Mangalore, December 8: The Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius College Mangalore will be organizing a national level seminar on 'Waste Management and Alternative Energy sources' on of December 10 and 11, 2012 under the Star College Scheme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
The seminar will be inaugurated by the chief guest, V.V. Bhat, Secretary, Government of India and member (Finance), Space /Atomic energy/ Earth commissions. Rev. Fr. Swebert D'Silva S.J. Principal of the college will preside over.
The Inaugural function will be followed by the keynote address delivered by V.V. Bhat.
Eminent personalities in the field of waste management including Rtd. Col. Achappa, Vice President, Mailhem Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Dr. Varanashi Krishna Moorthy, Managing Trustee, Varanashi Research Foundation, Adyanadka, Prithvi Rai, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune, Dr Hareesh Joshi, Retired Professor of Zoology, Rtn. Prakash Rao Kalbavi, Managing Partner Kalbavi Cashews, Manjunath R Shetty, Environmental Engineer, Mangalore Corporation, Dr. I. Krishnananda Pai, Associate Professor, University of Goa, Dr. S Manjappa, Professor and Head of Environmental Science & Technology Study Centre, Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Davangere, Dr. Srinketan, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal and Prabhudesai, PC, KVK, Goa will be the resource persons for various sessions.
The plenary sessions will be followed by paper and poster presentations moderated by Dr. I. Krishnananda Pai, Associate Professor, University of Goa.
The Seminar will conclude with the valedictory ceremony with Dr. Harish Kumar, Commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation as the Chief Guest and will be presided over by Rev. Fr. Dr. Leo D'Souza S.J, Director of Laboratory of Applied Biology.
According to a press release, the Seminar also aims at bringing awareness on environmental issues and socio-economic benefits and also providing a scientific platform for teachers, researchers, NGOs, Scientists, environmentalists and students to understand modern techniques of waste management and energy conservation. Students, teachers, research scholars, social workers, NGOs of various institutions from all over India will be participating in this two day National Seminar
“As the global standards and urban population is increasing day by day, so does the urban waste. It is estimated that the global household waste is set to increase from its current 1.3billion to 2.2 billion by 2025. For an ever growing city like Mangalore, managing waste is indeed very essential and significant. Waste is a human concept, and nothing is actually a waste in nature. But management of enormous amount of waste created by man is the task of the decade. For tackling the waste problem, we need to find innovative ideas, suiting our economy and tradition, which can evolve through scientific deliberation. So, the aim of this seminar is to develop a holistic approach towards reducing the problem and to sensitize the general public about their role” informed the release.
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