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Student Workshops MBA - Energy and Environment

Sr No

Name and Designation of

the External Expert

Topic of the

Workshop

Conducted for Program and

Batch

1

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Mr K Sridharan,

Retd. Executive Director,

Indian Renewable Energy

Development Agency ,

New Delhi

Mr MayankVishnoi,

Sr Associate, Consultancy

Division, Darashaw and

Co, Mumbai

MrShekharHattangadi

Dr Ravi Kulkarni ,

Professor, Symbiosis

Centre for Management

and Human Resource

Development, Pune

Mr. NareshPatil,

Vice President –Corporate

Sustainability,

Mahindra & Mahindra,

Mumbai

MrBhaskarDuttagupta,

Vice President, Thermax

Upstream Oil and Gas

Division ,Pune

Renewable Energy

project financing for

CDM

Overview of Carbon

markets

Energy and

Environment - A

legal perspective

SPSS

Corporate

sustainability – the

Mahindra way

Oil and Gas

Business- prospect

and challenges

MBA-Energy and

Environment (Batch 2009-11)

13October 2009

MBA-Energy and


28 November 2009

MBA-Energy and


16th July 2011

MBA-Energy and


July 2011

MBA-Energy and


13 September 2011

MBA-Energy and


25 September 2011

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

Ms Nitu Goyal

Vice President , Managing

Emissions Pvt Ltd

,Mumbai

Mr. Wolfgang Lehmacher,

Partner and Managing

Director (Greater China and

India), Corporate Value

Associates – CVA, Hong

Kong

Ms Cleo Paskal, Associate

Fellow, Environment and

Development Programme,

Royal Institute of

International

Affairs,Chatham house,

London, UK

Dr. Marina Dabic,

Professor, Dept. of

International Economics,

Faculty of Economics and

Business, University of

Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Mr N Sai Mohan

Technical Advisor, ( Ex

President& CEO)

International Division,

Kalpataru Power

Transmission Ltd. Mumbai

MrBhaskarDuttagupta,

Vice President, Thermax

Upstream Oil and Gas

Division ,Pune

Recent trends in

Carbon Markets and

CDM

International supply

chain management

When constant

become variables:

How environmental

change affects

physical, service and

legal infrastructure

Innovative strategies

for innovative

management)

Exploring business

opportunities in

overseas projects in

power sector

Student Business

Plan Presentation

review and

discussion

MBA-Energy and


6 October 2011

MBA-International Business

(Batch 2011-13)

12 January 2012

MBA-Energy and


12 January 2012

MBA- International Business

(Batch 2011-13)

11January 2012

MBA-Energy and


18 February 2012

MBA-Energy and


16 March 2012

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

Mr P G Chavan , Energy

Consultant ,Pune

MrDamandeep Singh,

Senior Advisor- CDP India,

New Delhi

Mr Ajay Jindal

Chief Manager-Water

Technologies, L &T,

Mumbai

Mr. NareshPatil,

Vice President –Corporate

Sustainability,

Mahindra & Mahindra,

Mumbai

Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy ,

Expert and Consultant

MoEF

Dr Ramani Iyer,

Mr Prakash Bapat

Forbes Marshall

Dr G Areendran, Director,

IGCMC,WWF India

Issues , challenges in

Non renewable

energy sector

Introduction to CDP

India and its

activities

Industrial Water &

Wastewater

Management

Corporate

sustainability – the

Mahindra way

E Waste –

management and

issues

Energy Management

System 50001 and

PAT scheme

Practical

applications of GIS

and Remote Sensing

in Energy and

Environment sector

MBA-Energy and


September 2011

MBA-Energy and


17 August 2012

MBA-Energy and


18 August 2012

MBA-Energy and


1 September 2012

MBA-Energy and


15 September 2012

MBA-Energy and


22 September 2012

MBA-Energy and


6-8 October 2012

Student Workshops MBA - Energy and Environment

1. Workshop Title :Renewable Energy project financing for CDM

Speaker :Mr K Sridharan, Retd. Executive Director, Indian Renewable Energy Development

Agency , New Delhi

Date : 13 October 2009

Batch :MBA-Energy and Environment (Batch 2009-11)

Summary :Mr K Sridharan provided a comprehensive overview of the Renewable energy

markets in India and its importance in the context of global climate change negotiations. He

addressed the students on some of the challenges pertaining to the sector particularly laying

emphasis on the product development and financing aspects. Topics related to solar, wind,

biomass, small hydropower projects and how they have been financed by various agencies was

covered. The pitfalls and issues for each sector was also described during the workshop to

provide students with an understanding of how project financing mechanisms need to be seen

differently for each of the renewable energy sectors.

