Programme Schedule
NATIONAL WORKSHOP OF ENVIS CENTRES AND NODES
(June 25 - 27, 2004)
Friday, June 25, 2004
0930 – 1030
1030 – 1040
1040 – 1050
1050 – 1105
1105 – 1110
1110 – 1115
1115 – 1120
1120 – 1140
Registration
Inaugural Session : WII Auditorium
Welcome address by Shri S. Singsit, Director, WII, Dehradun
Address by Mrs. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and
Forests, New Delhi
Inaugural address by Shri Namo Narain Meena, Hon’ble Minister of State for
Environment and Forests, New Delhi
Distribution of Award & Prizes : 1. Best ENVIS Centre
2. Logo competition
Release of Compendium of ENVIS Centres
Vote of thanks by Shri Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and
Forests, New Delhi
High Tea
Technical Session
Chairperson :
Experts
:
Mrs. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Technical Committee “CWT” : Dr. R.K. Garg, Prof. Shyam Asolekar, Dr.
Y.K. Gupta, “L&T” Dr. K.P. Nyati, Sh. T.R. Manoharan
Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director, MoEF, New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
1140 – 1155
Information System – An overview – Mr. Harjit Singh, Senior Advisor (Retd.), MoEF,
New Delhi
Environmental Information System (ENVIS) – Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan,
Director, MoEF, New Delhi
1155 – 1215
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – CHEMICALS, WASTES AND TOXICOLOGY (CWT)
1215 – 1230
1230 – 1245
1245 – 1300
1300 – 1315
1315 – 1330
1330 – 1430
Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE), Mumbai
Sulabh International Institute of Health & Hygiene, New Delhi
National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI), Mumbai
Industrial Toxicological Research Centre (ITRC), Lucknow
National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad
Lunch (Hostel Lounge)
Parallel Technical Session (Group A)
Venue : Auditorium
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – CHEMICALS, WASTES AND TOXICOLOGY
Chairperson
Experts
:
:
Mrs. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Technical Committee “CWT” : Dr. R.K. Garg, Prof. Shyam Asolekar, Dr.
Y.K. Gupta
Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director, MoEF, New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 – 1515
1515 – 1530
1530 – 1545
1545 – 1600
1600 – 1615
1615 – 1630
1630 – 1645
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
Gujata Cleaner Production (GCPC), Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi
Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), Anna University, Chennai
Tea / Coffee Break
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur
School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
1645 – 1730
PANEL DISCUSSION on achievements, shortcomings, sustainability and way
forward by experts of “Ecology & Ecosystem”, “Chemicals, Wastes & Toxicology and Trade and
Law”
Chairperson :
Mrs. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Experts
:
Technical Committee “CWT” : Dr. R.K. Garg, Prof. Shyam Asolekar, Dr.
Y.K. Gupta, “L&T” Dr. K.P. Nyati, Sh. T.R. Manoharan
Rapporteurs :
Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director, MoEF, New Delhi and Dr. S.
