Ravishankar assumes charge as CIFT director

Ravishankar C N, Principal Scientist and Head, Fish Processing Division assumed charge of Director, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), here.
Ravishankar, who joined CIFT, Kochi as scientist in 1991, had participated in the First Indian Antarctic Expedition, a CIFT press release said.
His areas of specialisation include fish processing and packaging technologies and has developed, popularised and transferred many technologies to the seafood industry and has more than 200 International and National publications to his credit and has filed 17 patents.
Ravishankar was instrumental in establishing Business Incubation Centre with office and pilot plant facility for the entrepreneurship development in fish and other food products.