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Dear All,

Greeting to you....wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous new year......

Dear all,

now in india a very good process of Nabet accrediation has been initiated to bring the quality of EIA.Exactly its a good sign for Environmental field.

why cant QCI provide training to fulfill the FAEs requirement and other all issues? if provided we will get bunch of qualified /certified people in coming years then automatically EIA process will be strong in india. 

i request all the expertise to express you valuble suggetions and recommendations for strengthning accrediation process and any comments on this process to be improved in future.

Chennai city has signed a contract with a new company to remove garbage from the streets.

Why does garbage come on the streets? Because the bin provided can take garbage of only 5-10 households.If the street ( which has mostly aparments) has more than 30 households how can the garbage bin hold it?Instead if door-to-door collection is done the garbage will stay within the households and will not litter the streets.Whycan't corporations understnad this?

Nowhere in the world have I seen garbage bins on streets with garbage spilling over.

Please provide some guidelines for fresher environmental engineering students for searching jobs and some extra activity (software and other related analysis) that they should do which gives them more opportunity and make them confident.....................

Organica Biotech Pvt. Ltd.  is a global player in the environmental biotechnology sector. We are looking to acquire talent for our environmental division located in Mumbai. Interested candidates can contact me at 9029040350 or email me at contact@organicabiotech.com

With an aim to increase awareness of environmental issues which need urgent solutions this Eco-Calendar 2012 has been specially developed to be used as a simple and easy tool for the cause of our natural environment. Every month of this calendar represents a particular theme addressing either the global environmental components or environmental issues or some measures that can be adopted. Each theme has a quote and a symbolic image. The calendar showcases themes like green office, energy, water conservation,  climate change, health safety and accident prevention, tree plantation, 3R’s, sustainable transport, green consumerism, biodiversity, noise pollution and green buildings.

Following the suggestions of the ‘Eco-Calendar’ will help us save our own environment! By doing so not only would we improve our environmental performance but also make a conscious and valuable effort in making our world a better place to live in.

Each Calendar bears a nominal price of Rs.50. If you would like to customize the Eco-calendar for your company, the price is only Rs. 60 each.

Let us know whether you would like your new year to have an eco-touch to it everyday!

The minerals sector is a key driver for the country’s industrial growth. However, it has brought in its wake severe environmental repercussions and social unrest. One of the greatest challenges, therefore, is how to make mining environmentally and socially acceptable.

Unfortunately, most EIA reports either overlook or poorly interpret the critical issues related to a mining project. There is an urgent need to strengthen capacity of regulators, NGOs, environmental consultants and industries towards understanding and mitigating the impacts of a mining project.

Centre for Science and Environment brings you a handson five-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on all aspects related to assessment, interpretation and management of a mining project.

The programme will cover:

• Environmental clearance process and mining legislations

• Review of effectiveness of an EIA report

• Mining technologies and best practices

• Data interpretation (for analysing 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

• Resettlement and Rehabilitation plans

• Addressing civil society concerns in the public
  consultation process

• Emerging sustainable tools and best practices

• Developing the ability to review and assess EIA
  reports and mine closure plans

• Developing the ability for post-EIA monitoring  
   

COURSE FEES: Rs 9,900 (50% discounts for NGOs & students)

Date: February 13 – 17, 2012

Venue: CSE, 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi – 62

Last Date for Applying: February 6, 2012,

Timing:10.00 am to 5.30 pm

Open for all: Regulatory Institutions (such as SPCB, EAC/SEAC), EIA/SIA consultants, industry, academicians, forest officers, NGOs and students  

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

For details contact:

SWATI SINGH SAMBYAL, Research Associate, 
Industry & Environment Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062
Ph: 91-11-2995 5124 / 6110 (Ext. 281); Fax: 91-11-2995 5879
Mobile: 9910496283 

Due to request by many participants who were interested for the month long EIA/SIA training programme to be held from 16th Jan-16th Feb, 2012, we have postponed the programme to June'12 due to harsh weather conditions in the month of January.

Is any report available on the impact of sea disposal of sewage from STPs in and around Mumbai?

NEERI also has carried out an EIA on this. Can anyone help?

I think NEERI has carried out EIA for the sea disposal of sewage from Mumbai sewage treatment plants. Is any report on this impact available?

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Environment Improvement Society (MMR-EIS) invites small project proposals on environment improvement in the rural and urban areas of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for financial assistance upto a maximum of 5 lakhs.

Location:

NOTICE

For Engagement of Project Associate (Lakes and River) purely on a Contractual basis under an ongoing Project, Rejuvenation of Lakes and River at Nagpur funded by MOEF, Govt of India, and Ministry of Environment Govt of Maharashtra project undertaken and run by Project Management Consultant for Nagpur Municipal Corporation,NMC civil lines Nagpur. Engagement is purely on a temporary basis, which may be extended or curtailed depending on the duration of a sponsored project, and satisfactory performance/conduct of an appointee. The engagement will be co terminus with the Project duration.

 Interested and eligible candidates may apply with their latest CV in prescribed format supported by copies of documentary proof of their date of birth, and Educational Qualifications to,

1. Mr .Amit S Mishra

Environment Officer PIU

(JnNURM) NMC nagpur

Mb-9765552606, 9850976899

 Email-mishra.as@gmail.com, dr.amitmishra@hotmail.com

2. Mr Anurag Pandey

Project Manager

Project Management Consultant

Monarch Surveyors India

Email-anuragpdy@gmail.com

Mb-+919373217630

ANNEXURE – II

APPLICATION FOR ENGAGEMENT AS PROJECT ASSOCIATE LAKES AND RIVER

Ref: Mode of Communication ________________________dated _____________

Title of Project ____________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

1. Name    Mr./Ms./Mrs/Dr      : _______________________________

2. Father’s Name                : ______________________________     

3. Date of Birth                   : _______________________________

4. Age as on closing date of the application: Year_____ Month _____ Days _____

5.   Category        :       SC___ ST____   OBC____ General _____

6. Communication Address       : ________________________________________

                                                            _______________________________________

                                                            _______________________________________

                                                        Phone No. ___________________STD _________  

Mb ____________________________

                                                     Email, if any _______________________________

7. Qualifications

Degree Discipline / Subject University Year of

Passing

Division and Percentage

8.  Experience    : __________________________________________

                                                     __________________________________________

 I understand that it is a contractual engagement on purely temporary basis on the

Project. It would, therefore, not confer any right/claim implicit or explicit for

Consideration of regularization / absorption against any post.

