 Online edition of India's National Newspaper Friday, Jan 23, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tamil Nadu |
|
News:
ePaper |
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Engagements |
Advts: Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs |
Tamil Nadu
-
Chennai
ON CLIMATE CHANGE: Minister of State for Environment and Forests S.Raghupathy addressing a national conference in Chennai on Thursday. S.Balaji, Chief Conservator of Forests (fourth from left) and T.R. Pachamuthu, chancellor, SRM University (fifth from left) are in the picture. — CHENNAI: The success of global policies on climate change depends on local actions, S. Balaji, Chief Conservator of Forests, said here on Thursday. He said the suggestion by T.R. Pachamuthu, Chancellor, SRM University, that each of the 35,000 students of the university plant ten saplings should be implemented as seriously as the policy measures suggested by the Kyoto Protocol. Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of the two-day national conference on the Effect of Climatic Change and Sustainable Resource Management at SRM University, Dr. Balaji said climate change was recognised as a big threat to life. But simple technological adaptations accompanied by public action could solve many large-scale problems, he said. S. Reghupathy, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, said the government was committed to mitigating the effects of global warming and climate change. The National Action Plan on Climate Change announced in June 2008 reflected this commitment, he said, adding that a balance between economic development and environmental degradation would be struck to ensure that both needs were satisfied. India had taken the initiative in highlighting the importance of “policy approaches and positive incentives on issues relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries” at the recent environment meet in Bali. This positive approach would be continued, Mr. Reghupathy said. T.P.Ganesan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, SRM University, said the conference, organised by the Civil Engineering Department in association with the Indian Meteorological Department, would feature nine keynote addresses by experts on climate change and 36 presentations by various researchers across the four sessions. P.Sathyanarayanan, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University, said such conferences and seminars were being organised regularly by the university to benefit students. He thanked scientists of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) for their support in conducting the conference.
Printer friendly
page
News:
ePaper |
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Engagements |
|
|
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | The Hindu ePaper | Business Line | Business Line ePaper | Sportstar | Frontline | Publications | eBooks | Images | Ergo | Home |
Copyright © 2009, The
Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu
|