N. Balakrishnan Nair
Indian marine biologist, ecologist (1927–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Narayana Balakrishnan Nair (1927–2010) was a marine biologist, ecologist and the founder president of Kerala Science Congress.[1] He was known for his advocacy of trawling ban during monsoon seasons which was later accepted and imposed by the Government of Kerala.[2] A Jawaharlal Nehru fellow, Nair was an elected fellow of all the major Indian science academies as well as the Zoological Society of London.[3] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1971, for his contributions to biological sciences.[4] He received the fourth highest Indian civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 1984.[5]
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Born | (1927-07-06)6 July 1927 Kerala, India |
Died | 21 April 2010(2010-04-21) (aged 82) Vazhuthacaud, Kerala, India |
Nationality | Indian |
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Known for | Aquatic Biology Biodeterioration of cellulose |
Awards | 1971 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 1980 All India Congress of Zoology Gold Medal 1984 Padma Shri 1988 INSA Chandrakala Hora Memorial Medal |
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Fields | Marine biology |
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