Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Protecting the Global Commons: 20 Years Post Rio

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Delhi Sustainable Development Summit Protecting the Global Commons: 20 Years Post Rio DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT Protecting the global commons: 20 years post Rio 2–4 February 2012 New Delhi The Energy and Resources Institute January–February 2012 From the Director-General’s desk . TERI Governing Council Chairman he Delhi Sustainable Development Summit has now become the Dr A Ramachandran T most prominent gathering, held annually anywhere in the world to Former Under Secretary-General, United Nations, High Grounds, Bengaluru, India focus on issues of sustainable development. The Summit itself was launched Vice Chairman in 2001, and has gained momentum and relevance because there is now a • Dr R K Pachauri Director-General, TERI, New Delhi, India growing awareness across the globe and on the part of all stakeholders to Members see that the concept of sustainability is translated into action on the ground • Prof. B V Sreekantan and into policies that bring about a transition to a sustainable pattern Honorary Visiting Professor, Culture, Cognition and Consciousness Unit, National of development. Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India • Dr (Mrs) Wakako Hironaka DSDS 2012 focused on protecting the global commons and this is a Member, House of Councillors, Tokyo, Japan subject, which has been receiving great attention over the last 50 years, but • Mr Deepak S Parekh has not really aroused the social conscience of policy-makers in different Chairman, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd, Mumbai, India countries, who predictably focus on narrow and short-term priorities that • Dr M K Bhan seem to dominate politics rooted in elections and the normal practice of Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi democracy. Typically, therefore, the global commons, which by definition • Mr Caio Koch-Weser are really nobody’s direct property or responsibility, are neglected both in Vice Chairman, Deutsche Bank Group, Winchester House, London private decisions and those of governments that represent narrow national Research and Support Divisions interests. Yet, the benefits and services we derive from the global commons are of incalculable value and to that extent as we continue with depletion, Energy Environment Policy Environmental and Industrial Centre for Environmental Studies degradation, and damage to these commons, so also are we reducing the Biotechnology Western Regional Centre Plant Biotechnology potential benefits that human society has been thriving on since time Modelling and Economic Analysis Microbial Biotechnology immemorial. If we do not bring about a reversal in our responsibility for (Including GIS) Bioremediation Technology Transport and Urban Development Agricultural and Rural Extension protection and conservation of the global commons, humanity will have Centre for Resources and the Environment, Biotechnology to pay an increasingly heavy price in the years ahead. A very pertinent Bengaluru North-Eastern Regional Centre example of the implications of damaging the global commons is related to Climate Change Sustainable Development Outreach the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Centre for Global Environment Research DSDS Since the atmosphere of this planet benefits all, but is the direct Forestry and Biodiversity TERI–BCSD India Film and Television Unit responsibility of no single entity, we have continued with indiscriminate Water Resources Communications Group dumping of these gases into the earth’s atmosphere. This has led to climate Water Resources Policy and Management Information Technology and Services change, which not only has an impact on all economic activities across the Regulatory Studies and Governance Centre for IT Infrastructure and Networking world, but also on the ecosystems essential for the survival of species across Energy Regulation and Practice Centre for IT Applications Centre for Regulatory Impact Assessment the length and breadth of our planet. Centre for Competition Promotion Technology Dissemination & Enterprise DSDS as an annual event can really not solve, in any effective Development Resources and Global Security way, any of the major problems that we have in the world linked with TERI Press Centre for Global Agreements, Legislation, Accounts unsustainable use of natural resources and their progressive degradation and Trade Secretaries (Administrative Services and Pool) Minerals and Metals and depletion. However, by collecting some of the finest minds drawn from Personnel Science and Technology Project Monitoring various countries of the world and by convening an assembly of decision Resources and Development Economics Purchase makers at the highest level, DSDS is able to bring into the consciousness Administrative Services Energy Environment Technology of the world’s foremost policy-makers knowledge that would perhaps Resource Efficient Process Technology TERI Technologies Ltd otherwise be ignored in dealing with the challenge of sustainability. The Applications Renewable Energy Technology