World Environment Day-2024 in collaboration with Department of Environmental Science
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Event Overview
Dr. Mohd Salim Coordinator Environmental Science delivered welcome speech following which the Rector Madam Kaneez Fatima welcomed the key note speaker Dr. Iftikhar Ali with traditional. Dr. Jaffer Ali Khan (Coordinator, department of sociology) welcomed the chief guest worthy Rector, Kargil Campus-UOL, Madam Kaneez Fatima, whereas Dr. Stanzin Shakya (Coordinator, department of English) welcomed Mr. Sajad and his team Stringmo.Dr. Sonam, Assistant Professor, Environmental Science gave an in-depth and detailed
presentation on World Environment Day. Dr. Sonam in her presentation emphasised in making
Kargil Campus a green, clean and eco-friendly campus. Giving an example of Indonesia
University for framing such a policy for sustainable development. She went on talking and
stressing on carbon neutral Ladakh and a mass movement initiative for re-use, recycle and
reduce policy. Dr. Sonam highlighted the issues of solid sustainability, resources stress and
emphasised individual awareness in plantation drive, to save solar energy and maintain the ecoclub to make the campus an ever green one. She opined green campus can be made by
participating in events on national and global level, with awareness and consciousness programs.
Dr. Iftikhar Ali, key note speaker in the event and PhD holder from Manchester U.K and
Director HEAL Ladakh and member The Royal Society of Biology U.K, presented his talk on
the theme" The Role of Technology in Environmental Conservation and Preservation: In Line
with World Environment Day" with the introduction of Desertification, it's causes, process and
impact. Dr. Iftikhar Ali wonderfully talked on Ladakh on Vegetation in Ladakh Region. The
region's soil erosion, draught conditions leading to desertification and lack of water resources. Dr.
Iftikhar Ali also explained about the approaches, afforestation and Land Restoration benefits. He
went on depth in elucidating and explaining about conservation of biodiversity, water resources
and its challenges. Dr. Iftikhar Ali gave meticulous Statistics on land degradation mentioning 4.7
approx. land has been degraded and one-fourth land is impacted. Dr. Iftikhar Ali specifically
talked about the Environment Technology which has a big role to play in Technological
Intervention for Land Restoration such as GIS and Remote Sensing, ArcGIS, etc. He further
elaborated how the Environment Technology has impacted positively on the lives of human being and how useful the resources of this technology is. In the end, Dr. Iftikhar Ali mentioned
the productive use of Artificial Intelligence in identifying particular species which is not
confined to technology but the human resources as well.
Dr. Mehboob Ali Coordinator of TEC, University of Ladakh gave an insightful presentation on
Technology Enabling Centre and DST, the ongoing projects and it's offices in both the campuses.
Dr. Mehboob Ali wholeheartedly invited all the interested and desired researchers to work under
the TEC and take the benefit for the betterment of students and researchers. The objectives of
TEC is to enable eco-system process and support system which has spread all over India and also
the purpose of the TEC is to create technology, spread awareness amongst researchers and be a
part of the tech-hub, remarked. Dr. Mehboob Ali the Coordinator of the TEC also talked about
the importance of Mining of Technology for it's identification and modification with other
technologies, like Need and Resource Identification, Resource Utilization of the Needs. Such
resources will be benefited for marketable and commercialization in the betterment of the society,
explained. Dr. Mehboob Ali gave a wonderful example of Car Washing which does not work in
winters but how the industries come forward and does the job for car owners.
Worthy Rector Madam, Kaneez Fatima facilitated the awards as a token of appreciation to the
participants of Painting Competition. Among the awardees, Ms. Nazra won First Prize, Second
Prize got by BCA team and third prize won by Spalzes Angmo. A special award received by a
young artist team led by Mr. Sajad as a token of appreciation from Worthy Rector.
Worthy Rector Madam Kaneez Fatima delivered the keynote address with some encouraging
words. Madam, took the podium congratulating all for the successful event. She appreciated the
key note speaker Dr.Iftikhar Ali, Staff Members and all who were present to celebrate the day.
Madam emphasized the importance of technology in todays world, and told all to be techy hub.
Rector Madam talked about the preservation and protection of the environment which is the need
of the hour. Worthy Rector emphasized that while celebrating World Environment Day, we
should try to bring outcome from each programs and implement the same at ground level. She
further stresses upon the need of individual contribution to safeguard the ecosystem and
environment. The whole world is suffering because of the negligence she added.
The programme was concluded with Mr. Shujat manager TEC offering the formal vote of thanks.