For the nearly 2000 people who have viewed last week's Green Electronics webcast. First - thanks so much for your interest!, and second - here is a link to an in depth slide presentation in case you want more information: http://j.mp/1j9cEWf
Please visit the EPEAT website at www.epeat.net for much more information - and feel free to contact me here or directly to request assistance or enter into discussion of any aspect of green electronics purchasing and management.
Dear all
Could you share guidelines for used/damaged tube light disposal . share your experience on the same
thank you
Hi Team
Could you share with me the poison act & Tamil Nadu poison rule.
What are the list of acids covered under the act ? what are the applicability for an industry?
Any expert in these, pleaes share your contact details.
I need to explore the applicability for my industries
Thank you
By rajesh (nature_rajesh@yahoo.com
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Centre for Science and Environment brings you a hands on two-week training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on all aspects related to assessment, interpretation and management of a mining project, political economy of natural resources, applicable Central/State laws, resettlement and rehabilitation, benefit sharing with communities, governance and emerging land conflicts.
The programme will also cover:
Environmental clearance process and mining legislations
Mining technologies, mine exploration and best practices
Data interpretation (for analyzing the impacts of mining projects)
Understanding the ToR (Terms of Reference)
Tools and thumb-rules to evaluate environmental and social impacts
Effectiveness of assessment methods
Mine closure plans and best practices in reclamation
Addressing civil society concerns in the public consultation process
Emerging sustainable tools and best practices
Developing the ability to review and assess EIA/SIA reports and mine closure plans
Developing the ability for post-EIA monitoring
All this brought to the participants through lectures, class exercises and site visits
DURATION
March 24-April 4, 2014
VENUE
CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi – 62
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM daily
Course fee: With residential facility (shared): Rs 40,000 Without Residential facility: Rs 20,000
Last Date for Applying: February 28, 2014
For Registration kindly contact: swati@cseindia.org
OPEN FOR:
Mining regulators, environmental consultants, industries, academia, students and NGOs
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
Dear Sir/Ma'm
Greetings from IDSAsr and a very good morning
Guru Arjan Dev(GAD) Institute of Development Studies is a centre for advanced research and training in multi disciplinary areas as diverse as Agriculture and rural development; social change and social structure; environment and resource economics; globalization and trade, industry, labour and welfare; macro economics issues and models; population and development and health policy research. We deem it a great privilege to bring to you kind notice that institute has planned to organize 7th IDSAsr National seminars on the theme: Reconfiguration of Indian Higher Education with effect from March 7-8, 2014.
The contribution of all the players in the field is very necessary for the success of the seminar. Keeping in view your outstanding expertise in the field, we will be highly obliged if you may very kindly favour us with your thought provoking research paper for the seminar. Am sure, this will set the deliberation on the right track. All the papers accepted and presented at the seminar will be published with ISBN of the institute. E- Brochure is available at www.idsasr.org
You are also requested to bring this CFP to notice of all interested in your network. One can also attend and participate in the seminar without paper.
Looking forward for an early date favourable response and see you in the holy city of Golden Temple.
With warm personal regards
Dear friends,
Let me know that how can I get the recent list of MoEF Certified laboratory for water quality parameters testing??? Please specify that in which section of website I have to go...If anybody is having then please share.
Gazette notification on environmental clearance
Notification_the_gazzete_of_India_SO-2555%28E%29_21082013.pdf
I am looking for Air Pollution Expert preferably accredited as FAE with NABET urgently for immediate appointment at our company. Please send me mail at arun@rset.co.in and contact at 9810136853 (Ravinder Bhatia)
Can any one suggest me How to calculate Emission rate in case of River Sand mining for PM10. & Which Model Suitable for River Sand Mining Projects.
The importance of an Environment Officer in the industry is now well understood. Many students who complete their MSc in Environmental Sciences look for a career in the industry/ environmental consultancy however they are often lacking in certain aspects. To address this problem and to help the freshly graduated MSc students in this aspect, Vasantdada Sugar Institute is organizing a 5 day training program on "Industrial Pollution Control and Environmental Management". A similar program had been organized in July 2013 and had received good response. The course will cover the following broad areas
The training is ideal for students in their final semester and those who have completed MSc however application from industry and consultancy are also welcome. The training will be conducted during January 6-10, 2014 at the Manjari campus of VSI and will be limited to 25 participants only. The trainees will be given a certificate of participation at the end of the course.
The fees for the training will be Rs. 5000/- per participant which will include course material, accommodation at VSI hostel and meals for the duration of the course. Registration will be on first come first served basis.
More details and registration form can be downloaded at http://www.vsisugar.com/india/seminar_conference_workshop/index.htm...
In case of any query related to training, please contact
Dr. Deepali Nimbalkar
Scientist and Head
Department of Environmental Sciences
Vasantdada Sugar Institute
Manjari Bk. Tal. Haveli
Pune 412307 INDIA
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/372353/at-our-mercy.html
In the back drop of persistent lobbying by estate owners, quarry mafia and a section of a religious community in Kerala the Gadgil report and Kasturirangan Report on preservation of Western ghats is gradually going to be annulled. It is high time that the environmentalists have to come together for this cause.
