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I am working as HR-executive for BHN Consulting.

We are having opening with a Top company.

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One of our number one group in India having Global presence is looking for following positions, will be based in Mumbai , Maharastra, India. Kindly go through the JD mentioned below and apply to this mail with a copy of your detail cv, mentioning the job code. This is an great opportunity with a Great group to work.

Position : - EIA Coordinator and Functional Area Expert (FAE)- Job Code -1

Education Qualification:Graduation, Post graduation, Doctorate or equivalent in relevant field.

JD :-     Key Responsibilities:

1)     Coordination for conducting Environmental Impact Assessment studies for the sectorsPorts & Harbour, Power plants (Thermal),

2)     Report preparation and review.

3)     Presentation and liasioning with regulatory agencies like Pollution Control Boards (PCBs), Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) etc.

Key Skills Required:

1)     Have expertise in Functional Area expertise like Air Pollution monitoring & control, Air Quality Modeling, water pollution monitoring and control, Hydrology, Groundwater Conservation, Risk management and hazard management etc.

2)      Good writing and communication skill

Should be NABET accredited under Power & Porst & Harbor

 If intrested than please forward your profile to bhn3.mumbai@bhnservices.com

Most of us have heard the saying "don't believe everything you read". Most of us are used to the Nigerian "help me, I am stranded without money in a foreign country" scam, as well as "forward this mail to ten people and be blessed forever" emails. Hopefully, most of us do not believe what we read, at least, not in such cases.

So when I read about the wonderful miracles Bt Cotton was performing for the poor farmers of Maharashtra, I was skeptical.

This "story" appeared in the Times of India (TOI) on 28 August 2011. It extolled the virtues of Bt Cotton and stated how so many farmers had benefited from it. Apparently, certain farmers were reaping its riches by earning Rs. 20,000 more per acre (emphasis not mine) thanks to savings on pesticides. After having read so much about Bt Cotton and the stories of farmer suicides in Maharashtra (note that I do not enclose the word stories within quotes; after all, these suicides really happen), I was confused. Bt Cotton (and indeed, all genetically modified products) is shrouded in controversy for a variety of reasons. And yet, here was this "consumer connect initiative" (super-suspicious terminology in my book) signing its paeans. Some excerpts from the TOI "report":

The entire country knows Yavatmal for the farmers suicides,especially cotton growers. But there are two villages in this suicideprone (sic) district of Maharashtra where the picture appears to be just the opposite.There are no suicides and people here are prospering on agriculture.The switchover from the conventional cotton to Bollgard or Bt cotton here has led to a social and economic transformation of the villages in past three-four years.

Farmers from Antargaon and Bhambraja,the two villages where no suicides have been recorded,claim that their income from Bt cotton has not just helped them get rid of the compounding loans from moneylenders,but has also fulfilled all their aspirations of sending their children to the nearest convent schools at Arni,a taluka place and get their daughters married as lavishly as people in cities do.

Mangoo Chavan,another farmer from Banjara community earns less (Rs 5,550 per acre) but is proud to have cleared his bank loan and invest in irrigation.We have thrown away the moneylender. No one needs him anymore, he said.

Turns out the "story" is propaganda, exposed by The Hindu in its 10 May 2012 edition. The expose has been written by none other than Palagummi Sainath (better known as P. Sainath), a much-respected development journalist based in India. I recommend you read Sainath's careful investigation of how the miracle numbers are nothing but a cruel joke.

The farmers from the two regions have poured open scorn on Bt Cotton. A study of the 365 farm households in Bhambraja and the nearly 150 in Antargaon by the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS) shows why. Almost all farmers with bank accounts are in critical default and 60 per cent of farmers are also in debt to private moneylenders. A data sheet from a village-wide survey signed by Nandu Raut, one of the farmers championing the cause of Bt cotton in the TOI "version" tells a very different story. Even the places seen in the images of the "original story" are not in Bhambraja or Antargaon.

As The Hindu responsibly points out, while none of the farmers reduced the issue of the suicides or the crisis to being only the outcome of Bt Cotton, the expose helped puncture many myths about its miracles. The paper also approached Mahyco-Monsanto (the company selling Bt Cotton seeds) for their take on the issue, particularly why the "story/consumer connect initiative" were run during the Parliament session when the Biotechnology and Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill was to have come up. Surprise, surprise... there were no concrete answers from the company.

