NationalHansraj CollegeSeminar on Environment and Sustainability in the Third World organized by Department of Chemistry,

Date: 28th February, 2020

Last Date of Registration: 20th February, 2020 ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY IN THE THIRD WORLD

Host Institution

Hans Raj College, set up in 1948, is a “Star” accredited college under the University of . Over the years, the college has produced distinguished alumni, who have made marks in diverse fields. It has acquired for itself a position of excellence in practically all spheres of collegiate life and is a nurturing ground for an individual's holistic development to make effective contribution to the society. The college comprises of research centers for specific and inter-disciplinary research. It is ranked amongst the best colleges for higher learning in Science, Liberal Arts and Commerce. The Institute offers various UG, PG and Certificate courses taught by well qualified and experienced faculty.

Department ofChemistry

The Department of Chemistry, Hansraj College has a learned and dedicated faculty complemented with the professional and motivated laboratory staffs. Rasayanatva, the Chemical Society under the aegis of Department of Chemistry has been propagating the interests of the students in the various chemical developments and scientific researches. It aims at building scientific interest among students by conducting regular seminars to enhance and help the students implore the interesting sides of Chemistry and vast career options that they might have in Chemistry.

About the Seminar

At a point where climate change is the inevitable end to mankind, it is highly important to be aware about what is happening and what is going to be the outcome of such a defining issue. The environment has been bearing the consequences of our negligence and it is time to resolve our mistakes. Third world countries are emerging major consumers of resources and should ensure the procedures are not causing any harm to the environment. Being a third world country ourselves, it is highly significant that we carry out our development keeping in mind the greenness and sustainability of the processes. Sustainability and sustainable development are the only ways to go about it. Thus, adopting Green methods to conserve environment and finding solutions to the Environmental problems is the need of the hour.

Aim of the Seminar

The objective is to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. This requires the researchers from multiple academic disciplines to assess the challenges that our world is facing and finding the solutions on a common platform. Eminent speakers of the seminar would apprise the audience with the recent advances in selected themes of Sustainable development possible under aegis of science and environment related issues and promote information exchange on related topics. This seminar will infuse research interest among young generations to work towards making chemistry and science as a whole greener to work towards our ultimate goal of a sustainable environment. It will provide platform for students, teachers, researchers to discuss and share knowledge and skills for the work required to be done in order to attain a sustainable and secured environment. Focus Areas

The scope of the conference is not limited but covers broadly the following areas: • Climate change • Toxic substances and chemicals • Waste management • Diversity in finding energy sources • The availability of water • Biodiversity • Air pollution • Ozone depletion, ocean health, and deforestation.

Who can attend? Academicians, Scientists, Research Scholars, Postgraduate and Undergraduate students from any science background.

Speakers:

Prof. R.K. Sharma (Department of Chemistry, ) Prof. C. R. Babu (CEMDE, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi) (to be confirmed) Shri D. Raghunandan (Director, Centre for Technology & Development and Delhi Science Forum) Prof. Krishan Kumar (School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University) Dr. Livleen K Kahlon (Associate Director, Environment Education and Awareness, TERI)

Call for Oral Presentations

Abstracts are invited for Oral presentations on the following topics:

• Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation – Original Research Work is not compulsory for this topic. • Women in Science – National Science Day is celebrated across the country on 28th February and the theme selected for this year is “Women in Science”. Abstracts are invited on work and life of such amazing women who have taken great strides in the field of pure sciences and have inspired generations thereafter. • Are industries using Green Methods a far-sighted reality or an upcoming trend? • Green to Gold: Redefining sustainability Abstracts of about 150 words should be sent electronically to [email protected]. It should be typed in Times New Roman, 12-point size, single space with maximum 5 key words. Name, institutional affiliation, e-mail and mailing address should be mentioned while sending the abstract.

In case of abstract being selected, the participant will be notified and further instructions will be provided. Cash prizes will be awarded along with Certificate of Honor for the first, second and third position holders. All the participants will be given a Certificate of participation.

