India marches towards Smart and Sustainable Development

December 3, 2015

Naresh Kumar Sagar

On 350th anniversary of Saint Gobain : Smart Green Summit

India marches towards Smart and Sustainable Development

Delhi – December 02, 2015: Delhi saw eminent speakers and thought leaders come together for a series of strategic discussions to converse about the various aspects of creating a Sustainable Habitat. Smart Green Summit and Awards 2015, an ET Edge initiative brought together leaders such as Shri. Anant Geete, (Honourable Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Govt. of India), Babul Supriyo  (Minister of State for Urban Development), Mr. Anand Mahajan, (General Delegate for India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, Saint-Gobain) and international speakers namely J. Mayer H, Dr. Nigel Oseland, James Edwards and Peter Griffins, among others.

The celebration comes at the onset of 350th anniversary of Saint Gobain and its success story. “Saint-Gobain believes that it can play an important role in shaping the future by designing, manufacturing and distributing building and high-performance materials, which provide innovative solutions to meet the challenges of growth, energy efficiency and environmental protection. On our 350th anniversary, we aim to strengthen this commitment even further by becoming the reference for sustainable habitat in India and doubling our business in the country in the next few years.” says Mr. Anand Mahajan, General Delegate for India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, Saint-Gobain.

The event was a platform to discuss a more “disruptive” form of innovation needed to bring about significant and systemic change. Shri. Anant Geete, (Honourable Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Govt. of India) said, “The world today is alert about environmental factors and sustainable development. Just like Narendra Modi enlightened at the Climate Change Summit, I would reiterate that we need to understand our responsibility towards environmental changes today and work towards development keeping sustainability in mind. This will help us transform into a developed and Green nation.”

Present at the event, Mr. Babul Supriyo, Hon’ble Minister of State for Urban Development said, “When it comes down to what we can do, we need to become more aware of how we can participate in making our cities smart enough to support the plethora of people moving into urban areas. We have 4041 cities in India, and they are full because rural areas haven’t been taken care of as they should have. With a lot of our cities being ancient, history doesn’t favour you in present times. It actually hurts you more.”

Delivering comfort in a sustainable way through design is an essential element today. Simon Griffiths, (Executive Principal, Aedas) elaborated, “There are always going to be gaps and holes that need to be filled when it comes to planning a city. To develop a city sustainably will take time. We can start to add layers to the city, whether old or new, but maybe the right way of city planning is not to expand outwards, but to consolidate. Rather than consolidate, densify current cities.”

Speaking about the event, Mr. Deepak Lamba, President, Times Conferences Limited, said “Smart Green 2015 is a platform that addresses the most pertinent need of the hour. Sustainability and innovation is an initiative to be taken with utmost priority and what’s imperative is for it to be taken up in a novel manner. With changing patterns of behaviour, we spend more time indoors than outdoors. Consequently, it is important to create a design which is conducive to our senses and takes heed of our surroundings.” The Summit, in the second half also honoured organizations and individuals who have been championing the cause of a sustainable habitat and addressing it through their work.

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About ET Edge: Times Conferences Ltd., functional under the brand name ET Edge, is an Economic Times initiative founded to empower multiple industries and segments by sharing critical business knowledge through strategic conferences and summits. Encompassing the Indian business vista, ET Edge strives to bring together visionaries and key leaders on its knowledge platforms to create social and business ecology conducive to the positive changes required by the industry. The main aim of this initiative is to channel global business intelligence through summits and conferences in overarching lectures, hands-on workshops, panels, roundtables and case studies. The forums would ensure that senior decision makers are.

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December 3, 2015

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

FILM:
FILMS ON ‘SPIRITUALITY & THE OTHER DIMENSION’
a series of monthly screenings
in collaboration with the India International Centre
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra
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16th (Wed) December, 2015, 6:30 pm
Auditorium, India International Centre
Max Mueller Road, New Delhi – 110003

HUMANO:
SOUTH AMERICA, A NEW AWAKENING
A film by Alan Stivelman, 90 minutes

A young man is twenty-five years old and is looking for the reason of his existence, the meaning of life. A camera and a notebook filled with questions are the only items he needs to set off on a journey to the Andes range. With Placido, an Andean paqo (priest), he will be taken on an introspective journey such as has never been documented before.
 

