Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri.
Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri. While Mr Bista extended his heartiest congratulations to Dr Eklabya Sharma on social media, Dr Ghosh today met Dr Sharma at his Siliguri residence.
Dr Sharma, originally from St Mary’s in Kurseong, had previously served as the deputy director general at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu. He was also the head and the founding scientist incharge of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim, Darjeeling MP Mr Bista said.
Dr Sharma is the chairperson of Science Advisory Committee of GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and a fellow of Indian National Science Academy. He had joined as the vice chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies, previously known as TERI University, Delhi. Currently, he is serving as the Strategic Advisor and Distinguished Senior Fellow in Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore
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The TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS)family grieves the loss of its founding Chancellor and one of the finest environmentalists and a trailblazer of sustainable development, Dr R K Pachauri, who left for his heavenly abode on February 13th, 2020. The TERI SAS family stands with Dr Pachauri’s family in this hour of grief.
The university held a condolence meeting in memoriam of the departed soul at its Vasant Kunj campus. The demise of Dr Pachauri isn’t just loss to the fraternity of environmentalists and climate change crusaders, but without his valuable insight, the fight against climate change would never be the same.
It was during his leadership that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) won the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the former Vice President, USA, Mr Al Gore in 2007. One of the pioneers of sustainable development, Dr Pachauri was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008, the third and second highest civilian awards of the Republic of India respectively.
Dr Pachauri and his persistent efforts led to the establishment of TERI SAS and his long association with TERI SAS was certainly a driving force which led this institution on the path of excellence.
Dr Shailesh Nayak, Chancellor, TERI SAS expressed his grief and remembered Dr Pachauri for his contribution in the fight against climate change and setting up TERI SAS.
Dr Shailesh Nayak said, “His idea of setting up TERI School of Advanced Studies was a visionary step. He had realised that we will need leaders to address issues related adaptation and mitigation of climate impacts, and formal education is the answer. Today TERI -SAS is in forefront in building capacity for ushering sustainability.”
Dr Manipadma Datta, the Vice-Chancellor, TERI SAS, observed, “Dr R K Pachauri was a global citizen. History will remember him as the trailblazer of sustainable development, education and research. It would be our responsibility to carry his mantle and stand for the principles he lived for.”
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