Seminar on Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development
Seminar on Environmental issues & sustainable development:
TWO-DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR
ON
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Organized by
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College
Belonia, South Tripura, Tripura
In collaboration with
ONGC Tripura Power Company
Palatana, Tripura
19th & 20th November 2018
Organising Committee
Chief Patron: Prof. ArunodaySaha, Vice Chairman,
State Higher Education Council, Tripura & Former Vice Chancellor, Tripura University
Patrons: Sri Satyajit Ganguly, Managing Director, OTPC
&
Shri Amit Shukla, Director of Higher Education, Agartala, Tripura
Chairman: Sri Jayanta Ray Barman, Principal-in-charge, I.C.V. College, Belonia
Organizing Secretary:Dr. Arjun Gope, Assistant Professor
Joint Secretaries: Dr. Abhijit Sarkar, Associate Professor
&
Vice President, OTPC (Palatana Plant)
Members: Sri Swarup Bhattacharjee, Associate Professor
Dr.Santanu Majumder, Assistant Professor
Sri Prankrishna Debnath, Assistant Professor
Sri Jayanta Saha, Assistant Professor
Sri Sanjoy Chakraborty, Assistant Professor
Dr. Anirban Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor
Dr.Barnali Dey, Assistant Professor
Dr.Gaurab Roy, Assistant Professor
Dr. Kuldip Goshai, Assistant Professor
Dr.Prasamita Sarkar, Assistant Professor
Sri Asutosh Chandan, AM – HR & A, OTPC
Sri Jayanta Chakraborty, HR Manager, OTPC
Dr.Prabir Bhowmik, Post Graduate Teacher
Our Guests at the Inaugural session
Inaugurator: Sri Ratan Lal Nath
Hon’ble Minister for Education, Law & OBC welfare, Govt. of Tripura
Chief Guest: Sri Satyajit Ganguly
Managing Director, OTPC
Guest of Honour: Sri Arun Chandra Bhowmik
Hon’ble MLA, Tripura Legislative Assembly;
Prof. ArunodaySaha
Vice Chairman, State Higher Education Council, Tripura & Former Vice Chancellor, Tripura University
Special Guest & Keynote Speaker:Prof. Biman Kumar Dutta
Member, North Eastern council & former Dean, School of EVS, Assam University
Special Guest: Sri Amit Shukla
Director of Higher Education, Agartala, Tripura
President: Sri Jayanta Ray Barman
Principal-in-charge, I.C.V. College, Belonia
Theme & Sub themes of the Seminar
The two day National Seminar on “Environmental Issues & Sustainable Development” was held on 19th& 20th November 2018. The sub themes are:
- Science perspective.
- Exploration of natural products & new synthetic chemicals
- Nano science &nano-materials
- Physics & environment
- Energy & environment
- Mathematical Science for environment
- Environmental pollution & public health
- Biodiversity conservation and natural resource management
- Rural environmental issues
- Sustainable agriculture
- Engineering perspective.
- Destructive engineering and environment
- Environment & technological issues
- Biotechnology & environment
- Sustainable energy in power sector
- Green technologies and sustainable development
- Geography perspective.
- Geo-natural hazards & environmental degradation
- Climate change, adaptation and mitigation
- Urbanization & environment
- Waste management
- Fresh water ecosystem
- Social Science perspective
- Environmental economics and sustainable development
- Valuation of environmental resources
- Green economy & sustainable development
- International cooperation & sustainable development
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)&Common Property Rights (CPR)
- Environmental legislation & enforcement
- Sustainable development and livelihood issues
- Commerce & Management perspective
- Environment Accounting
- Environment & CSR
- Environmental ethics
Eminent Experts
- Prof. Biman Kumar Dutta, Member, North Eastern council & former Dean, School of EVS, Assam University;
- Sri Satyajit Ganguly ,Managing Director, OTPC, Delhi
- Prof. Prasenjit Dasgupta, Faculty of management studies, ICFAI University, Tripura
- Dr. Prantosh Roy, Retired Principal, Govt. Degree College, Tripura
- Dr. Abhijit Sarkar, Associate Professor, ICV College, Tripura
- Mr. Vivek Roy, Deputy General Manager, OTPC
Delegates cum Paper presenter
The National Seminar attracted more than fifty eminent teaching faculties from various colleges and universities and research scholars from different corners of the country to contribute their views on environmental issues and sustainable development through abstract papers. Thirty three participants presented their paper through five different technical sessions during these two days and involved themselves in the interaction.