Please see the office memorandum from MOEF, regarding categorization of Category 'B' projects/activities into Category 'B1' & 'B2'.
Coal will continue to be an expanding, cheap foundation for economic and social development. Backed by its vast and well-distributed resource base, coal has the potential to make a significant contribution to eradicating energy poverty. Coal can be increasingly clean - at a bearable cost in terms of technological sophistication and at little cost in terms of international technology transfer and R&D in CO2 sequestration. For this to happen, a more pro-active involvement of the coal and power industries is needed in “globalising” best technical and managerial practices and advocating coal’s credentials.
CSE's short term training programme on Social Impact Assessment to be held in New Delhi from 20-24 January, 2013.
Objective:The objective of this programme is to build capacity and create awareness among regulators, developers, NGOs and academicians to understand SIA process by sensitising the stakeholders on the
ecological perception of human habitat in India, the political economy of natural resources, governance and emerging land conflicts and the local and environmental impacts of development projects. The course would also cover in detail the applicable Central/State laws and policies related to land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation,
Key provisions of the LAR&R Bill, Benefit Sharing with communities, 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.
Last date for applying: January 15, 2014
Venue: Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062
For details contact: Swati Singh Sambyal, Senior Research Associate, Industry & Environment Unit, Mobile: 9910496283 , swati@cseindia.org
Website: www.cseindia.org
Hi Team, Could you please share me contact details of Pollution control Board approved hazardous waste recyclers in & around Chennai for the following waste .1. Spent solvent : ( Catogery number 20.2 ) 2. Acid & Alkali residue ( Category number : 33.2) 3. Used chemical containers & Barrels ( Category number : 33.2). Thank you rajesh nature_rajesh@yahoo.com+91- 8754446337
We observe festivals and celebrate them with much fervor but I wonder how far do we really understand their essence, purpose and the science hidden behind those festivals. This is my interpretation, learning or hypothesis (whatever you may call it) but I think this is what they are meant for. I dont know, but this is how I see these two major festivals in India.
If you think Hindu festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja is all about huge colourful idols and immersion of those idols in the nearby ponds, lakes, rivers, oceans, then think again. Since, environmental movement gained momentum, people started to label these two festivals as hazardous to the environment, especially the water bodies. But people who care for the environment has a point, because idols that are immersed in the water bodies are made of plaster of paris and painted with paints that are loaded with lead and other harmful chemicals. The making of huge idols and immersing them in the water bodies is a mere distortion of an otherwise eco-friendly ritual, which was actually aimed for nutrient recycling. (If you don’t know what nutrient recycling is then google it before you proceed further, thank you).
Ancient India was predominantly an agriculture based country/economy. A little online search provided information that there were two crops in the ancient India. My best guess is that people perhaps used to shift nutrient rich silt from the nearby ponds, lakes, rivers, to their fields during summers, to improve the fertility of the soil. However, they must do two things to ensure constant supply of nutrient rich silt. Replenish the silt and replenish the nutrient. How do they do it? By adding clay and by adding litter (leaves, flowers, twigs, etc) to water bodies (although it happens naturally too).
Perhaps it was only idols made of clay (without any toxic chemicals) and litter (leaves, flowers, twigs, etc) were used as a part of the ritual and then immersed in the nearby water bodies, in order to replenish and recycle the nutrients. If the silt was dug out of the ponds, lakes, rivers, during summer for agricultural purposes, then the observation of these festivals immediately after summer, ie (Ganesh Chaturthi – August – September, Durga Puja – September – October), and immersion of idols made of clay and litter in the nearby water bodies makes perfect sense. This is still my hypothesis and further intense study has to be conducted to confirm this. But I’m very much convinced so far with this.
On the other hand, any person who understands the ecological functions and cares for the environment may still argue about the credibility of such rituals, especially when the water bodies in India are already suffering from sever pollution, siltation, excessive nutrient runoff and eutrophication. In this given context is it still necessary for us to blindly continue polluting our water bodies in the name of rituals or educate ourselves about the main reason, why such practices have come into practice in the first place and act accordingly?
Now, Terms of Reference (ToR) of Hydro Electric Projects are valid up to 3+1 Year.
Earlier validity was 2+1 Year.
Dear members
A workshop on Disaster management is being organised by Indian institute of Environment management , south indian education society , at its campus at Nerul navi Mumbai on17th December 2013.
workshop link
dr R.V.sharma
workshop coordinator
As a part of Golden Jubilee celebrations of Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur the School of Studies in Geology & WRM is organinsing a National Seminar on Recent Researches in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences during the month of February 24-26, 2014. The Proceedings shall be published with ISBN, and selected research paers shall be published in an ISSN Journal.
For more details, please send an e-mail to
rreas2014@gmail.com
bninad21@gmail.com
Ninad Bodhankar 09826515859
