Dr. Manoj Khanna
Water Technology Centre
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi 110012 IndiaEmail: khanna_manoj2001@yahoo.com.au , mkhanna@iari.res.in, manoj.khanna@icar.gov.in
- Ph. D. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2001
- M. Tech.(Water Resources Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 1992
- Post Diploma in Business Administration, Board of Technical Education, Delhi, Delhi Productivity Council, Jhandewalan, Delhi; 1988.
- Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering, Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India, 1985
- Ph. D. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2001
- M. Tech.(Water Resources Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 1992
- Post Diploma in Business Administration, Board of Technical Education, Delhi, Delhi Productivity Council, Jhandewalan, Delhi; 1988.
- Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering, Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India, 1985
Principal Scientist, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. Since Jan 1, 2009. 1986 to 1994: Scientist (S-1), 1994-1998: Scientist (Senior Scale), 1998-2001: Scientist (Selection Grade), 2001-2009: Senior Scientist
- Developed a two-dimensional simulation model, design and operational guidelines for basin/border irrigation layouts
- Design, operation and management schedules of microirrigation and fertigation systems for various vegetable crops
- Water and nutrient transport modeling in microirrigation fertigation
- Developed strategies to enhance adaptive capacity to climate change in vulnerable regions of Mewat and Dhar districts through integrated water saving technologies.
- Developed an aggregate drought index for drought monitoring and validated for Indo Gangetic plains and Maharashtra State.
Climate Change modelling and adaptation, impact of climate change on water resources availability in river basins, precision agriculture & irrigation management, drought indices and monitoring system
- Precision Agriculture for Enhanced Input Use Efficiency (Institute Flagship Programme), Principal Investigator,
- Regional Water Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security under Changing Climate,
- National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)
- North Indian Centre for Water Technology Research in Agriculture
Journals (80), Book Chapters (5), Reports and Publications in Proceedings (38), Training Manuals (5), Presentations in Conferences/Seminars (12), Popular Extension Articles (15).
Journals (80), Book Chapters (5), Reports and Publications in Proceedings (38), Training Manuals (5), Presentations in Conferences/Seminars (12), Popular Extension Articles (15).
“N.B.C.C. Prize for Excellence” for being Academically Best Student of Civil Engineering Department, I.I.T., Delhi, M. Tech. 1992, MASHAV Fellowship of the State of Israel 1994, Melbourne International Research Scholarship (1997 – 2001), Melbourne Research Scholarship (1997 – 2001), University of Melbourne, Australia, Best research paper award 2010 and 2007 of ISAE and ISWAM
Teaching courses on Advance Water resources management, Pressurized irrigation system design, Crop water requirements and irrigation planning.