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Virender Lal Chopra

  • 10 Jun 2020

  • Indian biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist and a director-general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Virender Lal Chopra has passed away.
  • He is known to have contributed to the development of wheat production in India.
  • He was a recipient of a number of honors including Borlaug Award, FAO World Food Day Award and Padma Bhushan, in 1985, for his contributions to agricultural science.