| Department of Environmental Sciences, IIC celebrate 'World Earth Day' | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Apr 22: The Department of Environmental Science in collaboration with IIC under the Agies of IQAC Govt. PG College Rajouri celebrated 'World Earth Day' on April 22, 2024. The entire event was organised under the able guidance of College Principal Dr. Shamim Ahmed Azad. He underscored the importance of the day and praised the organizers. Considering the global environmental issues, it is the responsibility of each individual to make every possible effort possible to make this world a desirable place to live. The event was coordinated by Prof. Altaf Ahmed, Prof. Antima Gupta, faculty of Environmental Sciences and Dr. Riaz Ahmed, Co- ordinator IQAC; Prof. Joginder Singh, Convener IIC and Prof. Satish Kumar from Department of Dogri.
The event started with an extension lecture delivered by Prof. Altaf Ahmed regarding the importance of the day who discussed the overall environmental issues. Furthermore, this year's theme "Planet Vs Plastics" was discussed and this theme aims to bring attention to the serious issue of plastic pollution and how it harms nature. For Earth Day 2024, EARTHDAY.ORG aims to end plastic for planetary health and demands a 60 per cent reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. A poster-making competition was also organized in which a large number of students participated and displayed their posters for mass awareness through them. The concluding remarks were given by Dr. Riaz Ahmed, Coordinator, IQAC who stressed upon the importance of individual participation and community awareness to deal with plastic pollution. Prof. Antima Gupta, faculty of Environmental Sciences and NSS Programme officer presented vote of thanks. |
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