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Events & Seminars

Round Table Conference on GM Crop

We organized a Round Table Conference of farmer representatives, environmental activists and experts from different States on the issue of national policy on Genetically Modified crops at Kalpatta, Wayanad district, Kerala on 6 October 2024. The conference was organized in the background of the Supreme Court direction in April 2024 to the Government of India to evolve a national policy on GM crops. The Conference discussed various issues affecting the interests of farmers, consumers, environment, ecology and biodiversity on account of introduction of GM crops and GM food products. Speaking at the event Magsaysay Award Winner Dr Rajendra Singh, popularly known as Water Man of India, stated that GM crops pose threat to every agro-ecological and climate zone. Dr Suma from Dr Swaminathan Foundation said that GM crops in conjunction with intellectual property rights regime is inimical to the rights of traditional farmers who have made immense contributions to conserve seed varieties. She explained that genetic modification of plants will lead to bio-diversity erosion and ecological disasters. A draft bio-safety policy document was presented in the Conference for discussion. This will be submitted to the state and central governments after finalization in further conferences.

Mr Shamsuddeen A.K. felicitating Magsaysay award winner Dr Rajinder Singh at the Round Table Conference on GM Crops in Kalapatta, Wayanad, Kerala

Participation in G-20 Working Group Meeting on Sustainable Tourism

We participated and contributed to the deliberations of the G-20 Working Group meeting on Tourism held in Goa. Mr. Shamsuddeen A.K. was invited to this meeting as a special guest. We put forward concrete suggestions for measures to undertake to ensure sustainable tourism and we are working on some of the measures like freeing tourist places from plastic menace and prevention of littering of water bodies near tourism places.

Mr Shamsudden A.K., Secretary and Director, Green Institute for Research and Development (extreme right) along with Shri Shripad Naik, Hon’ble Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, Waterways & Tourism, Government of India and other dignitaries at the 4th G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting held in Goa from 19th to 22nd June 2023

National Conference on Beating the Plastic Menace

A National Conference was held on the subject of “Beating the Plastic Hazard: Challenges and Strategies” on the 4th June 2018, i.e., on the eve of the World Environment Day 2018. The Conference was held in view of the UN’s adoption of the theme of “Beating Plastic Pollution” for the World Environment Day 2018, the global level programmes for which were officially hosted by India.We associated with the Delhi Technological University(DTU)’s Department of Environmental Engineering in holding the National Conference. The Conference was attended by eminent scientists and expert environmentalists and participants from scientific and technological institutes, NGOs, social leaders and industry representatives from different parts of the country.

GIRD Secretary, Mr Shamsuddeen AK addressing National Level Networking Workshop of NGOs/CSOs on Collective Efforts for Climate Change induced Disaster Risk Reduction on 29th September 2023 at Vishwa Yuva Kendra, New Delhi

Mr. Shamsuddeen, Secretary, GIRD, Dr. S. K. Singh, Prof., DTU, Er. Sohail Akthar, Director, MNRE and Dr. P. Sudhakar of IIT Delhi, at the National Seminar organized by GIRD at IIT Delhi

Dr. Arun K. Tripathi, Director, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India makes his presentation at GIRD’s National Seminar at JNU

GIRD Director, Shamsuddeen AK, makes his Introductory Remarks Conference on “Sustainable and Innovative Solutions for Water Woes” on 28 March, 2011. Delhi Technological University

GIRD Secretary Shamsuddeen, A.K. at the meeting of the Kerala State Vigilance and Monitoring Committee on 17-04-2012 at Thiruvananthapuram

Hunger strike in Parliament Street, volunteers of GIRD jointly with EkthaParishat, for immediate intervention of the Government for the victims of flood in Bihar

Mr. Shamsuddeen AK, Secretary GIRD delivering Key Note Address in the National Seminar on the subject of“Vehicular Pollution in Delhi after the Court’s Directions: An Assessment’ on February 26, 2008