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The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the world’s apex body overseeing global research in agriculture, has awarded its Outstanding Journalism Category Award 2003 to Indian photojournalist, Pallava Bagla.
He has been selected for the honour for his article ‘‘Drought Exposes Cracks in India’s Monsoon Model’’ published in 2002 in the prestigious journal Science and for his articles published in media and journals.
The award which carries a cash prize of US$ 5000 was presented to Bagla on Wednesday at the annual general body meeting of the CGIAR at the UN office in Nairobi. This award is the highest honour for agriculture journalism. It is for the first time that an Indian has been selected for this.