There are questions as to why The Hindu chose to expose this "story" now (price wars between the papers? Nah, I doubt it). But I wonder what the reporters of the "original story" thought when they were writing it; did they seriously believe the farmers? Were the farmers "coerced" into making the statements? After all, the same farmers have debunked the "story" vociferously. Why did a paper such as the TOI take this "story" up? Why did it appear twice in the same paper? Whatever happened to accountability? Will Mahyco-Monsanto be penalized for the misleading "consumer connect initiative"? Why did TOI not produce a balanced story in the first place? I think the last question worries me the most. Perhaps TOI will get into damage control mode and come clean about it. It owes its readers that much.

Green Enterprise Promotion Council (GEPC) has been formed to work for the promotion of green oriented businesses worldwide. All kinds of green oriented enterprises can be members of GEPC. This would provide a platform for NGOs, research organizations, consultancies, businesses, policy makers and other stakeholders to work together and share knowledge in matters related to green, sustainable and responsible business practices.

Events, conferences, seminars, training programmes, research, publications and consultancy would form the core activities of  GEPC. Genesis of GEPC could be attributed to the initiatives of few environmental – and green business experts.

GEPC would be soon organize a  larger get-together of likeminded enterprises, organizations, consultancies, policy makers soon. ABSE a sustainability training & consultancy services provider, India Development Solutions, GSME News, Samadhan Foundation, Institute for Development Studies and Enterprise Research, Institute for Environment and Development Studies are some of the founding members of GEPC.

For more details: kindly contact: Mr. Bhavesh Jha: mailtogepc@gmail.com : 91-9971635600

I am working in the Bauxite Mines of NALCO. I want to conduct  a study by some agency to conduct a biodiversity study , find out endangered fauna if any and prepare a biodiversity conservation plan in and around Mines. Which are the agencies that carry out such studies ? Is the study report required to be authenticated/approved  by some statutory body ?

Since inception IIFM Bhopal maintained its 100% Summers and Final placement record. This year for PGDFM 2010-12 batch we achieved more than 100% placements. Companies varies from various Forest departments to Environmental consultancies, NGOs, Wild Life NGOs. While a lot of corporate also participated in placements program and offered profiles in banking & finance, marketing, market research, Supply chain Management, EHS & EMS. Two students were offered International Placements by Aditya Birla Group. PSUs also participated in Placement Program, IDBI Bank was one of the major recruiter in IIFM this year. So at the end of the day 2010-12 batch received an average CTC of nearly Rs. 7 lacs. While for Summer Internship 145 offers were made for 2011-13 batch of 90 students along with decent stipend. I am feeling happiness and proud to be a part of IIFM.

Milind Sonam is running 1500 KM from New Delhi to Mumbai. Follow the GREEN RUN at http://green.ndtv.com/milind_diary.aspx

Ever since climate change and its probable effects on earth became common knowledge, much has been written about the topic. The world has been riveted by various climate change negotiations that have taken place and at times frustrated at their slow pace. The very process of proposing (let alone implementing) a solution to this grave problem is so convoluted that most of us would be forgiven for posing questions that perhaps only the au courant climate change experts can answer. For instance, how can you and I, who have a vital stake in a global solution to the climate crisis, become actors in the effort to resolve it? In what manner can people on the ground, particularly the underprivileged, participate in decision making on climate issues? How might the disadvantaged peoples of the South articulate and express their concerns given the asymmetries of power between developed and developing nations? Praful Bidwai’s The Politics of Climate Change and the Global Crisis: Mortgaging Our Future answers these questions eloquently.

One of South Asia’s most widely published columnists, Bidwai is a social science researcher and activist on human rights, environment, global justice and peace. Clearly, a work of love, the book has been put together very painstakingly. The results are obvious not just from the selection of topics as chapters, but also the collection of notes at the end of each chapter, pointing readers to explore, educate and seek answers of their own accord. The book is a marvellous example of intelligent critiquing but it does not stop there; it goes on to suggest possible solutions to dilemmas in the climate change arena.

Aside from the history of climate change negotiations and where they stand today (a must for all students of climate change), Bidwai tackles India’s role in the crisis, how it should respond and why its sabre rattling (read “growth at all costs”) has been to the country’s own detriment, in a very frank and transparent manner. While Bidwai accepts that India has a powerful case on the right to development because a majority of its people lack the bare necessities of survival, he believes that the government is wrong in insisting that the world must respect and accept the economic model India is pursuing. After all, India’s myopic stance on GDP growth at all costs has not helped the poor thus far, and is not likely to help them in the future.

