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Emaddoss has over 20 years of experience in tourism and product management. He is currently seeking a managerial position in product management. He has held various contracting, product, and reservation management roles at several leading tourism companies in Egypt. His experience includes negotiating hotel contracts, developing strategies, managing teams, and ensuring excellent deals for tour operators.
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Green Watch is a youth initiative of few of the researchers, marketers in environment industry. Importance of environmental protection, afforestation, biodiversity, conservation of natural resources has become crucial these days. Environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, carbon footprint, GHG emissions, natural disasters etc. have become cause of immense concern in front of world community. It is the responsibility of all the stakeholders to save mother earth against all the evil business practices happening worldwide. There is a lack of knowledge and awareness about various ill effects, human and other species can face due to environmental degradation. Compliance of green policies and careful consideration of all the factors relating to sustainability is the need of the hour. Gradually the environmental policies, regulation and environmental policy compliance are getting stringent. The initiative thus takes to report responsibly to enhance socio ecological knowledge.
This document contains information from Green Watch, an organization focused on environmental protection and sustainability. It provides links to Green Watch's social media profiles and websites. It also shares facts about reducing air conditioning needs with trees, the length of time plastics break down, and encourages reducing plastic bag usage. Quotes on the environment are presented from figures like Gandhi, Einstein, and Leopold. World Environment Day themes from past years are also listed.
Green Watch conducted a successful debate on World Environmental Day to discuss various environmental issues like global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon footprints. The debate was attended by representatives from NGOs, students, environmental consultants, and civil society organizations. Increasing dependency on fossil fuels and carbon emissions were major concerns addressed. The group advocated for energy independence through renewable resources like solar energy. Green Watch also launched a free online journal called "Green Watch" to increase environmental awareness among people, especially children and youth.
This certificate of appreciation recognizes John Smith for his dedicated service and valuable contributions to our organization. Over the past 5 years, John has consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty in his role, helping our team achieve new levels of success. We are grateful for John's commitment to excellence and thank him for his efforts that have helped make our organization stronger.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Emaddoss has over 20 years of experience in tourism and product management. He is currently seeking a managerial position in product management. He has held various contracting, product, and reservation management roles at several leading tourism companies in Egypt. His experience includes negotiating hotel contracts, developing strategies, managing teams, and ensuring excellent deals for tour operators.
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management Plan (EMP), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Consent to Establish (CTE), Consent to operate (CTO), No Objection Certificate (NOC), Green Building, IGBC- LEED, TERI-GRIHA, Environment Audit, Environment Monitoring, Compliance Reporting, Hydro-geology test, Sustainability Reporting, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) Permission, Import and Export of Hazardous Waste Permission from Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Height Clearances from Airport Authority of India (AAI), Forest Clearance, Forest NOC, Forest Diversion, Aravali NOC
Green Watch is a youth initiative of few of the researchers, marketers in environment industry. Importance of environmental protection, afforestation, biodiversity, conservation of natural resources has become crucial these days. Environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, carbon footprint, GHG emissions, natural disasters etc. have become cause of immense concern in front of world community. It is the responsibility of all the stakeholders to save mother earth against all the evil business practices happening worldwide. There is a lack of knowledge and awareness about various ill effects, human and other species can face due to environmental degradation. Compliance of green policies and careful consideration of all the factors relating to sustainability is the need of the hour. Gradually the environmental policies, regulation and environmental policy compliance are getting stringent. The initiative thus takes to report responsibly to enhance socio ecological knowledge.
This document contains information from Green Watch, an organization focused on environmental protection and sustainability. It provides links to Green Watch's social media profiles and websites. It also shares facts about reducing air conditioning needs with trees, the length of time plastics break down, and encourages reducing plastic bag usage. Quotes on the environment are presented from figures like Gandhi, Einstein, and Leopold. World Environment Day themes from past years are also listed.
Green Watch conducted a successful debate on World Environmental Day to discuss various environmental issues like global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon footprints. The debate was attended by representatives from NGOs, students, environmental consultants, and civil society organizations. Increasing dependency on fossil fuels and carbon emissions were major concerns addressed. The group advocated for energy independence through renewable resources like solar energy. Green Watch also launched a free online journal called "Green Watch" to increase environmental awareness among people, especially children and youth.
This certificate of appreciation recognizes John Smith for his dedicated service and valuable contributions to our organization. Over the past 5 years, John has consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty in his role, helping our team achieve new levels of success. We are grateful for John's commitment to excellence and thank him for his efforts that have helped make our organization stronger.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Microbial characterisation and identification, and potability of River Kuywa ...Open Access Research Paper
Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. River Kuywa water is currently experiencing contamination due to human activities. Its water is widely used for domestic, agricultural, industrial and recreational purposes. This study aimed at characterizing bacteria and fungi in river Kuywa water. Water samples were randomly collected from four sites of the river: site A (Matisi), site B (Ngwelo), site C (Nzoia water pump) and site D (Chalicha), during the dry season (January-March 2018) and wet season (April-July 2018) and were transported to Maseno University Microbiology and plant pathology laboratory for analysis. The characterization and identification of bacteria and fungi were carried out using standard microbiological techniques. Nine bacterial genera and three fungi were identified from Kuywa river water. Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterobacter spp., Streptococcus spp., E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp. and Salmonella spp. Fungi were Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus flavus complex and Penicillium species. Wet season recorded highest bacterial and fungal counts (6.61-7.66 and 3.83-6.75cfu/ml) respectively. The results indicated that the river Kuywa water is polluted and therefore unsafe for human consumption before treatment. It is therefore recommended that the communities to ensure that they boil water especially for drinking.
