Mega Example of Mini-site: Looming challenges
UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites now boasts total of 1121 sites from 167 countries, including 213 WNH sites. These also include the inscription of 29 new sites approved by World Heritage Committee of UNESCO at Baku, Azerbaijan in July 2019. Out of the 29 new sites inscribed, only 4 were under category of natural heritage and remaining were cul...
Rising out of 'Fani'
What does it take to follow a sustainable approach for a smart campus? A headstrong Campus Community. In May 2019, Odisha was hit by devastating 'Fani', which brought severe cyclonic storm with 3-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) since 1999 Odisha Cyclone. Despite the infrastructural and resource loss, the confidence showed by the educat...
Apple Park, A Smart Example
Apple Park, the tech new headquarters that opened in 2018, was the final vision of the firm's founder: Steve Jobs. In his final public appearance before his death on October 5th 2011 addressing a team of Cupertino council members, he said "It has got a gorgeous courtyard in the middle, and a lot more. It's a circle, so it's curved all the...
Qatar is moving towards new Avatar
Climate Action and Sustainable Future Imagine selling refrigerator and Air conditioners to people in Arctic Circle. It will be like selling the solar panels and wind mills to generate electricity in Middle East countries, which are fossil fuel rich. Middle East countries couldn't care less. Right? Wrong. One of the Middle East countries is now...
SIIB geared to become Smart
On 4th October 2019, the SCCN team visited Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB), Pune (which is the first campus of SCCN initiative of TERRE Policy Centre) to plan 'Smart Campus Week' for the month of January 2020. The smart campus week concept would be focused on having series of lectures, workshops and interactive s...
Mr. Rajendra Shende, Chairman TERRE Policy Centre was invited as an expert guest to speak on Sustainable Development Goals and relevance of sustainable development for educational campuses. As a part of climate education, TERRE under its Smart Campus Cloud Network (https://www.sccnhub.com) and the Climate Reality Project (www.climate...
Participants from Fergusson College: Dr. Tanuuja Marathe (Officiating Principal and Head of Geology Department, Fergusson College) Dr. Swati Joglekar (Vice Principal) Ms. Rupali Gaikwad (HOD Environment Science) Students (50) and Faculty (5) Participants from TERRE SCCN: Dinah Gengmei, Project Leader Sourav Dutta, Project Coordinator An interactive...
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology is one of the most sought after Institutions for offering higher standards of technical knowledge to student fraternity. Established in 1998, the Institution has marched towards the pinnacle of glory through its remarkable achievements in the field of Engineering Education. It is an autonomous Inst...
The Clean and Smart Campus Award 2019 is now in its scrutiny phase. On 29th August 2019, the committee of 20 experts in the field of Civil Engineering, Environment and Information Technology assembled to discuss the strategic method for campus visits, wherein seven teams representing the seven colors of rainbow (VIBGYOR) were formed...
We hear about recycling of plastics, waste and water. But have you heard about recycling of whole sport stadium. Yes, this is what exactly being done in Qatar. Not only that, it would be re-used in other places anywhere in the world. Recycle and Reuse. Qatar's latest World Cup Stadium is coming to life, one shipping container at a time. Sustai...
The concept of organic farming is not a new thing for the farmers of India, it has been in practice since ancient times. The primary aim of organic farming is to help the soil stay in good health through the use of biological and organic wastes to produce nutritious food. Using organic farming technique helps in sustainable and pollution free produ...
Earth without Ozone is like a house without a roof The theme for this year celebrates over three decades of remarkable international cooperation to protect the ozone layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol. It reminds us that we must keep up the momentum to ensure healthy people and a healthy planet. The Montreal Protocol has led to the p...
History is made: Results would be out soon Ranking for the wealthy people in the world is pass time of many media agencies. That exercise is well surveyed and recorded with great regularity. University ranking based on academic criteria is also made available globally and nationally almost annually. But here comes the ranking of the top ...
Posted on: 15 August 2017 By: admin Learning by doing - Smart Campus Cloud Network explained The Smart Campus Cloud Network has been at the forefront in driving the Sustainability mission for new India. The UGC (University Grant Commision) of Ministry of Human Resource Management has urged the college campuses across India to undertake SCCN activit...
Hon. Prakash Javadekar,India's Central Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, who launched the dashboard of SCCN on 5th June 2017 reviewed the progress of the Network. His mentoring was instrumental in transforming SCCN to make it a National and now a Global movement. He agreed that India's ...
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