आईआईटीएम
IITM

भारतीय उष्णदेशीय मौसम विज्ञान संस्थान
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार का एक स्वायत्त संस्थान An Autonomous Institute of the
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India

6th India International Science Festival (IISF-2020)

 

 

Clean Air Event

6th India International Science Festival (IISF-2020)
23 - 24 December 2020 (मार्गशीर्ष 23-24, शक संवत्, 1942)
Dr. Sachin D. Ghude, Scientists,  IITM (Principal Coordinator)
Dr. Shiv Narayan Nishad, Scientist, CSIR-NISTAD (Coordinator)
Dr. Sumit Kumar Mishra, Principal Scientist, CSIR-NPL (Coordinator)
Dr. N.P. Shukla, Former Chairman MPPCB (Coordinator)

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Programme Guide

Day 1 – 23 December 2020

09:00-10.20 AM

Inaugural Session

Moderator: Dr. Gopal Iyenger, Scientist G, MoES, Delhi (gopal.iyengar@nic.in)

 

Welcome: Prof. (Dr) Ravi S. Nanjundiah, Director, IITM, Pune (ravisn@tropmet.res.in)

 

Chief Guest

  • Shree Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change; Ministry of Information & Broadcasting; and Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of India (GoI) (TBC)

 

Guests of Honour

  • Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Science, GoI (secretary@moes.gov.in)
  • Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Science Delhi (AIIMS), India (director@aiims.edu) (TBC)
  • Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe, Organising Secretary, Vijnana Bharati (jayantss66@gmail.com)

 

Pre-recorder message on ‘Clean Air’: Hon'ble Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, and Earth Sciences

 

Vote of Thanks: Dr. Gopal Iyenger, Scientist G, MoES, Delhi (gopal.iyengar@nic.in)

10:20-11:00 AM

Popular Lecture-1

Welcome: Dr. Sumit Mishra, Principal Scientist, CSIR-NPL, Delhi, India (mishrask@nplindia.org)

 

Title: Air pollution and Public Health: emerging hazards and social responsibilities

 

  • Prof. Dileep Mavalankar, Director, Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Gandhinagar (dmavalankar@iiphg.org)

11:00-11:15 AM

Tea/ Coffee Break

11:15-12:00 PM

Popular Lecture-2

Welcome: Dr. Sachin Ghude, Scientist, IITM, Pune (sachinghude@tropmet.res.in)

 

Title: Clean Air Vision 2030: nexus between traditional practices and modern technologies

  • Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Director, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, India (r_kumar@neeri.res.in)

12:00-02.30 PM

Lunch Break

02:30-04:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Title: Clean Air in India: What are challenges for the future scientists, academician and policymakers

 

Welcome of dignitaries: Dr. Anoop Mahajan, Scientist, IITM Pune (anoop@tropmet.res.in)

Chair

  • Dr. Mukesh Sharma, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT ) Kanpur, India (mukesh@iitk.ac.in)

Co-Chair

  • Dr. Manish Naja, Scientist, Aryabhatt Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, India (manish@aries.res.in)

 

Experts

  • Dr. Kirpa Ram, Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India (kirpa81@gmail.com)
  • Dr. Shubha Verma, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kharagpur, India (shubha@iitkgp.ac.in)
  • Dr. Sumit Sharma, Director, Environmental Divison, TERI, Delhi, India (sumits@teri.res.in)
  • Dr. Baerbel Sinha, Associate Professor, IISER, Mohali, India (bsinha@iisermohali.ac.in)
  • Dr. Ajay Kumar Bhagi, Associate Professor, EPCA Member, Delhi University, Delhi (akbhagi@gmail.com)

 

Vote of Thanks: Dr. Rohit Bhagwat, SSPU, Pune (rvbhagwat@gmail.com)

04:00-04:15 PM

Tea/ Coffee Break

04:15-05:30 PM

 

Street Play (Pre-recorded Videos)

Moderator: Ms. Pooja Pawar, IITM-MoES, Pune

 

  • Air pollution, Gokuldham Highschool, (gokuldhamschool@gaet.edu.in)
  • Delhi-Air pollution, Ananya Sharma and group (official.ana98@gmail.com)
  • Air pollution, Sewadal unit no. 109 (sachinsawariya30@yahoo.com)
  • Environment awareness, Click group (clickgroup2018@gmail.com)
  • Plastic Pollution, Tapas Foundation (vipulsinghtapas@gmail.com)
  • Avoid Plastic bags, Nosegay Public School (nosegaysgnr@hotmail.com)
  • Beat Air pollution, Tent Cinema School (tentcinema.school@gmail.com)

 