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies.EpconLP
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies. With over 4000 installations worldwide, EPCON has been pioneering new techniques since 1977 that have become industry standards now. Founded in 1977, Epcon has grown from a one-man operation to a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative air pollution control technology and industrial heating equipment.
ENVIRONMENT~ Renewable Energy Sources and their future prospects.tiwarimanvi3129
This presentation is for us to know that how our Environment need Attention for protection of our natural resources which are depleted day by day that's why we need to take time and shift our attention to renewable energy sources instead of non-renewable sources which are better and Eco-friendly for our environment. these renewable energy sources are so helpful for our planet and for every living organism which depends on environment.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
Climate Change All over the World .pptxsairaanwer024
Climate change refers to significant and lasting changes in the average weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It encompasses both global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, have accelerated its pace and intensity
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
Recycling and Disposal on SWM Raymond Einyu pptxRayLetai1
Increasing urbanization, rural–urban migration, rising standards of living, and rapid development associated with population growth have resulted in increased solid waste generation by industrial, domestic and other activities in Nairobi City. It has been noted in other contexts too that increasing population, changing consumption patterns, economic development, changing income, urbanization and industrialization all contribute to the increased generation of waste.
With the increasing urban population in Kenya, which is estimated to be growing at a rate higher than that of the country’s general population, waste generation and management is already a major challenge. The industrialization and urbanization process in the country, dominated by one major city – Nairobi, which has around four times the population of the next largest urban centre (Mombasa) – has witnessed an exponential increase in the generation of solid waste. It is projected that by 2030, about 50 per cent of the Kenyan population will be urban.
Aim:
A healthy, safe, secure and sustainable solid waste management system fit for a world – class city.
Improve and protect the public health of Nairobi residents and visitors.
Ecological health, diversity and productivity and maximize resource recovery through the participatory approach.
Goals:
Build awareness and capacity for source separation as essential components of sustainable waste management.
Build new environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for safe disposal of residual waste and replacing current dumpsites which should be commissioned.
Current solid waste management situation:
The status.
Solid waste generation rate is at 2240 tones / day
collection efficiently is at about 50%.
Actors i.e. city authorities, CBO’s , private firms and self-disposal
Current SWM Situation in Nairobi City:
Solid waste generation – collection – dumping
Good Practices:
• Separation – recycling – marketing.
• Open dumpsite dandora dump site through public education on source separation of waste, of which the situation can be reversed.
• Nairobi is one of the C40 cities in this respect , various actors in the solid waste management space have adopted a variety of technologies to reduce short lived climate pollutants including source separation , recycling , marketing of the recycled products.
• Through the network, it should expect to benefit from expertise of the different actors in the network in terms of applicable technologies and practices in reducing the short-lived climate pollutants.
Good practices:
Despite the dismal collection of solid waste in Nairobi city, there are practices and activities of informal actors (CBOs, CBO-SACCOs and yard shop operators) and other formal industrial actors on solid waste collection, recycling and waste reduction.
Practices and activities of these actor groups are viewed as innovations with the potential to change the way solid waste is handled.
CHALLENGES:
• Resource Allocation.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
Microbial characterisation and identification, and potability of River Kuywa ...Open Access Research Paper
Water contamination is one of the major causes of water borne diseases worldwide. In Kenya, approximately 43% of people lack access to potable water due to human contamination. River Kuywa water is currently experiencing contamination due to human activities. Its water is widely used for domestic, agricultural, industrial and recreational purposes. This study aimed at characterizing bacteria and fungi in river Kuywa water. Water samples were randomly collected from four sites of the river: site A (Matisi), site B (Ngwelo), site C (Nzoia water pump) and site D (Chalicha), during the dry season (January-March 2018) and wet season (April-July 2018) and were transported to Maseno University Microbiology and plant pathology laboratory for analysis. The characterization and identification of bacteria and fungi were carried out using standard microbiological techniques. Nine bacterial genera and three fungi were identified from Kuywa river water. Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus spp., Enterobacter spp., Streptococcus spp., E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Shigella spp., Proteus spp. and Salmonella spp. Fungi were Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus flavus complex and Penicillium species. Wet season recorded highest bacterial and fungal counts (6.61-7.66 and 3.83-6.75cfu/ml) respectively. The results indicated that the river Kuywa water is polluted and therefore unsafe for human consumption before treatment. It is therefore recommended that the communities to ensure that they boil water especially for drinking.
