Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-J) is going to host international conference from 18-20 February. According to press release, Director Extension, Dr. K. S. Risam said that the international conference is being organized by the Indian Ecological Society (IES) on "Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives" to discuss and deliberate on the issues of natural resource management for sustainable development especially in view of climate change and its impact on agricultural production to feed the ever increasing population of 8 billion.
The delegates from Canada, USA, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Indonesia have arrived to participate in the conference besides more than 500 delegates from different parts of the country. The luminaries from outside the country include Dr. Birgit Wilhelm from Germany, Dr. Vincent Tenebe Vice Chancellor Nigeria. Besides agriculture, the authorities from medical sciences, Dr. Randeep Guleria from AIIMS, Delhi, Dr. Chanda Siddoo-Atwal, from Canada will discuss the effects of Climate change on health and pesticide causing cancer, respectively.
The conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Jitender Singh MOS PMO, Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change(IC), informed the organizing secretary of the Conference Dr. Rajinder Peshin. The plenary session will have luminaries Dr. N. Krishan Kumar DDG ICAR, Dr. Keshav R. Kranthi Director Central Institute for Cotton, India. |
