Tapas Bhattacharyya, Ph.D. is a Principal Scientist & Head of the Division (Former) (ICAR, India) and Vice-Chancellor (former) of Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (DBSKKV), Dapoli, Maharashtra, India (www.dbskk.org). He has been carrying out basic and fundamental research in terms of soils and their utility for now and posterity. He has worked for various national and international projects with special reference to soil carbon sequestration and soil carbon modelling to address the issues of global warming and climate change.