Press release from Business Wire India
Source: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 05:38 PM IST (12:08 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Environment, People, Social issues; Business: Business services, Education & training, Energy companies, Media & entertainment
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TERI in Consonance with Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and Govt. of NCT, Delhi celebrates Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas
Series of Events and Competitions for School and College Students were Organized Based on the Common Theme, "Akshay Urja se Desh Vikas, Gaon Gaon Bijli, Ghar Ghar Prakash"
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Reiterating their commitment towards creating awareness about the development of renewable energy in our country and addressing the physical, economic and policy aspects of energy and environment, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) along with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Govt. of NCT, Delhi , celebrated Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas 2010 in the capital today based on the common theme, "Akshay Urja Se Desh Vikas, Gaon Gaon Bijli, Ghar Ghar Prakash".
Present on the occasion was Smt Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi along with Dr Leena Sivastava, Executive Director, Operation TERI, Dr N P Singh, Advisor, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India and Sh. Dharmendra, Secretary (Environment) Govt. of NCT, Delhi along with over 2500 school children, teachers and civil society think tanks at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.
Addressing the students Smt Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi in her special address said, "India is blessed with abundant solar energy and other renewable sources and if harnessed efficiently, we will be capable of producing electricity which would rid the current energy crisis to a large extent, hence it is the aim of my government to achieve environmental excellence and I am happy to see that Delhi Govt, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, TERI, colleges and schools are working towards addressing the national problem of energy crisis. Smt Dikshit further said, "Akshya Urja will help in the development of the nation and I believe that children today are going to play a key role to propagate this agenda nationally. I thank all the children across India who have participated in various competitions and have supported this joint campaign."
Addressing students from various schools and colleges, Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, Operations TERI said, "Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas encourages us present here, to propagate the message of judicial use of electricity and promoting the use of renewable sources of energy for leading an eco-friendly lifestyle. India has a great potential in utilizing renewable sources and is extremely beneficial as its non-polluting and its generation can be decentralized. The future of our country is in the hand of children, hence we need to come together and take initiatives to create technologies for a greater use of these sources to combat climate change by reducing green house gases."
A weeklong series of activities were organized by TERI in consonance with schools and colleges from all over the National Capital Territory based on a common theme, 'Akshay Urja Se Desh Vikas, Gaon Gaon Bijli, Ghar Ghar Prakash. College students were invited to participate in the inter-college musical symphony. For the school students collage making and envirotisement was organised. More than 2500 students from Public, Private and Government schools of Delhi participated at the event. The function concluded by an Akshay Urja pledge by every one, to avoid excessive consumption of energy derived from conventional sources and to follow the path of renewable energy, administered by the Guests of Honour. All the participants received certificates from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and solar torches from TERI.
TERI has already treaded in the path of proliferating renewable through its 'Lighting a Billion Lives Campaign' (LaBL), that has experienced enormous support from the corporate world and stalwarts such as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and government heads like the President of Maldives, Mr. Gayoom. The LaBL project has already been implemented in more than 580 villages across the country, benefiting more than 1,50,000 lives as education and businesses can continue even after sunset.
About TERI - EEYS (Environment Education and Youth Services)
The Environment Education and Youth Services area at TERI has dedicated itself to the task of creating an informed group of young citizens who will become the leaders of tomorrow and for whom environmental issues will become a part of their daily lives. It has conducted several projects on issues related to water, air, climate change, energy, etc. It develops and disseminates resource material (both print and electronic) for effective communication, besides networking with like-minded institutes, for wider outreach at the national and global platform.
The area targets mainly students and teachers and through them the community. To bring about a spirit of participatory competition for addressing environmental concerns innovative projects and activities are undertaken such as conferences, interactive sessions and discussions. An annual international environmental examination - GREEN Olympiad for middle and senior school students is conducted in association with the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India that culminates in the TERRAQUIZ, the first environmental quiz programme for school students on Indian television. School Health and Hygiene programme is being carried out in the government schools of Haryana (Gurgaon, Sonepat and Panipat) and Delhi under the Yamuna Action Plan - II. Workshops, seminars, training programmes and educational field trips on environmental issues are organised for teachers and students at regular intervals.
About Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas
To mark the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, this day was observed first time, on 20th August 2004. Since then each year, this day is celebrated with rallies, human peace chains-runs, competitions such as essay writings, paintings, quiz, debates, etc. organised by educational institutions across the country. Akshay Urja Divas is an effort for creating awareness about the development of renewable energy in our country, informing
the end users about the latest developments, sharing the views and experiences of all the stakeholders including users and providing feed back to the policy makers for constant
improvement in the planning process. "Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas" serves to educate and mobilize people across the country for environmental protection, to inspire action on personal, community, national and international levels. Through voluntary action, each of us can join in building a productive land in harmony with nature.
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Delhi CM Ms Sheila Dikshit falicitating students at Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas organised by TERI, MNRE and Delhi government
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CONTACT DETAILS
Rajiv Chhibber, TERI, +91 9810426698, rajivc@teri.res.in
Prashant Gunjan, Sampark Public Relations, +91 9310033088, prashant.sampark@gmail.com
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ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATION, ENERGY, MEDIA
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