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Dear Friends :
The STP ( Sewage Treatment Plant) Guide book, published by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has been uploaded on the KSPCB website on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava Day on Nov. 01, 2011, in the interest of general public. Kindly circulate this message to others who may like to benefit from some knowledge of STP's, Recycle and Reuse of treated water.
The Book is available in Low resolution & Medium resolution versions from :
http://kspcb.gov.in/STP-Guide-web(Med).pdf
http://kspcb.gov.in/STP-Guide-web(Lo).pdf
Dr. Ananth S Kodavasal
The Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar university is organizing a two days Short term course on Fundamentals of Noise and its Control to be held on 19-20 November, 2011
The course is aimed to apprise the participants with the basics of noise, its effects on human being and the impact of environmental noise pollution on the society. The fundamental aspects of noise terminology, measurement techniques, various units of noise, frequency analysis and noise standards will be dealt with in details. The concept of source, path and receiver in deciding the noise control techniques will be enumerated.
It is hoped that the above course will be quite useful to the students and the teachers who are being exposed to the subject matter for the first time.
Dear Team,
I am an alumini of Dept of Environment , PSG CAS coimbatore
pls contact me for your requirment for Environment trainees and also for campus recuritment of environment professionals
regards
Rajesh Kumar .N
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Dear Team
I am doing a ME PROJECT related to "Estimating Carbon credit potentail of biomass above ground level in hilly region"
Pls share your inputs & support me with your ideas , previous experience, and relevant literatue in this regard
Thank you
Regards
Rajesh
9445114468
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Greetings from VIT University!
We are delighted to inform you that the our University is organizing a most awaited Two day International Workshop on “Challenges and Innovation in Renewable Energy Production” during November 24-25, 2011 at Vellore Campus. Many International and National energy experts from academia, research and industries will be presenting their experiences and achievements.
I am honored to invite you to participate and draw possible benefits from the workshops. It will also provide you a better platform to widen and strengthen your professional relations with various energy professionals from India and abroad, especially from Germany.
The Brochure can be viewed/ downloaded from URL "http://www.vit.ac.in/events2011/smbs/workshop/Brochure_CIREP-Workshop.pdf" for further detail. Please act accordingly. Please feel free to contact me (pranveer@vit.ac.in) for further clarification, if any needed. We also solicit your cooperation for its wider circulation among your peers and making the workshop a great success.
Looking forward for your active participation in the Workshop.
With Best Regards,
-pranveer
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Dr Pranveer S Satvat, PhD (IITK), FIE, FSED
Professor (Environmental Engineering)
Environmental, Water Res. & Transp. Eng. Division
School of Mechanical and Building Sciences
VIT University, Vellore -632 014, India
Voice #+91-416-220-2241, Cell #+91-9486961799
Fax #+91-416-2243092, pranveer@vit.ac.in
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Water issue between India and Pakistan is becoming prominent once again. A few years ago, one could have said there is no water issue because water sharing on the Indus stands settled by the Indus treaty 1960, but that does not work now. Pakistan has repeatedly made few points. They are
• India is storing or diverting waters to the detriment of Pakistan.
• The water scarcity is caused by Indian action.
• The flows in the western rivers have diminished over the years, and India, as the upper riparian, must bear the responsibility for this
• India is misusing the provisions of the Indus treaty. Every Indian project on the western rivers is a violation of the Indus treaty
• The neutral expert in the Baglihar case misinterpreted the treaty and weakened the protection that Pakistan had under treaty.
• India deliberately caused harm to Pakistan in the initial filling of the Baglihar reservoir by the timing of the filling and by failing to maintain the prescribed minimum flow at Merala.
• Environmental concern did not figure at Indus treaty.
• New development is climate change and the impact that it will have water.
Pakistani concerns are not enough; something more need to be said on the above points.
• Storage – so far India has not built any storage.
• Water scarcity in Pakistan, India has nothing to do with it.
• Reduced flow in western rivers.
• Violation of the provisions of the Indus treaty by India; every Indian project a violation of the treaty: this is not true. The treaty envisages and permits Indian projects on western rivers and so the project is they cannot be violation of the treaty.
• Misuse of the treaty: A recent article in Pakistan saying misusing the Indus treaty. India can argue that it is only using and not misusing the treaty and that Pakistan is misusing the treaty to block every Indian project on the western rivers. However Pakistan has accepted the permissive provisions and India ahs accepted the restrictive provisions.
• Baglihar ; Neutral expert blamed. When Pakistan talks about interpretation it has 3 things;
NE took the view that 1960 treaty do not bind India to 1960 technology
Importance to techno-economic soundness and satisfactory operation.
