The Department of Posts, Government of India in Telangana recently paid tribute to the scientific development centered around the city of Hyderabad by launching a special series of picture postcards on “Scientific Research Institutes of Hyderabad.” ICRISAT is among the 10 organizations featured.

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In-house version 12 March 2021, No.1897
India Post releases picture postcard series to celebrate
Hyderabad as a hub for scientific organizations
The Department of Posts,
Government of India in Telangana
recently paid tribute to the scientific
development centered around the city
of Hyderabad by launching a special
series of picture postcards on “Scientific
Research Institutes of Hyderabad.”
ICRISAT is among the 10 organizations
featured.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Rajendra
Kumar, Chief Postmaster General,
Telangana Circle said, “This is a
celebration of Hyderabad’s
achievements; it is one of the four
scientific clusters in India (the others
are Pune, Bangalore and New Delhi).
Dr Sagar Singh, Postmaster General, said, “Starting in
the 1960s we saw several scientific institutions set up
headquarters in Hyderabad. Today, we launch this series
to make people more aware about these organizations.”
Apart from ICRISAT, other institutions gracing the
postcards are the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN),
The Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
(CRIDA); The National Academy of Agricultural Research
The post card series was launched on 10 Mar 2021 in
Hyderabad.
Mr Rajendra Kumar, Chief Postmaster General, Telangana Circle, releasing the
picture postcard on ICRISAT.
Photo: Joanna K-P, ICRISAT
Management (NAARM); National Institute of
Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER); The
Center for Cell & Molecular Biology (CCMB); and more.
Ms Joanna Kane-Potaka, Assistant Director General-
External Relations, ICRISAT, applauded India Post’s
initiative to highlight these institutions. “This can be a
great opportunity for organizations who often work
bilaterally, to now collaborate across disciplines and
sectors,” she said.