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Outstanding Scientist Award

Mr. Nandhivarman and Ms. Golda from APSCC, were recognized for their outstanding performance in their research and promotion of best practices in organic farming and food security among schools and higher educational institutions, and awarded with the “Outstanding Scientist Award” at the 3rd  International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture & Plant Sciences (ICAHPS), convened by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and organized by the Academic Research Journals (India), at New Delhi, June – 2016.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) metaphor into a new set of Sustainable development Goals (SDGs), by making the year 2016 as an important year for the future of agriculture and sustainable development. More than any other sector, agriculture is the common thread which holds the 17 SDG’s together while shaping the next 15 years of policies, programs, and funding. In view of this Govt. of India and regional Govt. is making various steps to integrate public and agriculture, in a Holistic (people-centred and planet-sensitive), Measurable (to drive action and track progress) and Universal (for both developed and developing countries)

Two of the researchers from the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, were recognized for their outstanding performance not only in practicing but also for promoting agriculture among schools and higher educational institutions of the Puducherry region, and awarded with the “Outstanding Scientist Award” at 3rd  International Conference on Agriculture, Horticulture & Plant Sciences (ICAHPS), convened by Dr. K. K. Pramanick, ICAR – IARI and organized by Shri. Vijay Jha,  Academic Research Journals (India), at New Delhi, June – 2016.

The awardee Ms. Golda said, promoting/investing in the agricultural sector not only address hunger and malnutrition but also other environmental challenges including water and energy use; climate change; and unsustainable production and consumption. To achieve in this context, we must together, mobilize scientific technologies as a social movements to address these pressing challenges with an integrated approach, more importantly by involving students from schools and higher educational institutions, together.

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2016 Schools Sustainability Challenge

The Trust for Sustainable Living organized the 2016 Schools Sustainability Challenge Trophy in Dubai on 18-21 April 2016. Javahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, a residential school partnered with APSCC and participated in the challenge. The school was among the top 8 finalist in the event for short video contest on sustainability and also received an honorable mention for the essay competition. APSCC team was also awarded as Teacher Champions for their contribution.

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National Environmental Awareness Program @SNGHSS

Dr. Nandhivarman M, General Secretary of APSCC, was invited as the chief guest at the Savararayalu Nayakar Govt. Higher Secondary School for the National Environmental Awareness Program. The event served as a platform to raise awareness among students about crucial environmental issues and the importance of sustainable practices. Dr. Nandhivarman’s presence and expertise added significant value to the program, inspiring and empowering the young minds to actively participate in preserving and protecting the environment for a sustainable future.

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Green Campus Champion Award

The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Alumni Association (JANVAA) honored the APSCC founders for promoting ‘green campus’ strategies. The school’s concept of a green campus advocates a model for global environmental sustainability where all the processes and operational functions of the campus are closely knit, providing educational and practical value to the institution and the surrounding environment.

The team helped introduce measures such as waste water treatment system, xeriscape, biogas generation, compost and vermicompost production, organic vegetable garden and organic herbal garden in an integrated manner. According to school authorities, since the inception of the green campus initiative (GCI), the school has bagged various awards at the national and State-level. Moreover, the school has hosted eminent professionals and scientists from US, Europe, Brazil and from various parts of India whose visits motivated students to embrace environmental sustainability.

Vinayathan, school Principal, said since adopting green campus initiatives, the environmental awareness among the students and their attitude towards conservation has significantly increased.

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/two-researchers-honoured-for-promoting-green-campus-strategies/article7994833.ece

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Sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory-2015

APSCC team was invited as a Committee Member for the round table in the “Sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory”-SIS-GPST-SMPT Summer School held at the University of Perugia, Italy. The School’s aim is to improve the management methods ability to safeguard – through the constant monitoring – the development of good quality of life, and the protection of environmental resources, especially landscape and biodiversity. This is to direct the processes of growth and innovation, aimed at safeguarding sustainable development which is repeatable and transferable. In this sense, science must facilitate the removal of barriers, which often imprisoned and overshadowed the ancestral values of the ancient societies, not to be approached as if they belonged to a museum, rather with the revival and rediscovery spirit: a kind of science that awards humanity. The growth of university research centers will characterize them, even more, as a window of consciousness together with their spirit of analysis, and the skills brought by all the autonomous self-decision-making people of the world society.

The participation in the SIS-SMPT gave the opportunity for everyone from all over the world to learn and touch directly the high level of theory and practice of the Strategy of Sustainable Development, jointly to the positive atmosphere, history and culture of Umbria.

APSCC team discussed Green Campus Initiative as a catalyst for the sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory

Over the period of time due to rapid urbanization and consumerist lifestyles, the natural resources are over exploited resulting in depletion and disruptions in natural cycles. The challenges are immense and complex. It was unanimously agreed that education is the most effective means to address the challenges the society faces today to create a better world tomorrow.

Universities and Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) are responding to these issues in a number of ways, from research to retro-fitting, to recycling and raising awareness, technically called as Green Campus Initiative (GCI).  Over a period of time these initiatives become well rooted and pave way for a green campsis2015us (GC) or sustainable green campus (SGC). The focus of the GCI is to reduce the University’s and HEI’s water footprint, energy footprint, ecological footprint and environmental impact through resource recycling, etc… Most of the actions are guided by the Green Campus Action Plan involving cooperation between students, professional and academic staff.

“The drive to attain the GREEN CAMPUS status is to serve as a model for global environmental sustainability where all the processes and operational functions of the campus are closely knit, providing educational and practical value to the institution and the surrounding environment”

We believe that the green initiatives will impact on the learning environment positively, and such measures will help the campus community to value nature and take care of it, by conserving it for the future generations.