NE stressed the importance of periodical flushing of the reservoir to get rid of sediments.
• Initially filling of Baglihar reservoir. India deliberately filled the reservoir in such a manner to cause maximum harm to Pakistan refuses to die down despite repeated explanation. The filling was completed well within the prescribed period; with reference to prescribed minimum flow at Merala was only for few hours and could not possibly have caused serious harm.
• Cumulative impact of many projects: The cumulative impact of a number of projects, each conforming to the provisions of the treaty, could be greater than the sum of the impacts of individual projects. This is a concern that needs to be taken seriously and should be jointly studied.
• Environmental concerns, climate change: these are post treaty developments and call for urgent inter-country consultation, not only the government level but also at academic and expert levels.
• Joint studies are needed on
1. Reduction of flow in western rivers and the factors responsible
2. Cumulative impact of a large number of projects on the western rivers
3. Inter country consultations and researches are also called for on environmental concerns and on the impacts of climate change.
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is going to organise hands-on three-day training programme aimed at giving practical exposure to participants on Social Impact Assessment (SIA) with specific reference to development projects, such as infrastructure, mining and other industrial projects.
The training programme will be organized from 9 to 11 November, 2011, at CSE’s office, 41 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi - 62. The course fee for the programme is Rs 8000/- per participant. However, 50 % discount is available for NGOs, academician and students. The course fee includes tuition fee, training material and lunch. The participants will have to bear their own travel and accommodation expenditure.
Last date of applying has been extended to 28th October, 2011. Please go through the pdf for further details regarding the programme.
Kindly contact:
Sujit Kumar Singh, Swati Singh Sambyal
sujit@cseindia.org, swati@cseindia.org
9899676027, 9910496283
CAMUS‐SBT is an oxygenation engine that outperforms conventional technologies
likeActivated Sludge Process (ASP), Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR), Membrane Bio Reactor
(MBR)and Moving Bed Bio‐reactor (MBBR). Our technology harnesses a special set of
bio‐chemical reactions to deliver the oxygenation required for effluent treatment.
In conventional technologies, aeration isachieved mechanically, which is very energy
intensive. At higher ambient temperatures (like inIndia) the solubility of oxygen in water
is low, therefore energy requirements of mechanical aeration used by conventional
technologyincreases. Moreover, air contains only20% oxygen, the rest being nitrogen that
ispassed into water wastefully, further adding to process inefficiency.
CAMUS‐SBTresolves this problem using a bio‐chemical method of oxygenation, which
notonly uses the atmospheric oxygen, but also uses the nitrogen from the atmosphere in a
specially engineered natural ecology to achieve the desired level of purity.
In addition conventional technologiesgenerate large amount of sludge for which
additional disposal facilities have to becreated. CAMUS‐SBT does not face any such
problems.Theschematic of the process is shown below.
Featuresof our technology:
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· Low‐energy consumption
· All green natural process
· No moving parts apart from pumps
· No bio‐sludgeformation
· Efficient removal of COD and nitrogen
· Near drinking water quality after treatment
· Treatment cost Rs 3‐5 per 1000L
· Garden likeambiance
· Bio‐tower designs available for spaceconstrained areas.
· One time mediainstallation
· Long life
· Unskilled personnel sufficient to operate
· No foul Odor
Varioususes of the technology
· Sewage treatment plant(STP) and industrial effluent treatment plant (ETP)applications.
· Retrofit ofpre-existing STP/ETPs with SBT/CAMUS-SBT systems.
· Laundry EffluentTreatment for total water reuse.
· Distilleryspent-wash treatment.
· Coffee Effluenttreatment.
· Hospitals waste water ,Hotels waste water,Municipal waste water can all be treated using SBT.
· Design of zerodischarge air scrubbers for removal of waste noxious gases (Sulphur, NOx
and organic pollutants from Industrialprocesses).
Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO), an organization under Housing and Environment Organization has been entrusted to prepare State Action Plan on Climate Change(SAPCC). The first draft of SAPCC has been prepared by EPCO and is uploaded on www.epco.in for public comments. This Plan has been prepared through a wide scale consultation with secoral departments and other stakeholders. 27 stakeholder consultation workshops were organized during this process at different levels (sectoral as well as Agro-climatic Zone wise). More than 2000 stakeholders were consulted during this process. The draft has been shared with respective departments and sectoral experts for their comments/ suggestions. In case of any comment, please post on mpsapcc@epco.in
The Entrepreneurship Development Cell - EDC of IIFM cordially invites you to
The Social B-Plan Competition at Daksh 2011.
We believe that an entrepreneur is an instrument of change for the society
who not only elevates
towards his path of success but also creates value for the society. We aim
to create a channel of
knowledge sharing that would enable the budding entrepreneurs to chisel
their ideas.
