BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d3767e3ce3241fe2f56de7c054d30af2 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20211120T121117 SUMMARY:4th Annual Environmental Studies Symposium DESCRIPTION:Department of Physical and Natural Sciences Invites you to the,\n4th Annual Environmental Studies Symposium\nKindly use the following link for registr ation.\n https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcu-oqT4qH9zcTC-2k460UCx5FaIAd EZa  (https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcu-oqT4qH9zcTC-2k460UCx5FaIAdEZa )\nSpeakers:\nDr. Harinath Kasiganesan\nPresentation topic : Organic Farmin g for the future of India and its relevance to COVID-19 crisis\nDr. Harinat h is an Ex DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) scientist, former Senior Research Faculty at Medical University of South Carolina, USA . Presently he is Founder Director of Akash Institute of Agricultural Medic ine, Chennai. He owns many patents and publications to his credit in the fi eld of cardiology. As per his promise he had given to Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam , he returned to India with a Nobel vision of curing India’s health problem s through its roots. \n He is an Award winning Best Organic Farming Expert in India and Worldwide. His current research focused on scientific understa nding of traditional organic farming, using indigenous/forgotten seed varie ties of Tamilnadu. Developing simple methods for farmers to convert agricul tural waste in to nutrition rich organic fertilizer, plant growth promoters and pesticides along with phytomedicines. He is also formulating an academ ic curriculum to teach traditional organic cultivation and agricultural med icine. \n After several years of hard research and careful observations he discovered an innovative, ancient organic method to create a novel formula called “MORINGA BULLET” a poly herbal health supplement which contains 11 d ifferent herbs and spices without any artificial chemicals and preservative s.\nDr. Manju Menon\nPresentation topic : India’s post-covid economic recov ery, mining and environment regulations\nDr. Manju Menon is a Senior Fellow at Centre of Policy Research and a Senior Advisor at Environment Justice P rogram, Namati. She has engaged with India’s environmental laws and policie s for over two decades.\n Her ongoing research projects examine the role of governments, courts and citizens in environmental law making and enforceme nt. She co-designs and supports community based projects that aim to use en vironment, pollution, land and forest laws to protect socio-ecological comm ons, public health and community livelihoods. She contributes to the fields of enviro-legal and policy practice and research through discussion forums and project collaborations with activists, students, law practitioners and administrative institutions. Manju has published on these topics widely. S he has authored several book chapters, academic papers and articles in the media. Manju has published several key reports on the state of India’s Envi ronment Impact Assessment and environmental compliance, coastal regulation, forest governance and land use change. \n She is a member of the UTS Clima te Justice Research Centre and of Kalpavriksh, an environment research grou p.\nDr. Arun Dixit\nPresentation topic : Ecology and Society: Applying inte rdisciplinary understanding\nDr Arun Mani Dixit is Senior Program Associate at Centre for Environment and Social Concerns, Ahmedabad. He has more than 30 years of experience in interdisciplinary research, management and conse rvation of biodiversity in different geographies of the country. He is a co nsultant on issues related to forestry, ecology, ecosystem services, biodiv ersity conservation and associated livelihoods. He is a nominated member of Gujarat Biodiversity Board. Since last 7 years. He is also one of the memb ers in Protected Area Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) committee, constituted by MoEF-CC. He is a nominated member of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Area (WCPA). He is also working with The World Bank, the Asia n Development Bank, FAO and JICA in their different biodiversity conservati on and associated livelihood focus projects in different parts of country a nd specifically focus on forest, grasslands, wetlands, and coral reef ecosy stems.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Department of Physical and Natural Sciences In vites you to the,

4th Annual Environmental Studies Symposium

Kindly use the following link for registration.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/t Jcqcu-oqT4qH9zcTC-2k460UCx5FaIAdEZa 

Speakers:

Dr. Harinath Kasiganesan

Presentation topic : Organic Farming for the future of India and its relevance to COVID-19 crisis

Dr. Harinath is an Ex DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) scientist, fo rmer Senior Research Faculty at Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Presently he is Founder Director of Akash Institute of Agricultural Medicin e, Chennai. He owns many patents and publications to his credit in the fiel d of cardiology. As per his promise he had given to Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, he returned to India with a Nobel vision of curing India’s health problems through its roots.
He is an Award winning Best Organic Farming Exper t in India and Worldwide. His current research focused on scientific unders tanding of traditional organic farming, using indigenous/forgotten seed var ieties of Tamilnadu. Developing simple methods for farmers to convert agric ultural waste in to nutrition rich organic fertilizer, plant growth promote rs and pesticides along with phytomedicines. He is also formulating an acad emic curriculum to teach traditional organic cultivation and agricultural m edicine.
After several years of hard research and careful observatio ns he discovered an innovative, ancient organic method to create a novel fo rmula called “MORINGA BULLET” a poly herbal health supplement which contain s 11 different herbs and spices without any artificial chemicals and preser vatives.

Dr. Manju Menon

Present ation topic : India’s post-covid economic recovery, mining and environment regulations

Dr. Manju Menon is a Senior Fellow at Centre of Policy Research and a Senior Advisor at Environment Justice Program, Namati . She has engaged with India’s environmental laws and policies for over two decades.
Her ongoing research projects examine the role of governmen ts, courts and citizens in environmental law making and enforcement. She co -designs and supports community based projects that aim to use environment, pollution, land and forest laws to protect socio-ecological commons, publi c health and community livelihoods. She contributes to the fields of enviro -legal and policy practice and research through discussion forums and proje ct collaborations with activists, students, law practitioners and administr ative institutions. Manju has published on these topics widely. She has aut hored several book chapters, academic papers and articles in the media. Man ju has published several key reports on the state of India’s Environment Im pact Assessment and environmental compliance, coastal regulation, forest go vernance and land use change.
She is a member of the UTS Climate Jus tice Research Centre and of Kalpavriksh, an environment research group.

Dr. Arun Dixit

Presentation topic : Ecology and Society: Applying interdisciplinary understanding

Dr Arun Mani Dixit is Senior Program Associate at Centre for Environment and Social Concerns, Ahmedabad. He has more than 30 years of experience in interdisciplinary research, management and conservation of biodiversity in different geographies of the country. He is a consultant on issues related to forestry, ecology, ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation and as sociated livelihoods. He is a nominated member of Gujarat Biodiversity Boar d. Since last 7 years. He is also one of the members in Protected Area Mana gement Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) committee, constituted by MoEF-CC. He is a nominated member of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Area (WCPA). He is also working with The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, FAO an d JICA in their different biodiversity conservation and associated liveliho od focus projects in different parts of country and specifically focus on f orest, grasslands, wetlands, and coral reef ecosystems.

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