Indian Television Academy awarded Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora, Additional Director (Biotechnology), PSCST with ‘GR8! Women Award 2010 in Science & Technology’.

The Indian Television Academy awarded Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora, Additional Director (Biotechnology), PSCST with ‘GR8! Women Award 2010 in Science &Technology’ in a mega event organized by the Academy in Mumbai. This glittering event was telecast by Sony Channel on 11.3.2010.   These coveted awards are given by the Academy to laud and celebrate women achievers of India in different genres, in order to create awareness about the curse of female foeticide rampant in the country.  The Academy honoured 24 women achievers this year selected from all over the country including the celebrities like Aishwarya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Saroj Khan, Zoya Akhtar, Shehnaz Hussain etc. in various categories.  Dr. Arora is the first women from this part of the country to have received this prestigious award for contribution in the field of Science & Technology.

Distinction Award for Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora, Additional Director (Biotechnology) by Society for Promotion of Plant Science Research

 The Society for Promotion of Plant Science Research conferred  Distinction Award on Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora, Additional Director (Biotechnology), PSCST for her academic distinctions and significant contributions towards National and International understanding and goodwill in Life Sciences / Biotechnology.  The Society for Promotion of Plant Science Research is a distinguished scientific body which has been bringing out Journal of Plant Science Research for the last 25 years.   Dr. Arora received the Distinction Award during National Seminar on “New Biology and Plant Engineering” held at Jaipur on 1-2 December, 2009 from Padma Bhushan, Dr. Asis Datta, former Vice-Chancellor, Jawahar Lal Nehru University.