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The Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS) come into existence on December 22, 1934 in Calcutta under Act XXI of 1860 (Registration No. 8164/252 of 1934-35) with 28 members. It was formally inaugurated on January 3, 1935 at the Presidency College, Calcutta. Sir Bryce C. Burt, the then Agricultural Commissioner in the Imperial (now Indian) Council of Agricultural Research, was the first President of the Society and Prof. J.N. Mukherjee its first secretary.
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| Objectives |
- To cultivate and promote Soil Science and
kindred branches of science
- To disseminate the knowledge of Soil Science and
its applications, through meetings, discussions and publications
- To promote judicious interactive use of soil,
water and other natural resources, fertilizer and other inputs to
maintain quality and resilience of soil for sustainable
agriculture
- To foster high standards in the teaching and
education of Soil Science
- To work in close association with learned
societies and organizations having similar objectives
- To create public awareness about the importance
of soil as a finite natural resource
- To carry out research and to perform all other
acts, matters, and things that may assist in, or be conduce to, or
be necessary for the fulfillment of objectives and purposes of the
Society
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