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies.EpconLP
Epcon is One of the World's leading Manufacturing Companies. With over 4000 installations worldwide, EPCON has been pioneering new techniques since 1977 that have become industry standards now. Founded in 1977, Epcon has grown from a one-man operation to a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative air pollution control technology and industrial heating equipment.
ENVIRONMENT~ Renewable Energy Sources and their future prospects.tiwarimanvi3129
This presentation is for us to know that how our Environment need Attention for protection of our natural resources which are depleted day by day that's why we need to take time and shift our attention to renewable energy sources instead of non-renewable sources which are better and Eco-friendly for our environment. these renewable energy sources are so helpful for our planet and for every living organism which depends on environment.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
Climate Change All over the World .pptxsairaanwer024
Climate change refers to significant and lasting changes in the average weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It encompasses both global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. While climate change is a natural phenomenon, human activities, particularly since the Industrial Revolution, have accelerated its pace and intensity
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
Recycling and Disposal on SWM Raymond Einyu pptxRayLetai1
Increasing urbanization, rural–urban migration, rising standards of living, and rapid development associated with population growth have resulted in increased solid waste generation by industrial, domestic and other activities in Nairobi City. It has been noted in other contexts too that increasing population, changing consumption patterns, economic development, changing income, urbanization and industrialization all contribute to the increased generation of waste.
With the increasing urban population in Kenya, which is estimated to be growing at a rate higher than that of the country’s general population, waste generation and management is already a major challenge. The industrialization and urbanization process in the country, dominated by one major city – Nairobi, which has around four times the population of the next largest urban centre (Mombasa) – has witnessed an exponential increase in the generation of solid waste. It is projected that by 2030, about 50 per cent of the Kenyan population will be urban.
Aim:
A healthy, safe, secure and sustainable solid waste management system fit for a world – class city.
Improve and protect the public health of Nairobi residents and visitors.
Ecological health, diversity and productivity and maximize resource recovery through the participatory approach.
Goals:
Build awareness and capacity for source separation as essential components of sustainable waste management.
Build new environmentally sound infrastructure and systems for safe disposal of residual waste and replacing current dumpsites which should be commissioned.
Current solid waste management situation:
The status.
Solid waste generation rate is at 2240 tones / day
collection efficiently is at about 50%.
Actors i.e. city authorities, CBO’s , private firms and self-disposal
Current SWM Situation in Nairobi City:
Solid waste generation – collection – dumping
Good Practices:
• Separation – recycling – marketing.
• Open dumpsite dandora dump site through public education on source separation of waste, of which the situation can be reversed.
• Nairobi is one of the C40 cities in this respect , various actors in the solid waste management space have adopted a variety of technologies to reduce short lived climate pollutants including source separation , recycling , marketing of the recycled products.
• Through the network, it should expect to benefit from expertise of the different actors in the network in terms of applicable technologies and practices in reducing the short-lived climate pollutants.
Good practices:
Despite the dismal collection of solid waste in Nairobi city, there are practices and activities of informal actors (CBOs, CBO-SACCOs and yard shop operators) and other formal industrial actors on solid waste collection, recycling and waste reduction.
Practices and activities of these actor groups are viewed as innovations with the potential to change the way solid waste is handled.
CHALLENGES:
• Resource Allocation.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
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Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
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The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
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Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
Sustainability update sept 2016 green watch rejautsu serves
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About
Green Watch is a socio-ecological
knowledge processor, a sister concern of
Rejautsu Serves. Rejautsu Serves is a
national level non-governmental
organisation with an objective to add
value based practices for the
development of society and environment
and focus on to maintain and nurture the
sustainable performance of an
organisation with a responsible
disclosure of environment and social
impacts.It endeavours to integrate
sustainable practices for inclusive growth
and betterment of Society and
Environment. In the process, it is working
towards developing robust models for
sustainable performance management.
Rejautsu Serves (Scope of Work)
Green Watch is a knowledge based
initiative with an inclusive approach for
sustainable development practices all
around. With an objective to keep the
stakeholders (Businesses, Governments,
Communities) informed with latest of the
information and happenings in the
process of maintaining ecological balance
around, a global fortnightly update (called
Sustainability Update), keeps a track on
policies, activities and practices
worldwide for the betterment of society
and environment. In the process of
making this initiative, a platform to share,
inform and learn about the various
initiatives, roles, studies, news etc., we
also would like to hear from you.
If you would like to contribute and share
any article/ research paper/ case studies/
Stories etc. with the worldwide green
community on the broader scope of the
Newsletter, you are welcome to share the
same with us at
editor.greenwatch@gmail.com.
For more information, please visit
https://greenwatchcommunity.wordpress.co
m/
Initiatives
“Rejautsu Serves” celebrates World
Environment Day, June 05, 2016
Rejautsu Serves celebrated “World
environment Day” on June 05, 2016 at
Dehradun and organised a sensitisation
programme on environment awareness
among children and parents. The theme
of the event was taken in line of United
Nation Environment Programme (UNEP)
i.e. “Join the race to make the world a
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better place” for the year 2016. The event
has been co-organised by Hill Foundation.