Important Dates:

Date of seminar: 28th February, 2020

Last date for Submission of abstract: 16th February, 2020 Last date for Registration: 20th February, 2020 Last date for submitting your full presentation after initial selection : 26th February, 2020

Registration Fees

INR 100 (UG/PG Students) INR 300 (Research Scholars) INR 500 (Faculty) INR 700 (Industry/MNCs/Publishers) USD 50 (International Participants)

Registration fees includes conference kit, high tea and networking lunch.

Mode of Payment

Online Banking/ Cash Deposit/ Bank Transfer using Google Pay/ PhonePe/ NEFT bank details:

NAME OF ACCOUNT HOLDER: PRINCIPAL HANS RAJ COLLEGE

COMPLETE CONTACT ADDRESS: HANS RAJ COLLEGE, MALKA GANJ DELHI-110007 BANK NAME: CANARA BANK BRANCH IFSC CODE: CNRB0002848 BRANCH NAME WITH ADDRESS: HANS RAJ COLLEGE, MALKA GANJ, DELHI -110007

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BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 2848101003001

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The online registration form shall be filled accurately and submitted before 20th February. The transaction ID of your payment shall be mentioned correctly in the form without which we cannot confirm your participation. Link to Registration Form: https://forms.gle/L8ynmDZkzAGRGtxCA

For offline payments and any further queries you may contact: Ankush Paul (+91-8372826389) Vasu Mittal (+91-7906457959)

Patron

Dr. Rama (Principal, Hansraj College)

Convener Organizing Secretary

Dr. Chetna Gupta Dr. Taruna Singh Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Hansraj College Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Treasurer

Dr. Parul Pant Department of Chemistry, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Email: [email protected]

ProgramCoordinators

Dr. Satish Chand Dr. Anjali Saxena Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Hansraj College Hansraj College Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Dr. Ambika Assistant Professor Department ofChemistry Hansraj College Email: [email protected] Advisory Committee

Prof. R.K. Sharma Mr. Sanjay Batra Dr. Ranjana Rastogi (Department of Chemistry, DU) (Vice Principal, Hansraj College) (Associate Professor, Hansraj College) Dr. Anju Srivastava Dr. Mona Bhatnagar Dr. Shampa Bhattachaya (Principal, Hindu College) (Associate Professor,HansrajCollege) (Associate Professor,Hansraj College) Dr. Renu Parashar Dr. Pratibha Tiwari Dr. Brijesh Rathi (Associate Professor, Hansraj College) (Assistant Professor, Hansraj College) (Assistant Professor ,Hansraj College Dr.Sushmita Chowdhury Dr. Mahak Singh Dr. Rajeev Singh (Associate Professor, ) (Associate Professor, ) (Assistant Professor, ARSDCollege) Dr. Lokesh C.Mishra Dr. Archana Singh Dr. Indu T. Sidhwani (Assistant Professor, Hansraj College) (Assistant Professor, Hansraj College) (Active member, GCNC)

Organizing Committee

Dr. Monica Dinodia, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Jyoti Singh, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Manoj Kumar, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Shailendra K. Singh, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Himanshu, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Shweta Rastogi, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Aparna Bansal, Assistant Professor, Hansraj Dr. Amit K. Rawat, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Mr. Hari Mohan Meena, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Mr. Surendra Kumar, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Nidhi Rawat, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Sunita Gulia, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Indrani, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Dr. Sonu Kumar, Assistant Professor, Hansraj College Student Coordinators

Aadya Jaipuria, Aman Bansal, Devanshu Mishra, Shambhvee Pandey, Ankush Paul, Vasu Mittal, Prateek Jain, Sonali Garg, Mansi Sharma, Prateek Gondwal, Tushar Sharma, Ayush Rana, Shruti Jain, Shreya, Divjyot Singh

For further information:

Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://instagram.com/rasayanatva?igshid=8016w9i3xcnu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rasayanatva/ Phone: Ankush (8372826389)/Vasu (7906457959)

Venue: Hansraj College, Delhi University, North Campus, Malkaganj, Delhi – 110007