Applications Human Resources Development fact that both the magnitude and the quality of participation in successive Biomass Energy Technology Applications HR Cell Summits has been on the increase, it can be concluded that DSDS is now Centre for Research on Sustainable Building Training & Development looked on as an essential part of the global calendar for people who are not Science Recruitment GRIHA (Green Rating for International only concerned with issues of sustainable development, but can actually Habitat Assessment) Support Services & Protocol make a difference in implementing the concept of sustainability in real life Library and Information Centre Industrial Energy Efficiency Despatch conditions. We now know that the world is seriously engaged in assessing Industrial Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Housekeeping the feasibility of patterns of growth that are greener and embody a large Technologies Receptionists component of sustainability. Consequently, the Summit theme for next year Industrial Energy (Bengaluru) Support Staff Telecommunications and Transport would be “The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient and Low Carbon Decentralised Energy Solutions Tour Travel and Programme Development”. For us as organizers of DSDS, it is a source of gratification LaBL Director-General’s Office and pride that TERI has launched this Forum, which has the potential for Social Transformation redefining the concept of development for the betterment not only of the Rural and Renewable Energy, Delhi TERI University current generation, but also of generations yet to come. Rural Extension Activity Southern Regional Centre, Bengaluru, Environmental Education and Awareness and TERI Mumbai Relocation and Rehabilitation Youth Education and Action TERI Worldwide TERI North America, Washington, DC, USA Biotechnology and Bioresources TERI Europe, London, UK Centre for Mycorrhizal Research TERI Gulf Centre, Dubai, UAE Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology Representation in Japan, Malaysia, and R K Pachauri Micropropagation Technology Park Africa Director-General, TERI World Sustainable Development Forum WSDF World Sustainable Development Forum (WSDF) is a conduit to identify, analyse, and disseminate policy interventions to enhance human well-being in the present and create conditions for a sustainable future. It was established in 2005 as a platform to create awareness of and ensure action towards meeting the objectives of sustainable development. This Forum has been inspired by the success of the DSDS and the need for spreading the message from each annual summit to different parts of the world. In its endeavour, the WSDF has been able to secure patronage of a group of highly distinguished global leaders drawn from government, industry, and the academia, as well as opinion-makers in a world characterized by locale specific socio-economic and environmental priorities. Given diverse developmental imperatives across regions, WSDF conducts Regional Sustainable Development Summit (RSDS) annually, to focus on sustainable development issues regionally. The first regional summit held under the WSDF-RSDS series was held in Shirakawa, Japan in 2006 as a Policy Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. This was followed by the second WSDF summit in 2007, held in Tunisia, focusing on Climate Change Strategies for the African and Mediterranean Regions. The year 2009, witnessed two regional summits, one held in Athens, Greece, with the emphasis on ‘Climate Change and Challenges for Future Generations’ and the other in Manila, the Philippines focusing on Climate Change in the Asia Pacific Region. List of WSDF Patrons WSDF Advisory Group Members P Mr Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General, United P Ms Lorraine Bolsinger, President and CEO, GE Aviation Nations; and President Global Humanitarian Forum, P Dr Adnan A Shihab-Eldin, Former Acting Secretary Geneva General, Director of Research at OPEC; Advisor to Kuwait P Lord John Browne, Former Group Chief Executive, Petroleum Corporation, Austria British Petroleum Co plc P Mr Warren Evans, Director of Environment, The World P HE Mr Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Former President, Bank, USA Republic of Maldives P Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Former Secretary, Ministry P HE Mr Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland of Environment and Forests, Government of India, P HE Ms Tarja Halonen, President of Finland Distinguished Fellow, TERI P Mr Jeffrey R Immelt, Chairman and Chief Executive P Ms Frannie Leautier, Former
Recommended publications
  • National Knowledge Commission Report to the Nation 2007
    dg Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ±ò ±ò Kku k« H È O ±ò Kku dg Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ±ò ±ò Kku dg Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ±ò ±ò Kku k« H È O ±ò Kku dg Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ±ò eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ u Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æfi»¢ :±ò Kku iëëÞ eÛk«Ú ¾HœÈä¢ Oã]¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆ :±ò º°æ ¶ sÐ_ :±ò Kku Knowledge Kkue~ Kkue~ Kku ‹≈‰’≈∆
