Ambassador of India to Thailand received the prestigious “King Bhumibol World Soil Day – 2020 Award” of FAO on the behalf of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
- The international recognition was announced by the FAO, Rome on the eve of World Soil Day – 2020 in view of the ICAR’s excellent contributions in “Soil Health Awareness” on the theme “Stop soil erosion, save our future” during the last year.
- The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh organized a wide array of several programmes with great fervour and enthusiasm for the school students, farming community and general public.
- The Institute organized a massive awareness campaign for preserving “SOIL – Our Mother Earth” to commemorate the World Soil Day including March-Past and distribution of promotional materials on soil health to the participants.
