is presently serving as Project Director at ICAR - Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. In this role, Dr. Singh is responsible for communication, information, publication of research journals and books and other outreach activities of the ICAR and its 100 odd research institutions at the national level. He has helped in further opening up ICAR through social media and e-publications.

He has over 36 years of research and teaching experience in dairy and rumen microbiology. He has completed a number of projects on biodegradation of lignin, animal and human probiotics, improvement and preservation of feeds and fodders through microbial fermentation, indigenous fermented milks and dairy starter cultures. His effort in expansion and strengthening of the National Collection of Dairy Cultures (NCDC) has been noteworthy. He also led the All India Network Project on Dairy Microbes as Nodal Officer. Dr. Singh has been previously associated with the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar and National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. He has guided a number of postgraduate students for the masters and doctoral programmes, and has published highly cited research papers and review articles.

Dr. Singh is life member of the Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Dairy Association, Indian Science Congress and Animal Nutrition Association. He has also been awarded the fellowship of National Academy of Dairy Sciences (India).





Prof. Devki Nandan Kamra is presently the ICAR National Professor at the Animal Nutrition Division of Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar and has a research and teaching experience of 36 years. Previously, he had been the Director, Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition at IVRI, Izatnagar  from 2010 to 2013 and had an additional charge of Joint Director (Research) from July 2012 to February 2013.

He has completed several research projects funded by Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, National Agricultural Technology Programme, ICAR, New Delhi, ICAR Cess Fund, International Atomic Energy Agency/ Food and Agricultural Organization (IAEA-FAO Joint Division), Austria and National Agricultural Innovative Programme (NAIP), New Delhi. His research interests are: Microbial diversity of the rumen, metagenomics and rumen manipulation for increasing livestock productivity, microbial feed additives for improving nutrient utilization and inhibition of enteric methane emission by the ruminants. He has guided 4 M.V.Sc. and 10 Ph.D. students for their research leading to respective degrees. He has written five books on Animal Nutrition, which are very well accepted by the students, teachers and researchers. He has published more than 130 research papers in journals of high repute and contributed several chapters in book edited by experts in Animal Nutrition. 

He has been conferred the Best Teacher Award of IVRI (Deemed University), Award of Merit and Award of Honour of IVRI, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, Fellowship of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Recognition Award of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramaniam Award for Outstanding Teacher, CLFMA Life Time Achievement Award and ANA Dr. D.V.R. Prakash Rao Outstanding Researcher Award. Two of his students have received prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award forOutstanding P.G. Research and one student received Dr. N. D. Kehar Award for Outstanding P.G. Research.