ALL ARE WELCOME
First Come-First Served
NO CHARGES

EXHIBITION:

ALL ARE CORDIALLY WELCOME
16th (Wed) to 31st (Thu) December, 2015
09: am – 09:00 pm

ATRIUM, India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
in collaboration with the Visual Arts Gallery

DALAI LAMA IN FRAMES
A N   E X H I B I T I O N   O F   P H O T O G R A P H S
by   T E N Z I N   C H O E J O R
His Holiness The Dalai Lama turned 80 this year. The exhibition of photographs by a talented Tibetan photographer portraits His Holiness in Dharamsala where he resides, and in his travels around India, the land of the Buddha’s birth. He has often described himself and the Tibetans as the Chelas of India, their Guru. It is today the other way around. The photographs celebrate one of the most respected and loved public figure of our times for his inclusive message of compassion.

TENZIN CHOEJOR was born in Lhasa, Tibet, studied in Upper TCV, (Tibetan Children’s Village) Dharamsala after coming to India in 1987.  He completed his Bachelor’s in Political Science in 2002 and Masters in Mass Communications in 2005 from MCC (Madras Christian College), Chennai. In July 2005, he joined the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala and since then has been working as the official photographer for His Holiness and as webmaster of www.dalailama.com.
FILM FESTIVAL:
30th (Wed) December, 2015, 02:00 pm onwards

Auditorium, India International Centre
Max Mueller Road, New Delhi – 110003

in association with the India International Centre presents

A FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING

HH THE DALAI LAMA & THE EXILED TIBETANS IN INDIA
(Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra)

IN CONVERSATION WITH HH THE DALAI LAMA
Rajiv Mehrotra, 48 Min, 02:00 pm

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks to Rajiv Mehrotra about his gratitude to the people of India, about his life and how to be happy.

EXILED HOPE: TIBETAN MUSLIMS IN KASHMIR
Z A Hamdani, 26 Min, 02:50 pm

The film explores  the unique world of this minority community of Tibetan Muslims, their lives and its challenges in exile.

DEMOCRACY IN EXILE
T Wangchuk & T Dorjee, 30 Min, 03:20 pm

A telling of the remarkable story of an exiled community who have embraced democracy and are engaged in a rigorous discourse on ’Genuine Autonomy’ or an ‘Independent Tibet’.

ART IN EXILE
N Tuli & A Abbas, 37 Min, 03:55 pm

An exploration of the quiet struggle by the Tibetans in Exile in India to keep their culture and identity alive.

LIGHTS FROM MANY LAMPS BEYOND THE LAST RAINBOW
Dev Agarwal, 52 Min, 04:40 pm

A travelogue as experienced by a multi-faith group of diverse youth on a journey that explores and understands different faiths.

UNHEARD VOICES AND NOTES TO MYSELF……
Dev Agarwal, 52 Min, 05:35 pm

This travelogue tells the story of a group of young Indians as they discover and embrace, for a month, the life of the Tibetan people in ‘Little Lhasa’ or McLeod Ganj in Himachal Pradesh.

FOR AS LONG AS SPACE REMAINS: THE DALAI LAMA AND INDIA
Gaurav Saxena, 52 Min, 06:35 pm
followed by Q&A with the Director

HH The Dalai Lama has often called India as the ‘Guru’ of the Tibetan people. Most people think the situation is the other way around. The film explores the special relationship The Dalai Lama and the Tibetans share with India

INDIAN ROOTS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Benoy K Behl, 30 Min, 07:40 pm
followed by Q&A with the Director

Tibetan Buddhism is deeply rooted in Nalanda and other ancient and medieval universities of India. These were great centers of research and education, where a science of the mind was studied with great logic and precision. The film explores these Indian roots of Tibetan Buddhism.

WORKSHOP:

BY PRIOR REGISTRATION ONLY
No Charges, Limited Seats

write to
workshops@furhhdl.org
with full name(s), address and cell no.
allow at least a week for confirmation
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 21st (Thu) to 23rd (Sat) January, 2016 @ Casuarina Hall
 24th (Sun) January, 2016 @ Gulmohar Hall

6:30pm – 08:00 pm

India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre