Dr Ninghthoujam of Imperial College London delivers talk on using microwave technology for vegetation propertiesjin88bet.one
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ak168app.babySrinagar, Nov 21: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir organised an international webinar on microwave remote sensing for assessing vegetation properties by Dr Ramesh Ninghthoujam, ak168app.cluba Remote Sensing Scientist at Imperial College London.
The webinar was the first of a lecture series organised by the SKUAST-K’s Division of Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Forestry under World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project ks168app.site(NAHEP).
Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-K Prof Mushtaq Ahmad in his messagic88e emphasized to have such webinars on an emerging technology which could have a strong impact on biomass and agricultural productivity.
More than 10ic880 scientists, students and faculty members from various intuitions of the country and abroad, including IIT Guwahati, JNU New Delhi, ICAR-IARI Neic88w Delhi, TNAU Coimbatore, KAU Trichur, Delhi University, NIT Hamirpur HP, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, Banaras Hindu University, Indian Institute of Engineering Science And Technology West Bengal, Anand Agricultural University Gujarat, Annamalai Universityic88 Tamil Nadu, SKUAST-K, G.B.P.U.A.&T, Pantnagar, CSKHPKY Palampur, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture And Forestry Solan, Kashmir University, Cluster University Srinagar, J&K Forest Department, HP Forest Departmentlr88, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Paktiya University Afghanistan participated inlr88 the webinar.
Director Planning and Monitoring, SKUAST-K and PI NAHEP, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai in his message desired to have short term courses on remote sensing technology in collaboration with international institutes forlr88 enhancing the skills of the scientists and students of the university. Dean Faculty oflr88 Forestry Prof Tariq Hussain Masoodi in his inaugural comments stressed to focus on remote sensing technology for accessing the inaccessible. He encouraged to have collaborative projeop88cts aimed at assessing forest resources other than trees using advanced remote sensing technology.
The talk was followed by an exhaustive open question/answer session moderated by the convenor of the webinar Dr Akhlaq Amin Wani, Associate Professor (NRM).
Others who participated si88in the program include Prof MA Islam (HOD, NRM), Prof PK Joshi (JNU), Prof KN Qaisar, Dr SNZ Geelani, Dr Tariq Rather, Dr Aasif Ali Gatoo, Dr Ashfaq A Mir, Dr Shah Murtaza Mush88vtaq, Dr Amir Farooq Bhat, Dr Megna Rashid Bakshi, Dr Irfan Rashid (Kashmir University), Dr Gowhar Nabi Parray, Dr Bilal Ali Khaki (JK Forest DepartmeSEXXXXX-VNnt), Dr MajeedUl Hassan Chisti, Dr SA Bangroo, Mudasir A Dada (JK DEARS).