As the increasing world population and
decrease in per capita availability of
natural resources has resulted in growing
toxic waste and pollution of the natural
resources i.e. Air, Water and Soil,
sustainable livelihood practices in a day
to day live and preservation of
environment has become very important.
As per the Millennium Ecosystem
Assessment Study 2005, it has been
observed that there has been more than
62% decline in the availability of natural
resources in the last 4 decades.
Sustainable management of resources has
become one of the most important
aspects for sustainable development to
conserve the same for our next
generation. The awareness on the
environment, its degradation and benefits
of conservation is of significant
importance. The communities need to be
sensitized and encouraged for the
environmental conservation and
optimum utilization of the available
resources to achieve the sustainable
development goals as per the Millennium
development Goals (MDGs) by United
Nations Development Programme
(UNDP).
In order to promote the “green way of
life” amongst all the stakeholders’ viz.
students, teachers, policy makers etc. to
enhance their commitment towards
preservation of environment and
sustainable management ecology and
environment for achieving the targets as
sent by United Nation Development
Programme (UNDP) for sustainable
development. Shri Harbans kapoor,
Former Speaker of Uttarakhand
Legislative Assembly was the Chief Guest
of this sensitisation programme, which
was participated by various luminaries
from the governments including
education department, more than 150
children and parents. On this occasion,
chief guest planted saplings and
participated in the awareness
programmes as organized. In his address,
He emphasized on the conservation of
forest, talked about the climate change
and benefits of safeguarding the
environment.
The broad aims/ objective of the
programme was to
Sensitize about the environment, its
protection and benefits
Promote sustainable practices at
micro level
Enhance awareness about the climate
change and its ill impacts
Encourage children to go green from
the childhood
Promote sports and various other
extracurricular activities
The event started with Shri Ganesh
Vandana, followed by addresses by the
organizers and address by hon’ble Chief
Guest and various activities. The schedule
of the event can be exhibited as under:
Inaugural Session
Shri Ganesh Vandana
Address by the Organisers i.e.
Chairman, Rejautsu Serves and
Chairman, Hill Foundation
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Inaugural address by Hon’ble Chief
Guest
Activities
Environment
Awareness
Rally,
Plantation
Drive,
Street Play,
Drawing
Competition
and many
others.
Object Objective
To sensitize the local
community on
environment awareness
and preservation
To encourage the
forestation practice from
the childhood and love
for environment
To associate with the
concept and promote the
conservation practice
with real experience of
environmental
degradation
The activities under the event have been
very much appreciated by the parents,
officials, policy makers and Hon’ble
former speaker. Some of the photos of the
event have also been attached in the last
page of this newsletter.
On the eve, Team Rejautsu with all the
participants pledged to go green in future
and ensure sustainable practices in day to
day life as well.
For more information,
E mail: environment@rejautsu.com,
rejautsu@gmail.com
Website: www.rejautsu.com
Rejautsu Taekwondo Academy
participates in Black Belt test in
Ranikhet, Uttarakhand
A team of 27 members participated in the
Black Belt test. Many of our candidates
became qualified for 2nd Den Black belt.
Apart from this a national referee seminar
for fresher Black belt and also refresher
course for National Referees was also
organised. Rahul Thapa, Samad Shah,
Shibani Bisht, Tripti Rawat, Khushi
Chauhan, Shubham Prasad, Vinay, Ravi,
Prabhat Chamoli, Uditi Ghadi, Tirthika
Ghadi, Divyansh Srivastava, Mangalya,
Sanyam sharma, Mithilesh Ram, Ambica
Goel, Shikha Bisht, Ashu Rana, Satyam
kumar and Navjeet Singh were declared
qualified for the Ist Dan Black Belt.
Shubham Gaur, Ashit Thakur, Deepak
Sharma, Vijay Prasad Pramod and Bhim
Singh were declared qualified for 2nd Dan
Black Belt. International referee Shri AT
Rajeev was the main examiner of the
event. After three days of hard practice
and work, lots of our candidates became
qualified for the national as National
Referees. Ashu Rana, Ashit Thakur,
Deepak Sharma, Vijay Prasad, Bhim Singh,
Pramod, Khushi Chauhan, Shikha Bisht
and Ambica Goel were declared qualified
as national referees. Secretary of the
District Taekwondo Association
Dehradun, Shri Shashiant Sharma said
that the batch of new referees would
surely help overcome the referees in the
district as well as the as the state.
(The Pioneer, Aug 09, 2016)
Rejaustu Taekwondo Academy secured
2nd position
In the recently held District Taekwondo
Championship at Junior Club, Dehradun
on Aug 27-28, 2016, Rejautsu Taekwondo
Academy secured 2nd position. The team
won 15 gold, 28 silver and 11 bronze
medals from Sub Junior to Senior
Category. More than 15 students are
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selected from various categories for the
State Taekwondo championship.