    [Show full text]
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013
    Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013 Tag Line – Engaging Diaspora – The Indian Growth Story Sl. No. Sessions Topic Speakers 1. Plenary India’s Growth : Greater Shri Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian India Session-I Opportunities Affairs 2. Dr. Montek Singh Deputy Chairman, Planning India Ahluwalia Commission 3. Shri Kamal Nath Minister of Urban India Development and Parliamentary Affairs 4. Shri Anand Sharma Minister of Commerce and India Industry 5. Shri P. K. Kunhalikutty Minister of Industries and India Information Technology 6. Shri K.M. Mani Minister of Finance, Law and India Housing, Government of Kerala 7. Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai President FICCI and Country India Head India, Director, HSBC Asia Pacific 8. Plenary Heritage and Diaspora Dr. Shashi Tharoor Minister of State for Human India Session-II Resource Development 9. Rt. Hon’ble Sir Anand Former Governor General, New Satyanand New Zealand Zealand 10. H.E. Dato Seri Dr S. Minister of Human Resource Malaysia Subramaniam 11. Hon’ble Jason Kenny, PC, Minister of Citizenship, Canada MP Immigration and Multiculturalism 12. Rt. Hon’ble Sandip Verma Parliamentary Under UK Secretary of State 13. Ms. Abike Dabiri Erewa Chairperson of the Nigerian Nigeria House of Representatives Committee 14. Shri Pavan K. Varma Author and former Bhutan Ambassador of India to Bhutan 15. Shri Gopinath Pillai Ambassador-at-Large, Singapore Singapore 16. Shri Ashook Ramsaran President, GOPIO International 17. Shri Yanktesh Permal Chairman, Reddy Group of Reddy Companies 18. Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar Director Symbiosis India International University, Pune 19. Shri Sant Singh Chatwal Chairman and CEO, Hampshire Hotels and Resorts 20. Plenary Engaging Young Overseas Shri Salman Khurshid Minister of External Affairs India 21.
    [Show full text]
  • B4754.Pdf (‎2.181Mb)
    Partners for Health in South-East Asia Conference Report New Delhi, India 16–18 March 2011 WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication data World Health Organization, Regional Offi ce for South-East Asia. Partners for health in South-East Asia: conference report. 1. Public-Private Sector Partnerships. 2. Health Services Administration. 3. Delivery of Health Care. 4. Health Status. 5. Maternal Mortality. 6. International Cooperation. 7. Health Planning. 8. Health priorities. 9. Communicable Diseases. ISBN 978-92-9022-405-1 (NLM classifi cation: WA 530) © World Health Organization 2011 All rights reserved. Requests for publications, or for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications, whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution, can be obtained from Publishing and Sales, World Health Organization, Regional Offi ce for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110 002, India (fax: +91-11- 23370197; e-mail: publications@ searo.who.int). The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specifi c companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters.
    [Show full text]
  • INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY of INDIA A-13, Sector-1, Noida, U.P.-201 301 LIBRARY BOOK LIST Sr
    INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA A-13, Sector-1, Noida, U.P.-201 301 LIBRARY BOOK LIST Sr. Accession Name of the Book Author Edition Language Publication Pages No. No. No. 1 4385 Infrastructure at Haldea Gajenra 1 English Oxford 263 crossroads: challenges of University press governance 2 4386 Essential knowledge. Quiz Briens Derek 1 English Penguin Books 365 book. 3 4387 Sefety convention 2011: Rajpoot, R.N. 1 English The Institute of 195 sefety transportation Engineers 4 4389 To kill a mocking bird Lee, Harper 2010 English Arrow books 309 5 4390 Its kind of a funny story Vizzini, Ned 2007 English Micromax 444 6 4391 Memories of a teenege Zevin Gabrille. 2010 English Squir Fish. 284 amnesiac 7 4392 Bell jar. Plath, Sylvia 2005 English Fader and Fader 234 8 4393 The catcher in the rye. Salinger, J.D. 2010 English Penguin Books 192 9 4394 Paper towns. Green, John 2009 English Speak Penguin 305 Books 10 4395 Going bovine Bray, Libba 2009 English Ember. 480 11 4396 Lock and key. Dessen, Sarah. 2008 English Penguin groups 421 12 4397 The backbenchers. oberai, sidharth 2011 English Grapevine india 190 Pub. Pvt., Ltd. 13 4406 Illustrated guide to revised Ghosh, T.P. 2009 English Taxmann Pub. 526 schesule. VI Pvt. Ltd. 14 4412 CPWD quality assurance CPWD 2009 English CPWD 110 circulars 15 4413 Analysis of rates for Delhi. CPWD 2010 English Director, 582 General(works) CPWD Nirman Bhawan 16 4414 Analysis of rates for Delhi. Director General 2010 English Director, 660 (works) CPWD, General(works) Nirman Bhawan. CPWD Nirman Bhawan 17 4415 CPWD specification CPWD 2009 English Director, 532 General(works) CPWD Nirman Bhawan 18 4416 CPWD specification Director General 2009 English Director, 500 (works) CPWD General(works) Nirman Bhawan CPWD Nirman Bhawan 19 4417 Delhi schedule of rates- CPWD 2012 English Director, 432 2012 General(works) CPWD Nirman Bhawan 20 4418 Work manual.
