Karnal, March 13 -- The Karnal-based ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) on Wednesday celebrated its 57th Foundation Day with great enthusiasm and participation from esteemed dignitaries, scientists, and farmers.

Additional secretary (DARE) Alka Nangia Arora and financial advisor (ICAR) chaired the event that was also attended by ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) director Pratap Singh Birthal, CSSRI director RK Yadav, Maharana Pratap Horticultural, Karnal vice-chancellor S.K. Malhotra, former institute directors Gurbachan Singh, DK Sharma and PC Sharma and others.

Arora underscored the significance of soil health cards and timely soil analysis for farmers and emphasised the ne...