Low-carbon path is the only way to go, and Bidwai excels at describing the many practical and proven options available to the government in pursuing this path, be it reducing energy use in agriculture, regenerating abandoned rocky land by organisation Seeds to Fruit in Tamil Nadu, sustainable water use through the system of rice intensification, or junking the ubiquitous energy-guzzling urban bane called the air-conditioner for passive (read “free”) cooling methods. As Bidwai puts it “at the core of this agenda is the imperative to raise the standard of living of the poor, and reach modern energy services to them”.

Particularly insightful is Bidwai’s scathing critique of the Indian National Action Plan on Climate Change, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system of the US Green Building Council, Carbon Capture and Storage, and the most revered (or reviled, depending which side you are on) invention in the field thus far—the Clean Development Mechanism or CDM.

The book would not be complete without a discussion of nuclear power in general, what it means to India, and why it is a false promise for nations aspiring to a low-carbon economy. Bidwai includes an entire chapter on the global revolution wrought by renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar power. In a nutshell, the book is highly recommended reading for politicians, citizens, entrepreneurs, researchers and students—in that order.

Mahazareen Dastur is an environmental researcher and writer in Mumbai. She blogs at mahazareendastur.blogspot.in. This review originally appeared in Down to Earth at http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/making-sense-climate-debate.

Dear IENs Good Morning What would be criteria and Frequency for AAQ Monitoring in Power Plant.As in our EC it has been mentioned the it shall be moniored regularly but regularly means what ,should we follow the NAAQ 2009

Have you heard this line from John Donne’s poem, “No man is an island unto himself”…..

Few words but with a real heavy meaning!

My logic deciphers the inner meaning of the above line as follows: We all belong to nature and our daily activities are tuned to the rhythms of the ecological system that we find ourselves in…Hence, a distortion in this system caused by our activities today, might act as a boomerang for us in the near future. For example, the impounding effects of global warming, a phenomenon which has been triggered by our irresponsible attitude towards the environment, might lead to havocs like spread of epidemic, food shortage, destructive floods, groundwater contamination, stunted growth for crops etc, thus questioning our survival.

Realizing the aforementioned damage and contemplating the solution into action is what defines the attitude of a typical ‘Green Consumer’.

A Green Consumer is one who not only makes eco-conscious preferences of products and services available in the market due to his concern for the environment, but also disseminates knowledge to his fellow citizens about the ‘benefits’ of purchasing green.

Buying green (and buying local) is a kind of investment for a sustainable future with the following benefits:

• It reduces pollution and the associated health effects;
• It strengthens communities by retaining and creating jobs locally;
• It reduces domestic reliance-and vulnerability-to disruptions that occur elsewhere; and,
• In the long run, it saves money without mortgaging our children's future.

Have you come across someone in your life till date who matches the above definition correctly? Ask that consumer sitting inside you, who visits a shopping mall with ‘exquisite’ branded outlets (one of the tourist fascinations in Mumbai) or a ‘cool cafetaria or a lip-smacking food joint almost every new day!!Are you a ‘Green Consumer’??

Let us talk about the city of Mumbai.

When I came to Mumbai two years back the city seemed to be appeal to me a lot at the first go…I could feel the pulse of a ‘fighter’ in every Indian citizen here, who struggled to win the best for himself. Somewhere I also had a hunch that if sensitized, ‘green’ can become a buzzword in this city…all what is needed is awareness.

You would possibly agree with me on the fact, that if found profitable, Mumbaiites generally accept challenges the way they are and try to win over it with all their might. Hence, if explained the simple logic behind consuming ‘green’ I bet it would not be difficult to inculcate the spirit of greenness amongst the citizens in Mumbai.

People are buzzing about ‘green’ in newspapers, tv shows, ads, social networking sites, workshops, educational events, social gatherings etc. However a common misnomer which spoils the spirit is that green products cost a wee higher than equivalent brown products.  Have you ever questioned whether it is worth to pay more? Have you tickled your grey cells ever to understand why you are asked to pay Rs.5-6 for that extra plastic bag at the billing counter of shopping malls? The answer is simple…so that you save at least 5-6 times on your quality of life from getting deteriorated.

