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New Delhi, 28 December 2016 CLEANING THE IVORY TOWERS : CLEANLINESS RELATED TRACK RECORDS OF UNIVERSITIES (CIU’s 13th Anniversary to be observed on 12th March 2017) |
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Giving fuller details regarding the publication of The Indian Universities Directory 2017 to be brought out by the Confederation of Indian Universities (CIU) on 12th March 2017 during the 13th Anniversary of CIU, its President and Plenipotentiary Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi said that the 13th Annual Day Theme will be relating to cleaning up of the Ivory Towers (i.e. university campuses) by designing a masterplan paradigm for tracking the environmental and cleanliness trace records of the university campuses by also proposing a Set of Action Plans for promoting education relating to cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation and other activities for ensuring a greener and a cleaner environment.
Further elaborating on the theme to be discussed before the release of The Indian Universities Directory 2017, Dr. Trivedi said that the Universities, Colleges, Schools and other educational institutions should teach and demonstrate cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation, environmental and mother earth protection principles and stewardship by taking action to understand and reduce the ecological impacts of their own activities.
He further added that CIU will help cooperate with all the 875 recognised universities in India by guiding the staff, faculty and students by offering detailed “Greening and Cleaning” strategies for those who may have little knowledge and experience with institutional change or with latest eco-friendly technologies.
Dr. Trivedi further explained that in the light of several crores meals served before the students in the hostels besides lakhs of pages of photocopies and several crores gallons of water and several lakhs kWh of electricity and lakhs of tones of solid wastes, there is an urgent need to really focus on food waste, transportation, energy efficiency and procurement practices.
Dr. Trivedi also suggested for changing the practices requiring the personal commitment and direct involvement of all those who have the responsibility for operating in the campuses for maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation and garbage management.
Dr. Trivedi also invited the Chancellors, Vice Chancellors and other academic leaders from the universities to forward their achievements so that the accomplished individuals and the concerned universities may be felicitated for their contribution towards cleaning and greening besides making a name for their Ivory Towers.
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