Vision Green 2010 Report

IIT KharagpurOrganizing Committee President Speaks“There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not his greed!” a famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi.The current scenario is an exemplar of the above quote with utilities disappearing, water tabledeteriorating, climate rapidly changing, yet the demands constantly soaring high. If this continues at suchan alarming rate without being checked then in no time would we see the end of the world. Severalenvironmental projects have been conceptualized, several attempts made and one such attempt by theAIESEC IIT Kharagpur team, is Vision Green 2010, a corporate, student and faculty conglomeration to addressthese brink circumstances.The primitive goal of Vision Green was to promote Green Technologies and their sustainability in today‟sentrepreneurial world. All the events associated with this campaign are directed towards this goal. The“Learning Networks” workshop conducted by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) saw participation ofover 200 students from IIT Kharagpur not only influencing and inspiring them towards achieving a sustainableworld but also giving them an unforgettable experience.“Global Village” a trademark AIESEC event showcasing its global facet, international reach and diversity ofthe organization. Fusing this with the theme of the proceedings, the foreign interns presented greeninitiatives being implemented in their respective countries. The response was wonderful and it is reallygreat to see the students‟ interest in current global affairs.“Green Business Summit”, flagship event of the Vision Green Campaign, a unified platform for delegates,students, faculty and media to interact and share their expertise, knowledge and future plans regardingenvironmental protection. The event consisted of lectures and presentation by eminent speakers on“Environment and Sustainability”, followed by a Panel Discussion moderated by the Director of BritishCouncil, Mrs. Sujata Sen.Vision Green started off as a small summit but eventually influenced many, urging them to give a seriousthought to an imminent danger being completely neglected. We are looking forward to bigger projects tocreate an impact even bigger, where in not only will it be an opportunity to learn but also to implement.Before closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Deputy Director, Delegates, Faculty,Foreign Interns and Students for taking this event to the next level. Above all I would like to thank my team,the Vision Green Organizing Committee for putting in such massive efforts in not only making this eventpossible but also a grand success. Rohit Jaini Organizing Committee President Vision Green 2010 1

IIT KharagpurAbout AIESEC Our ValuesAIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization. Activating LeadershipActive in over 1700 universities across more than 107 We lead by example and inspire leadership throughcountries and territories, our international platform our activities. We take full responsibility forenables young people to explore and develop their developing the leadership potential of ourleadership potential for them to have a positive members.impact in society. Demonstrating Integrity We are consistent and transparent in our decisionsIn partnership with business and higher education, and actions. We fulfil our commitments andAIESEC has over 60 years of experience in developing conduct ourselves in a way that is true to ourhigh-potential students into globally minded responsible ideals.leaders. Living DiversityAIESECs innovative development process consists of We seek to learn from the different ways of life and opinions represented in our multiculturalunmatched leadership experiences, international environment. We respect and actively encourageopportunities and a global learning environment. the contribution of every individual.AIESEC uses an innovative approach to engaging and Enjoying Participationdeveloping today‟s youth. By offering opportunities to We create a dynamic environment created bybuild extensive international personal networks and active and enthusiastic participation of individuals.explore leadership opportunities, we provide a platform We enjoy being involved in AIESEC.for young people to discover direction and ambition for Striving for Excellencetheir futures. We aim to deliver the highest quality performance in everything we do. Through creativity andOur values provide a way for the collective leadership innovation we seek to continuously improve.of AIESEC to encourage common norms of behaviouracross our global network. Acting Sustainably We act in a way that is sustainable for our organisation and society. Our decisions take into account the needs of future generations. AIESEC in Numbers • 50,000 members • 110 countries & territories • 1600 universities • 470 conferences annually • 10,000 exchanges annually • 4000 partners • 10,000 leadership opportunities • 800,000 alumni • 62 years of experience 2

