“Workshop for Media and CSOs on Sustainable Urban Transport”

Invitation to participate in the two-day “Workshop for Media and CSOs on Sustainable Urban Transport” on Aug 29-30 (Thu-Fri), IHC, New Delhi

I am happy to share with you about an upcoming Workshop and Open Forum for media and CSOs onSustainable Urban Transport issues. To be organised on Aug 29-30, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, the workshop is open for journalists, CSOs, research institutions, environment advocacy groups and govt institutions. 

The workshop has been planned by CMSR Consultants, in association with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).   

Objective: Through this workshop and Open Forum we would like to bring together media and CSOs (working on issues such as urban transport, air pollution, NMT, urban planning etc) to enhance  their understanding on various issues related to urban transport including fuel efficiency, emission standards, auto fuel policy in the country, poor air quality and its impact on health. It will also act as a forum to discuss how these issues can be reported in a better way in media and also, how to advocate them further at local as well state and regional level.  

Details:

Date: Aug 29-30, 2013 (Thu-Fri)
• Timings: 10:00 am-05:00 pm
• Venue: Maple, India Habitat Centre, New Delh

Workshop and Open Forum for Media and CSOs
on
Fuel Efficiency and Clean Vehicles
Dates: Aug 29-30, 2013 (Thu-Fri)
Venue: Maple, India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi
Day-1: Aug 29 (10:00 am – 05.00 pm)
10:00 am Registration
10:30 am-10:45 am Welcome Note
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Sustainable Urban Transport System: What’s the way forward?
Prof. S Sundar, Distinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI), New Delhi
11:15 am-11:30 am Tea break
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Fuel Efficiency: Where India stands?
Mr Gaurav Bansal, The International Council on Clean Transportation
(ICCT), Washington D.C
12:00 am-12:30 pm
Air Quality and its Impact on Health
Dr Sundeep Salvi, President, Chest Research Foundation of India, Pune
12:30 pm-01:00 pm Open Forum and Experience Sharing by participants
01:00 pm-02:00 pm Lunch Break
02:00 pm - 02:30 pm
Road Safety –Issues and Best Practices
Mr Lokesh Hebbani, CiSTUP, Indian Institute of Science(IISc), Bangalore
02:30pm – 03:00 pm
Non-Motorised Transport : Current scenario in Indian cities
Dr Anvita Arora, CEO, Innovative Transport Solutions (iTrans), New Delhi
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Urban Transport Policy: An overview
Mr Ranjit Gadgil, PARISAR, Pune
03:30 pm-04:30 pm Open Forum
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Concluding Remarks (Followed by tea)
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Workshop and Open Forum for Media and CSOs
on
Fuel Efficiency and Clean Vehicles
Dates: Aug 29-30, 2013 (Thu-Fri)
Venue: Maple, India Habitat Centre (IHC), New Delhi
Day-2: Aug 30 (10:00 am – 04.30 pm)
10:00 am Registration
New avenues in research and technology
10:15 am - 10:45 am Alternative-Fuelled Low Emissions vehicles
Dr. L M Das, Professor, Centre for Energy Studies , IIT, New Delhi
10:45 am-11:15 am Solar Automobile Technology: Exploring new avenues
Dr. J.P. Kesari, Asst Professor. Mech. Engg. (Solar Power), DTU
11:15 am - 11:30 pm Tea Break
11:30 am-12:00 pm Air quality studies: Need for emission factors for PM
Dr Anubha Goel, Asst Professor, IIT, Kanpur
12:00 pm-12:30 pm Curbing Vehicular Emissions
Mr S M Ghosh, Environment technologist, Kolkata
12:30 pm-01:00 pm Open Forum and Experience Sharing by participants
01:00 pm-02:00 pm Lunch Break
Role of Media and CSOs
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm Media Reporting on Sustainable Urban Transport Issues
Ms Keya Acharya, President, Forum of Environment Journalists of India
(FEJI)
03:00pm – 04:00 pm Advocating Sustainable Urban Transport System : Role of Media &
CSOs
Mr Jayanta Basu, Sr journalist, The Telegraph, Kolkata