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National Seminaron
Water and Soil Management Approaches for Climate Smart Agriculture
(WASMACS, 2018)
Organised
byDept. of Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry
Golden Jubilee YearInstitute of Agricultural Sciences,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
March 23rd - 24th, 2018
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chief Patron Prof. A. Vaishampayan
Director, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
PatronsProf. B. Bose Prof. R. Nimmanapalli
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture Dean, Faculty of Vet. & Animal Sci.
Convenor: Prof. P. RahaOrganizing Secretary: Prof. A. K. GhoshJt. Secretary: Prof. S. K. SinghTreasurer: Prof. A. K. Neema
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Prof. A. P. Singh Prof. S. Singh
Prof. B. R. Maurya Prof. N .De
Prof. J. Yadav Prof. P. K Sharma
Dr. Y. V. Singh Dr. A. Rakshit
Dr. R. Meena Dr. Triyuginath
Dr. A. Latare Dr. Abhishekh Singh
IMPORTANT DATES
1. Receipt of Abstract: 28.02.20182. Registration fees remittance: 10.03.2018
REGISTRATION FEES
Students: Rs 1500Research Scholars: Rs 2500Teachers/ Scientist/ Delegates Rs 3000
Registration fee should be sent to: Treasurer, WASMACSSECRETARIAT, Department of Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry,Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, UP-221005 in favour of“WASMACS2018” payable at State Bank of India, BHU Branch, BHU,Varanasi. Account type: Current account No XXXXXXXXXX, IFSCcode-SBIN0000211, MICR code-221002003.
Filled in registration form along with the requisite fee should be sentto Organizing Secretary, WASMACS-2018, Department of SoilScience & Agril. Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences,BHU, Varanasi, UP-221005. Soft copy can be mailed to :[email protected]
Call for papers: Conceptual, review and research based papersrelated to the themes of the National Seminar are invited. Hardcopies of abstract (about 300 words) on A4 size typed in Times NewRoman in MS Word with single space and 25 mm margin all aroundin 12 font size along with soft copy in CD should reach theOrganizing Secretary (Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Mobile: 9451363054) andsoft copies on email [email protected] should reach beforethe last date.
Publication: Accepted abstracts / papers will be published asproceedings of the seminar in an edited book with ISBN No and willbe disturbed in the seminar to registered participants.
Award: Award for Best oral paper presentation and best posterpresentation in each theme area will be given.
THEMES
1. Interventions in water management for CSA
2. Interventions in soil management for CSA
3. Water and soil pollution abatement
4. Soil and water conservation to sustainable agriculture
5. Efficient use of water in life-stock husbandry and fisheries to meet global challenges
6. Natural resource management, agro forestry and conservation agriculture to mitigate climate change
7. Remote sensing and GIS interventions in soil and water research
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is internationally well knowncapital of knowledge, situated in the holy city of Varanasi. This wasfounded by the great nationalist leader and visionary, Pt. MadanMohan Malviya Ji, in 1916. The university comprises 2 campuses, 5Institutes, 16 Faculties, more than 120 Departments, 4 AdvancedCentres and 4 Interdisciplinary Schools. The Indian Institute ofTechnology (BHU) is also located in the main campus. For detailsvisit www.bhu.ac.in.
The Institute of Agricultural Sciences, formally established inAugust 1980 had its inception as Institute of Agricultural Research,Banaras Hindu University in 1931. The Institute is one of thepioneers in starting postgraduate teaching and research programmesin agriculture in India, the only other institution being at Lyallpur(now in Pakistan). In fact, the Institute of Agricultural Research isthe first to offer M.Sc. & Ph.D. degree in India.
ABOUT THE HOST UNIVERSITY Varanasi nickname Kashi, is a city situated on the bank of the holyriver Ganges (Ganga) in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is amongst theseven sacred cities (Saptha puri) mentioned in the ancient text. It isone of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. GautamaBuddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located in Varanasi. Gangesin Varanasi has nearly 100 ghats. The city traverses several templesincluding famous temple of Lord Shiva i.e. Kashi Vishwanath(Jyotirling), Durga Kund, Sankat Mochan, Bharat Mata, Tulsi ManasMandir, Tilbhandeshwar temple, to mention a few. In the 16thcentury, Varanasi experienced a cultural revival under the Mughalemperor Akbar who patronised the city, and built two large templesdedicated to Shiva and Vishnu, though much of modern Varanasiwas built during the 18th century, by the Maratha and Brahmin kings.The Kingdom of Benares was given official status by the Mughals in1737, and continued as a dynasty-governed area until Indianindependence in 1947. Legands like Tulsidas, Kabirdas, BismillaKhan, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Sitara Devi, Girija Devi, Ronu Majumdar, toname a few, once lived in Varanasi.
Varanasi is a noted centre for silk weaving and brassware, LangraMangoes, Banarasi paan (betel leaf), Khoa (a milk product) andsmall scale industries.
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Contact details :
Prof. A.K. GhoshDept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry,
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi‐221005, U.P.Email id: [email protected]
Phone +91‐9451363054; +91‐8887586873; +91‐9818289227
Registration form
The history of the department dates back to the year 1945 when aSection of Agricultural Chemistry came into existence which got itsdue recognition as a Department of Soil Science and AgriculturalChemistry in the year 1968. Since then, the department hassuccessfully churned out plethora of eminent personalities withspecialization in different thematic areas of soil science andagricultural chemistry such that it attracted the attention of theNoble Committee in 1972 and invited Prof. Sant Singh to submit hisproposal for Noble Prize in Chemistry. The department has a widerange of collaboration within and outside the country, a richalumnus, learned faculty members and a strong academic cumresearch interest, kindling aspirations in the young minds andkeeping abreast with the changing scenario of agriculture at thenational and international platform. The department is celebratingits Golden Jubilee this year.
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