IIT KharagpurAbout AIESEC IIT KharagpurAIESEC in IIT Kharagpur saw its inception in2008. During this period, it has surpassedexpectations from it at the national level. Ithas won national awards like Best LocalCommittee for Virtual Platform Utilization,Rock Your Campus and Best Twitter Followingand surpassed 19 other Local Committeesnationwide. It also overtook its parentCommittee in various fields.Within two years, it has sent 10 students fromIIT Kharagpur to Ukraine, Finland, China, andSingapore among other countries through itscultural exchange program. It scheduled to send 36 more students during the comingwinter and summer vacations. Also, AIESEC has been instrumental in organisingopportunities for foreigners to come to India and experience her while giving to thesociety. It has brought 7 trainees for various social activities and 2 others fortechnical internships under Department of Electrical Engineering through its EnergyAudit.AIESEC IIT Kharagpur also runs the famed Genesis project of AIESEC India. Genesis is aHIV/AIDS awareness project that is run by AIESEC India throughout the country.AIESEC IIT Kharagpur is also spreading this with the help of trainees from variouscountries.AIESEC IIT Kharagpur has also been holding Information Seminars in BIT Mesra and NITDurgapur to help the students there gain global mind-sets along with their technicalknow-how. Realising that cultural harmony is the stepping stone to peace; AIESEC IITKharagpur will be helping students there eliminate stereotypes.We also took part in various events like Globe Trekker at SpringFest‟09 and AlumniMeet 2010 of IIT Kharagpur. AIESEC IIT Kharagpur also helped conduct few of theevents at Alma Fiesta 2010 in IIT Bhubaneswar.Through Energy Audit, AIESEC IIT Kharagpur got a lot of publicity in media and wascovered by newspapers like Times of India and Hindustan Times. The campus Englishnewspaper, Scholar‟s Avenue, covers most of AIESEC IIT Kharagpur‟s events. 3

IIT Kharagpur India is one of the fastest growing world economy and with the ever growing need for energy in our country and an exponential growth in oil prices we all have just one solution left, http://visiongreen.aieseciitkgp.org/ to efficiently use our current The campaign is aimed at creating resources and to make way for a awareness about the recent sustainable future. advancements in the field of Green AIESEC IIT Kharagpur has taken Technologies and Global Leadership an initiative to effectively engage amongst the students and faculty of people from the all the three IIT Kharagpur. The whole campaign major sectors in India i.e. was held from 23rd – 24th October, Students, Corporate and Social 2010, included a series of events Activists by calling them at one related to Global Leadership, Panel common platform to discuss Discussion including prominent about Green Technologies and Corporate and Environmental Global Leadership under the Leaders from India, Guest Lectures banner of VISION on Green Technologies and workshops for the students. GREEN The campaign was conducted by the AIESEC chapter in IIT Kharagpur. Ithad a global aspect to it through an event called „Global Village‟ which includedTrainees from various AIESEC countries showcasing not only their cultures to ourstakeholders, but also the environmental activities in their respective countries. Thisis a step with support from IIT Kharagpur to establish itself as a global institute andalso strengthen its mission statement of being “Dedicated to the service of theNation”.The two day campaign was attended in person by the students and faculty of IITKharagpur as well as Corporate and Environmental leaders from all over India.As a prelude to this event, AIESEC IIT Kharagpur had organised a social media basedcampaign which included competitions in the categories of Photography, Digital Art,Videography and Blogging. It was conducted throughout the week (14 th – 22ndOctober)prior to Vision Green. The event was based in Facebook and AIESEC IIT Kharagpur‟sblog. 4

IIT KharagpurGreeNovating the Web14th-22nd October, 2010GreeNovating the Web was a social media campaign launched to involve those who cannot bephysically present at our other events but are passionate about the environment. It consistedof 4 competitions: 1. Photography – Green is the Earth’s sachet, Go give it a flash! 2. Digital Art – To live infinite, let’s find the Green Dynamite! 3. Videography – All you know, it’s a wide notion. Let’s frame the green motion. 4. Blogging – When life is at stake, Green is my take!Each contest was a test of your creativity and passion for this beautiful Earth. The theme foreach contest was related to the vision of the green world that the youth of today craves for.The contests were based from our Facebook fan page.We had good submissions in the categories of Photography and Digital Arts. The Winners weregiven a Vision Green T-Shirt along with recognition on our Fan page and Website. 5

IIT KharagpurLearning Networks23rd October, 2010As an attempt to do our bit towards nature, AIESEC IIT KHARAGPUR organized“Learning Networks” as a part of the launch of its present venture “VISION GREEN2010”. The workshop based on the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development byadopting low Carbon Lifestyle” was conducted by Mrs. Reema Banerjee and Mr.Praveen Bharadwaj from Centre for Environment Education. 107 students selectedon the basis of a preliminary test attended the workshop. Mrs. Banerjee in herpresentation said that the definition of Environment needs to be changed. It shouldfocus on the word “I, every individual”, without which we cannot achievesustainability.Following the presentations, the participants were asked to come up with ideas toaddress the present scenario. The groups of students presented the solutions in theirunique styles. “Education is the key; students must use this to unlock sustainability”.This was the central idea of the group represented by Mrugank, Siddhartha and Surbhiwho artistically depicted it in their paintings. The second group led by Aritra Mitraand Vipul Srivastava voiced their concerns in poetry- 6