Annadurai, National Program Coordinator, ENVIS Secretariat
1730 – 1740
1900 – 2100
Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of each Session
Dinner hosted by WII
Parallel Technical Session (Group B)
Venue : Conference Room-2
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – TRADE AND LAW (TL)
Chairperson
Experts
Rapporteur
:
:
:
Mr. Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Technical Committee “TL” : Dr. K.P. Nyati and Sh. T.R. Manoharan
Dr. S. Annadurai, National Program Coordinator, ENVIS Secretariat
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 – 1515
1515 – 1530
1530 – 1545
1545 – 1600
1600 – 1615
1645 – 1730
Madras School of Economics (MSE), Chennai
National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), New Delhi
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi
Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad
Waterfalls Institute of Technology Transfer (WITT), New Delhi
Tea / Coffee Break
The participants of GROUP ‘B’ will rejoin with GROUP ‘A’ after tea break for
presentations & combined panel discussion in Conference Room – 1)
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Parallel Technical Session (Group A)
Venue : Auditorium
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – ECOLOGY & ECOSYSTEM (EES)
Chairperson
Experts
Rapporteur
:
:
:
Dr. J.K. Rawat, Director, Forest Survey of India
Technical Committee “EES” : Dr. A.K. Bhatnagar, Dr. K.G. Saxena
Dr. P.S. Rawat, Scientist, MoEF, New Delhi,
0930 – 0945
0945 – 1000
1000– 1015
1015– 1030
1030 – 1035
1035 – 1050
1050 – 1105
1105 – 1120
1120 – 1135
1135 – 1155
1155 – 1210
1210 – 1225
1225 – 1240
1240 – 1245
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore
Centre for Mining Environment, Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED), Almora
School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi
Break
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai
Department of Geology, University of Kerala (DG, UoK), Thiruvananthapuram
Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Bhubaneshwar
Institute of Advance Study in Science & Technology (IASST), Guwahati
Tea / Coffee Break
National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC), Visakhapatnam
Institute for Ocean Management (IOM), Anna University, Chennai
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal
Break
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT (EEM)
Chairperson
Experts
:
:
Sh. Harjit Singh
Technical Committee “EEM” : Dr. A.K. Saxena, Dr. H. Chandrasekharan,
Mr. R.P. Sharma
Dr. S. Annadurai, National Program Coordinator, ENVIS Secretariat, MoEF,
New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
1230 – 1245
1245 – 1300
1300 – 1315
1315 – 1330
1330 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), New Delhi
Environmental Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), Hyderabad
C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC), Chennai
Lunch
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON),
Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – MEDIA, ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT(MEESD)
Chairperson
Experts
Rapporteur
:
:
:
Sh. V.K. Gupta
Technical Committee “MEESD” : Sh. Siddharth Kak
Ms. Swarnima Jaitly, Program Officer ENVIS Secretariat, MoEF, New Delhi
1500 – 1515
1515 – 1530
1530 – 1545
1545 – 1600
1600 – 1615
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – India, New Delhi
Centre for Environmental Education (CEE), Ahmedabad
Centre for Media Studies (CMS), New Delhi
Indian Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai
Tea / Coffee Break
1615 – 1715
PANEL DISCUSSION on achievements, shortcomings, sustainability and way
forward by experts of “Ecology & Ecosystem”, “Media, Environment Education and Sustainable
Development”, “Flora, Fauna and Conservation” and “Environment and Energy Management”
Chairperson
Co-chairman
Experts
:
:
:
Rapporteurs
:
1715 – 1730
1900 – 2130 hrs.
Dr. J.K. Rawat, Director, Forest Survey of India
Sh. V.K. Gupta, Dr. M.P. Nayar and Sh. Harjit Singh
Technical Committee : “EES” - Dr. A.K. Bhatnagar, Dr. K.G. Saxena,
“MEESD” - Sh. Siddharth Kak, “FFC” - Prof. Arif Ali, “EEM” - Dr. A.K.
