Biography:

Dr. B. Meenakumari is former Chairperson of National Biodiversity Authority. She was Deputy Director General (Fisheries) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi prior to joining NBA. She is the first women scientist to occupy this prestigious position as DDG in ICAR. Earlier to this, Dr. Meenakumari, who has more than 38 years of service in ICAR, was the Director of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Cochin. She is basically a marine biologist and a renowned scientist in the field of fisheries, fishing technology and biodeterioration with more than 200 research publications to her credit.