1st Governing Body Meeting of
Rejautsu Serves
The 1st Governing Body Meeting for
Rejautsu Serves took place in New Delhi,
Indiaon Aug 16, 2016. Hon’ble President
chaired the session which was
participated bythe Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, executive members,
advisors and other stakeholders from
various states and industries.
While welcoming the session, President
thanked the Governing Body Members for
their cooperation and contribution for
this noble initiative. The detailed
discussion on several aspects as per the
objectives of the Society has been
undertaken by the Governing Body. The
Governing Body also discussed on
programmes and activities of the
Organisation during the session. Other
important matters that were discussed
during the meeting include:
Proposal on Workshop-cum-
Conference on “Physical education
and Sport for Women: Fostering a
prosperous and contributing
society”
District/ State level Taekwondo
Championship
Workshop cum Conference series on
the “Sensitisation programme on
Environment Awareness”
Raising the profile of “Rejautsu
Serves “and reach across the globe
in all continents by working on
issues of global importance
Nurture a sustainable platform for
performance of business, Society
and Environment for a win-win
approach
Work in association with various
governmental, non governmental
agencies for a better and sustainable
society and inclusive development
Work in line with the Millennium
Development Goals for sustainable
Development as derived by United
Nations (UN) and research on the
environment and society for
inclusive growth.
National Update
Re-Categorisation of Industries
In the process of promote the ease of
doing business, Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC);
Government of India has released a new
categorization policy for industries based
on their pollution load. A new category of
White Industries will not require
environment clearance (EC) and consent.
As per the ministry, 25 industrial sectors
which were not critically polluting were
earlier categorized as Red. The criteria of
categorization of the industrial sectors
are based on the pollution index which is
a number from 0 to100.The pollution
index actually denotes the increasing
degree of pollution load from the sector.
(Press Information Bureau, GOI, Mar 05, 2016)
Easy access to environment
information, website launched
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Government has decided to disseminate
the environmental information. A website
and mobile application has been launched
to integrate its existing 69 environment
information system centre across the
country. The Environment Information
System (ENVIS) is an environment
ministry initiative for integrating country-
wide efforts in environment-related
information collection, collation, storage
and dissemination.
The ENVIS portal will run parallel with
Digital India Objective and aid the efforts
for improving digital literacy in the
environment sector. It should be made a
people-centric movement," environment
minister Shri Prakash Javadekar said
while launching the website and mobile
app.
(Times of India , Feb 18, 2016)
Fast depleting Green Cover
Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change (MoEFCC) has diverted
34,620 hectares of forest land, granting
them final clearances (Stage II). The forest
land diversion has been taken into
consideration for 1513 projects under 22
projects categories.The mining sector i.e.
coal mining, bauxite mining and other
minor mineral projects granted around a
third of this diverted forest land. Other
sectors include road sector, irrigation
sector and transmission lines projects,
which got a large extent of forest land.
(DNAIndia, May 11, 2016)
Increasing Ease of Doing Business,
Government relaxing Green Norms
Government has relaxed some of the
green norms to enhance ease of doing
business and spurring the housing for all
programme as per the pledge of the
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
government by 2022. The move will
surely have a positive impact on the
construction industry. The sustainable
management of resources and fulfilling
environmental guidelines is also of
immense significance. India is going to
witness rapid urbanisation upto 2030
(Livemint, Jul 13, 2016)
Inter-ministerial panel formed to
develop sustainable living plan
An inter-ministerial panel has been
formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
after attending the Paris Climate
Summitto evolve healthy and sustainable
living plan by the government for the
countrymen. The team includes experts
from the industries and has to submit a
plan in three months.
(Livemint, Jun 14, 2016)
Green Tax to address forestry woes:
Draft National Forest Policy
The environment ministry has released
the draft of India’s new National Forest
Policy (NFP), proposing the levy of a
green tax for facilitating ecologically
responsible behaviour, supplementing
financial resources essential to address
forestry woes.NFP is an overarching
policy for forest management to bring a
minimum one-third of India’s total
geographical area under forest or tree
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cover. The proposed NFP follows the last
edition in 1988.“Forests and trees
constitute nearly one fourth of the
geographic area of the country. Protection
of this vast and valuable resource,
improving and increasing the forest and
tree cover requires adequate investment
keeping in view the pressures on these
forests, and the ecosystem services that
they provide to the nation. Large tracts of
forest area in the country have degraded
due to immense biotic pressure and lack
of adequate investment,” says the draft
policy.