    [Show full text]
  • CODE: V04 Qpr Y
    2014 CODE: V04 rrmgfiazm* * BOOKLET NO. dm 'qjvm : 100 - qpr y : 200 2 &jrmr / SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK 1. Which of the following elements increases the corrosion resistance of steel ? (1) Chromium and Nickel (2) Cobalt and Manganese (3) Aluminium (4) Zinc 2. flow thermo-electric projects generate electricity ? (1) by heating one junction of a thermo-couple (2) by cooling one junction of a thermo-couple (3) by heating or cooling one junction of a thermo-couple (4) none of these 3. Who formulated the science of diagnosis based on accurate description of the symptoms of various diseases ? (1) Robert Boyle (2) Aristottle (3) Hippocrates (4) None of these 4. Select the correct sentence : (1) Brass is an alloy of copper and iron. (2) Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. (3) Brass is an alloy of copper and nickel. (4) Brass is an alloy of copper and tin. 5. Which of the following statements is correct ? (1) Magnetic lines of force start from south pole and end on north pole (2) No two magnetic lines of force can intersect each other. (3) Magnetic lines of force are crowded where magnetic field is weak. (4) Magnetic lines of force are far from each other where magnetic field is strong. SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK P.T.O. 6. Ultrasonic waves have been found very useful for dental cutting because (1) they made the cutting almost painless (2) they cut the hard material very easily (3) they do not require any mechanical device for cutting purpose (4) all of the above 7.
    [Show full text]
  • April 2021 Management Times
    AIMA’S MONTHLY E-MAGAZINE AIMA | SNAPSHOTS | APRIL 2021 MANAGEMENT TIMES APRIL 2021 AIMA OFFICE BEARERS PRESIDENT Mr Harsh Pati Singhania Vice Chairman & Managing Director Dear Readers, It gives me great pleasure to present the next issue of AIMA News. JK Paper Ltd These past few weeks have proven to be very difficult for all of us, with the sudden rise in cases and compounding healthcare problems. It is a challenge we must all collectively face, while continuing to maintain social distancing with strict observance SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT of all necessary precautions. I wish good health and safety to all AIMA members, students, associates and their families. Mr C K Ranganathan On the work front, AIMA continued its endeavour to spread management thought Chairman & Managing Director despite the challenges of the prevailing conditions. CavinKare Pvt Ltd AIMA recently held its 6th National Leadership Conclave on the theme ‘The Big Disruption: Leadership in the post-Covid world’, on a specially curated digital platform. Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India, was the Guest of Honour on the occasion. Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise and Mr Sanjiv VICE PRESIDENT Goneka, Chairman, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group were the Conclave Co-Chairs; while Mr Harsh Pati Singhania, President, AIMA & Vice Chairman & Managing Director, JK Paper Shrinivas V Dempo Ltd delivered the welcome address. Several other thought leaders and renowned experts also addressed the 2 day Conclave Chairman including Mr N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons; Mr Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Dempo Group of Companies MD, ITC Ltd; Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament (INC); Mr TV Narendran, CEO and MD, Tata Steel Ltd; Mr CK Ranganathan, Sr Vice President, AIMA & Chairman and MD, CavinKare Pvt Ltd; Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd; Mr Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, CEO, Rare Enterprises; Mr Shrinivas Dempo, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Vice President, AIMA & Chairman, Dempo Group of Companies amongst many others.
