TERRE Policy Centre is launching a new initiative called "TERRE YuCon" to provide a platform for youth to freely express their ideas on economic, social and environmental issues. The first dialogue will focus on the topics of water, climate and energy. Nearly 50 pre-selected papers from students of engineering, science and business will be presented and extensively discussed with an expert jury. The select papers and projects will then be disseminated to national and international audiences. The "TERRE YuCon" event is being held on February 20-21, 2015 in partnership with MITSOM and MACS in Pune, India.

1.
Press
Release
Dialogue
with
youth:
Talking
to
Future
TERRE
Launches
new
initiative
Pune,
18
Feb
2015,
Demographic
dividend
of
India
is
represented
by
65%
of
youth
below
age
of
35.
It
is
now
sited
at
global
and
national
fora
as
one
of
the
indicators
of
India’s
status
as
emerging
power.
The
quintessential
step
to
derive
benefit
from
such
dividend
is
to
provide
platform
for
youth
to
freely
express
their
ideas,
suggestions
and
projects
on
economic,
social
and
environmental
issues.
TERRE
Policy
Centre
is
launching
a
new
initiative
to
provide
such
platform
for
youth
where
they
can
interact
with
experts.
“
Youth
are
the
representatives
of
our
common
future.
Listening
to
them
is
the
seminal
need
of
today.
Such
dialogue
would
be
like
talking
to
the
future”,
said
Rajendra
Shende,
Chairman
of
TERRE
Policy
Centre”.
The
theme
of
first
ever
such
dialogue
with
youth
will
revolve
around
the
‘
water,
climate
and
energy’.
The
decade
2014-­‐
2024
is
UN
Decade
for
Sustainable
Energy
for
All
and
2015
is
the
year
when
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(
SDGs)
will
be
finalized
by
all
the
countries
in
the
world.
It
is
also
the
year
when
in
Paris
the
new
global
agreement
on
the
climate
change
will
be
reached.
“
It
is
therefore
important
that
we
listen
to
youth
from
collages
and
universities”,
added
Mr.
Shende
.
Nearly
50
pre-­‐selected
papers
would
be
presented
by
the
students
from
engineering,
science
and
business
for
the

2. extensive
interaction
with
the
jury
consisting
of
Alumni
of
IIMs,
IITs,
NGOs,
industry,
government
and
academics
from
Singapore,
United
Arab
Emirates
and
India.
The
select
papers
with
their
ideas
and
projects
would
then
be
disseminated
to
the
national
and
international
audience.
The
event
called
as
‘
TERRE
YuCon’
is
being
held
on
20-­‐21st
February
2015
in
partnership
with
MITSOM
(MIT
School
of
Management)
and
MACS
(
MIT
College
of
Arts,
Commerce
and
Science)
in
Pune.
Contact:
Dr.
Vinita
Apte,
President
TERRE
apvh@gmail.com
See:
www.terrepolicycentre.com