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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an important tool to inform decision- makers, regulators and stakeholders, about the possible environmental, social and economic costs of the proposed project. To be effective, it requires the active involvement of all concerned stakeholders.

There is a genuine need to develop the capacity of the state-level regulators and state level expert appraisal Committee (SEAC) to screen and scope the EIA process, to conduct transparent public consultations and to evaluate the EIA reports, especially after the new EIA notification. At the same time, there is a need among CBO, NGOs, academicians, and environment managers to review and interpret EIA report, as they are technical in nature.

Centre for Science and Environment recognises this need and has developed a hands-on five-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on EIA with specific reference to coal based power plant, cement, pharmaceutical, mining and others. After the programme, the participants shall have:

1. Exposure to all aspects of EIA, from its theory to the practical – such as better understanding regarding

• What data is required, how this data should be collected and interpreted, and significance of the data

• Effectiveness of the assessment methods

• What issues should be addressed in the Terms of Reference (TOR)

• Tools and thumb rules available to evaluate the environmental impact of projects

2. Better understanding of the EIA process – from screening, scoping, data collection to impact assessment as well as the role of public consultation 

3. Better understanding of the environmental and social impacts of the industrial and developmental projects

4. Better ability to review EIA reports and identify its strengths and weaknesses

5. Increased ability to play active role in post-EIA monitoring.
 

COURSE FEES:  

Rs 15,000 for developers, government officials and consultants,

Rs 10,000 for academicians, NGOs and researchers,

Rs 7,500 for students Note:

Note: Accommodation can be arranged nearby the training centre, would incur extra charges 
 

COURSE DURATION:  

DATE: December 7-11, 2015 

TIMING: 10.00 am to 5.30 pm 

COURSE VENUE: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi – 62

LAST DATE FOR APPLYING: November 6, 2015 

OPEN FOR ALL
Functional Area Experts, Environment Consultants, NGOs, Regulatory Institutions (such as SPCB, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, etc.), Students, Decision Makers and Industry Professionals.

For registration: Kindly email at: digvijay@cseindia.org 

Centre for Science and Environment recognises Social Impact Assessment (SIA) as an important tool to inform decision makers, regulators and stakeholders about the possible social and economic impacts of a development project. To be effective, SIA requires the active involvement of all concerned stakeholders. CSE has developed a five-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on SIA with specific reference to infrastructure, mining and other industrial projects.

The programme is designed based on the new Act, “The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013”, and will be relevant and effective for SIA practitioners, officials from state land department, municipality, district collector, sub-divisional magistrate, developers, academician, students, NGOs etc.

The objective of this programme is to build a cadre of trained professional who can conduct and review SIA reports. The programme will also impart understanding of the issues and challenges in land acquisition, enhance skills in socio-economic surveys, public consultations, data collection, planning land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement plan. The course would also discuss applicable central/state laws such as Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), The Forest Rights Act, 2006, and the Companies Acts, 2013.

What participants will learn:

1. Land conflicts, land classification, land rights and governance
2. Better understanding of SIA
   How to make Term of References (ToRs) 
   • Reconnaissance and baseline survey — data need, data collection, collation and interpretation
   • Development of tools and instruments to conduct SIA surveys 
   • Effective assessment and reporting methodologies
3. Filling the Socio-Economic survey questionnaire
4. Asset evaluation
5. Preparation of entitlement matrix
6. Review of SIA reports
7. CSR framework, its reporting and case studies
8. Post monitoring

SCHEDULE

Course Duration:

Date: October 5-9, 2015

Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -110062

Time: 10.00 am to 5.30 pm

Course fee: 

Rs 15,000 for developers, government officials and consultants,

Rs 10,000 for academicians, NGOs and researchers,

Rs 7,500 for students 

Note: Accommodation can be arranged nearby the training centre, and would incur extra charges.

Last Date for Applying: September 30, 2015

For Registration kindly contact: saumya@cseindia.org

OPEN FOR:
SIA practitioners, officials from state land department, municipality, district collector, sub-divisional magistrate, developers, academician, students, NGOs

A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme.

