GAABESU
SUSTAINABLE INDIA
A Virtual Webinar
Jointly Organized by GAABESU and ADI ASOCIATES FOUNDATION, USA
January 28 & 29, 2022 [ 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. IST]
With the success of the two Global Sustainability Conferences on January 2020 & 2021, GAABESU & ADI Asociates USA are pleased to announce the third Webinar Conference of this series "Sustainable India". It will pursue the Sustainability related to Basic Human Needs in the Indian context like Power, Water, Food and the Environment and thereby energizing and steering the "YOUNG" Indians towards prosperity and global leadership.
In Brief:
GAABESU : A global association of alumni of BE College, BE College (DU), BESU and presently IIEST, Shibpur, established with an objective to work for up-liftment of the alma mater, encourage students for their all round developement, in close coordination with the Institute.
ADI ASSOCIATES, USA : ADI ASSOCIATES is a technical consultancy registered with the state of Vermont, USA, located in the town of ESSEX and currently volunteers its services for sustainable educational, scientific and technical solutions towards global sustainability.
Themes:
SUSTAINABILITY RELATED TO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT – POWER, WATER, FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SESSION – I: Friday, January 28, 2022 – 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM IST
Session Theme: Sustainability, Climate Change and its Implications for India in the aftermath of COP26, the Glasgow Global Climate Summit.
Anchor: Partha Majumder
6:00-6:10: Welcome with Opening Invocation from Rabindranath Tagore
[by Prof. Arup Sengupta, USA (videotaped)]
Anjana Ganguly Roy, President GAABESU and Dr. Arup Bhattacharyya, 5I Foundation.
6:10-6:15: Inaugural poem “Neon Trees”:
Poetess Iona Mandal, U.K. (videotaped)
6:15-6.35: Keynote Address: Energy, Water and Climate Change: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), COP26 and the Implications for India: Speaker Mr. Sudhangsu Chakraborty
6.35–6.55: Clean and Affordable Energy: From Fossil Fuels to Renewables – “Phasing Down Coal” and the Role of Renewables in the Indian Energy mix: Speaker Dr. Santipada Gonchaudhuri
6.55-7:15: Empowering Young Entrepreneurs towards future Sustainable Solutions of Energy
and Drinking water: Speaker Mr. Solomon Jones
7.15-7.35: Water Management and Use for Rural and Urban Life: Current Initiatives and Future Issues in a Water-stressed India: Speaker Prof. Anirban Gupta, IIEST
7:35-7:55: Climate Change and the Changing Coastline of Bengal:
Speaker Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board &
Member, Sundarbans Development Board
7:55-8:00: Wrap-Up: Dr. Prabir Neogi
SESSION – II: Saturday, January 29, 2022 – 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM IST
Session Theme: Seeking Answers for a Sustainable Future Life - Empowering Young Activists in India for the Way Forward
Anchors: Dr. Deepanjana Adak, IIEST Shibpur; Prof. Rumana Parveen, Dinhata College, Calcutta University.
6.00- 6:10 P.M.: Opening Remarks for the Session by Dr. Prabir Neogi,
Opening Invocation from: Rabindranath Tagore by Prof. Arup Sengupta, USA (videotaped)
6:10-6:25: Opening Address: Future Sustainable Life in India: Challenges and Opportunities for the Younger Generations - Prof: Chirosree Pramanik, IIEST Shibpur
Follow-up Q&A Exchanges: 5 minutes
6:30-7:30: PLENARY PANEL SESSION:
Session Moderator: Dr. Deepanjana Adak
P 1 –Potable Water Crisis – Dr. Somnath Adak, IIT Kharagpur
P 2 – Solutions to Energy Crisis – Dr. Silajit Manna, IIEST Shibpur
P 3 – Alternative Sustainable Technology – Dr. Amitav Sarkar, Calcutta University
P 4 – Sustainable Urbanism – Dr. Sumana Roy, IIT Roorkee
P 5. Anthropological Influence to Climate Change - Diptangshu Sarkar, IIT Kharagpur
7:30 -7:40: Synthesis and Conclusions – Moderator 10 min.
7:40 -7:45: POEM “The Amazon Is Burning”: Poetess Iona Mandal, U.K. (videotaped)
7:45-8:00 PM: Wrap-up and Closing:
Concluding Remarks & Recognition: Dr. Arup Bhattacharyya & Anjana Ganguly Roy
Registration Link : https://forms.gle/QyFfFs5Bgtcf9yP77
Registration and Access: All Webinar attendees must register in advance. [There are no Registration fees]. An access link will be sent to all registrants, 5-7 days before Session 1.
Contact No.: 033 2668 4564/7436, Email : gaabesu@gmail.com