From plastic bags you use for your grocery to electronic appliances that you have accommodated at your office and residence to enjoy all the comforts of life…..every object in the universe follows a life cycle. Each life cycle consists of five stages: extraction, production, distribution, usage and disposal.

Thus, from the stage the raw materials are extracted to its disposal, there is an environmental footprint created at each step of this cycle. You may debate with me saying that as a consumer there is not much that you can do because the first three stages are beyond your control, But what about the last two and maybe the most important ones?

If you act more maturely and responsibly in making your choices as a consumer, not only do you move into a sustainable mode of living but you force manufacturers to produce ‘green’ so as to meet your demands.

Thus, you as an eco-conscious consumer stand undefeated as a ‘Leader’ who has the ability to force the system towards a ‘greener future’ just by making the correct choice of a product.

Would you not want to be called a ‘leader’ at least once in your lifetime??

Greetings from IDSAsr and a very good morning

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies is proposing to bring out a special issue on:

Policy Intervention in CDM and carbon Market: Indian Experiences.

It will be highly appreciated if you please submit a story/research paper to be included in this proposal.  It will be published by the end of this year.Paper can be submitted at idsasr@gmail.com or kainthgs@yahoo.com

You paper must reach us at your earliest possible but not later than the end of July 2012. There is no limit to the length of the paper, but around 40 to 45 A4 size pages is preferable.

In case you are interested to contribute, please rush the tentative title of the paper.

Looking forward for early date favourable response.

With warm regards

क्या कभी आप लोगों ने सोचा कि आखिर पृथ्वी जैसा ग्रह ही मनुष्यों के लिए जीवन जीने के अनुकूल क्यों है? नहीं!! मैं बताता हूँ क्योंकि पृथ्वी पर पाया जाने वाला वातावरण अन्यत्र किसी ग्रह के पास नहीं है. अगर यह वातावरण नहीं होता तो पृथ्वी पर दिन और रात का तापमान अपने न्यूनतम एवं अधिकतम मान से कहीं ज्यादा ऊपर या नीचे होने कि संभावना रहती. इसी वातावरण के कारण ही पृथ्वी पर सुखद एवं बेहतर पर्यावरण का निर्माण संभव हुआ.

अब आप सोचेंगे यह पर्यावरण क्या है?? पर्यावरण अर्थात हमारे (मनुष्य के) आसपास का वातावरण जो कि प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से हमसे जुड़ा हुआ है तथा दोनों द्वारा किये गए किसी प्रकार के क्रिया कलापों से एक दुसरे पर सकारात्मक या नकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ता है. हालाँकि पर्यावरण के बारे में बताने कि ज्यादा आवश्यकता नहीं है क्योंकि आज इस शब्द से सभी लोग भली भांति परिचित हैं. परन्तु पृथ्वी को भी इस स्वरुप में आने के लिए ऐसे कई जैव-भू -रासायनिक प्रक्रियाओं और जलवायु परिवर्तनों से होकर गुजरना पड़ा, तब जाकर पृथ्वी ने अपने इस अस्तित्व को प्राप्त किया. अब आप सोचेंगे ये जलवायु परिवर्तन कौन सी बला है?? तो सज्जनों इस के बारे में भी मैं आपका ज्ञान वर्धन कर रहा हूँ, जरा सब्र कीजिये. तो सुनिए……

जलवायु परिवर्तन इस सर्वव्यापी एवं प्रसिद्ध शब्द से परिचित कराने से पहले मैं आपको जलवायु क्या होती है उस पर आप सभी लोगों का ध्यान आकर्षित कराना चाहता हूँ. “जलवायु किसी स्थान पर पिछले कई वर्षों (वैज्ञानिको के अनुसार लगभग ३० वर्ष) के अंतराल में वहां के मौसम की स्थिति को बतलाता है”. जलवायु शब्द से हमें कोई स्थान कैसा है, इस बात का पता चलता है, जैसे: आर्द्र जलवायु, शुष्क जलवायु इत्यादि.

