The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) organized the 3rd YUVA Meet on 1-2 February 2011 in New Delhi. It witnessed participation of young researchers and future entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds from across India and foreign shores. There were student delegates from 14 nations such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Argentina, Canada, Kenya, Swaziland, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Phillippines, Japan, Korea, Fiji Islands, Malaysia amidst others.
The theme of this year’s event was Road to Global Sustainability via Local Initiatives. It was held at the British Council, KG Marg (Day 1) and at the Delhi Secretariat, IP Extension (Day 2) respectively.
I was one among the six students who represented the college at this prestigious forum. Other students were Vandita Agrawal, Ekta Bansal, Ila Garg, Radhika Sharma and Shruti Jain. Each of us had written a short write-up expressing our thoughts on issues of carbon emissions, sustainability and role of young people having a common vision and commitment in tackling global inertia. This complements the title of the event YUVA or Youth United for Voluntary Action.
The Day 1 got underway with the Inaugural Address by Charlie Walker, Director Programme, British Council. He warmly welcomed the students and hoped that like the previous years, this year’s deliberations would enlighten the youth and bolster their confidence. He expressed the need for good educators who would help in propelling and harnessing the energy of youth and make them socially obligated. This would, of course, be not unidirectional.
Dr Leena Shrivastava, Executive director, TERI proceeded to announce the launch of LaBL or Lighting a Billion Lives. This student volunteer project aims to provide state of the art energy technologies that would facilitate change, inspire hope and transform lives of people in far-flung areas. By selling the solar energy based lanterns at a very nominal price, this small yet effective difference on part of young work force would bring a smile on faces of men, women and children living in far-flung areas.
The first plenary session revolved around the concept on sustainability. The keynote presentation was given by Prof Bhavik Bakshi, Vice Chancellor, TERI University who spoke in favour of multidisciplinary education- a sort of hybrid education that would cater to the challenges of modern era.
One of the highlights of the second plenary session was a Power Point Presentation by Rajat Bhargava, a wildlife biologist, World Wildlife Fund, India. The pictures caught the attention of the students at once and they listened intently to his talk about the endangered bird species particularly the Yellow Weaver. Bhargava’s love and passion for his job was clearly reflected in his endeavours.
The Young Achievers Session was the most-sought after that day as Anchor-Actor, Purab Kohli and Common Wealth Games 2010 Athlete, Krishna Poonia arrived as speakers.
In their addresses, these youth icons emphasized that the young people are “important stakeholders” in any efforts to counter environmental challenges and that they need to come in forefront and be actively engaged in creating awareness.
This last statement went well with Krishna Poonia. She enthralled the audience by narrating how her family supported her when she needed them the most and that she owed her success to them.
After the tea break, the results of the group activity were announced and it gives me immense pleasure in informing you that my group was one among those who got selected. We were required to present our poster the next day in a segment called Youth Express.
Then, the film screening of Stories in Stone was followed by a visit to Dilli Haat, a melting pot of Indian handicrafts and handlooms that also features food plazas.
I was one among the six students who represented the college at this prestigious forum. Other students were Vandita Agrawal, Ekta Bansal, Ila Garg, Radhika Sharma and Shruti Jain. Each of us had written a short write-up expressing our thoughts on issues of carbon emissions, sustainability and role of young people having a common vision and commitment in tackling global inertia. This complements the title of the event YUVA or Youth United for Voluntary Action.
The Day 1 got underway with the Inaugural Address by Charlie Walker, Director Programme, British Council. He warmly welcomed the students and hoped that like the previous years, this year’s deliberations would enlighten the youth and bolster their confidence. He expressed the need for good educators who would help in propelling and harnessing the energy of youth and make them socially obligated. This would, of course, be not unidirectional.
Dr Leena Shrivastava, Executive director, TERI proceeded to announce the launch of LaBL or Lighting a Billion Lives. This student volunteer project aims to provide state of the art energy technologies that would facilitate change, inspire hope and transform lives of people in far-flung areas. By selling the solar energy based lanterns at a very nominal price, this small yet effective difference on part of young work force would bring a smile on faces of men, women and children living in far-flung areas.
One of the highlights of the second plenary session was a Power Point Presentation by Rajat Bhargava, a wildlife biologist, World Wildlife Fund, India. The pictures caught the attention of the students at once and they listened intently to his talk about the endangered bird species particularly the Yellow Weaver. Bhargava’s love and passion for his job was clearly reflected in his endeavours.
In their addresses, these youth icons emphasized that the young people are “important stakeholders” in any efforts to counter environmental challenges and that they need to come in forefront and be actively engaged in creating awareness.
This last statement went well with Krishna Poonia. She enthralled the audience by narrating how her family supported her when she needed them the most and that she owed her success to them.
After the tea break, the results of the group activity were announced and it gives me immense pleasure in informing you that my group was one among those who got selected. We were required to present our poster the next day in a segment called Youth Express.
Then, the film screening of Stories in Stone was followed by a visit to Dilli Haat, a melting pot of Indian handicrafts and handlooms that also features food plazas.
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