Mr K S Sridharan Mr.K.S.Sridharan (66), is a post graduate in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

with specialization in the area of electronics and communication. He has over 41 years professional experience in India & abroad in the area of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency & Conservation,

International Trade in Electronics & communication.

Presently he is a consultant in the fields of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change based in India, offering consultancy services in project feasibility, due diligence, project structuring etc.

He is a member of facing faculty in Symbiosis Institute of International Business from June 2011 for

handling subjects on Renewable Energy sources, Renewable Energy Project analysis for post graduate management students in the Energy and Environment discipline.

He has delivered lectures in Climate Change, Clean development mechanisms, project formulation, financing, monitoring, social and environment issues at various seminars and capacity building training

programmes in India and overseas. He is also assisting financial institutions as lender’s engineer for

monitoring long gestation projects in Renewable Energy.

He has served about 31 years in Indian public sector enterprises in various capacities. At the time of

superannuation he was Executive Director and Head of Projects and Technical Services Department at

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited ( IREDA), a central government public sector financial institution exclusively set up for financing Renewable Energy projects.

During his tenure in IREDA over 8 ½ years he has contributed to the development of Renewable Energy Sector in India through innovative financing. His assignments covered planning, formulation of company

policy, project evaluation, appraisal, financing, monitoring, coordination with Government departments

and international financial institutions such as World Bank, ADB, KFW etc for resource mobilization,

utilization and follow up consultancy contracts, workshops, training programs, coordination of CDM activities etc in the area of solar energy, wind energy, small hydro, biomass power, Cogeneration, waste

to energy, energy efficiency and conservation including Energy Service Company (ESCO) projects.

He has closely worked with multilateral and bilateral Global Financial institutions such as World Bank,

ADB, Kfw in successful utilization of international lines of credit for the development of projects in

Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation. He has worked with Indian Government

Ministries, Departments in implementing Government programmes and policies for the development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects in India.

He represented IREDA in the International seminars in Berlin in August 2003 and April 2004 and made presentations on the renewable energy development and energy efficiency scenario in India.

He has also worked closely with the IREDA Secretariat of the Core group under the UNF/WB/UNEP 3-Country Energy Efficiency Project involving China, Brazil and India aiming at development of financial

intermediation mechanisms for Energy Efficiency Investments in developing countries and also lead the

Indian delegation to the Beijing seminar in April 2005.

Prior to joining IREDA he was associated with Electronics Trade and Technology Development

Corporation Limited (ET&T), a central government public sector enterprise for over 23 years in various

capacities including establishing and managing an overseas branch for 5 ½ years in California.

2. Workshop Title : Overview of Carbon markets

Speaker :Mr Mayank Vishnoi, Sr Associate, Consultancy Division, Darashaw and Co, Mumbai

Date : 28 November 2009


Summary :Mr MayankVishnoi spoke on the current trends in global carbon markets and its

implicationsfor a country like Indian . He emphasized on the UNFCCC created market

mechanism namely the Clean Development Mechanism which was very popular amongst project

developers. He provided a detailed background of how CDM was instrumental in generating

business for Indian industry apart from its focus on developing clean energy projects. He

conducted an exercise in the workshop to gauge the student’s knowledge of current carbon

prices and transaction models and how CERs were being traded across various countries under

the CDM. He also dealt with some of the underlying difficulties being faced by the CDM

process and how Government of India and the UNFCCC were tackling the issues.

3. Workshop Title :Energy and Environment - A legal perspective

Speaker :Mr Shekhar Hattangadi , Legal expert

Date :16 July 2011


Summary :Mr Shekhar Hattangadi provide students with a basic understanding of the legal

instruments and policies related to the energy and environment sector. Some of the regulatory

aspects pertaining to specific industries, and energy and environment related issues were

elucidated .

4. Workshop Title :SPSS - an understanding and analyses

Speaker : Dr Ravi Kulkarni , Professor, Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human

Resource Development, Pune

Date :17,24 July 2011


Summary : Mr Ravi Kulkarni gave a description of the SPSS models and how it can be

integrated into Business and industry applications.

5. Workshop Title : Corporate sustainability – the Mahindra way

Speaker : Mr. Naresh Patil, Vice President –Corporate Sustainability,

Mahindra & Mahindra, Mumbai

Date : 13 September 2011

Batch : MBA-Energy and Environment (Batch 2010-12)

Summary :

Businesses cannot grow and flourish without resources like water, energy and materials. With

the ever increasing population, urbanisation and industrialisation the demand for the various

process products is growing at an alarming rate. This has pitched in depletion of earth resources

and environmental pollution which ultimately leads to global issues like climate change, ozone

depletion, etc. Corporate sustainability is one of the several approaches to tackle these issues.

