In times when policy makers, scientists and technocrats are facing the daunting task of finding meaningful and viable ways to address environmental issues like safe drinking water, solid waste management and industrial pollution control, Doon University will be holding a two-day national seminar to come out with such green solutions.
The seminar on “Green Technologies for Sustainable Environmental Management” will be inaugurated by Governor Aziz Qureshi at the University on March 22. Organised by School of Environment and Natural Resources, Doon University, the national meet will enable young researchers to interact with senior scientists and exchange views and ideas on eco-technology.
The themes of the seminar are Green chemistry for Industrial Synthesis, Ecological Engineering in Ecosystem Management, Green Technologies in Wastewater Treatment, Sustainable Practices for Recovery of Resource from Waste, Green Building and Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainable Forestry and livelihood, Economic of green technology and life Cycle Assessment, Green Energy and Energy Resource Conservation, Ecotourism and Sustainable livelihood in Mountain Ecosystems, Organic farming and Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change and Ecosystem Functioning.
Besides participants from various parts of the country (from IITs, CSIR institutions, academic institutions and universities), scientists from Szent Istvan University, Hungary, will be part of the deliberations. Prof Pater Koles, Director, Institute of Technology and Water Management (Szent Istvan University) will be the guest of honour at the inaugural session of the seminar.
The Hungarian delegation is seeking academic collaboration with Doon University in a few emerging areas like wastewater treatment and energy production. Prof Vinod Kumar Jain, Vice-Chancellor of Doon University, said Green Technology is a response to the growing need for environmental management practices which not only help in human welfare but also protect natural resources from which goods and services are drawn.
The seminar aims at providing a forum for the scientific community to understand core environmental issues and to suggest sustainable solutions using green tools. The research articles which will be discussed at the seminar will be published under the title “Advances in Green Environmental Technologies.”
Dr SS Suthar, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Doon University, is the organising secretary of the seminar.