Daksh is a unique business plan competition where students from various
institutes and
organizations across the globe would be invited to demonstrate their
business acumen by
developing sustainable, marketable and economically viable business plans
Daksh is to be held in 3 stages:
Stage I: Online submission of executive summaries of the B-Plan.
Stage II: Submission of the complete B-Plan for selected teams
Stage III: Presentation of the B-plan on November 26, 2011 to the panelists
of Daksh
Important deadlines
1. For registration: 26-10-2011
2. For submission of executive summary: 26-10-2011
Prize money
Winner: Rs. 30,000
Runner up: Rs. 20,000
For more details:-
Indian Institute of Forest Management is organizing ‘CSR India Conclave 2011’ on Nov 5, 2011. The conclave aims to bring the various stakeholders (policy makers, corporate houses, PSUs, NGOs and the academia) under one single roof. The objective is to analyze the
framework of an actionable approach for CSR policies. The conclave aims at bringing the different facets of CSR to light through keynote addresses, panel discussions and social innovation idea competition.
This conclave is not for hard talks but aims at providing a road ahead for synergizing the business capital with the social capital. The conclave focuses on bridging gaps between the two ends, business and society, by facilitating communication between NGOs and the corporate CSR heads. The conclave encourages NGOs to come up with well drafted development proposals that shall be presented before the corporate heads for implementation.
Join the Linkedin Group and spread the word .....Make it Big ....!!!!!
http://www.linkedin.com/groups /CSR-India-Conclave-2011-4130859?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
CALL FOR PAPERS
Seminar on
Business Opportunities in Waste Management for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs): Potentials and Challenges
I am happy to invite you for the seminar on Business Opportunities in Waste Management for MSMEs: Potentials and Challenges.
Date: November 5, 2011
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue & Address: WASME Conference Room, WASME House, Plot No. 4, Institutional Area, Sector 16 A, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Call for Papers:
Experts/Researchers/ Industry professionals/Practitioners/Authors are invited to submit the soft copy of their papers/presentations/experiences/case studies/best practices. 15 minutes will be allotted to each person.
The seminar would discuss and review economic opportunities in the field of Solid Waste Management for MSME sector with the following focus:
- Business opportunities in solid waste management sector
- Challenges and hurdles for start-ups especially small investors
- Policy related matters & government support
- Few select areas that MSMEs could enter into
- Waste management business models for MSMEs
- Some of the success stories and best practices
I look forward to getting current research work on different aspects, related areas or sub themes on several aspects of Solid Municipal Waste Management.
Note: All the participants will be given certificate of participation.
For further details: contact
Dr. P. Koshy, Sr. Economist, WASME
Koshy.wasme@gmail.com , 91-9953871432
The Patna High Court on Friday issued notices to the Central and state governments and Central and the Bihar state pollution control boards to give reply to a PIL seeking laying out standard of ambient noise level at source under provisions of Section 10(1)(m) of Motor Vehicles Act for the vehicles.
MMRDA to put noise barriers on 7 flyovers in Mumbai:
Can anyone please suggest any course or reference to learn Air modeling (using ISCTC3/ AERMOD)
Seminar on
Business Opportunities in Waste Management for MSMEs: Potentials and Challenges
Date: November 5, 2011
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue & Address: WASME Conference Room, WASME House, Plot No. 4, Institutional Area, Sector 16 A, Noida-201301, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Seminar on
Business Opportunities in Waste Management for MSMEs: Potentials and Challenges
Increase in volume and types of solid waste have become an unmanageable problem for national and local governments. It has come to be a major challenge for all developing economies. Waste mountains have come to be a regular scene in many cities around the world, especially in the developing world. According to latest World Waste Survey Report, some 4 billion tonnes of municipal, industrial and hazardous waste are produced every year globally. It is estimated that the world market for waste, from collection to recycling, is worth about $410 billion a year.
Background
Waste management used to be considered a public good, where municipal authorities provided this service. However municipal authorities alone cannot deal with the challenge of managing waste in today’s world, owing to rapid rise in solid waste creation.
Interestingly, the private sector can play a huge role in providing the service economically and efficiently and the role of this sector is well accepted in policy circles across the world. There are multiple benefits arising from increased private sector participation. Apart from the possibility of fast technology adoption, innovation potential in waste management technology and processes and new ways of recycling, the private sector can contribute by creating thousands of new jobs in the recycling and waste management industry and help create cleaner cities and a give boost to a greener economy.
The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have immense business opportunities in this sector, because out of the total 4 billion tonnes of waste produced worldwide, just one billion is currently being recovered and only part of them recycled.
