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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT CONVENTION 2018 TO BE HELD UNDER THE JOINT AUSPICES OF IIEE AND NICER ON 5-6 JUNE 2018 AT NEW DELHI

PRESS RELEASE

May 1, 2018 : The National Environment Convention 2018 will be held at New Delhi on 5 and 6 June 2018 under the joint auspices of the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) and the National Institute of Cleanliness Education and Research (NICER) at India International Centre, 40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi in the presence of Chancellors, Vice Chancellors, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Environmentalists, Principals, Heads of Departments and Teachers from Schools, Colleges and Universities from all over the country.

In a joint press statement issued by the Director of IIEE Dr. Tanuja Trivedi and the Director of NICER Dr. Utkarsh Sharma said that the main theme of the Convention is “Role of Schools, Colleges and Universities in Environmental Protection”. The main focus of the Convention will be based on the United Nations Theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”, they added.

The Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the development of North-Eastern Region / MoS for the office of PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space has consented to be the Chief Guest at 11 am on 5 June 2018 at India International Centre, New Delhi, the statement further elaborated.

While appreciating the efforts of the Schools, Colleges and Universities in making a Plastic Free Environment, the Convention Awards and Appreciations Committee has also decided to confer “Plastic Free School / College / University of the year Award” to selected Institutions in the country based on their track records.

The World Environment Day is a platform for action to remember about the need for the protection of our Mother Earth. It is also the UN's most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1972, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries.

It is also the People's Day above all. The World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth. That "something" can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action or involve a crowd. Everyone is free to choose.

The Theme Each World Environment Day is organized around a theme that focuses attention on a particularly pressing environmental concern. The theme for 2018 is beating plastic pollution.

Every World Environment Day has a different global host country, where the official celebrations take place. The focus on the host country helps highlight the environmental challenges it faces, and supports the effort to address them. This year's host is India.

It is in fitness of things that we remember the talisman given by Mahatma Gandhi : “The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed”, opined Chancellor Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi, Chairman and Plenipotentiary of the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment. He also invited all the environmentalist to forward their bio-data on email ID : [email protected] to be considered for presentation of accolades to them on 5-6 June 2018 at India International Centre, New Delhi between 9 am and 5 pm.

The revised edition of the Book titled “Ram Nath Kovind : From Ranks to Raisina” will also be released
on the occasion of the World Environment Day Celebrations and the National Environment Convention 2018
on 5-6 June 2018  at India International Centre, New Delhi. The Book titled “Foreign Policies of
Narendra Modi Government” will also be dedicated to the world citizenry. This photograph was taken
on 25 July 2017 when the Book on Religious Pluralism was presented to the Hon’ble President of India
by  IIEE-NICER Team : Dr. P R Trivedi, Dr. Tanuja Trivedi and Dr. Utkarsh Sharma

It may be mentioned the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) is the only institution in a world to have the credit of designing more than 50 Graduate and Post Graduate level programmes related to environment and allied fields. The course material under self-instructional mode prepared by IIEE runs into more than half a million pages.

Seychelles to get full support for establishing virtual university besides an international centre on environment

Press Release

New Delhi, May 15, 2018 (United Nations International Day of Families) : The Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) has decided to provide full support and turnkey advice to the Government of Seychelles for the establishment of an open and virtual university to be headquartered in Seychelles for taking care of the vocational education needs at the tertiary level for the students from the Afro-Asian Region. This was announced during a Press Conference jointly addressed by Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan who had recently come back after visiting Seychelles on a goodwill mission.

They also added that an offer has also been made to the Ministry of Environment, Government of Seychelles for a joint venture international education project with a view to establishing and International Institute of Ecology and Environment in Seychelles with a view to conducting research oriented activities in order to mitigate the disastrous effect of global warming.

The visit of Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan to Seychelles was a grand success. They were in Seychelles from 30 April 2018 to 7 May 2018. The met the following persons and the details of meetings with them are as under :

Meeting with H.E. the High Commissioner of India Dr. Ausaf Sayeed

During the meeting the proposal of establishing the Afro-Asian Open and Virtual University besides the International Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) in Seychelles was discussed. The High Commissioner appreciated this move and assured of all possible coordination. Copies of the proposals and the book on Seychelles were presented to him.

H.E. the High Commissioner of India Dr. Ausaf Sayeed with the Directors of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan receiving three books.

Meeting with the Principal Secretary, Human Resource Development Department, Government of Seychelles

Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan met Dr. Linda Barallon, Principal Secretary, HRD and presented to her the proposal for the establishment of the Afro-Asian Open and Virtual University in Seychelles. She appreciated this idea and said that there is a great demand for such a University in Seychelles. She assured that she will get the Proposal processed and examined favourably. She also received the Encyclopedias and the Book on Seychelles.