(Livemint, Sep 05, 2016)
Industries extracting groundwater in
Ghaziabad
National Green Tribunal is informed
about the extraction of ground water by a
large no. of industries in Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh (U.P.) through the borewells
installed in their premises. This led to the
depletion of water table in the area. An
inspection report in this regard has also
been taken out by a team of officers of the
district administration. Industries include
tannieries, breweries, textile units and
others operating in the area. A bench in
this regard has directed Uttar Pradesh
State Industrial Development Corporation
limited (UPSIDC), State Pollution Control
Board (UPPCB)and the District
Magistrates (DMs) of Ghaziabad and
Hapur to respond the issue of
indiscriminate extraction of groundwater
and diminution of water table. The plea
had been submitted by a Ghaziabad
resident Mr. Sushil Raghav and NGO
Society for Protection Of Environment
and Biodiversity (SPENBIO) for closure of
the industrial units involved illegally in
groundwater extraction in the notified
area of Ghaziabad and Hapur.The plea
also alleged about the corruption in
Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam for illegally
selling groundwater to industries.The
tribunal has ordered Ghaziabad DM to
appoint a team of officers to inspect 233
industries violating the norms. The
notices have earlier been also issued to
the MoEFCC, Central Ground Water
Authority (CGWA), U.P. Government and
SPCB in this case.
(NDTV, Sep 01, 2016)
India’s ambitious renewable energy
goals
India is world’s third largest as far as
carbon emission is concerned. The same
is growing in a much faster rate in
comparison to the first and second largest
emitters viz. U.S. and China. “Total
installed solar capacity has grown by 80
% in past 1 year and reached 8.1
gigawatts (GW)”, The Economic Times.
The Indian Prime Minister hopes to
achieve a 100 GW installation capacity by
2022 which is more than double of the
capacity of China and Germany, two
biggest solar nations. This would be five
folded increase from the target set by
previous government i.e. 20 GW. Various
ways to improve the infrastructure in the
economy is to be taken care.
(Devex.com, Sept 14, 2016)
Call for integrated approach for urban
development
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Expressing concerns over the unplanned
development in member countries, BRICS
nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and
South Africa) have called for an integrated
approach towards urban development
and management. Through involvement
of society, governments and other
stakeholders at a larger level, the
challenges and consequences of
unplanned urban development can be
tackled.
(Hindustan Times, Sept 14, 2016)
India needs a Wikipedia like website
on environment
The data on Indian natural environment
is not available properly. Government
agencies have failed in maintaining
environmental data. Most of the data
pertaining to the environment is collected
by state machinery. Few agencies such as
Indian Meteorological department (IMD)
and Indian Space Research organization
(ISRO) record data on temperature,
rainfall and satellite based land cover
data responsibly. Other than these two
outstanding agencies, other agencies have
a no. of shortcomings as far as data on
environment is concerned viz. Failure in
maintaining records, Unreliable and
Falsified information, Failure in making
information publically available, Failure
in getting public participation on
generating information. A central
repository on the environmental data is of
immense significance which can provide
real time information.
(Scroll, Sept 13, 2016)
Introduction of Environment
Education in School Curriculum
Supreme Court of India has directed
Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) to constitute a
committee to monitor and ensure all the
state education boards for introduction of
Environment Education a compulsory
subject in School Curriculum across the
country. The court was hearing a PIL filed
by environmentalist Mr. M.C. Mehta in
1991 asking for compulsory
Environmental Education in Schools and
Colleges. MHRD will bring all the
stakeholders on a common platform to
share views and difficulties in
implementing the same. “The Supreme
Court will proceed against the states not
complying with the orders,” said a bench
of Chief Justice of India Shri T. S. Thakur.
Indian Express, Sept 16, 2016
Environment Ministry announces
collaborative R&D programme to
develop sustainable refrigerant
technology
Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of
India has announced a collaborative
research and development (R&D)
programme for developing sustainable
refrigerant technologies as alternatives
to the climate damaging hydro
fluorocarbons (HFCs). The cutting down
of HFCs is considered to be quite
important as it has an adverse impact on
climate.
(Times of India, Sept 16, 2016)
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Central and UP Government noticed
for encroachment of Arthala Lake
NGT issued notice to centre and UP
government for encroachment on Arthala
Lake. The lake is located near Hindon
River in Ghaziabad. High scale of dumping
of toxic waste and industrial effluents
leads to ground water contamination. The
tribunal has asked response from the
governments and local development
authority over the same. Illegal
construction, unauthorised occupation on
the lake has degraded the environment.
The degradation of public health due to
environmental degradation is of great
concern. The size of the lake has shrunken
to almost half due to all these.
(Times of India, Sept 15, 2016)
Increasing Air pollution causing a life
in every 23 seconds in India
Increasing Air pollution in India has been
at terrifying level. Reports on Air
Pollution by World Health Organisation
(WHO) states about the pre mature death
every year due to it i.e. almost one death
in every 23 seconds. The increasing
pollution will affect the liveability by
2030 and oxygen kit will become a part of
our lifestyle in near future.
(Times of India, Sept 18, 2016)
Concerns raised over degradation of
Himalayas
The degradation of Himalayan
environment has been in focus at a BRICS
environment ministers’ meeting in Goa.
Anil Dave, Hon’ble Minister of state for
Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
Government of India raised the concerns
over degradation of Himalayas. He said
that the same is the effect of global
climate change and India and China are
working out ways to address the issue.
The issue of rapid melting of the glaciers
is of immense concern. The Environment
Ministers of BRICS countries have agreed
on Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) on setting up joint working group
to tackle up diverse environment related
issues.