There are two aspects that define prospects for private sector, especially, MSMEs in the waste management sector. Firstly, the tremendous speed at which urbanization is happening across the developing economies and secondly, the scope and huge potential for international trade in secondary raw materials recovered from waste. Recycling of waste has huge business potentials and it can emerge as a core sector of the emerging green economy.
Seminar Focus & Objective
Waste management is an emerging field that offers entrepreneurial opportunities. In this context World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) is planning to organize a seminar on Business Opportunities in Waste Management: Potentials and Challenges. Future waste management offers many business opportunities for the private sector such as: waste-collection/disposal services; operation of recycling plant; e-waste recycling; Consultancy; equipment supply; organic fertilizer manufacturing; transportation; trade in recycled materials.
The seminar would discuss and review economic opportunities in the field of Solid Waste Management for MSME sector.
- Business opportunities in solid waste management sector
- What are the challenges and hurdles for start-ups especially small investors in this sector
- Few select areas that MSMEs could enter into and the business models
- Some of the success stories and best practices
About WASME
WASME, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises, works for the promotion of micro, small and medium sized enterprises. It is always on the lookout for avenues for enterprises and entrepreneurs so as to enable people participate in the market process. It is the only international NGO promoting small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide. It has Members and Associates worldwide and enjoys consultative status with the concerned agencies in UN system such as Economic and Social Council, UNIDO, UNCTAD, WIPO, ILO and all regional UN Commissions. It also has operational relationship with UNESCO.
MoEF in Feb 2011 brought a rule that shop keepers should not provide plastic bags free, instead customers shold pay and buy bags to carry their purchased items. customers should get thrie own bags from home. but when people (customers)when they purchase items in 100s and 1000s they dont mind paying 50paisa -Rs5 for platic bags. people dont carry a bag from home when they go out for malls such as big bazaar,spencers,nilgeris, reliance fresh etc... for buying vegetables ang grocerries in local markets it is possible to take bags from home.
Instead of giving a plastic bags for money, the shop keepers can give a gunny bag quality kind a jute bag such that the weight of things is manageable. for the same Rs5 - Rs10, waste cloth bags, paper bags, jute bags can be provided. i feel think can bring down use of plastics more effectively.
is the current rule to pay and buy plastic bags an effective one??
Susanta Biswas, a reputed documentary film maker from Kolkata, completed the making of two documentary films on the success stories under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act, popularly known as NREGA. The Act aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household who volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
Susanta Biswas documentary titled 'A Step Ahead With NREGA' is based on the success story of Dhanbad Forest Division. The district of Dhanbad in Jharkhand state is itself distinct being the COAL CAPITAL of India. Dhanbad has cemented its place with the help of marked development in NREGA, under striking supervision of the Dhanbad Forest Division in some valuable measures taken in this area by this inspirited team. The Dhanbad Forest Division has gradually bloomed in different objectives of employment consumption as well as employment generation through NREGA. This act assures unemployed rural personals a minimum of hundred day’s employment in order to enhance their livelihood opportunities and raise their standard of living.
Compact Disc of the Documentary Film
The work of the Dhanbad Forest Division is highly appreciable as they have taken NREGA a step ahead in all respects. Besides, this act has made way for a ray of development in the regions of Dhanbad assuring people that they will be keeping the pace with time. NREGA has been working as a multitasking unit as it has been productive under the Forest Department works as well as clinging to its basic ideology of benefiting the overall region to great heights and delivering the people with the much needed employment. The strategic infrastructure has emerged successful in Dhanbad defying all odds and has marched ahead with notions of development holding hands with sustainability.
Again, another Susanta Biswas documentary titled 'Towards Poverty Alleviation' deals with the success story of Ramgarh Forest Division in NREGA. The overall systems of NREGA are most importantly very transparent and open to all from the fact that the progress and information regarding the plans are presented before the people through regular upgradation. Posting these essentials on the worldwide stage makes the system and its efficiency more sophisticated. NREGA with the help of Ramgarh Forest Division and its meticulous efforts has not only provided livelihood security to the people of the region but has also enhanced their living standards by the implementation and execution of the plans. Not only has the employment provided by the act beneficiated the people but the various assets constructed in this flowering procedure are the long term capitals of the area.
Compact Disc of the Documentary Film
Undoubtedly this has been an effort for stabilizing the conditions of the detruded sections of the society and enlightening them with the light of revival.
Earlier, Susanta Biswas's documentary films on sustainable development participated in important conferences and festivals like International Social Communication Cinema Conference, Brain Storming Session on Green India Mission, Kolkata Film Festival etc.
