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Healing Soils in India: For Better Crop Health and Human Nutrition

Round Table Discussion Healing Soils in India: For Better Crop Health and Human Nutrition Date: January 27, 2026 | Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Center, Delhi Agenda 10:00 – 10:30 hrs: Registration and Tea/Coffee 10:30 – 12:00 hrs: Session I: Inaugural Welcome Remarks by Dr Shekhar Aiyar, Director & CE, ICRIER Introduction to the Topic by Dr Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER Keynote Address by Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog Special Address by Dr M.L. Jat, Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR Special Remarks by Mr Rajat Kumar Mishra, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Fertilisers Release of the Report by Dr Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog Brief Presentation on “Healing Soils in India: For Better Crop Health and Human Nutrition” by Ritika Juneja and Biswabara Sahu (ICRIER) 12:00 – 12:10 hrs: Tea/Coffee 12:10 – 13:10 hrs: Session II: Linking Soil Health to Crop Health and Human Nutrition Session Chair: Mr Suresh Gupta, Former JS, D/o of Chemicals and Fertilisers Speakers:  Dr Debashis Mandal, Professor, Soil Science, IARI on “Linking Soil Health with Crop Health”  Dr Deepti Gulati, Senior Advisor, TechnoServe on “Impact of Crop Health on Human Nutrition” 13:10 – 14:00 hrs: Lunch 14:00 – 15:00 hrs: Session III: Precision Nutrient Management, Speciality Fertilisers and Innovations Session Chair: Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Chairman & MD, Aries Agro Ltd. and President, Indian Micro-fertilizers Manufacturers Association (IMMA) Speakers:  Dr Leonardus Vergutz, Chief Scientific Officer, OCP Nutricrops  Mr Praveen Chauhan, Business Head, Crop Protection & Specialty Nutrients, Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.  Dr Mahadev Suvarna, Senior Vice President, Specialty Plant Nutrition, DCM Shriram Ltd  Mr Palanisamy Velusamy, Chief Manufacturing Officer and Unit Head, Paradeep Phosphates Limited 15:00 – 15:10 hrs: Tea/Coffee 15:10 – 16:10 hrs: Session IV: Soil Health Testing for Improving Products and Practices Session Chair: Prof. Jayant Kumar Singh, Professor, IIT Kanpur Speakers:  Dr Prafull Prabhakar Gadge, Founder & CEO Biome Technologies Private Limited  Mr S. Baskar Reddy, Senior Advisor, Syngenta Foundation India and Global Agri-Entrepreneur Academy  Mr Rajat Vardhan, CEO, ScaNxt  Dr. Rajul S. Patkar, Soilsens Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks by Dr Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER 16:10 – 16:40 hrs: Media Briefing