The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin has been awarded the SKOCH Evergreen Platinum Award and Order-of-Merit for its initiatives on “Green, Clean and Affordable Energy: Multi-purpose Solar Conversion System”. The award was received by Dr. Manoj P. Samuel, Head, Engineering Division of ICAR-CIFT in a  function held at the Constitution Club of Indian, New Delhi on 10 March, 2018.