Date:02/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/02/stories/2009010253740400.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Assumes office

CHENNAI: P.L. Gautam on Wednesday assumed office as Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, located in Chennai. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Director General, Crop Science Division of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. — Special Correspondent