अब आप से एक प्रश्न क्या जलवायु में परिवर्तन एक प्राकृतिक घटना है या मानव जनित? आपलोगों में से बहुत से लोगों का जवाब होगा मानवजनित!! परन्तु यह गलत है. दरअसल जलवायु परिवर्तन एक प्राकृतिक घटना है, और इसका साक्षात् उदहारण है अतीत के हिमयुग. आपलोगों ने होलीवूड की फिल्म ICE AGE की श्रृंखला तो देखि ही होगी, जिसमे हिमयुग के बारे में स्पष्ट रूप से वर्णन किया गया है.. एक बात सबसे जादा महत्त्वपूर्ण है, जिसे आप सभी को बताना अत्यंत आवश्यक है, वो है की अतीत में ऐसे परिवर्तनों को होने में काफी समय या कह सकते हैं की काफी वर्षा लगते थे.. और इसका एकमात्र कारण था हमारे जीवनशैली और हमारे जीवन स्तर का संतुलित होना. हम संख्या में भी कम थे, हमारी जरूरतें भी कम थीं और हमें संसाधनों के समुचित उपयोग का ज्ञान था.

परन्तु वर्त्तमान में जलवायु परिवर्तन की दर में काफी तेजी आई है जिसके परिणामस्वरूप पृथ्वी अब तेजी से गरम हो रही है. इस परिवर्तन के पीछे का क्या कारण हो सकता है कभी आपने या यों कहें की हमने कभी इस बारे में सोचा? शायद हममें से कुछ ही लोग इस दिशा में सोचते हैं. आइये इतिहास में चलते हैं और इसके पीछे का कारण जानते हैं. आपको याद है औद्योगिक क्रांति जी हाँ लगभग २०० वर्षों पहले आरम्भ हुई इस क्रांति की शुरुआत ने इस महान त्राशदी नीव डाली. यही वो महान अवसर था जिसके फलस्वरूप मशीनों द्वारा भारी मात्रा में वस्तुओं का उत्पादन होने लगा… बढती जनसँख्या की मांग को पूरा करने के लिए और उद्योगों की स्थापना करनी पड़ी.

इन उद्योगों में लगी मशीनों को चलाने के लिए उर्जा की आवश्यकता हुई और इसके लिए हमने कोयले और तेल जैसे इंधन का प्रयोग करना पड़ा, जिसके कारण वायुमंडल में गैसीय मिश्रण का संतुलन प्रभावित हुआ. यही नहीं हमने अपने जीवन स्तर को सुधारने के लिए ऐसे भौतिक संशाधनों, जैसे AC, motorcycle, प्लास्टिक के थैले इत्यादि को प्रयोग करना सीख लिया, जिसके कारण वातावरण में नयी गैसों का उत्सर्जन होने लगा. यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि आज मानव मात्र कि जीवन शैली पूर्णतया उर्जा पर निर्भर है.

इसके अतिरिक्त हमने अपने आवास स्थानों के लिए, खेती करने, यातायात के लिए या अपनी सुख सुविधाओं की खातिर उन न बोल सकने वाले पेड़ों को भी काट दिया, जो इस वातावरण को शुद्ध रखने और पृथ्वी को ठंडा रखने में मदद करते थे. एक शोध के अनुसार “आज विश्व पिछले २००० वर्षों के किसी भी समय की अपेक्षा अत्यधिक गरम है. और एक तथ्य जो सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण है वो यह की २० वीं शताब्दी के दौरान वैश्विक तापमान लगभग ०.६ डिग्री सेन्टीग्रेड तक बढ़ा है. अब हम यह कह सकते हैं कि वर्त्तमान समय में मानव ही पर्यावरण में हो रहे उथल-पुथल का प्रमुख रूप से उत्तरदायी है.

अब प्रश्न उठता है कि क्या किया जाना चाहिए? हम ये नहीं कहते कि आप भौतिक सुख संसाधनों का प्रयोग करना बंद कर दीजिये. हम तो बस ये कहना चाहते हैं कि हम में से प्रत्येक को अपनी जीवनशैली में बदलाव लेन की आवश्यकता है. पृथ्वी के पर्यावरण में हो रहे परिवर्तन का सीधा सम्बन्ध “उपभोग” से है. और यह उपभो हमारी जीवनशैली से सम्बंधित है. हम जो भी वस्तुएं खरीदते हैं, जिस प्रकार के संसाधनों का इस्तेमाल करते हैं, जैसे जीवन जीते हैं, उसका प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष प्रभाव हमारे पर्यावरण पर पड़ता है.

