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Lucknow: The School of Management Sciences (SMS), Lucknow, organised a two-day national conference focusing on sustainable business approaches for a collective future.
At the collaborative event with the Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD) and the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) , institute director Ashish Bhatnagar said, "Sustainability is not an option, it is a necessity."
Speakers, including former chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh R Ramani, former director of IIM Kozhikode Krishna Kumar, and TERI SAS New Delhi Associate Professor, Shruti Sharma Rana, led discussions on sustainable finance, circular economy, and ESG practices. TNN
Read MoreProminent environmental experts have challenged the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) report declaring Triveni Sangam water unfit for bathing during the Mahakumbh. The experts argue CPCB report is incomplete citing missing data on nitrates and phosphates.
New Delhi: Prominent environment experts have countered Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report claiming poor quality of water at Mahakumbh. The CPCB report said that Triveni Sangam water is not fit for bathing. The CPCB cites high levels of biological oxygen demand (BOD) in the water.
Prof Umesh Kumar Singh, who teaches at Centre of Environmental Science at the University of Allahabad, said that water at Sangam is fit for taking a bath keeping in view the current set of data.
‘CPCB needs to work more’
“A few days back, the Centre Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report stated increased levels of faecal coliform (bacteria) in the water. I believe that the CPCB needs to work more on the report because their data is not complete,” Professor Singh said. “The level of nitrates and phosphates are missing from the report. The level of dissolved oxygen in the water, as shown in the report, is good. And on the basis of the current data, I can say that the water at Triveni Sangam is fit for taking a bath,” Professor Umesh Singh told ANI.
“Report very inconsistent”
Similarly, another professor RK Ranjan termed CPCB report “very inconsistent”. According to RK Ranjan, who is Associate Professor Central University of South Bihar, the Central Pollution Control Board data is very inconsistent and to conclude that water is unsafe to bathe in would be to say things in haste.
He added, “There is not enough data to conclude that the waters in Prayagraj are not safe to bathe in. Similar data can be seen from Garhmukteshwar, Gazipur, Buxar and Patna. There could be many reasons for this to happen. Among others one reason behind this is when a large number of people bathe in the same waters. It also matters from where and when the sample of water is taken.”
“Coliform bacteria is nothing new”
Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra, another environmental scientist from JNU, also holds the same opinion. Mishra says the presence of coliform bacteria is nothing new and called for new data set.
I would say we need more data sets, we need more measurements. There is a huge number of population which is taking bath at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. If you talk about the coliform bacteria, it is nothing new. If you see the data of the Shashi Snan peaks, you will see that the E.Coli bacteria peaks at that time. So, I would say that we need more data sets, we need more parameters, we need more monitoring stations, especially down the stream,” Amit Kumar Mishra said.
Prof. Chander Kumar Singh of TERI School of Advanced Studies also said that many parameters are not present in the CPBC report.
“In the CPCB report available, many parameters are not present. I believe better information can be given if more data and facts come out,” Prof. Chander argued.
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New Delhi: The TERI School of Advanced Studies (earlier known as TERI University) and Senior Citizens Welfare Association, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 jointly kicked-off the first-of-its-kind Environmental Carnival on 24th February 2018, in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The program was an initiative to reach out to the community in order to make the citizens aware about the problems emanating from environmental pollution and how these can be tackled at the grassroot level, especially through the concerted efforts of RWA's. The aim of the program was to engage senior citizens through RWA's to sensitize and educate masses especially the youth, on environmental issues of concern and preventive measures which can be taken at RWA levels, assisting civic agencies towards promoting awareness around climate change. The program was organized in the form of a carnival so that the message goes across in the form of various fun activities. Over 1000 people participated in the environmental carnival that proved to be a huge success.
The environmental carnival was inaugurated by Prof. Anubha Kaushik, former Dean, GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi; Prof. Rajiv Seth, Pro Vice-Chancellor, TERI SAS; Prof. A L Aggarwal, Professor Emeritus, Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences; Dr Arun Sharma, Director-Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Prof. Manju Mohan, IIT Delhi; Dr. Lakshmi Raghupathy, Former Director MoEF &CC; Dr Malti Goel, Climate Change Research Institute; Prof. Prateek Sharma, Dean (Academic), TERI SAS; and Prof. Suresh Jain, Professor and Head, Department of Energy and Environment, TERI SAS; Mrs. Taneja, President, Senior Citizens Welfare Association, Vasant Kunj. Also present on the occasion was members of the RWA of Vasant Kunj vicinity in larger numbers.
Prof. Anubha Kaushik, former Dean, GGS Indraprastha University, mentioned about the importance of such environment programmes in creating awareness among masses by involving academic partners with the communities. She mentioned that this effort is an initiative first of its kind in the country, where Senior Citizens have taken proactive interest, which would inspire masses of all ages by partnering with an academic institution. She gg also emphasised that today we need environmentally conscious citizensâ€Â, and learning from elders, who have been born-and-brought-up in natural environs will inspire youth to protect the nearby environment.
Prof. Suresh Jain, Programme Director, emphasised that it is very important to sensitize every human being, resident welfare associations, communities to play their role in combating environmental pollution and its ill health effects. He further emphasized that the role of YOUTH is very important in the future because they are our brand ambassador, and every small step in every locality will go in a large way to protect the planet and our surroundings.
Prof. Rajiv Seth said, with the experience of elders to various issues that the world faces today, senior citizens are the apt stakeholders to educate and expose the youth and so draw a passion in them to work towards resolving environmental challenges.
The main attractions of environmental carnival were various environmental activities like:
1. Performance by senior citizens and students on environment protection
2. Environmental competitions like pin the bin, eco hunt, green quiz, drawing competition and recitation by little champs among others.
3. Students gave environmental mass message through nukkad natak and interactive plays.
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