COURSE CONTACT

Saumya Ranjan Nath, Programme Officer, 
Industry & Environment Unit, Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 251, |
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 
Mob. No.: +91 8895788320, +91 9891921959 , +919899676027 
E-mail: saumya@cseindia.org

The fast growing economy, rapid industrialization and growing urban population in India along with increasing wastewater generation are some of the major reasons for concern and reiterate the need for appropriate water management practices. Centre for Science and Environment recognizes this need and has developed a five-day hands on training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on wastewater treatment for industrial and urban wastewater management including reuse and recycle.

The objective of this programme is to build capacity and create awareness among regulators, developers, consultants, NGOs, students and academicians to understand wastewater treatment process, technologies and affordable treatment options. The programme further aims at evaluating the performance and design parameters along with the applicable cost implication associated with each treatment system.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Issues and challenges of urban and industrial wastewater treatment, conservation/ efficiency including reuse and recycle.

• Wastewater treatment technologies including advanced treatment options

• Decentralized approaches in treating urban wastewater (existing and emerging)

• Planning, designing, monitoring and inspection of wastewater treatment systems

• Proficiency on water and wastewater accounting

• Sector specific exposure on wastewater treatment and management such as construction and industrial projects (distillery, tannery, textile, refinery, power plant etc).

• Concept of zero discharge with case studies

• Issues and challenges with Common Effluent Treatment Plants and way ahead

• State of art practices for wastewater management

• Law, policy options and standards for wastewater treatment

• Hands on experience in wastewater sampling and analysis

OPEN FOR ALL:Regulators, Consultants, Engineers, Environment Managers, NGOs, Academics and Students

A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme

TOOLS
Lectures by experts, site visits to existing projects, practical group exercises, presentations by participants, reference materials and film screening.

COURSE FEE:

Rs. 15,000 (Concession for Academicians, NGOs and Students) 

Note: Accommodation can be arranged nearby the training centre, would incur extra charges.

COURSE DURATION

Date: August 24-28, 2015

Timings: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily

Venue: Anil Agarwal Green College
Centre for Science and Environment,
38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area (Near Batra Hospital)
New Delhi- 110062

FOR REGISTERATION: digvijay@cseindia.org

Last Date for Applying: August 20, 2015

For information contact:

Digvijay Singh Bisht, Senior Research Associate,
Industry and Environment Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 204
Fax: + 91-11-29955879
Mob. No.: + 91 9891921959
E-mail: digvijay@cseindia.org

Environment Education Just three days left for applying!       

- See more at: http://indianwildlifeclub.com/Ezine/View/Details.aspx?aid=1047#sthash.llO2U94o.dpuf

For all those who are interested in environment and wildlife documentaries and filmmaking - please spread the word -

CMS VATAVARAN announces its Call for Entries for the 8th competitive edition of CMS VATAVARAN - Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum 2015 from Indian and International filmmakers.

Films produced on or after January 01, 2013 are accepted in the CMS VATAVARAN 2015 film festival scheduled from October 9 - 12, 2015 at New Delhi. Entries can be submitted in 11 categories.

CMS VATAVARAN is respected widely for the high standards it has set in the judging of films - the impartiality of the process and involvement of eminent personalities from across a wide spectrum.

http://vat2015.cmsvatavaran.org/call-for-entry-2015/

Centre for Science and Environment recognises Social Impact Assessment (SIA) as an important tool to inform decision makers, regulators and stakeholders about the possible social and economic impacts of a development project.

The programme is designed based on the new Act, “The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013”, and will be relevant and effective for SIA practitioners, officials from state land department, municipality, district collector, sub-divisional magistrate, developers, academician, students, NGOs etc.

The objective of this programme is to build a cadre of trained professional who can conduct and review SIA reports. The programme will also impart understanding of the issues and challenges in land acquisition, enhance skills in socio-economic surveys, public consultations, data collection, planning land acquisition and rehabilitation and resettlement plan. The course would also discuss applicable central/state laws such as Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), The Forest Rights Act, 2006, and the Companies Acts, 2013.