Dr. Linda Barallon, Principal Secretary, Human Resource Development with the Directors of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan

Meeting with the Principal Secretary Tourism Department, Government of Seychelles

Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan also met Ms. Anne Lafortune, Principal Secretary, Tourism and presented to her the Encyclopedia of Ecotourism besides the Book on Seychelles brought out by us recently. She assured of all possible cooperation in future for exchanging views for promoting tourism in Seychelles.

Ms. Anne Lafortune, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department with the Directors of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan receiving the official documents.

Meeting with Mr. Fredrick Kinloch, Director on behalf of Mr. Alain De Comarmond, Principal Secretary, Environment

Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan met Mr. Fredrick Kinloch, Director on behalf of Mr. Alain De Comarmond, Principal Secretary, Environment. He was very much enthusiastic about the establishment of the International Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) in Seychelles with India's cooperation. He also received the proposal besides the Encyclopedias of Global Warming Reduction and the Book on Seychelles. He also assured that he will contact us soon after getting the approval from the Ministry Senior Officials.

Mr. Fredrick Kinloch, Director, Environment Department with the Directors of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan receiving the IIEE Proposal and Seychelles Book.

Dr. Utkarsh Sharma and Ms. Vaaruni Dhawan opined that separate funds have been allocated for acquiring land and building in Seychelles besides equipping the building with books, computers and laboratory equipments.

Book on RSS authored by Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi

and Dr. Bipin Kumar gets released by
Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of RSS

Press Release

Patna, 12 February 2018 : Book titled “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh” : Philosophy, Origins and Achievements” authored by the renowned thinker, institution builder and technocrat Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi and Dr. Bipin Kumar was released by Hon’ble Dr. Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak of RSS in the presence of selected intellectuals from all over the State.

 
The Hon’ble Sarsanghchalak of RSS Dr. Mohan Bhagwat
releasing the Book on RSS authored by Dr. P R Trivedi

and Dr. Bipin Kumar at Patna on 12 February 2018

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Before the Book release, Dr. Bhagwat while explaining the need and the origins of RSS besides the role of the Founder Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in promoting Hindutva, encouraged the youth to participate in the nation building activities.

He appreciated the efforts of Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi and Dr. Bipin Kumar in collection of the relevant information on RSS. The Book originally brought out in Hindi Language will also be made in English for the benefit of all those having difficulty in understanding Hindi.

It may be mentioned that Chapters in this Book include the outstanding contribution of the Founder Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, Balakrishna Shivram Moonje, Anushilan Samiti, Laxman Vasudev Paranjpe, Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras the timeline of RSS, advantages of being a Swayamsewak views of Dr. Mohan Bhagwat delivered on important occasion, contribution of RSS towards the welfare of the deprived people summary of the speeches given by Shri Dattatreya Hosawale Ji, Suresh Bhaiyaji Joshi, Suresh Soni, Dr. Krishna Gopal. Separate explanation has been made regarding the importance of Gurudakshina.

The Hon’ble Sarsanghchalak of RSS Dr. Mohan Bhagwat
congratulating the Authors Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi and
Dr. Bipin Kumar for compiling the Book on RSS in

Hindi and in English during the Book release
programme at Patna on 12 February 2018.

The RSS Prayer has also been included in this Book and the same is being reproduced below :

नमस्ते सदा वत्सले मातृभूमे
त्वया हिन्दुभूमे सुखं वर्धितोहम्।
महामङ्गले पुण्यभूमे त्वदर्थे
पतत्वेष कायो नमस्ते नमस्ते॥ १॥

प्रभो शक्तिमन् हिन्दुराष्ट्राङ्गभूता
इमे सादरं त्वां नमामो वयम्
त्वदीयाय कार्याय बध्दा कटीयम्
शुभामाशिषं देहि तत्पूर्तये।
अजय्यां च विश्वस्य देहीश शक्तिं
सुशीलं जगद्येन नम्रं भवेत्
श्रुतं चैव यत्कण्टकाकीर्ण मार्गं
स्वयं स्वीकृतं नः सुगं कारयेत्॥ २॥

समुत्कर्षनिःश्रेयस्यैकमुग्रं
परं साधनं नाम वीरव्रतम्
तदन्तः स्फुरत्वक्षया ध्येयनिष्ठा
हृदन्तः प्रजागर्तु तीव्रानिशम्।
विजेत्री च नः संहता कार्यशक्तिर्
विधायास्य धर्मस्य संरक्षणम्।
परं वैभवं नेतुमेतत् स्वराष्ट्रं
समर्था भवत्वाशिषा ते भृशम्॥ ३॥