IIT Kharagpur “Yagya vagya havan puja karke tum sankat bhaggate ho’ Par naadano tum shrishti pe CO2 ke badal lehrate ho”This means that by performing yajnas and other rites using fire we try to minimize ourtroubles, though in the process we forget that we are blanketing the earth withcarbon dioxide.Mrs Banerjee the program coordinator was very pleased with the participant‟senthusiasm, and hoped that they carry it forward beyond their student life.Everyone‟s response can be aptly summed up into Sachin Jaiswal, AIESEC IITKHARAGPUR‟s President:” Really amazing workshop! Tailor-made for KGPians and veryinformative.” 7

IIT KharagpurGlobal Village24th October, 2010The second day of Vision Green 2010 bore testimony to two more successful events –Global Village & Green Business Summit as a sequel to the overwhelming responseelicited in Learning Networks – workshop held on the previous day.Global Village, a perfect embodiment of AIESEC‟s international culture saw theparticipation of 5 foreign interns – Corina [Romania], Jacob [Germany], Kamil[Roland], Ferdi [Holland] & Justina [Lithuania].The interns showcased their country‟s culture emphasising on the unique initiatives inthe field of green technology found back home. The event drew a multitude ofKGPians, who really enjoyed the interaction with the foreign interns. The interactionwas really fruitful in this sense that it gave then a global perspective about thehappenings worldwide in terms of Environmental innovation. 8

IIT KharagpurGreen Business Summit24th October, 2010The Global village was followed by the Green Business Summit the main event of ourVision Green Campaign. Aimed at bringing together the three pillars of globalinnovation the professors, the corporate and the students, the event was one of thebiggest steps by AIESEC IIT Kharagpur to create a long lasting impact through its GoGreen Campaign.The summit started with an introductory track about Vision Green, AIESEC IITKharagpur‟s initiative aimed at creating awareness about the environment,conservation and sustainable development. This was followed by the Deputy Directorof IIT Kharagpur, Dr. A. K. Majumdar inaugurating the event in a non-conventionalmanner – by watering a plant. He mentioned about the AIESEC IIT Kharagpur‟s EnergyAudit along with many other Environmental initiatives taken by IIT Kharagpuradministration. He lauded AIESEC for his efforts and also appreciated the campaignlike Vision Green 2010. 9

IIT Kharagpur First in the league of the four dynamic speakers was Dr. Dipayan Dey, Chairperson of SAFE, who spoke about the need of commonness and sharing in working platform to include everyone right from the grass root level. His message “Green Sun to light the lives of the silent majority of India” was really well taken and was followed by questions from the audience.Mr. Surojit Bose, Associate Director at PriceWaterhouseCoopersspoke about Green Technology for Sustainable Development.According to him, the four key drivers for achieving SustainableDevelopment are: Cost of un-sustainable trends globally, India‟sneed for inclusive and sustainable growth, Corporate and Supplychain initiatives, and about Environmental and Social Marketing(including Carbon Markets). Mr. Nipun Kaushik, Senior Coordinator of Nature Foundation, Delhi highlighted upon the new technologies which aims at reducing carbon footprints. According to him, “The future generations are the biggest stakeholders in the environmental sweepstakes.” He also stressed upon Paradox of Developing and Developed Countries, Green Engineering, Carbon Capture and Storage,Nobel initiatives taken abroad, and last but not the least the concept of 3‟R‟s:Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.Mr. Kiran Patil, MD of Ecolutions Carbon India Private Ltd.Underlined about the Renewable Energy Resources in India: TheOpportunities and Challenges. According to him, Wind, Solar,Biomass and Hydro markets are going to be the flourishing marketsof tomorrow as we have so much potential and resources in ourcountry and also about the positive factors for the investors in therenewable energy sector. 10

IIT KharagpurPanel Discussion How can the Human Resources, Intellectual Pool and the Enormous Passion of Technical Institutes across the world, be channelized to create an effective environmental impact? Moderated by Mrs. Sujata Sen Director, Eastern Region, British Council Ltd. Panelists  Mr. Kiran Patil - Country Head and MD, Ecolutions pvt ltd. India  Mr. Surojit Bose - Associate Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers  Dr. V. R. Desai - Professor, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur  Mrs. Ekta Jaju - Co-founder Onergy and Switch-ON  Mr. Akhil Naru - Fifth year Msc Physics student, IIT KharagpurThe highlight of the summit was the panel discussion on the topic “How can theHuman Resources, Intellectual Pool and the Enormous Passion of TechnicalInstitutes across the world, be channelized to create an effective environmentalimpact?”Dr. V. R. Desai accentuated the need to preserve traditional practices. Impressedwith the student commitment, Mr. Patil said, “We need to streamline the passion ofhuman resource”. Mrs. Ekta Jaju spoke about the developing consumer effect andchannelizing youth‟s energy to this effect. Mr. Surojit Bose pointed out howInformation and Communications Technology could be utilized to addressenvironmental issues. The youngest speaker on the panel, Mr. Akhil Naru mentionedthe simple lifestyle changes that could go a long way in contributing to the biggerpicture. 11