What participants will learn

1. Land conflicts, land classification, land rights and governance

2. Better understanding of SIA

• How to make Term of References (ToRs)

• Reconnaissance and baseline survey — data need, data collection, collation and interpretation

• Development of tools and instruments to conduct SIA surveys

• Effective assessment and reporting methodologies

3. Filling the Socio-Economic survey questionnaire

4. Asset evaluation

5. Preparation of entitlement matrix

6. Review of SIA reports

7. CSR framework, its reporting and case studies

8. Post monitoring.

All this would be covered through lectures, exhaustive class exercises, discussions and roleplay

SCHEDULE

Course Duration:

Date: June 23-27, 2014
Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -110062
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily

Course fee: Rs 15,000 for developers, government officials and consultants, Rs 10,000 for academicians NGO and researcher, Rs 7,500 for students

Last Date for Applying: May 30, 2014

For Registration kindly contact: sonia@cseindia.org

OPEN FOR:
SIA practitioners, officials from state land department, municipality, district collector, sub-divisional magistrate, developers, academician, students, NGO

A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme.

COURSE CONTACT

Dr. Sonia Henam, Senior Research Associate
Industry & Environment Unit,
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281, 
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 8447483505
E-mail: sonia@cseindia.org

While the almost every well-read urban Indian youth is today, in some way, involved in advocacy or activism, none seems to be too keenly interested in being responsible citizens or Environmentally conscious and we've a proof of that.

Perhaps one would expect the young, all one-third of the total to be a little more responsible in their actions. Quite the contrary, as we observed to our utter dismay. Welcome to Vishwavidyalaya metro station premises, in the core University area, a hub of Delhi youth. 

http://www.theunknownpen.com/editors-desk/the-other-side-of-delhi/

Social innovation has been hard at work, devising and applying creative ideas to solve development issues.

Enterprises like Businesses like Claro Energy are using solar panels to power tube wells. Similarly, businesses like Barefoot Power are lighting up huts with solar lamps and enabling children to complete their homework while the likes of Avani Bio Energy are creating energy out of pine needles.

In this elite company are also other inspired Indian startups that cater to low-income communities like Indian Wildlife Club, Drishti Eyecare, Daily Dump and Grow Trees - all a part of the growing Ennovent Network.

This world environment day, let’s all get together and discuss this:

How can private enterprise promote renewable energy practices?

Ennovent and Sankalp Forum come together to host a tweetchat. Discussions will collaboratively discover:

-Innovative renewable practices that participants have encountered

-The customer-side challenges that are holding innovative social enterprises from reaching scale

-What we can all do at an individual level to introduce renewable practices in our day to day lives

Details of the TweetChat:

When: June 5, 2013, 2PM – 3PM IST

Where: http://tweetchat.com/room/1earth

How a Twitter chat works:

You can join the Twitter chat anytime using your Twitter account. If you aren’t on Twitter yet, visit twitter.com to sign up. Registration is quick and free.

Here are a few simple steps to join the conversation:

-  Visit TweetChat at www.tweetchat.com

-  Click on “sign in,” and enter your Twitter account name and password. Authorize TweetChat by clicking on “authorize app” when prompted

-  In the box marked “enter hashtag to follow,” type #1earth

-  Click “Go” and join the conversation!

We look forward to seeing you at the Twitter Chat! Once the chat is over, you can also consider joining the Ennovent Network – a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and experts that collaboratively aim to accelerate innovations for sustainability in low-income markets.

Dear All,

Centre for Science and Environment  has developed hands-on three-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on SIA with specific reference to deve lopment projects, such as infrastructure, mining and other industrial projects.

The objective of this programme is to build capacity and create awareness among regulators, developers, NGOs and academicians to understand SIA process—Reconnaissance and Baseline Survey, Land Acquisition Survey and Plan (LAP) and Preparation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The programme also aims at evaluating the SIA report along with the applicable legislations in India.

