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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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    Ichthyofaunal diversity along with socio-economic status of farmers in Hisar District of Haryana
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2022-07) Yadav, Shankar Lal; Dahiya, Tejpal
    The study was carried out in the Hisar District, which is located in Haryana, India. Ichthyofaunal diversity along with socio-economic status of farmers in Hisar District of Haryana were monitored from October 2021 to March 2022. The recorded fish diversity revealed 12 fish species have been recorded from Hisar District which belongs to 4 orders, 7 families and 12 genera. In present investigation it is observed that 37.7% of fish farmers have fisheries as primary occupation and 52% farmers had an annual income between Rs. 3 to 4.5 lakh. The present study gives enlightening information on Ichthyofaunal diversity and socio-economic conditions of fish farmers of Hisar District.