Historic first: SKUAST-K conducts training for All India Service Officers in Kashmir

Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- In a first for Jammu and Kashmir institution, the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-K) has begun hosting a national-level capacity-building programme for All India Service officers.

The three-day training on 'Climate Mitigation and Biodiversity Conservation' brings together Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers from across the country.

Described as a 'conclave of change makers', the event is organised by SKUAST-K's Division of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Horticulture and sponsored by the Research andTraining Wing of the union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

The 13 participating IFS executives were nominated by the union Ministry of Environment ...