 I declare that the above particulars are correct to the best of my knowledge and

belief. I understand that action can be taken against me if these are found to be

Incorrect.

Place : ______________

Dated: ______________                                            SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE

This is a very clear question to all the members here.

As Environment professionals, are we clear, what are our responsibilities, duties, vision / mission, and what are we really doing in achieving that.

According to my exposure & experience, in our country, an Environment Professional does following different roles:

1. Gets hired by consultancy services firms, and try to helps out member industries to comply with their legal issues.

2. Gets hired by an industry directly, and works for environmental legal compliance.

3. Gets into educational institutions & imparts the already structured course syllabus to his pupils.

4. If lucky, reaches pollution control boards and gets into the system.. what all of us knows.

5. Set up his own business, NGO or networking platforms to sensitize & sell environmental services to industry clients.

I think most of us are convinced that these are what environment professionals are for: am I wrong? Even I am also playing one of these roles in my career.

But there has always been a question, in my heart, why are we always screaming "Save Environment" and do nothing to actually save it. From this I mean, as the world is growing, in terms of population & industrialisation, we cant have an environment or resource banks as they were decades back. We cant have a climate pattern that used to be there when we were kids. I request all to mature enough and accept that the changes are bound to happen, and lets not waste our energy in reversing the system. Rather we should focus on developing counter technologies for combatting environmental issues. (I have developed a punchline as a footer in my mails "Dont just Plant Trees; Find a Replacement to It").

In India, I understand, a person throughout his life has to fight for his basic needs (Food, Shelter & Home) and so does environment professional. Therefore we all see it as a MONEY MAKING PROFESSION, rather than a social service profession.

I dont know, how far I am able to express my thoughts, but I request all members here to start thinking differently and taking this as a service profession. Please dont talk to reverse the planet, learn to accept the change.

Regards

RAjat 

Dear Sir/Madam,

School of Environmental & Earth Science, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (M.S.) is organizing a two day National Conference on ‘Environmental Surveillance for Natural Resource Management’ (ESNRM – 2012) on 9th & 10th January, 2012.

Through this conference an attempt will be made to focus on air, water and soil monitoring and innovative processes for sustainable resource management, it is expected that the local environmental issues and status of natural resource will be discussed during the proceedings of the conference. The scientist from National Organizations and Universities of the country will share their experiences on various aspects of environmental management. This conference will be beneficial to the students, researchers, academicians, local people and representatives of NGOs to understand the comprehensive efforts required from the society for sustainable environment and natural resource management.

Please find herewith attachment of brochure and registration form and give wide publicity.http://www.nmu.ac.in/circulars/events/NCESNRM%20Jan%202012.pdf

The Department of Environmental Sciences is organizing “National Seminar on Energy Resources, Environmental Impacts and Industrial Waste Management” during the period February 27-28, 2012. In this connection I would like to invite all the interested people to partcipate and contibute their R & D work. For more details contact via E-mail: eeiwm2012@gmail.com or Mobile: 09347894951.

Venue: Department of Environmental Sciences Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati - 517 502 Andhra Pradesh, India. Contact: eeiwm2012@gmail.com Mob: 09347894951

CSE's One month Advanced Training Programme on EIA/SIA  (16th January-16th February,2012)aims at dispersing knowledge about Environment and Social Impact Assessment through sector-specific study and field trips.

Apply for the course, discounts would be considered for applicants.

Refer to the brochure for more details.EIA/SIA.pdf

For more information:

Contact-

Swati Singh Sambyal
Research Associate
Industry and Environment Unit
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area
New Delhi-62
011-29955124
swati@cseindia.org

Mobile:9910496283

Is there any one who is working in EIA consultancy in Kolkata?

One of my junior from Forest Research Institute is searching opportunity for his M.Sc. (Environment Management) dissertation work of four months.

Please reply if anyone is working in Kolkata.

-Ajay Kumar

REC%20workshop.rar

State Level Workshop on “Renewable Energy Certificate Mechanism &Price Discovery ″

As a part of the Energy Conservation Week celebration, Mantras Resources, Environment Division, Nashik in association with Core CarbonX Solutions Pvt. Ltd., CDM & REC Advisor, Hyderabad, Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industry & Agriculture,Nashik and The Institution of Engineers(India),Nashik is organising a “State Level Workshop on Renewable Energy Certificate Mechanism & Price Discovery” at Nashik, on 20^th December, 2011.

This work shop will help the renewable energy producers in understanding the issues associated with the REC mechanism and help them in structuring the project in a manner which will make it eligible under REC.

Who Should Attend   :

• RE Generators/Developers
• Sugar and Distillery units
• Power Utilities
• Industrial Associations
• Service Providers

An eligible candidates can participate in the event.We are enclosing herewith the detailed Programme schedule and registration form which is necessary to submit for registration although we are not charging any Registration Fees for this Workshop.

Yours Faithfully,

Danishkhan

Manager (Envi.Div)

Cell nos: 09423487782/8888820307

Email:danish1017@gmail.com