Saxena, DR. H. Chandrasekharan, Mr. R.P. Sharma
Dr. P.S. Rawat, Scientist ‘B’, MoEF, New Delhi, Ms. Swarnima Jaitly,
Program Officer, ENVIS Secretariat, MoEF, New Delhi, Dr. V.B. Mathur,
Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and Dr. S. Annadurai, National Program
Coordinator, ENVIS Secretariat, MoEF, New Delhi
Concluding remarks by the Chairperson of each Session
Dinner to be hosted by CII
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Parallel Technical Session (Group B)
Venue : Conference Hall
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – FLORA, FAUNA AND CONSERVATION (FFC)
Chairperson
Experts
Rapporteur
:
:
:
0930 – 0945
Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology (CASMB), Annamalai University,
Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata
Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata
Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun
Break
Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kalyani, Kalyani
Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Chennai
National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow
Tea / Coffee Break
Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bangalore
State Council of Science & Technology for Sikkim (SCSTS), Gangtok
0945 – 1000
1000 – 1015
1015 – 1030
1030 – 1035
1035 – 1050
1050 – 1105
1105 – 1120
1120 – 1135
1135 – 1155
1155 – 1210
1210 – 1225
Dr. M.P. Nayar
Technical Committee “FFC” : Prof. Arif Ali
Dr. V.B. Mathur, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT (EEM)
1245 – 1300
1300 – 1315
1315 – 1330
1330 – 1430
1430 – 1445
1445 – 1500
1500 – 1515
1600 – 1615
1615 – 1715
Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST), Chandigarh
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
Development Alternatives (DA), New Delhi
Lunch
Indian Environmental Society (IES), New Delhi
Centre for Symbiosis of Technology, Environment and Management (STEM), New
Delhi
Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI), Bangalore
Tea / Coffee Break
The participants of GROUP ‘B’ will join with GROUP ‘A’ after Tea Break for combined
panel discussion
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Technical Session
Venue : Auditorium
PRESENTATION ON INDIAN STATE LEVEL BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE (ISBEID)
Chairperson
Experts
:
:
Mr. Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Technical Committee “SoE” : Mrs. Uma Maheswari, EPTRI and Shri Sunil
Pandey, TERI
Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director, MoEF, New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
0930 – 1015
Introduction to I-SBEID Software by Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director,
MoEF, New Delhi
Presentation of I-SBEID Software by Mr. Vimal Bisht, Programmer, ENVIS
Secretariat, MoEF, New Delhi
Introduction to Spatial Technology in I-SBEID Software by Mr. Sanjay Gahlout, Sr.
Technical Director, NIC
Application of Spatial Technology in I-SBEID Software by Dr. Vandana Sharma, Sr.
Technical Director, NIC
PRESENTATION BY ENVIS NODES – STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED ISSUES
1015 – 1025
1025 – 1035
1035 – 1045
1045 – 1055
1055 – 1105
1105 – 1115
1115 – 1130
1130 – 1140
1140 – 1150
1150 – 1200
1200 – 1210
1210 – 1220
1220 – 1230
1230 – 1240
1240 – 1250
1250 – 1300
1300 – 1310
1310 – 1330
1330 – 1355
1355 – 1400
1400 – 1500
Assam Science, Technology and Environmental Council, Guwahati, Assam
State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Department of Environment, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Directorate of Environment and Remote Sensing, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Department of Forests, Environment and Ecology, Bangalore, Karnataka
Environment Department, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Tea / Coffee Break
Department of Forests, Environment and Wildlife, Gangtok, Sikkim
Uttaranchal Pollution Control Board, Dehradun, Uttaranchal
Nagaland Institute of Health and Social Welfare, Kohima, Nagaland
Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Agartala, Tripura
Disaster Management Institute (DMI), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Department of Environment, Kolkata, West Bengal
Break
Gujarat Ecology Commission, Vadodara, Gujarat
Centre for Environmental Studies, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI), Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh
Comments from ENVIS Centre/Nodes (5)
Panel Discussion on achievements, shortcomings, sustainability and way forward by
experts
Concluding remarks by the Chairperson
Lunch
CONCLUDING SESSION
Venue : Auditorium
Chairperson
Co-Chair
Rapporteur
:
:
:
1500 – 1520
1520 – 1540
Biodiversity Information System – Mr. V.K. Gupta, Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi
Science & Technology Information System – Dr. A. Lahiri, Advisor, DSIR, MoST,
New Delhi
Agricultural Research Information System – Dr. A.K. Jain, ARIS, IARI, New Delhi
Biotechnology Information System – Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Govil, DBT & In-charge, BTIS,
New Delhi
Tea / Coffee Break
Summing up of Workshop Report – Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director,
MoEF, New Delhi
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson – Mrs. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary,
MoEF, New Delhi
Vote of Thanks – Mr. Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Dinner hosted by ICFRE
1540 – 1600
1600 – 1620
1620 – 1650
1650 – 1710
1710 – 1720
1720 – 1730
1900 – 2100
Mrs. Meena Gupta, Additional Secretary, MoEF, New Delhi
Mr. Sudhir Mital, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Dr. (Mrs.) Indrani Chandrasekharan, Director, MoEF, New Delhi