॥ भारत माता की जय ॥

प्रार्थना का हिन्दी में अर्थ

हे वात्सल्यमयी मातृभूमि, तुम्हें सदा प्रणाम! इस मातृभूमि ने हमें अपने बच्चों की तरह स्नेह और ममता दी है। इस हिन्दू भूमि पर सुखपूर्वक मैं बड़ा हुआ हूँ। यह भूमि महा मंगलमय और पुण्यभूमि है। इस भूमि की रक्षा के लिए मैं यह नश्वर शरीर मातृभूमि को अर्पण करते हुए इस भूमि को बार-बार प्रणाम करता हूँ।

हे सर्व शक्तिमान परमेश्वर, इस हिन्दू राष्ट्र के घटक के रूप में मैं तुमको सादर प्रणाम करता हूँ। आपके ही कार्य के लिए हम कटिबद्ध हुवे है। हमें इस कार्य को पूरा करने किये आशीर्वाद दे। हमें ऐसी अजेय शक्ति दीजिये कि सारे विश्व मे हमे कोई न जीत सकें और ऐसी नम्रता दें कि पूरा विश्व हमारी विनयशीलता के सामने नतमस्तक हो। यह रास्ता काटों से भरा है, इस कार्य को हमने स्वयँ स्वीकार किया है और इसे सुगम कर काँटों रहित करेंगे।

ऐसा उच्च आध्यात्मिक सुख और ऐसी महान ऐहिक समृद्धि को प्राप्त करने का एकमात्र श्रेष्ट साधन उग्र वीरव्रत की भावना हमारे अन्दर सदेव जलती रहे। तीव्र और अखंड ध्येय निष्ठा की भावना हमारे अंतःकरण में जलती रहे। आपकी असीम कृपा से हमारी यह विजयशालिनी संघठित कार्यशक्ति हमारे धर्म का सरंक्षण कर इस राष्ट्र को परम वैभव पर ले जाने में समर्थ हो।

॥ भारत माता की जय॥

             हिन्दी काव्यानुवाद

             हे परम वत्सला मातृभूमि! तुझको प्रणाम शत कोटि बार।

             हे महा मंगला पुण्यभूमि ! तुझ पर न्योछावर तन हजार॥

             हे हिन्दुभूमि भारत! तूने, सब सुख दे मुझको बड़ा किया;

             तेरा ऋण इतना है कि चुका, सकता न जन्म ले एक बार।

             हे सर्व शक्तिमय परमेश्वर! हम हिंदुराष्ट्र के सभी घटक,

             तुझको सादर श्रद्धा समेत, कर रहे कोटिशः नमस्कार॥

             तेरा ही है यह कार्य हम सभी, जिस निमित्त कटिबद्ध हुए;

             वह पूर्ण हो सके ऐसा दे, हम सबको शुभ आशीर्वाद।

PACKAGE ANNOUNCED FOR IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL, ACADEMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURAL HEALTH OF UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA on 8 March 2018 at New Delhi

The Central Agency to Mitigate and Prevent University Sickness (CAMPUS) while announcing the package for different types of universities in the country offered many types of incentives including take over, merger and collaborative support by way of providing admissions, placement, marketing, financial, academic and image building for the universities under the Central / State Governments as well as Deemed and State Private Sector Universities besides the Institute of National Importance presently numbering more than 925.

Dr. Tanuja Trivedi

Informing the Members of the Press and Media, the CEO of the Central Agency to Mitigate and Prevent University Sickness (CAMPUS), a Division of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU), Dr. Tanuja Trivedi said that the “Central Agency to Mitigate and Prevent University Sickness (CAMPUS)” has been established under the aegis of the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) for mitigating and preventing the disastrous impacts of sickness of educational institutions in general and of the universities in particular by designing a new master plan and a paradigm for ensuring success of tertiary level institutions with full guidance regarding educational, administrative, financial, regulatory, planning, promotional and entrepreneurial activities for enabling the existing and the proposed university ventures to become a world class university.

She further added that the recent survey has revealed that out of the 900+ universities in our country including the Central, State, Deemed and Private Universities besides the Institutions of national importance located in different States, more than 100 universities have become sick or indisposed either because of financial constraints or because of the lack of students, educational delivery system, facilities and infrastructure including problems and limitations relating to obsolete curriculum and untrained faculty members.

She was of the view that in order to achieve the milestone for making many world class universities in our country, it is essential that we start greening the ivory towers and design the improved curriculum for need based vocational and employment centric courses to ensure that the students coming out successful out of these universities become job givers, rather than job seekers and that they solve all problems related to peacelessness, poverty, insurgency, unemployment, pollution and population explosion.

