Inaugural Session:
a.
Welcome
Remarks:
Prof Baharul Islam, Program Director, The World
Bank Project
b. Workshop Overview
by Lead Resource Person:
Dr V Rajagopalan, IAS (Retd), Former Environment
Secretary, Govt. of India.
c. Address of Chief Guest:
Sri Manoj K Das,
Director, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship Guwahati
Session 1: National Environmental Policy
Resource Persons /
Speakers:
·
Dr V
Rajagopalan, IAS (Retd)
Topics:
a.
Background
to 2006 Policy – constitutional mandate
b.
Key
Challenges, Causes and Impacts
c.
Objectives
d.
Principles
e.
Strategies
and Actions
Regulatory reforms, Enhancing and Conserving Environmental
Resources, Environmental Standards, Clean Technologies and Innovation, Environmental
Awareness, Education and Information, Partnerships and Stakeholder Involvement,
Capacity Building, Research and Development, International Cooperation, Review
of the Policy and Implementation
Session 2: Environmental
protection and Interface with Industry
Resource Persons /
Speakers:
·
Dr A K
Goswami, former Director ASTEC and Member SEIAA
·
Dr S U
Choudhary, IFS, DCF, Govt of Assam
Topics:
a.
Background
to EP Act, Constitutional Mandate
b.
Salient
Features, power to set up authorities, issue directions, industry specific
discharge/emission standards
c.
Principal
subordinate legislation – EC and CRZ notifications – online processing, public
hearing
d.
Coal
transportation, waste management, etc
e.
Eco-sensitive
zones
Session 3: Forest Conservation, Wildlife Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation
Resource Persons /
Speakers:
·
Sri Abhay
K Johari, IFS
·
Dr.
A.H.Khan IFS (Retd.)
Topics:
a. Background to FC Act,1980
b. Salient Features of FC Act and Indian Forest Act
c. Online FC system
d. Background to WP Act,1972
e. Salient Features, Protected Areas, CITES obligations
f.
Convention
on Biodiversity and enactment of National Biodiversity Act
g. Salient Features, National Biodiversity Authority, Access and
Benefit Sharing
h. Cartegena and Nagoya Protocols
Session 4: Pollution – Air, Water; Hazardous Chemicals
and Waste Management
Resource Persons /
Speakers:
·
Dr
Mohammad Jawed, Professor, IIT Guwahati
Topics:
a. Hazardous Chemicals – manufacture, handling and storage -
notification, obligations of Occupiers
b. Waste Management -
Notifications; Prescribed
Authority, Authorisation/Registration
requirements;
Session 5 : Law Relating to
Securing Environment
Resource Persons /
Speakers:
·
Dr Rudra
Mani Dubey, IFS
·
Mr M B K
Reddy, IFS
Topics:
a. The National Green Tribunal – mandate, powers;
b. International Conventions, discharge of obligations
c. UNCCC,CBD, Basel,
Rotterdam, Stockholm, etc -
ratified/aceeded to – domestic action
d. Protocols – ratified/acceded
to – Kyoto, Nagoya, Cartegena;
domestic action
e. Climate Change Convention – impact on different sectors; domestic action ;
Concluding Session:
a. Feedback from participants
b. Closing Comments from Program Director
c. Address by Guest of Honour: Dr Zakir Hussain, Director, NEF Law
College, Guwahati
d. Address by the Chief Guest: Sri Manoj K Das, Director, IIE,
Guwahati