IIT KharagpurMr. Sujata Sen, enquired Dr. Desai about the initiatives undertaken by IIT KGP,replying to which, he shed light on the activities running under PK Sinha Bio EnergyCenter. Mrs. Sen was all praise about Vision Green “Congratulations to AIESEC IITKharagpur for conceptualizing Vision Green. I hope it becomes a major cause forAIESEC in years to come”.Mementos were given to all the speakers and panellists. AIESEC IIT Kharagour alsoutilized this platform to launch its newest energy project in association with ONergyabout solar electrification in the rural areas nearby Kharagpur and Jamshedpur.The event concluded with a Networking Dinner. An all smile Sachin Jaiswal, LocalCommittee President said, “Vision Green turned out to be a huge success withideas to go green reverberating the minds of the participants”. 12

IIT Kharagpur Past EndeavoursEnergy Audit Earth Week Inter-IIT Energy Saving Championship Switch OFF 10/10/10 with I am Gurgaon 13

IIT KharagpurEnergy AuditJanuary - April, 2010Affirming the general view that today‟s generationwants a green future and is always looking forsustainable means; some students of IIT Kharagpurdecided that, in order to start a worldwidecampaign, you need to start at your backdoor. Theynoticed that some lights at their institute used tostay on even when not needed. Could those beothers as well? This got them to the idea ofconducting an Energy Audit of the campus. Theybeing AIESECers were able to bring in professionalsin the form of trainees from Brazil and Chile.The auditing process was carried out from January to April, 2010. The team consistedof 20 students and they worked with the two interns from abroad. Throughout theauditing process, two professors from the Department of Electrical Engineering guidedand mentored the auditing team. An IIT Kharagpur startup, EcoZen solutions, acompany dealing with energy audits, kept track of the progress of the auditing team and gave them essential guide in their quest. The implementation scheme was drafted based on the findings of the auditing team. The success of this audit went a long way in drawing an action plan to make IIT Kharagpur an energy efficient campus thus setting an example for others to follow. The audit was officially recognized by IIT Kharagpur, ASHRAE and IEEE. TERI and SIEMENS also endorsed the projectand gave incentives to the students in the form of internship opportunities.The final synopsis can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/aieseciitkgp/energy-audit-synopsis and the report was submitted to The Director of the institute. 14

IIT KharagpurEarth Week22nd – 28th March, 2010Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, alsoknown as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually,asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and otherelectrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take actionon climate change.Recognizing the power of an idea like Earth Hour, AIESEC IIT Kharagpur came up with“Earth Week” for the week containing the day of Earth Hour in 2010. Earth Week wasan online quiz event along lines of environmental issues hampering the continuity ofthe fragile equilibrium very vital to life‟s existence.The Earth Week took a step in the direction of finding a solution to the growingenvironmental problems by helping increasing awareness among the common massesin the form of a quiz based on environmental themes culminating in the earth hour of27th of March 2010, during which a complete blackout was observed for an hour from2030hrs to 2130hrs local time at IIT Kharagpur.The event was conducted through a Facebook Application taking into considerationthat use of Facebook is very popular in IIT Kharagpur.(http://apps.facebook.com/earth-week/) 15

IIT KharagpurInter-IIT Energy Saving ChampionshipSeptember-November, 2010An initiative by Techfest, IIT Bombay, this event came as an opportunity to IITKharagpur. An inter-IIT event was bound to instil fervour in the students of IIT andAIESEC in IIT Kharagpur took up this chance to spread the message that Techfest triedto tell. Save Energy.AIESEC IIT Kharagpur is moderating energy saving in IIT Kharagpur‟s hostels by word-of-mouth publicity as well as novel initiatives like „Switch OFF‟ while instilling thehabit of saving energy. For more information, check outhttp://visiongreen.aieseciitkgp.org/energyGC/ 16

