Disasters occur due to natural and technological mishaps inducing very high vulnerability to land users, farmers, etc. Adverse impacts should be minimized by training and education of all public regarding climate change and specific solutions to prevent these calamities.
How to educate people for conservation of environment and adopt new agriculture? Modern agriculture methods such as organic farming and good technical skills given to younger people would help sustainable development. Organic farming with minimal use of pesticides lead to optimal profits to farmers and this is the need of the hour. Here comes the role of New Biotechnology Tools for optimal profits in food production processes.
Development without environmental protection is harmful. Sustainable development should include materials, minerals, energy, water, soil and land surface, biologic resources. Environmental management should be prevention rather than control, conservation, climate change, productivity but also spirituality. Optimal mix of environment protection of natural resources and of energy use is most desired items for sustainability.
Green buildings save energy, materials, more efficient, conserve quality of environment. It is the need of the hour to restructure buildings in a way to be environmental friendly and able to increase efficiency of water and electricity consumption: harvesting water and providing bright light through the placement of windows, doors, etc.; emphasis was also laid on tax benefit for green buildings. In this way, we can save energy consumption by 15-30 per cent.
The seminar was attended by Dr. Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, and an internationally renowned astrophysicist and Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Dr. Katar Singh, Chairman, Indian National Resource Economics and Management Foundation, Anand; Prof. Rampartap Singh, Former Vice Chancellor, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, Mr. S. C. Kaushaik, Chief General Manager, NABARD, and many other dignitaries.