पृथ्वी के वातावरण में या यों कहें की जलवायु में वाकई में परिवर्तन हो रहा है, जिसपर हम सभी को ध्यान देने की जरूरत है. हम इस बदलाव को रोकने के लिए अपनी जीवनशैली में छोटे छोटे परिवर्तनों को ला कर काफी मदद कर सकते हैं. व्यक्तिगत रूप से किये जा सकने वाले कुछ उदाहरण है:

१. बिजली बचाएँ अर्थात आवश्यकता न पड़ने पर वैद्युत उपकरणों को बंद कर दें, उसे स्टैंड बाय मोड़े पर न रखें.

२. पैदल चलें या सार्वजनिक यातायात साधनों (बस या ऑटो) का प्रयोग करें अर्थात कम दूरी के लिए निजी वाहनों का प्रयोग करने क बजे पैदल चलें या साइकिल का प्रयोग करें.

३. वाहनों को आराम से या निर्धारित गति सीमा में चलायें.

४. जहाँ तक संभव हो अपने कार्यालय स्थल में या घर पर बिजली की बचत करें.

५. जल संसाधनों का मितव्ययी तरीके से इस्तेमाल करें.

६. कागज़ बचाएं. जहाँ तक संभव हो कागज के दोनों सतहों का प्रयोग करें, तथा छात्र अपनी पुराणी कापियों में बचे हुए पन्नों से एक अलग रफ कापी तैयार कर सकते हैं, इस प्रकार से आप अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से पेड़ पौधों को काटने से बचाते हैं.

७. कचरे को कभी न जलाएं.

८. कचरे को निर्धारित स्थानों पर ही फेंके.

९. बाजार जाते हुए कपडे के थैले का प्रयोग करें. यदि संभव हो तो एक ही पोलीथिन को कई बार इस्तेमाल करें.

१०. कूड़े कचरे को पोलीथिन की थैलियों में भर कर न फेंके, इस प्रकार से आप अनायास ही गौ हत्या के पाप से बच सकते हैं.

११. अपने जन्मदिन पर एक पौधा अवश्य लगायें. अपने मित्र के किसी हर्ष उत्सव पर उसे पौधा भी भेंट करें.

१२. गर्मियों के समय में अपने छतों पर पानी का बर्तन और दाना की व्यवस्था करें जिससे की पक्षियों की आकस्मिक मृत्यु न हो.

अब आपसे एक आखिरी प्रश्न क्या ऊपर बताये गए किसी भी उपाय में कहीं भी धन का खर्च है? क्या ये सभी उपाय करने योग्य नहीं है? क्या ये उपाय कारगर नहीं हैं? आप खुद सोचिये इसके बारे में. क्योंकि हमारे पास रहने के लिए सिर्फ एक ही पृथ्वी है. और आने वाली पीढ़ी को भी इस ग्रह पर निवास करना है.

क्या हम अपने भविष्य में आने वाली पीढ़ियों को ऐसी पृथ्वी देंगे जहाँ पर गन्दगी हो, धुल का गुबार हो और असहनीय जलवायु हो….

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We are pleased to inform you that Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) is organizing a 3-day Continuing Professional Development Programme on “Bio Medical Waste Management - Handling and Safe Disposal Options with Reference to Draft Rules 2011” from 14 – 16 June, 2012 at ESCI Campus, Gachi Bowli, Hyderabad.

The objective of this programme is to familiarize participants on issues of Bio-medical waste such as quantification, segregation, scientific handling, treatment and disposal techniques which are techno-economically viable and in line with the current and proposed legal & statutory requirements.  The program focuses on the various provisions of new draft Bio Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2011 and its implications on the health care and associated sectors.

The methodology of the programme includes lectures by expert faculty, case studies and practical demonstration at Common Biomedical Waste Treatment facility. 

The course fee for this 3-day training programme is Rs 13,500/- (Rupees Thirteen Thousand and Five Hundred only) + service tax @ 12.36% (for FY 12 – 13) is extra per participant, which includes accommodation. For complete details of the programme please refer to enclosed brochure.

The soft copy of the brochure is available at our website:-  www.escihyd.org. Please click our website, then under ‘Training Calendar’, click ‘Environment Management’ to obtain the relevant brochure. 

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Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is an important tool to inform decision makers, regulators and stakeholders, about the possible social and economic impact of a proposed project.

To be effective, it requires the active involvement of all concerned stakeholders. Centre for Science and Environment recognises this need and 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:

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: June 25-27, 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: June 4, 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

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