CFTRI Scientist Dr. Alok Kumar Srivastava calls for sustainable agriculture
SURF - 19 International conference in BEADS and BIT, Mangaluru
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.
The two-day conference is scheduled to conclude on Saturday evening with several events, panel discussions and paper presentation ceremonies regarding Sustainable Urban Development, Resource Conservation and Food Security, being part of the conference during the course of two days.
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2nd bomb threat in 36 hours triggers security sweep at Kanpur Railway Station; no explosives found
Kanpur (PTI): A bomb threat for the second time within 36 hours triggered a massive security operation at Kanpur Central Railway Station on Friday evening, though extensive searches later found no suspicious object, police said.
An emergency call was received at the 112 control room around 7 pm, warning that the railway station would be blown up, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Satyajeet Gupta.
The alert prompted an immediate high-security response, with senior police and administrative officials, heavy police force, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), anti-sabotage check teams, and dog squads rushing to the station, he added.
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Police and security teams conducted intensive checks across all platforms, circulating areas, waiting halls, parcel offices, and parking zones to rule out any threat.
All suspicious items were examined, and passenger movement was closely monitored during the operation. No explosive material or objectionable object was found, the official said.
This was the second bomb scare at the station in less than 36 hours. A similar threat call had been made on Thursday at around 8.30 am, leading to a full-scale security check.
During the investigation into Friday's call, police traced the phone number to a man identified as Anil. During questioning, he told officers that his mobile phone had been missing since February 24, raising suspicion that the threat may have been issued using the lost device, Gupta told mediapersons.
Police are analysing call detail records and scanning CCTV camera footage to identify the actual caller, he said.
