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| JU to launch energy efficiency campaign for Kashmiri children at Srinagar | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May17- In a major event, first of its kind in Kashmir valley, the University of Jammu in collaboration with Maghreb Petroleum Research Group, University College London, Department of Education, Jammu and Kashmir government and S.P. College Srinagar is organizing Eni children’s education program on “Petroleum Geology, Global Warming and Energy Efficiency campaign” on Tuesday at Srinagar.
This one-day workshop, scheduled to held at S. P College here, would be attended by over 200 school children from Baramulla, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and all other districts of Kashmir valley and accompanying teachers from various schools. Acclaimed scientists and researchers from all over the world are also converging in Srinagar for the event. Several foreign specialists from USA, UK, Italy and Australia besides experts from other Indian states will attend the seminar and present papers related to the latest research done in energy resources.
Professor Varun Sahni, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu who himself is an internationally acclaimed defense analyst would inaugurate the workshop while Franco Conticini, General Manager, Eni India, would also address the students.
The focus of the workshop is to provide essential basic education in Geosciences to the school children of Kashmir valley. Kashmir, as such, is already witnessing impact of global warming; the glaciers in the region are melting and the temperature is also rising. There is a very little snowfall in the valley since past few years due to global warming.
As there is a limited awareness among the school children on such themes, the most important component of the lecture series and exercises in this workshop for valley children would be to make them aware about the critical global issues of the current energy crisis, depleting fossil fuel resources, alternative energy resources, energy efficiency and global warming.
Dr. Jonathan Craig, Vice-President, Regional Studies and Exploration Opportunities Selection, E&P Division, Eni S. p. A. Milan would speak to the children regarding petroleum geology which would be followed by simple exercises for the students.
Another practical session would include a lecture by Dr Jonathan Craig on global warming followed by the more exercises for the students.
The University of Jammu, in collaboration with Eni India, has already organized five Eni Children’s Education Program aimed at educating students at Jammu, Kargil, Leh, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. The Eni is a major integrated energy company, committed to growth in the activities of finding, producing, transporting, transforming and marketing oil and gas. The Company has global operations in 70 countries.
Away from the routine violence and related themes, the children, for the first time would also make poster presentations on the themes of global warming, energy conservation etc.
Professor G. M. Bhat, University of Jammu who is the Principal Convenor, EEC informed that the University of Jammu has already chalked out the plan of setting up of Energy Institute in the University in co-operation with Eni Corporate University Milan, EGI, University of Utah and MPRG, University College London.
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