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National Event 📅 January 26, 2026

ICAR-NIVEDI Observes 77th Republic Day Highlighting Scientific Leadership in Disease Informatics and Surveillance

ADG (Animal Health) commends Institute's excellence in evidence-based disease surveillance and expanding global contributions

Staff Reporter Bengaluru

The 77th Republic Day was celebrated with patriotic fervour at the ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology & Disease Informatics (ICAR-NIVEDI), Bengaluru, with active participation of permanent and contractual staff members. The celebrations commenced with the unfurling of the National Flag by Dr. Divakar Hemadri, Assistant Director General (Animal Health), ICAR, New Delhi, and Dr. Baldev Raj Gulati, Director, ICAR-NIVEDI.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Gulati highlighted the Institute's major achievements during the past year, underscoring ICAR-NIVEDI's expanding national and international leadership in disease informatics, population-based assays, environmental and sentinel surveillance, commodity-based surveillance, disease economics, and digital epidemiology. He also emphasised the Institute's extension initiatives aimed at strengthening livelihood security of socially and economically marginalised farming communities.

The address further highlighted significant progress in institutional infrastructure development, including hostel construction and renovation, rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge systems, forestry initiatives, and promotion of sports and staff welfare activities.

In his remarks, Dr. Divakar Hemadri appreciated the Institute's scientific excellence, translational impact, and growing contributions to national and global animal health programmes, commending ICAR-NIVEDI's role in strengthening evidence-based disease surveillance and policy support.

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Flag unfurling ceremony — Dr. Divakar Hemadri, ADG (Animal Health), ICAR, and Dr. Baldev R. Gulati, Director, ICAR-NIVEDI, unfurling the National Flag on 77th Republic Day. Click to view full size

Director addressing the gathering — Dr. Baldev R. Gulati addressing the gathering and highlighting the Institute's achievements in disease informatics and surveillance. Click to view full size

Group photo of NIVEDI staff — ICAR-NIVEDI staff members at the 77th Republic Day celebration in Bengaluru. Click to view full size