On completion of the programme the participants will be equipped with:

1. Exposure to aspects of SIA, from theory to applications regarding:

• Understanding the Terms of Reference

• Data need, data collection, collation and interpretation

• Development of tools and instruments for conducting SIA survey

• Effective assessment methodologies

• Reporting methodologies

2. Integrated approach for addressing SIA and EIA process - from scoping, data collection to impact assessment as well as the role of public consultations

3. Knowledge on review of SIA reports and identification of strengths and weaknesses

4. Post SIA monitoring

5. Procedure for institutional strengthening and capacity building

6. Experience sharing on national and international best practices in SIA

SCHEDULE

Course Duration:
Date: January 3-5, 2013
Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi -110062

Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily

Course fee: Rs 8000 (For developers, environment consultants and regulators) 25% discounts for NGOs, academicians and students

Last Date for Applying: December 29, 2012

For Registration kindly contact: swati@cseindia.org

OPEN FOR:
Government officials of Project Executing Departments, Developers, NGOs, CBOs, and Academicians, Students and Industries

COURSE CONTACT
Swati Singh Sambyal, Industry & Environment Unit
Industry & Environment Unit, Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281, |
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
E-mail: swati@cseindia.org

CSE’s short-term training programme on SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Last week left to register for the SIA training programme at CSE, New Delhi

The objective of this programme is to build capacity and create awareness among regulators, developers, NGOs and academicians to understand SIA process - Reconnaissance and Baseline Survey, Land Acquisition Survey and Plan (LAP) and Preparation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The programme also aims at evaluating the SIA report along with the applicable legislations in India.

On completion of the programme the participants will be equipped with:

The programme will cover:

1. Exposure to aspects of SIA, from theory to applications regarding:

• Understanding the Terms of Reference

• Data need, data collection, collation and interpretation

• Development of tools and instruments for conducting SIA survey

• Effective assessment methodologies

• Reporting methodologies

2. Integrated approach for addressing SIA and EIA process - from scoping, data collection to impact assessment as well as the role of public consultations

3. Knowledge on review of SIA reports and identification of strengths and weaknesses

4. Post SIA monitoring

5. Procedure for institutional strengthening and capacity building

5. Experience sharing on national and international best practices in SIA

SCHEDULE

Course Duration: January, 3-5 2013

Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062

Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily

Course fee: Rs 8,000(For developers, environment consultants and regulators) 50% discounts for NGOs, academicians and students

Last Date for Applying: December 29, 2012

For Registration kindly contact: swati@cseindia.org

OPEN FOR:
Government officials of Project Executing Departments, Developers, NGOs, CBOs, and Academicians, Students and Industries

A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme.

COURSE CONTACT

Swati Singh Sambyal, Research Associate,
Industry & Environment Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281, |
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
E-mail: swati@cseindia.org

Dear All,

Please send me the details such as necessary chemicals, instruments, etc. to establish a New Environment Lab in my CEMENT organization. your replies would be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

The increasing economic growth and changing consumption trends world wide have resulted in a significant rise in the disposable incomes and consumers’ propensity to spend. The advancement in technology and changing lifestyle, status or perception of consumers has driven this demand of electronic items. Consumers’ dependency on information and communication technology has been increasing very rapidly. The new innovations in information technology because of the rising demand for higher efficiency and productivity in the businesses and work have become a matter of day to day life. Technologies which were new yesterday have become obsolete for today. The increase in demand for “White Goods segment” i.e. on consumer durables such as television sets, microwave ovens, calculators, air-conditioners, servers, printers, scanners, cellular phones, computers etc. is for obvious. Thus, there can be broad range of waste electric and electronic goods which have outlived their use, ready for disposal. These contain chemical materials considered hazardous for human well beings and natural environment.The increasing rate of waste electronic products and additionally the illegal import of junk electronics from abroad create a complex scenario for solid waste management in India.

According to Ministry of environment and forest, E-waste is such waste comprises of wastes generated from used electronic devices and household appliances which are not fit for their original intended use and are destined for recovery, recycling or disposal.

Indian Scenario

The Indian electronic waste industry is booming at a very rapid pace. It is expected to be increasing at a rate of 20% annually. With increasing per capita income, changing life styles and revolutions in information and communication technologies, India is the second largest electronic waste generator in Asia. India is generating around 4, 00,000 tones of electronic waste per year according to Ministry of Environment and Forest MoEF.  Not only this, it gets around 50,000 tones of e waste through illegal means of imports. According to a report on electronics market, TATA Strategic Management Group says that India is expected to have 11% share in global electronic market. MoEF’2012 report says that Indian electronic waste output has jumped 8 times in the last seven years i.e. 8, 00,000 tones now. India has majorly two types of electronic waste market called organized and unorganized market. 90% of the electronic waste generation in the country lands up in the unorganized market. And out of this only 5.7 % of e waste is recycled. Electronic waste accounts for 70% of the overall toxic wastes which are currently found in landfills which is posing toxic chemical contamination in soil and other natural resources. Another report from Central Pollution Control Board CPCB says that around 36,165 hazardous waste generating industries in India accounts for 6.2 million tones of toxic wastes every year. Indian PC industry is growing at a rate of 25% annually as per MAIT study.

