Dr. M.S. Rathore, Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics), selected for the Jawaharlal Nehru Award of the ICAR 1981 in recognition of meritorious research work done for Ph.D. degree at ICRISAT, Hyderabad and H.P. University, Shimla. Associate Professor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, 1973-1983, Senior Fellow/Professor, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, from 1983-2008, Professional Staff at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal during 1987-89, Visiting Professor, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, U.K. 1994-95 and 1997. Presently Director, Centre for Environment and Development Studies, Jaipur (CEDSJ). Published more than 100 research papers in various academic journals, seminars and conferences. Completed 81 research projects, written seven books and many book chapters.
Dr. Tej Partap, is an Ecologist and established mountain agriculture systems scholar, and expert on Himalayan agriculture systems and farmers livelihood systems. He served as Professional staff and Programme Leader at the Mountain Farming Systems Division of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) from 1987 to 2000. Since 2001 he has been serving as Vice Chancellor of several Universities, including Sher e Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Srinagar; CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur; GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Currently he is serving as Vice Chancellor of Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha.
Dr. Laxman Singh Rathore is Chairman, Centre for Environment and Development Studies, Jaipur and former Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences. He served various international bodies such as: Chair, (Acting 2016-19) Intergovernmental Board for Climate Services (IBCS), WMO, United Nations (UN). Vice-Chair, (2012-16) IBCS, WMO. Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of India with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations. Member, Executive council WMO, UN. Vice President, Commission for Agriculture Meteorology, WMO. Chairman, Governing Council, SAARC Meteorological Research Centre, Dhaka. Scientific Member, 3rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (1983-84) and established the first permanent Indian station.