    [Show full text]
  • Siyahi-Catalogue-2015-16.Pdf
    Siyahi, in Urdu means ‘ink’, the dye that stains the shape of our thoughts. Tell us your story. And we’ll help you tell it to the world. Here at Siyahi, we’re with you right from the beginning. From assessing and editing the manuscript to finding the right publisher and promoting the book after publication, we stand firm by our authors through it all. While we deal primarily with manuscripts in English, we are actively involved in facilitating translation of books to and from various languages. We also organize literary events – everything from intimate readings to international literary festivals. RIGHTS LIST ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE LANGUAGE RIGHTS AVAILBLE AUTHORS FORTHCOMING PUBLISHED EVENTS TEAM RIGHTS LIST ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE FICTION All Our Days by Keya Ghosh An Excess of Sanity by Anshumani Ruddra In Another Time by Keya Ghosh Indophrenia by Sudeep Chakravarti Men Without God by Meghna Pant Mohini’s Wedding by Selina Hossain (English Translation by Arunava Sinha) No More Tomorrows by Keya Ghosh Poskem by Wendell Rodricks The Ceaseless Chatter of Demons by Ashok Ferrey You Who Never Arrived by Anshumani Ruddra NON-FICTION Dream Catchers: Business Innovators of Bollywood by Priyanka Sinha Jha Dream Moghuls: Business Leaders of Bollywood by Priyanka Sinha Jha Folk Music and Musical Instruments of Punjab by Alka Pande Indian Street Food by Rocky Singh, Mayur Sharma Like Cotton from the Kapok Tree by Kalpana Mohan Managing Success...and Some Seriously Good Food by Rocky Singh, Mayur Sharma Magician in the Desert
    [Show full text]
  • Anand Desai Elected As President at 42Nd
    Vision “To be the principal bilateral Chamber committed to the promotion of industrial, economic, business and commercial activities between the United States of America and India” Mission • To serve the business needs of our members • To act as a catalyst in promoting economic growth between the two countries • To protect and promote the collective bilateral need and interest of the Indo-US business community. • To efectively lobby with the two governments on signiicant bilateral issues afecting Indo-US commerce 4343RD ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - 12 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Forty Third Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce will be held on Friday, September 28, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai – 400 001. The agenda is as follows: I. To approve and adopt the Reports of the Executive Council and the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2012. II. To elect Members to the Executive Council for the year 2012-2013 in accordance with the Provision of Articles 43, 44 and 45 (A) in place of members who have retired by rotation. In accordance with Article 44, the Nominating Committee has nominated the following 11 (Eleven) members for election to the Executive Council for the year 2012-2013: 1. Dr. Prasad Medury Amrop India 2. Ms. Aslesha Gowariker Desai & Diwanji 3. Mr. Asoke K. Laha Interra Information Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd. 4. Mr. Baljit Sobti Systems Tek India Pvt. Ltd. 5. Mr. Chella K. Srinivasan S. Vishwanathan 6. Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Professor S. V. Raghavan
    Professor S. V. Raghavan Scientific Secretary, (Rank of Secretary to Government of India) Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India, New Delhi Prof. S. V. Raghavan is a distinguished person, talented professional and an active researcher, having more than three decades of rich experience in the field of teaching, research and administration. He is currently serving as the Scientific Secretary (Rank of Secretary to Government of India) in the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. Prof Raghavan is also an Adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science in IIT Delhi. Prof. S V Raghavan is the Chief Architect of India’s National Knowledge Network (NKN). He is a member of the High Level Committee for NKN constituted by the Prime Minister of India and Chairs the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Knowledge Network (NKN). As the Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee, he shoulders the responsibility for design, implementation and demonstration of the National Knowledge Network. Prof Raghavan played a key role in reconciling the approaches followed by the NMEICT (National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology) and NKN and absorbed the educational institutions in to NKN, through a carefully designed technology‐based migration strategy. Recently, Shri Sam Pitroda and Shri Nandan Nilekani have appointed him as Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee for defining a resilient architecture and to design the National Optical fiber Network (NOFN). As the Chairman of NOFN, Professor Raghavan looks at technology options and synergy across government entities such as BSNL, RailTel, Power Grid, NIC, CDOT and USOF for bridging the Digital Divide between urban and rural parts of India to serve the cause of inclusive education and health care.
    [Show full text]
  • A Role for Science in Poverty Alleviation?