Out of the total electronic waste generation in India, only 40 % of these are taken into the recycling processes and rest 60% remains in warehouses due to inefficient and poor collection systems. Generally, people hand over electronic waste to unauthorized recycling centres/ scrap dealers etc. for quick money. The e-waste scrap is managed through various management alternatives such as reuse of equipment from second hand dealers, back yard recycling (manual dismantling and segregation into plastic, glass and metal) and finally into the municipal dumping yard. 

MAIT (Manufacturers Association for Information Technology) study says that waste from discarded electronics will rise dramatically in the developing world within a decade, with computer waste in India alone to grow by 500 per cent from 2007 levels by 2020. Over 100,000 tonnes from refrigerators, 275,000 tonnes from TVs, 56,300 tonnes from personal computers, 4,700 tonnes from printers and 1,700 tonnes from mobile phone.

Techno-Trash

The electronic waste due to Computer waste also called techno trash is becoming most significant of all e-waste due to the quantity as well as the fast generation rate. The computer hardware sector has displayed an unusual growth in the past few years maintaining pace with the rapid growth in the software sector. The continuous innovations and technological up gradations in the hardware segment, obsolescence risk remains a key area of concern for companies that have made huge investments in their IT systems.

Management

Managing Electronic waste has become a very big challenge.  The governments and private organisation will have to play a crucial and responsible role in order to properly manage electronic waste. Proper inventorisation and management has been very necessary in order to reduce the negative impacts of e waste in human livelihood and maintain prosperity in society. It could be made possible through the consultation with different E-waste experts and the assessment of unorganised small scale industrial houses. Different awareness programmes and reach to the local level unorganised sector recyclers can play a pivotal role in efficiently managing e waste.

Combined heat and power systems can reduce energy use by simultaneously generating electricity (and/or mechanical energy) and thermal energy. They recover waste heat and reduce energy use. Energy Efficient lighting methodology can be used such as replacing g incandescent (bulbs) with fluorescent lamps;Solar panels can greatly reduce the amount of fossil fuel used.

> Emission Management

A healthcare facility should commit to improving its environmental performance by encouraging all employees to actively strive to reduce pollution, improve performance and cut costs.

CSE’s short-term training programme on SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Last week left to register for the SIA training programme at CSE, New Delhi

The objective of this programme is to build capacity and create awareness among regulators, developers, NGOs and academicians to understand SIA process - Reconnaissance and Baseline Survey, Land Acquisition Survey and Plan (LAP) and Preparation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The programme also aims at evaluating the SIA report along with the applicable legislations in India.

On completion of the programme the participants will be equipped with:

The programme will cover:

1. Exposure to aspects of SIA, from theory to applications regarding:

• Understanding the Terms of Reference

• Data need, data collection, collation and interpretation

• Development of tools and instruments for conducting SIA survey

• Effective assessment methodologies

• Reporting methodologies

2. Integrated approach for addressing SIA and EIA process - from scoping, data collection to impact assessment as well as the role of public consultations

3. Knowledge on review of SIA reports and identification of strengths and weaknesses

4. Post SIA monitoring

5. Procedure for institutional strengthening and capacity building

5. Experience sharing on national and international best practices in SIA

SCHEDULE

Course Duration: October 8-10, 2012

Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062

Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily

Course fee: Rs 8,000(For developers, environment consultants and regulators) 50% discounts for NGOs, academicians and students

Last Date for Applying: October 1, 2012

For Registration kindly contact: swati@cseindia.org

OPEN FOR:
Government officials of Project Executing Departments, Developers, NGOs, CBOs, and Academicians, Students and Industries

A certificate of participation will be awarded to all at the end of the programme.

