The Institute was registered in the year 1982. Since its inception the Institute is engaged in promotional activities. Amongst others, these activities relate to aforestation for maintenance of ecological balance. To achieve this objective, the Institute has adopted parks, green belts in Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar District in U.P. The Institute has taken initiative for promotion of cultivation of herbs and medicinal plants and has submitted a Project entitled "Development of Herbal belt in Uttaranchal based on the application of Bio & Information Technology" to Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India . The Institute has also prepared an approach paper for setting up of a 'Research Village' in the State of Himachal Pradesh and submitted the same to Deptt. of Bio-technology, Government of Himachal Pradesh. Presently, the Institute is engaged in propagation/cultivation of Jatropha Curcas through Self Help Groups(SHGs) under Swaranjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna(SGSY) of Govt. of India. The Institute has also been invited by Uttaranchal Bio-fuel Board to participate in training, monitoring and evaluation of Jatropha plantation for selected Van Panchayats.The Institute has been instrumental in promoting jatropha cultivation in and around Hathras city of District Mahamaya Nagar in UP. To achieve this, IASRD has set up a Jatropha Nursery in Hathras City. The main objective is to develop Jatropha saplings from quality seeds on scientific basis. The Nursery will have a Training Centre where people can be trained in all aspects of Jatropha plantation. Saplings of all age group in bulk can be obtained from the Nursery by placing a firm order. Trained manpower for large scale plantation work can also be provided by the Centre. For promotion of Jatropha on mass scale, IASRD organizes seminars, workshops at village level, training programs for village panchayat institutions, undertakes Jatropha plantation on turnkey basis for industries. Further the Institute is in the process of associating with Northern Railways for cultivation of jatropha along the railway tracks. Institute has also submitted a proposal to the Chief Development Officer, Gautam Budh nagar for taking up plantation of jatropha along the road constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sevak Yojna (PMGSY) in the District.

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