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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
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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
Sustainability Update
(A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.)
Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016
GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016
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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Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016
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  • 1. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 2. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 3. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 4. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 5. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 6. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 7. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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)
  • 8. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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.
  • 9. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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)
  • 10. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 11. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 12. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 13. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 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
  • 14. Sustainability Update (A global update on environment, policies and activities worldwide for sustainable development.) Sept’ 2016 Number 1/2016 GREEN WATCH Sustainability Update Number 1/2016 (A glimpse on Celebration of World Environment Day 2016) About Sustainability Update Sustainability Update is an initiative taken by Green Watch to process the socio ecological development update from all over. This is a global information update on sustainable development, environment news, policies and initiatives etc. The basic objective of this initiative is to develop inclusively. It is our responsibility to take care of the ethical and sustainable practices with sharing information on environment, its ill impact for the socio ecological prosperity and sustainable development. Write to us! If you have any news/ information related to green policies, programmes, initiatives, technology and innovation, success stories or any other relevant information etc, you would like to share with the worldwide green community, please do send those to us: E-mail: editor.greenwatch@gmail.com, sustainabilityupdate@gmail.com, info@rejautsu.com Contact Us We welcome your feedback /comments, ideas /suggestions or queries for our improvement. Green watch (Let’s think green!) Email: editor.greenwatch@gmail.com Website: www.greenwatchcommunity.wordpress.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/editor.greenwatch; LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/green-watch-520102b8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/editor_green