CFTRI Scientist Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastava calls for sustainable agriculture

SURF - 19 International conference in BEADS and BIT, Mangaluru

Vartha Bharati | 26-04-2019 | 17:10:00 IST

Mangaluru: Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastava, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Scientist on Friday said that with sustainable crops the soil fertility and nutrition in crops will increase. He was addressing the inaugural session of International Conference on “Sustainable Urban Development, Resource Conservation and Food Security” ‘Surf- 19’ organised by Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) and Bearys Enviro-Architecture Design School (BEADS) at Bearys Knowledge Campus here in Mangaluru.

The two-day international conference was inaugurated on Friday morning and will conclude on Saturday April 27. The conference also holds the significance of being the first carbon neutral conference.

“India accounts for 18.7% of world population with just 2.7% of total land area of the world. After the independence Green (Agriculture), Blue (fish production) and White (Milk) revolutions in the country has resulted in increase of food production but due to the use of chemicals fertility of the soil is damaged. This is also the reason for various diseases found today. More than 30% of children in our country are suffering from nutritional deficiency  ” Dr. Alok Kumar said while calling for sustainable agriculture as a counter.

Bearys Group Chairman Syed Mohammed Beary, in his presidential address added that the greed and pride of humans have led to the destruction of natural resources. “If this continues, the scenario will soon change and in next few years people of metro cities like Bengaluru and others will have to migrate during summer to other places” he said while adding that India was leader in sustainable developing till a century ago. “Some of the examples for this are Taj Mahal and the architecture of temples in Tamil Nadu. We are accountable for the protection of environmental resources” he  added.

Renowned Researcher and Professor of IIUM, Malaysia, Dr. S. A Khan, Writer and Environmental Activist from Mumbai Bharat Mansata, Ecological Architect, Harvard University Deepa Vedavyas, Entrepreneur, Sustainable Farming from Madhurai Amarnadh Adusumali, BEADS Principal Ashok LP Mendonca, Director, BIT Polytechnic Dr. Aziz Musthafa, Trustee, Bearys Academy of Learning Mazha S Beary and Surf-19 convener Dr. Mustafa Bastikodi were present on the dias during the inaugural event of the conference.

BIT Principal Dr. P Mahabaleswarappa welcomed the guests and audience.

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Edited photo of Actor Prakash Raj taking dip at Maha Kumbh Mela goes viral, complaint filed

29-01-2025 ¦ 29-01-2025 IST

Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Tuesday clarified that a photo of him taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela, which is doing rounds across social media platforms, was fake. The multilingual actor has filed a police complaint against the miscreants in this regard.

The digitally manipulated image was posted by an account named Prashant Sambaragi, captioned: "Actor Prakash Raj at the Kumbh Mela. He bathed in the Triveni Sangam. Let's hope that his sins are washed away." The image also bizarrely showed the actor’s hand blending into an artificial design, suggesting the use of AI editing.

Taking to ‘X,’ actor Prakash Raj clarified that it was fake news. He stated, "Fake news. The job of the cowardly army of the 'False King' is to spread fake news and defile even their holy worship. A police complaint has been filed. Let's see what they do in the courtroom."

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“ಸುಳ್ಳ ರಾಜ” ನ ಹೇಡಿಗಳ ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ .. ಅವರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪೂಜೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ ಹಬ್ಬಿಸಿ ಹೊಲಸು ಮಾಡುವುದೇ ಕೆಲಸ .. police complaint ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದೆ .. ಕೋರ್ಟಿನ ಕಟಕಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೋ ನೋಡೋಣ 😊 #justasking pic.twitter.com/S6ySeyFKmh

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 28, 2025