National Dairy Research Institute

The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal is India's premier institute for dairy research.[1] The institute was accorded the status of Deemed University in the year 1989.

National Dairy Research Institute
TypePublic
Established1955; 66 years ago
AffiliationIndian Council of Agricultural Research
DirectorM S Chauhan
Location
29.704°N 76.982°E / 29.704; 76.982
CampusUrban, 1,384 acres (560 ha)
Websitewww.ndri.res.in

History

The National Dairy Research Institute was established at Bangalore in 1923 as Imperial Institute of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. In 1936 it was renamed as Imperial Dairy Institute. After the independence of India, in 1947 it was renamed to its current name. In 1955 the institute's headquarters moved to [[Karnal]

See also

References

  1. Page 127, The Directory of Scientific Research Institutions in India, By T. S. Rajagopalan, R. Satyanarayana, Published 1969 by Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre
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