Stressing the need for priority to be given to the education sector, she elaborated that education is the largest single activity in the world, involving over 2000 million students and 100 million teachers at all levels, not counting millions of others in educational support activities. But its importance stems not merely from its size but also from its role as institutionalized knowledge - the principal repository, producer, disseminator and transmission belt of all forms of knowledge.

She recalled that the most significant feature of education for mother earth protection in the 21st century is not so much what the French call li explosion scolaire (i pupil explosioni), but the knowledge explosion, which has expanded the catchment areas of learning so fast that it takes only a decade now for the state of the art in any field to become obsolete.

She felt that as many students leave or graduate from the college unprepared to meet the demands of the society, this problem has a ripple effect throughout the society. Students who are not prepared to become responsible, productive citizens become a burden to the society. These students, products of an education system that does not focus on quality, increase social welfare costs. They impact the criminal justice system, they are not prepared to meet the needs of the next generations, and, most importantly, they are citizens who feel alienated from society. Education must undergo a paradigm shift. Old norms and beliefs must be challenged. Educators must help students develop the skills they need to compete in a global economy. The universities will never become sick if these aspects are kept in mind.

She invited all such universities to contact the Central Agency to Mitigate and Prevent University Sickness (CAMPUS) as it has developed technologies for preventing all types of sickness of universities for the benefit of all university level institutions.

She finally opined that the package envisaged by the Central Agency to Mitigate and Prevent University Sickness (CAMPUS) includes all types of assistance, advice and guidance including collaboration and support by way of enerzising the universities after diagnosing the weaknesses and limitations through takeover and/or merger besides providing admissions, placement, image building and marketing support.

She also highlighted that the Central Agency to Mitigate and Prevent University Sickness (CAMPUS) under the support of the resource persons at CIU has developed more than ten lakhs (one million) pages of Instructional Materials and Curriculum for the benefit of the Central, State, Deemed, Private and other types of Universities and the Institutes of National Importance.

She hoped that the Universities desiring any support must contact immediately in the current academic and financial year preferably before 31 July 2018 through email : [email protected]

World Women Summit 2018 to be held on 8 March 2018 at New Delhi

Press Release

New Delhi, March 1, 2018 : The World Women Summit 2018 will be held at New Delhi (India International Centre, 40 Lodi Estate, New Delhi) with the theme "vocationalising women's careers" under the aegis of the Women's Agency for Generating Employment (WAGE). Briefing the press and media, the Director of WAGE Dr. Tanuja Trivedi explained the importance of the World Women Summit 2018 being organised on the auspicious occasion of the International Women's Day.

She added that individuals, organisations and institutions dedicated for the cause of women's development and empowerment will be felicitated during the Summit. The list includes Prof. Nupur Prakash, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women; Dr. Namita Rajput, Principal (OSD), Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), University of Delhi; Dr. Swati Pal, Principal (Officiating), Janki Devi Memorial College; Dr. Mamta Sharma, Principal, Aditi Mahavidyalaya;Dr. Babli Moitra Saraf, Principal, Indraprastha College for Women; Dr Payal Mago, Principal, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women; Shri S.K. Saxena, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, R.K. Puram; Shri Jagadish Rajbangshi, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC Badarpur; Shri Harinder Singh Lamba, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya Keshavpuram; Mrs. Pushpa Rani Yadav, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Narela; Mrs. Mamta Sharma, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pragati Vihar; Mrs. Sunita Rai, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Dwarka; Mrs. Mamta Shekhar, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, AFS Arjangarh; Mrs. Bharthi Kukkal, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 Delhi Cantt.; Mrs. Sangeeta Zaidi, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4, Delhi Cantt.

Dr. Tanuja Trivedi also mentioned that the women from foreign countries will be represented by the respective lady Ambassadors, High Commissioners and female officials belonging to international organisations, uninted nations and their constituent units.

It may be mentioned that the Women's Agency for Generating Employment (WAGE) has envisaged a new paradigm for solving all problems of women by locating areas for strengthening the cause of women's empowerment by involving them in the new and emerging vocations including cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation, garbage management, human rights promotion, pollution abatement, rural and urban entrepreneurship besides providing them formal, informal and nonformal training in the specialised areas of health care systems and services.

THE BOOK TITLED “THE LADY DIVINE : A PICTORIAL AND DIDACTICAL BIOGRAPHY OF HER HUMBLENESS NISHA JEEWACHH TRIVEDI” DEDICATED TO THE WORLD CITIZENRY ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD ON 11TH OCTOBER 2017

THE BOOK TITLED
“THE LADY DIVINE : A PICTORIAL AND DIDACTICAL BIOGRAPHY OF HER HUMBLENESS NISHA JEEWACHH TRIVEDI” DEDICATED TO THE WORLD CITIZENRY ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD ON 11TH OCTOBER 2017

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