    NEWSFOCUS and the company anchored a high-tech when the Indian government announced that At a press conference in New Delhi ear- enclave in Hyderabad that Krishna chris- the company’s homegrown vaccine against lier this month, K. Vijayraghavan, secre- tened “Genome Valley.” rotavirus had scored high marks in clini- tary of the Department of Biotechnology, The company stumbled in September cal trials. In the United States, the virus is a announced that ROTAVAC, Bharat Biotech’s 2011, when the World Health Organization, public health nuisance, causing severe diar- vaccine against the predominant rotavirus in an audit of Bharat Biotech’s production rhea in infants and young children, but few strain circulating in India, had compiled an plant in Hyderabad, “excellent safety and found “defi ciencies in efficacy profile” in the implementation phase III clinical tri- of good manufactur- als—the first time ing practices and in the such trials were con- quality management ducted in India for system of the com- any vaccine. In a pany,” WHO said in a statement, Anthony statement that Decem- S. Fauci, director of ber. WHO, which noted the National Insti- that Bharat Biotech’s tute of Allergy and vaccines on the mar- Infectious Diseases ket were deemed safe, (NIAID) in Bethesda, Downloaded from asked for the audit in Maryland, hailed response to the com- the results as “a sig- pany’s applications to nificant victory for include two vaccines India’s scientifi c com- on a roster of products munity.” (A partner approved by WHO for in the collaboration, http://science.sciencemag.org/ bulk purchase by the Mass appeal.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2012-2013
    Annual Report 2012-2013 Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi Published by: Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi This Annual Report can also be accessed at website: www.mea.gov.in The front cover depicts South Block, seat of Ministry of External Affairs since 1947. The inside of front cover shows Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, Ministry of External Affairs’ new building since June 2011. The inside of back cover shows displays at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan Designed and printed by: Graphic Point Pvt. Ltd. 4th Floor, Harwans Bhawan II Nangal Rai, Commercial Complex New Delhi 110 046 Ph. 011-28523517 E-Mail. [email protected] Content Introduction and Synopsis i-xvii 1. India's Neighbours 1 2. South-East Asia and the Pacific 16 3. East Asia 28 4. Eurasia 33 5. The Gulf and West Asia 41 6. Africa 48 7. Europe and European Union 63 8. The Americas 80 9. United Nations and International Organizations 94 10. Disarmament and International Security Affairs 108 11. Multilateral Economic Relations 112 12. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 119 13. Development Cooperation 121 14. Investment and Technology Promotion 127 15. Energy Security 128 16. Counter Terrorism and Policy Planning 130 17. Protocol 132 18. Consular, Passport and Visa Services 139 19. Administration and Establishment 146 20. Right to Information and Chief Public Information Office 149 21. e-Governance and Information Technology 150 22. Coordination Division 151 23. External Publicity 152 24. Public Diplomacy 155 25. Foreign Service Institute 159 26. Implementation of Official Language Policy and Propagation of Hindi Abroad 161 27.
    [Show full text]
  • Background Note
    Twentieth Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture on the occasion of Mr. Seth’s Birth Centenary 24 August 2021 Background Note About Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture The annual lecture series was initiated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in 2002 in the memory of the institute's visionary founder and noted technocrat-industrialist, Darbari S. Seth. Under his guidance, TERI saw a meteoric rise and emerged as one of the leading knowledge institutions in the field of sustainability and climate change. Mr. Darbari Seth: The Man with the Midas Touch Mr. Darbari Seth was a unique individual whose vision and drive earned him the title of 'the man with the Midas touch'. He was the builder of Tata Chemicals Limited. The Tata Chemicals plant is located in Mithapur, Gujarat - an extremely resource-poor region of the country. It was the genius of Mr Seth that conceptualized the process layout and design of this facility, using large quantities of sea water to produce chemicals that are of great value for several industrial activities in the country. At some stage, he was the Chairman of 14 companies including outstanding performers such as Tata Chemicals of course, Tata Tea, Consolidated Coffee, Excel Industries, and Rallis India Limited, among others. As and when these companies were brought under his charge at various stages, he turned them around to generate record profits and reach peak levels of performance. From transforming an arid land to create Gangotri at Mithpaur, Mr. Darbari inspired all around him through his distinguished persona to carve the path for a bright and sustainable future.
    [Show full text]