(The hindu, Sept 16, 2016)
International Update
Celebration of International
Ozone Day, Sept 16, 2016
United Nations (UN) celebrated
International Day for Preservation of the
Ozone Layer. The theme of 2016 is
“Ozone and climate: Restored by a world
united”. The theme recognises the
combined efforts of the parties of Vienna
Convention and Montreal Protocol
towards the restoration of the ozone layer
over the past three decades.
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The theme also recognises the global
commitment to combat climate change
and global warming.
"On this International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer, let us
remember how much has already been
accomplished, and commit to do more to
protect our atmosphere. By working
together, we can build a safer, healthier,
more prosperous and resilient world for
all people while protecting our planet, our
only home."
UN Secretary-General
UN General Assembly announced the
International Day for Preservation of the
Ozone Layer on Sept 16 in the year 1994.
The same is celebrated every year on the
mentioned date.
For more info, please visit
http://www.un.org/en/events/ozoneday/
Celebration of World Tourism Day
The UN celebrated World Tourism Day on
Sept 27, 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. The
theme for this year is “Tourism for All-
promoting universal accessibility”
The World Tourism day is celebrated to
enhance awareness among all the
stakeholders of the international
community about the significance of
tourism on social, cultural and economic
value. Tourism has the potential to
contribute in achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Accessible
tourism for all is for creation of
environments catering the needs of all of
us.
For more info, please visit
http://www.un.org/en/events/tourismday/
University of South California (USC) to
study impact of environment on health
To study the environmental impact on
health, Kech School of Medicine, USC has
received $6 million grant for two year
from National Institutes of Health . The
researchers will examine health issues
related to asthma and obesity in this
regard. A part of the funding, the
university will utilise towards the study
on Children’s Health, which is the longest
study on air pollution and kids’ health.
“Many questions remain, although much
is known about the negative impact of air
pollution and exposure to toxic metals on
human health,” says Frank Gilliland,
professor of preventive medicine.
For more info, please visit
https://news.usc.edu/108302/usc-
researchers-to-study-environments-influence-
on-health/
Feature Events
Sustainable Energy International
Conference (SEIC)
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Oct 3-5, 2016
Birmingham, United Kingdom
The conference will bring researchers,
engineers, manufacturers, practitioners
and other stakeholders from all over the
world on a common platform to share,
discuss about the recent advances in
renewable energy research and
applications. Like on the previous four
editions of the conference, the same will
continue provide platform for promotion
of knowledge concerning research and
technology on renewable energy.
For more info, please visit
http://seic2016.doodlekit.com/
International Symposium on
Sustainable Development and
Management
Oct 8-9, 2016
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The international conference is going to
be organised with a belief that excellence
in research and publication is the key to
benefit academics, business, society and
other stakeholders at local, national or
international level. The goal of the
conference is to encourage and provide a
platform to young researchers to present
their researches and network with the
international community of young
researchers to seek advice and provide
suggestion on various issues in the
domain to improve the socio ecologic
environment at micro and macro level.
For more info, please visit
http://issdm.org/
Climate Change 2016 Has the game
changed?
London, United Kingdom
Oct 10-11, 2016
COP 21 marked a watershed moment for
global cooperation to tackle climate
change, and the Paris Agreement has been
hailed as a ‘game changer’ by many.
Nevertheless, four years before the
Agreement is implemented, some
important issues remain unresolved and a
number have emerged. Beyond the
negotiations, could low fossil fuel prices
and a fragile global economy weaken the
resolve of governments to deliver, or
over-deliver, on their commitments?
For more info, please visit
https://www.chathamhouse.org/conferences/
climate-change-2016?utm_source=conference-
alerts&utm_medium=website-
listing&utm_campaign=listing
Conference on Environment and
BioScience (ICEBS 2016)
Oct 12-14, 2016
Incheon, Korea
International conference on Environment
and BioScience is forum for the new
advances in research and results in the
fields of theoretical, experimental and
applied Environment an BioScience. The
conference will facilitate a platform to
engineers, researchers, scientists and
professionals of this domain and related
techniques from all over the world.
For more info please visit
http://www.icebs.org/index.html
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International Conference On
Development of Economies through
Innovation & Sustainable Growth:
Vision 2020
Oct 15-16, 2016
New Delhi, India
An international conference on
development of Economies through
innovation and sustainable growth is
going to be organised by the Institute of
Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition,
Pusa, New Delhi. The institute comes
under the aegis of Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India and have taken
many steps towards eco friendly
measures.
For more info, please visit
http://www.iardo.in/international-
conference/
International Conference on Energy
Efficiency and Comfort of Historic
Buildings
Oct 19-21, 2016
Brussels, Belgium
International conference on energy
efficiency and comfort of historic building
is to be organised in Brussels. This
international forum will provide visibility
to professionals in the area of energy
efficiency and energy generation of the
historic buildings. International experts
and stakeholders in the conference will
share insights on the latest development
in the area and experience for improving
the efficiency while preservation of their
historic character, values and integrity.
Researchers, engineers, architects,
government employees, students etc will
participate in the conference.
