Dr Shashi Bala Singh, Director, NIPER Hyderabad received the prestigious 'FICCI Award of Excellence - Women in R&D' from Hon’ble Nkandu Luo, Minister of Higher Education, Government of Zambia, on February 21, 2019 at DST FICCI GLOBAL R&D SUMMIT 2019, Hyderabad. The R&D Award is given for outstanding R&D happening in the country across industry, academia and research establishments from the public and private sector.

Dr Shashi Bala Singh as a Special Guest & Panelist during the Conference, discussed and embarked upon ways for international collaboration in Research & Development to deliver socio-economic impact for sustainable growth.