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Agharkar Research Institute

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Agharkar Research Institute
TypeResearch Institute
Established1946[1]
DirectorPrashant K. Dhakephalkar[2]
Location, ,
India
CampusUrban
Founder DirectorShankar Purushottam Agharkar
Websitewww.aripune.org

The Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) is an autonomous, grant-in-aid research institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. It was established in 1946 by the Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science as MACS Research Institute and renamed as ARI in 1992 in honour and memory of its founder Director, late Professor Shankar Purushottam Agharkar. It conducts research activities in animal sciences, microbial sciences and plant sciences.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ARI History".
  2. ^ "administration".
  3. ^ "Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science Research Institute was renamed". dst.gov.in. Department of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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