Dr S.R.K. Varshney is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer of 1984 batch of U.P. Cadre. He is retired from the post of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, U.P. Dr Varshney has a long experience of 32 years of working on the forest ecosystem management, forest and wildlife management, natural resource management, climate change issues related to forestry and agriculture. Dr. Varshney has done M.Sc. and Ph.D in Environmental Science from School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has done a certificate course on EIA and monitoring with GIS and Remote Sensing from University of Wales, Bangor, the U.K. He has also worked as Environmental Scientist in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) before joining IFS. He has conducted EIA on power plants of NTPC. Dr. Varshney was posted on various important posts in the Forest Department of U.P and has also worked on deputation as Director in the Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. He has many publications in International and National journals on the impact of Sulphur Dioxide pollution on the plants and other issues of Environment. He has specialization in the field of EIA, Management of Natural Resources, Watershed Management and Forest and Wild Life Management, global warming and climate change. Dr. Varshney has also served on deputation as Addl. Managing Director in NAFED and Managing Director in NACOF.