‘Reduced water availability will be a challenge for farming’
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Only around 29% of rainwater being conserved, says official
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Only around 29% of rainwater being conserved, says official
“With estimates indicating that the water availability for agriculture likely to be reduced to 70% from 83% by 2050, the availability of good quality and adequate quantity of water for farming would be crucial for continued food and nutritional security of the country,” secretary of Union Ministry of Science and Technology Ashutosh Sharma has said.
Delivering his address via video link at the 33rd annual convocation of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UAS-D) on Saturday, Mr. Sharma said that recycling of waste water, including domestic and industrial effluents in farming, would substantially increase the reuse of waste water.
38 gold medals to be handed out at event
A total of 890 candidates will receive various graduate and postgraduate degrees during the 33rd annual convocation of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UAS-D) to be held at the Farmers’ Knowledge Hub on the university campus on Saturday .
Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Vice-Chancellor of UAS-D M.B. Chetti said that Secretary of Union Ministry of Science and Technology Ashutosh Sharma will deliver the convocation address while Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil will presided over the convocation.
Prof. Chetti said that out of the total 890 candidates, 786 would receive the degrees “in person” and the remaining 104 candidates would be conferred respective degrees “in absentia”. Of these 618 candidates would receive graduate degrees and 232 would receive postgraduate degrees.