COURSE CONTACT

Swati Singh Sambyal, Research Associate,
Industry & Environment Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
Tel: + 91-11-29955124/ 6110, Extension: 281, |
Fax: + 91-11-29955879 Mob. No.: +91 9910496283
E-mail: swati@cseindia.org

Increasing economic activities, populations and the increasing impacts in terms of carbon emissions have started putting a negative impact on environment and ecology. In order to make a sustainable and healthy living conditions for us and our next generations, we at micro level level to have to take some measures for greening our surroundings.

At a micro level, we ourselves can take steps like planting trees, aware ourselves and our people around, change in our consumption pattern, innovate new technologies in order to develop a parallel resources pool and enhance our productivity and resources efficiency.

Carbon emission Reduction has been a challenge for the sustainable development of the world as a whole. According to the Kyoto protocol- UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) there is a binding target for 37 industrialised countries and European community for reducing the GHG (Green House Gas) emission an average of 5% over the 5 year period 2008-2012, taking base as 1995. The developing economies have been given flexibility in their carbon emission reductions.To offset the carbon and control pollution different trading schemes have been taken into considerations. Carbon Emission trading is a market based approach by providing economic incentives and cap limit for emissions. Firms need to hold the no. of permits also called carbon credits (1 carbon credit = 1 ton Co2)

• Russia, Brazil, China and India have accounted for carbon emissions around 11, 5, 2 and 1.5 metric tons per capita in 2010.
•  There has been almost same and increasing trend in carbon emission followed by all countries over the period.
• In 2001-02, Russia has a reduction in carbon emission i.e. 9.87 to 9.82 metric tons per capita but further shows an increasing trend. Russia has increased 10.31 MtCo2 per capita on an average over the period.
• China also shows upswing in carbon emissions specifically in 2004-07 periods that indicates an industrial uprising in the economy. However it decreased its per capita emission in 2007-08 i.e. from 4.95 to 4.6 approx. Over the period, it has increased around 3.60 MtCo2 per capita on an average.
•  Brazil and India show a parallel and constant increase in emission. Brazil however also shows steadily decrease in per capita emissions on an average in comparison to India as per the graph. Over the period, Brazil and India have increased 1.87 and 1.22 MTCo2 per capita carbon emissions.

Challenges always keep coming. Proper actions are needed. In addition to bring awareness; we will have to pursue with each and every aspects of environmental degradations at a grass roots level. 

Planting of trees on Environment Day has become a fad…camouflaging the real issue…by many companies...

Too often these are a template/ ticking the box completion exercise rather than delivering any real value or knowledge about the real impending threats to the sustainability….

Every one of us asking the Government to make some rules, regulation and law to takle the problem of E-waste. This is a wrong approach. We should ask the Government to create facility for collecting the E-Waste. Facilities should come first and education of the people to make use of the facility and why e-waste should be recycled (benifts and income from e-waste and harm it can do if we dont recycle) only when people dont make use of the facility, the rules, regulations and laws should come to decipline the people. Governments in India are notorious of making rules and people in government and politicians make use of such law to harase the people and make money (Bribe). Courts and Lawyers join in to dicide what punishment should be given to people who are honest and dont want to bribe and get away from punishment. I think environmentalists job is to educate the people and force the Government to create facilities needed and not help make rules, regulations and laws to punish our citizens. Lets not waste time on rules, regulations and laws, but spend time on educting the people and forcing the government to create facility for collection, recycle and recover materials from E-waste. It is a profitable business to recycle (recover whatever material from it for reuse) e-waste. Electronic Industry pays tax and duties, buyers pay taxes and duties on purchase. Employees working in electronic industry pay income tax. What for these taxes are collected? Is it for buying new cars and furnishing and remodeling and foreign tous of Ministers? This attitude should stop? It is time that educated think of forcing the government for creating facilities first and then educating the people on how, why and benifits of using such facilities, then make rules if people dont use the facilities created.

We pay huge tax on Cars, pay road tax, Pay insurance premium, Pay huge tax (+40%) on Petrol/Disel and then pay Tols on Roads, Pay panalty or bribe when you voilet road laws because of congestion in Road (resulting from non availability of good roads and wide roads), create accidents because of non availability of good and wide roads, die as a result and make our families suffer. We then blame ourselves that we voilated the rules? What are we doing about the Governent, Police, Courts, Politicians?