For more info, please visit
http://www.eechb.eu/
Conference on power and Renewable
Energy
Oct 21-23, 2016
Shanghai, China
International conference on Power and
Renewable energy (ICPRE) is going to be
organised in Shanghai. This will provide
opportunity for business networking,
collaboration opportunities, experience
new application and technology in the
said field. With a diverse scope, the
conference will be participated by
business professionals, researchers,
engineers and other stakeholders in the
domain.
For more info, please visit
http://www.icpre.org/index.html
International conference on Media &
Communication in Sustainable
Development
Oct 24-25, 2016
Greater Noida, India
The conference on Media and
Communication in Sustainable
Development (MCSD 2016) will be an
international event with interactions on
practices, policies and developments and
participation from policy makers,
academicians, researchers, innovators
and practitioners from various domains
such as information systems,
communication studies, politics,
traditional and new media etc. across the
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globe. Discussions, demos, plenary, paper,
poster and panel sessions are there in this
two day international event. The
conference will be an important
opportunity for practitioners to learn
about policy sector and market needs.
For more info, please visit
http://www.serd.org.in/mcsd2016/
Conference on Integrated Management
of environment
Oct 27-30, 2016
Hammamet, Tunisia
The International Conference on
Integrated Environment Management for
Sustainable Development (ICIEM 2016), a
biannual traditional gathering of
academia, industry and policy makers to
build strategies for environment pollution
monitoring systems and integrated
environment management systems. The
scientists, professionals and academicians
from various areas related to the
environmental engineering theme will
discuss about various aspects, advances
and benefits of the challenging
environment issues, increase of pollutants
load in the ecosystems will be of immense
significance at this forum.
For more info, please visit
http://iciem-conference.com
Upcoming Events
Doon Cup
Rejautsu taekwondo Academy is going to
organise a district championship named
Doon Cup in coming days. With an
objective to enhance the physical
empowerment and encourage the
students for sports activities, the event
will be participated by students from
Dehradun and nearby places. The event
will be organised in association with
Uttarakhand Taekwondo Association.
Selected students will get special training
in free and help will be provided to the
deserving students in other economic
endeavours as well viz. Skill based
training, education etc.
For more info, please write to
info@rejautsu.com
2nd Governing Body meeting
The president of Rejautsu Serves, has
called for the second governing body
meeting in New Delhi. The objective of the
meet is to explore new ideas, develop
association in the providing a platform for
all the stakeholders in addressing the
concerns of global warming and thus
affected communities. The discussion will
take place on the future roadmaps and
initiatives for better delivery of services.
For more info, please write to
info@rejautsu.com
National Workshop Series on
Sensitisation Programme on e-Waste
Management and Safe Handling
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Rejautsu Serves in collaboration with
eGAP Consulting India is to organise a
national workshop on Sensitisation
programme on E-Waste Management
and Safe Handling at Noida, India on
Nov 5, 2016. The main objective of the
event is to disseminate better
understanding about E Waste
Management & Safe Handling Law
governed by MoEFCC, promote
Entrepreneurship opportunity, toxic
free environment, interpret and
evaluate environment and social
impacts, extended producer
responsibility of the Manufacturers/
suppliers/ Consumers, trans boundary
movements of E Wastes etc. This
programme will create awareness
about the management of E Waste
Management & Handling as per the
guidelines of Ministry of Environment
Forest & Climate Change (MOEF&CC),
Govt. of India. This will be fruitful to
the policy makers, planning and
management professionals working in
environment and development sectors,
E Waste Recyclers/ Dismantlers/
Collection Centers, Industrial
Professionals academicians, NGO
professionals, Journalists, researchers
and students. A rich blend of
interactive class-room sessions,
sharing of experiences, film
shows/videos, case studies, hands on
exercises, simulation games, lectures
and presentations by experts/activists
from the field for developing core
competence shall be the mainstay of
this programme. The multi disciplined
experts at eGAP and Rejautsu Serves
will use their rich industrial and public
policy experience to orient the
professionals considering the social
and environmental reality and the field
challenges.
About the Organizations:
eGreens AP Consulting India LLP aims
to partner with people and social
organizations in creating financially
viable and sustainable solutions to
various social, economical and
environmental issues/challenges. The
social investing approach at eGAP focuses
on achieving best possible outcomes by
working closely in partnership with social
enterprises/people and foundations in a
collaborative way.
Rejautsu Serves is a national level non-
governmental organisation with an
objective to add value based practices for
the development of society and
environment and focus on to maintain
and nurture the sustainable performance
of an organisation with a responsible
disclosure of environment and social
impacts. It endeavors to integrate
sustainable practices for inclusive growth
and betterment of Society and
Environment. In the process, it is working
towards developing robust models for
sustainable performance management.
For More info, please visit
www.rejautsu.com, www.egap.in or contact
Mr. Abhay Kumar
Programme Coordinator
Contact Detail: 08130 729 739
Email: env.egap@yahoo.com &
service.egap@yahoo.com,
info@rejautsu.com
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