Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri.
Both Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and Siliguri MLA Dr Shankar Ghosh congratulated Dr Eklabya Sharma on being awarded the Padma Shri. While Mr Bista extended his heartiest congratulations to Dr Eklabya Sharma on social media, Dr Ghosh today met Dr Sharma at his Siliguri residence.
Dr Sharma, originally from St Mary’s in Kurseong, had previously served as the deputy director general at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu. He was also the head and the founding scientist incharge of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Sikkim, Darjeeling MP Mr Bista said.
Dr Sharma is the chairperson of Science Advisory Committee of GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and a fellow of Indian National Science Academy. He had joined as the vice chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies, previously known as TERI University, Delhi. Currently, he is serving as the Strategic Advisor and Distinguished Senior Fellow in Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore
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With water conservation emerging as the most crucial environment concern, the need for more ‘water professionals’, which has become a lucrative career option, is on a rise. Arun Kansal, dean (research and relationships), head of department, department of Regional Water Studies, TERI School of Advanced Studies (SAS) explains the requirements for this new career.
WHO ARE WATER PROFESSIONALS?
Water professionals are those who have attained basic degree in any discipline, like mathematics, science, economics, engineering, urban planning etc and have attained the skill through an interdisciplinary programme to look at water-related issues in a comprehensive and holistic manner transcending technical, social, economic, political and legal perspectives.
Water skills available in India have mainly come from institutions offering civil engineering and allied post graduate programmes. These students work on water infrastructure development to address nearly all problems. There is a need for water professionals, who can provide multifaceted perspectives on water-related issues than just technical ones, thereby contributing to development of both technical insights and policy prescriptions along with effective implementation.
WHAT IS THE NEED FOR WATER PROFESSIONALS?
With steadily increasing population, and demand for potable water, the demand for these professionals will increase. It is highly unlikely that the present approach of continually expanding supply to meet increasingly higher water requirements would continue to be a realistic solution. The interests of the developed and the developing countries are different at present, at least in terms of priority that should be accorded to water in the international political agenda.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Department of Regional Water Studies at TERI School of Advanced Studies offers MTech degree in Water Resources Engineering and Management and MSc degree in Water Science and Governance. A student can opt for a single semester with a PG certificate or can opt for a two-year PG Diploma course.
The MTech programme integrates engineering and technological principles including study of design of water supply and sanitation systems, industrial pollution control, advanced Hydraulics, water quality monitoring methods, analysis and applications, among others.
The MSc programme is an interdisciplinary programme with special emphasis on development of social, economic, institutional and governance perspectives. The objective of the programme is to create water professionals equipped to examine water issues in a trans-boundary and crosscultural framework. The major topics covered in this programme include aquatic ecosystem management, water audit and demand management, integrated watershed etc.
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Deadline: May 11, 2018
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