IIT KharagpurSwitch OFF29th September, 2010From 2030 – 2130, Kharagpur was out on the streets. Most students had switched offall power consuming devices and had decided to take the leisurely 2.2 (a walk aroundthe 2.2km long stretch of road that connects all major locations in IIT Kharagpur) withfriends. Why?Because, AIESEC in IIT Kharagpur organised a campus-wide Switch OFF to createawareness about the need of the hour. AIESEC IIT Kharagpur conveyed the messagesuccessfully that power saving need to be done on a regular basis and that our futurelies in our hands. All the major halls switched off lights completely and showed theirunity.The only way to make change happen is to make a stand. Make a stand for nature. 17

IIT Kharagpur10/10/10 with ‘I am Gurgaon’10th October, 2010 All around the world, people have gathered together to stand up against a common goal, aiming to reduce carbon content by 10%. Thousands of events, from the large iconic to small practical actions, across the globe havemarked today as the largest day of positive action against climate change ever. We, asmall bunch of students representing AIESEC IIT Kharagpur, along with I am Gurgaon,had organized an event of this Global Day of Action in our capital city, New Delhi atthe Aravalli Biodiversity Park.The following eminent delegates from theadministrative and social fronts had graced theoccasion today morning with their presence.  Mr R. C. Mishra: IPS, IG police Haryana, Environmental Scientist.  Mr. Rajesh Khullar: IAS, Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon.  Mr. Gagan Sharma, Chairman Wizcraft, Apra Group, Kingdom of Dreams  Mrs Neelima Sharma: Head of Saksham Group, an NGO for underprivileged children.  Mr. Vivek Kamboj: Head of Haryali, an NGO and he is also the grandson of legendary freedom fighter Udham Singh.  Dr. Lokesh Abrol: Leading physician, Environmentalist, managing trustee of Gurugram Gaushala.Not only that, residents of DLF Foundation, representatives from MunicipalCorporation of Gurgaon, Forest Department of the Government of Haryana andaround 50-55 children, of the age 7-15, from Government school run by NGO:Saksham too attended the event.The event commenced with the introduction followed by a warm welcome speech byDr. Abrol. Mayur Rastogi & Abhimanyu Abrol of AIESEC IIT Kharagpur, the world‟slargest student run organization, talked about AIESEC, the green initiatives likeEnergy Audit of the entire IIT Kharagpur Campus, Inter-IIT Energy SavingChampionship and also about their upcoming event, Vision Green 2010 on 23rd -24thOctober, a step towards greening the future. 18

IIT KharagpurMr. RC Mishra spoke about the „true meaning‟ of environment and its conservation.According to him, “Planting a tree is the biggest contribution to the society evenbigger than if we continuously from birth to death keep on donating to needypeople.” He proved it mathematically as well. Dr. Abrol, Mr Gagan Sharma and Mrs.Neelima Sharma also added to him. Mr. Vivek Khamboj enlightened everyone whenhe described the way in which a Peepal tree can be uprooted from some area and re-planted somewhere else. We need to take care that the roots are not destroyed.Measures are taken to ensure that enough support and nutrition is provided to thetree at the new location. The Head of Vaish Samaaj, resident organisation formed byresidents of DLF, spoke about the environment. After that everyone went to plant saplings. The officer from Department of Forest demonstrated the way in which a sapling is sown in the earth. First the polythene containing the mud and the roots of the sapling is torn taking care that the mud doesn‟t break/become loose. Then the sapling is firmly sown in the ground and watered regularly. Kids were divided into groups of 4 and 1 senior person was associated with them and each group planted 1-2 saplings. Children were over-joyed andeveryone was energetic in planting the saplings. Finally, after all hard work, snackscame along. A copy, pencil, rubber and stationary were distributed among the schoolchildren.This event truly represented all the different sectors of the society, the kids, theyouth and the elders, all coming together for the Noble cause of creating a POSITIVEIMPACT on our very own Environment. The smile on the kid‟s faces when they plantedtheir own saplings and impacted Mother Nature and the overall satisfaction that wegave back a little to our very own Earth, everything together just made it a perfectending. 19

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IIT Kharagpur Partners Vision Green Sponsors Local Partners Online Partner Travel Partner Food Partner Exchange Partner Local Board of Advisors Mr. Bharat Tanna Mr. Arvind Krishnan Mr. Rahul Reddy Mr. Ash Pachauri Mr. Saurav Garg Vice President Sr. Executive Director Director & CEO DirectorMr. Raja Menon Director Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya Mr. Nagendra Varada Mr. Sandipan Deb Dean, Student Affairs, IIT Director Chief Editor Kharagpur 21

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