Day 2 – 24 December 2020

09:30 –10:20 AM

Popular Lecture-3

Welcome: Dr. N.P. Shukla, Former Chairman MPPCB, India (shuklanp55@yahoo.co.in)

 

Title: Evidence/Proof: Science, Policy, and Political Economy of Clean Air

 

  • Dr. Jessica Seddon, Global Lead, Air Quality World Resources Institute (WRI), Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, Washington, DC 20002, USA (Jessica.Seddon@wri.org)

10:20-11:00 AM

 

Short Video Competitaion: Best 15 Videos

11.00–11.15 AM

Tea/Coffee Break

11.15–12.45 PM

Panel Discussion

 

Welcome of dignitaries: Dr. Anoop Mahajan, Scientist, IITM Pune (anoop@tropmet.res.in)

 

Title: National Clean Air program Actionable and Implementable Solutions

 

Chair

  • Dr. D.K.Aswal, Director, CSIR-NPL, New Delhi (dkaswal@yahoo.com)

Co-chair

  • Dr. Mukesh Khare, Prof. IIT Delhi, Member, C-QM_NCR&AA (Mukesh.Khare@civil.iitd.ac.in)

 

Experts

  • Dr. Parthaa Bosu, Lead Advisor India, Environmental Defense Fund, New York (pbosu.edf@gmail.com, pbosu@edf.org)
  • Dr. Prabir Patra, Senior Scientist, Sub-group Lead at JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan (prabir@jamstec.go.jp)
  • Dr. Vinayak Sinha, Prof. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (vsinha@iisermohali.ac.in)
  • Dr. V.K. Soni, Head, EMRC, IMD, New Delhi (soni_vk@yahoo.com)
  • Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan, Director, WHO CC for Occupational and Environmental Health, SRU-ICMR Center for Advanced (kalpanasrmc@ehe.org.in)
  • Dr. Chandra Venkataraman, Head, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT, Bombay (chandra@iitb.ac.in)

 

Rapporter /vote of thanks: Sreyashi Debnath, SRF, IITM, Pune (sreyashi.jrf@tropmet.res.in)

 

12:45-02:30 PM

Lunch Break

02:30-04:00 PM

Clean Air Technology/Startups/Innovation/

Moderator: Mr. Prassana Lonkar, IITM-MoES, Pune (prasanna.lonkar@tropmet.res.in)

 

Startups Exibiation (Pre-recorded)

  • Smog Towers, Nuthan Labs (nuthan1803@gmail.com)
  • Technology Development Efforts in India in the field of Air Quality Measurement, by Envirotech Instruments (skgenvirotech@gmail.com)
  • Technology in Air-Pollution tracking, monitoring and measurement, Jal Technologies Pvt.Ltd. (vignesh@prkruti.com)
  • Indoor Air Purification Technologies, by Clairco (udayan@clairco.in)
  • High Volume 2.5 pm Sampler, CSIR-NPL (aggarwalsg@nplindia.org)
  • NEERDHUR-Improved Cookstove, NEERI Technologies (sunilevs@gmail.com )
  • WAYU, Neeri Technologies (sunilevs@gmail.com)
  • Lidar Based Technologies in the field of Dust Management, ACOEM Ecotech Firm (harsh.dixit@acoem.com)

 

04:00-04:30 PM

Street Play (Pre-recorded Videos)

Moderator: Ms. Pooja Pawar, IITM-MoES, Pune

 

  • Air pollution, Gokuldham Highschool, (gokuldhamschool@gaet.edu.in)
  • Delhi-Air pollution, Ananya Sharma and group (official.ana98@gmail.com)
  • Air pollution, Sewadal unit no. 109 (sachinsawariya30@yahoo.com)
  • Environment awareness, Click group (clickgroup2018@gmail.com)
  • Plastic Pollution, Tapas Foundation (vipulsinghtapas@gmail.com)
  • Avoid Plastic bags, Nosegay Public School (nosegaysgnr@hotmail.com)
  • Beat Air pollution, Tent Cinema School (tentcinema.school@gmail.com)

 

04:30-05:00 PM

Valedictory Session

 

Moderator: Dr. Jagvir Singh, Scientist F, MoES, Delhi (jvsingh.moes@nic.in)

 

Welcome: Prof. (Dr) Ravi S. Nanjundiah, Director, IITM, Pune (ravisn@tropmet.res.in)

 

Chief Guest

  • Sh. Shiv Das Meena, IAS, Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (TBC)

 

Vote of Thanks: Dr. Shiv Narayan Nishad, Scientist, CSIR-NISTADS, Delhi, India (s.nishad@nistads.res.in)

TBC: To be confirmed