Jammu CSIR-IIIM Director for creating awareness among youngsters on conserving natural resources

Jammu, Oct 6 (UNI) The Director, CSIR-IIIM Jammu and CSIR-NBRI, Dr Zabeer Ahmed on Tuesday stressed the importance of creating awareness among the younger generation about the responsibility of conserving natural resources. Speaking at a one-day outreach programme at its Field Station in Verinag (Kashmir) to raise awareness about the conservation of critically endangered flora and the need to protect the region's rich plant diversity, the Director also highlighted the wider relevance of India's traditional knowledge, particularly in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants, and the need to connect this knowledge with contemporary scientific research. The CSIR-Indian Institute of…