Tuesday, June 23, 2015

June
29
NITI Aayog – CPR 2nd Open Seminar on
Conceptualising Zero-Waste in India under Swachh Bharat: Possibilities and challenges
Monday, 29 June 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Room 122, NITI Aayog, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001
Image by Kimberly M. Noronha
In 2011, urban India generated 62 million tonnes of solid waste per year (Census); this is slated to increase five-fold to 260 million tonnes per year by 2047 (TERI). Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), 80% of the urban population (allowing for a 2% increase year on year) has to be covered for Solid Waste Management (SWM). The 2015 draft amendments to the Solid Waste Rules (2000) propose that every effort must be made to achieve the desired objective of zero waste (ZW). India’s adoption of this strategy has largely been at the local level driven by local governments such as Pune and Mysore, at the state-government level by states such as Gujarat, or by NGOs like Chintan, EXNORA, and Thanal. The 2nd NITI Aayog-CPR Open Seminar on “Conceptualising Zero Waste in India under Swachh Bharat: Possibilities and challenges” will focus on the desirability and applicability of the Zero Waste strategy in India, and the challenges faced in rolling this out, learning from national and international experiences.
Programme schedule:
15:00-15:05  –  Introduction & Welcome
Ms Sindhushree Khullar, CEO, NITI Aayog
15:05-15:15  –  Zero-waste in India: Some Policy Questions
Mr Shubhagato Dasgupta, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research
15:15-15:35  –  Presentation: Motivating citizens and administration for zero-waste cities: The case of Pune, India
Mr Kunal Kumar, Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation
15:35-15:55  –  Presentation: Pathways to Zero Waste in the Indian Context
Dr Ashish Chaturvedi, Research Fellow, Green Transformations Cluster, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
15:55-16:30  –  Open discussion
Moderated by Ms Sindhushree Khullar, CEO, NITI Aayog
Speaker Bios:
Kunal Kumar is a 1999 batch IAS officer from the Maharashtra cadre, currently serving as Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation. Mr Kumar has received four awards for effective e-governance. Pune is one of the cities that has rolled out its Zero-Waste strategy on a ward by ward basis, and in February 2015 announced that this will be rolled out to a further 10 wards.
Dr Chaturvedi has over 14 years of professional experience and specialises in climate change mitigation, waste management, sustainable consumption and production, and environmental policy. His current focus is on issues related to the circular economy and the drivers for Green Transformations.
This is part of the Open Seminar Series planned by NITI Aayog and Centre for Policy Research. These seminars aim to create a platform for deliberation on models for urban sanitation, including service delivery, through a series of thematic seminars with academic and research institutions, development partners, public and private organisations, NGOs and the three tiers of government. The seminar series will strengthen the understanding of the challenges and opportunities in sanitation by promoting evidence-based knowledge in the sector.
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Dharmik says, “Environmental ministry of India about to pass new law. In which humans are allowed to hunt certain wild animals like blue bull, wild boar etc. for short period of time in high human and wild animal conflict area.”
He says, “Please do not pass this law this will only destroy Eco system more and more.”
Sign his petition asking the Environment Minister to “not allow state governments to hunt wild animals in high human conflict zone.”

Prakash Javadekar, Environment Ministry: Do not allow state governments to hunt wild animals in high human conflict zone

Dharmik Bhatt 
Cutch-Mandvi, Gujarāt
Environmental ministry of India about to pass new law. In which humans are allowed to hunt certain wild animals like blue bull, wild boar etc. for short period of time in high human and wild animal conflict area. These are few point I want to put light on that.
1. Human already destroyed home and food of wild animals. if they come near to city or village in search of food or shelter. Is is their fault?
2. If they pass this new law can state or central govt. control illegal hunting in name of human and animal conflict?
3. Can state or central govt. keep count on how much animal killed?
4. Is state or central govt. doing enough to protect wild animals?
Please do not pass this law this will only destroy Eco system more and more. Kill is never justified, it does’t matter you kill human or animal. Save them in non human-animal conflict zone  and human conflict zone. Human created these conflict and non conflict for animals it is only home nothing else. Please support us.
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Municipal Corporation Delhi dens of corruption —

Municipal Corporation Delhi dens of corruption

Press Release
From: Media Cell AAP  Mon, 22 Jun ’15 9:24p
Delhi ruled Municipal Corporation in Delhi have become dens of corruption and misgovernance. The Aam Aadmi Party will repeat its resounding victory in municipal elections as well. The party will run a sustained campaign to expose BJP';s corruption and misgovernance in municipal bodies.
Delhi State unit of the Aam Aadmi Party today held a meeting of its state and and district level office bearers. Office bearers of frontal organizations and cells also participated in the meeting convened at the Constitution Club on Monday. Addressing the gathering of office bearers, Delhi State Convenor Dilip Pandey laid out an aggressive strategy of how ward level units of the Aam Aadmi Party will swing into action to expose and corner councillors and hold them accountable. Pandey said, stories of monumental corruption by the BJP will reach every house hold in the city.
National Organization Building In-Charge Durgesh Pathak underlined the importance of smooth coordination among office bearers of various frontal organizations and said Delhi Aam Aadmi Party will showcase itself as a model organization for other state units. Participation of grass-root volunteers has made Delhi unit of Aam Aadmi Party a robust organization, which stunned the country by trouncing unstoppable Narendra Modi.
Addressing the gathering, Delhi State Secretary and MLA from Greater Kailash Saurabh Bhardwaj said office bearers of the party are organization';s goodwill ambassadors. Their conduct in public will make or break party';s image. He also underlined key roles and responsibilities of the office bearers.
Abhinav Budhiraja explained the importance of social media and its use in political campaigns. He discussed the case study of Delhi Assembly elections and said ward level units should use social media as a powerful vehicle of communication.
Office bearers told the state leadership that there was a very positive feeling on the ground on the main election promises fulfilled by the AAP government in Delhi. Cutting electricity tariffs by half and providing free water upto 700 liters, guarantee free education loan up to 10 lakh rupees, crop damage compensation of 50 hactare and a sustained campaign against corruption are some of the main achievements of the Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi, which have further strengthened Delhi';s faith in Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party.
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