PAU CELEBRATES EARTH DAY

LUDHIANA, APRIL 25:





The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) celebrated Earth Day on its campus with the motto "Think Green, Be Green, Go Green." To mark this day, a glittering function was organized by the Electron Microscopy & Nanoscience Laboratory, PAU, and Ludhiana Chapter of the Indian Society of Soil Science. Aiming at creating awareness among the generation Y, a competition was held wherein the students delivered lectures on diverse aspects of nanotechnology, genesis of life on the earth, countering climate change and history of earth from the view point of soil science. They also explored the possibility of new habitats from the data on mineralogy of soils of the Mars and the Moon.



In his presidential remarks, Dr. U.S. Sadana, Senior Soil Scientist of PAU, impressed upon the students of soil science to equip themselves with modern technologies especially in the fast expanding fields of nanotechnology, in order to overcome ongoing global crisis of hunger and food scarcity, environmental degradation and soil sickness by 2030. He distributed the prizes to the winners including Zahoor Ahmed who stood first, followed by Arnab Bhowmik and Harsneet getting second and third position respectively. Dr S.S. Kukal of the World Society of Soil Conservation donated books to the winners.



Speaking on this occasion, Dr. Yadwinder Singh, Head, Department of Soil Science, PAU, welcomed the participants and explained the importance of celebrating Earth Day. He pointed out that the earth's sustainability depends on nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon cycles in the soil system.



Dr. H.S. Jassal and Ramandeep Kaur formed the judging committee while the three students namely Gurinder, Satinder and Gagandeep conducted the event.


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