Corporate Sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term consumer and employee

value by not only creating a "green" strategy aimed towards the natural environment, but taking

into consideration every dimension of how a business operates in the social, cultural, and

economic environment. Also, formulating strategy to build a company that fosters longevity

through transparency and proper employee development. Corporate Sustainability Cell of

Mahindra Group is one success story in this context and same was narrated by Mr Naresh Patil to

the students of MBA (EE) in order to give them the insight as to how the organisations are

tackling such issues. Students were highly enriched by the said workshop.

6. Workshop Title : Oil and Gas Business- prospect and challenges

Speaker : Mr Bhaskar Duttagupta, Vice President, Thermax Upstream Oil and Gas Division,

Pune



Summary : The MBA Energy and Environment programme introduced a course on Oil and gas

markets in its curriculum since the inception of the programme. Keeping in mind the

importance of the sector in the larger context of International Business and the mandate of the

Institute , it was felt that imparting a specialised industry focused workshops in the area would l

value to the knowledge base of the second year students. Mr Bhaskar Duttagupta an industry

professional with over 35 years of experience conducted a workshop in this regard. He

discussed the various aspects of the oil and gas industry particularly in the light of the changing

global oil and gas market dynamics and the evolving geopolitical scenario . The recent natural

gas focus in India was also presented by him. The workshop enlightened the students on the

future direction of the oil and gas businessin India.

Mr Bhaskar Duttagupta

Mr.B.Duttagupta is a Chemical engineer from IIT,Kharagpur with about 40 years of diverse

industrial experience like project management ,engineering ,international marketing ,market

development with special skill in contarcting and negoatiation. For the past 15 years he had been

in the senior leadership position in the Oil & Gas division of L&T setting up green field business

divisions including managing takeovers.

Mr.Duttagupta is a motivational leader with creative thinking and special acumen in stategic

positioning.He has travelled world wide and have rich experience of handling alliance with

global partners in the field of Oil & Gas.

Mr.Duttagupta has recently retired as a Vice President and Member of the Board of Upstream

Oil & Gas company of L&T. Teaching is his passion and he enjoys interacting with young

minds.

7. Workshop Title : Issues , challenges in Non renewable energy sector

Speaker : Mr P G Chavan , Energy Consultant ,Pune

Date : September 2011


Summary : Mr P G Chavan , an Energy Consultant in Pune was invited to conduct a series of

workshops for the benefit of students on some of the issues facing the non conventional energy

sector in India. This was conducted specifically to give students added domain knowledge on

the sector.

Prataprao Govindrao Chavan

Educational Qualification: Diploma in Mech. Engg.

A.M.I.E., M.I.E. (mechanical) F.I.E.( I E India)

Chartered Engineer, M.B.A.,

Certified Energy Auditor (Bureau of Energy Efficiency)

Accredited Management Teacher (AIMA) New Delhi

Experience: Joined M.S. Elect. Board on 01/03/1969 and retired on 30/10/2004. As

Chief Engineer. (Gen.O&M)

36 years experience in power sector. (Generation)

Work Spectrum –

1. Operation and maintenance of large thermal power stations. Gained expertise in maintenance of

Boilers, Turbines, Generator, Coal Handling, Ash Handling and other support systems. Worked in

Paras, Bhusawal, Parli, Nasik thermal power stations (Maharashtra)

2. Worked as Dy. Chief Engineer (Training), In charge of Eklahara – Nasik training center for post

recruitment training programmes for Junior Engineers Gen./Distribution/EHVT trainees.

Successfully implemented various training modules for Jr. Engrs., Refresher courses for Line staff

and EHVT staff.

3. 2001 to 2003-worked as Dy. Chief Engineer (O&M)at Koyna Hydro-Electric Project-largest in

Maharashtra.

(2x20Mw + 4x70Mw + 8x80Mw + 4x250 Mw) total 1960 Mw installed capacity. While working I

have actively contributed for -------

a) Renovation and mordernisation works of stage I and II having 600Mw capacity under World

Bank loan.

b) Complete repairs and replacement for critical areas of 4x80Mw Hydro generator rotors

c) New installations and commissioning of 4x250=1000Mw units in Koyna stage IV

d) Actively participated in framing policy guidelines for Thermal Power Station unit sizing in

MSEB.

4. Worked as Chief Engineer (Generation) Bhusawal, as In -charge of Bhusawal and Paras Thermal

Power Stations. Computerization and establishment of Power Plant Management System (PPMS)

was done during my tenure.

5. ISO 9001-2000 Certification was achieved by me for Pophali, Bhusawal and Paras Power

Stations.

6. Passed Energy Auditor’s Certifying Exam. with Distinction in April 2006 and working as visiting

faculty for Bureau of Energy Efficiency Exam. Coaching classes, being conducted by Institution

of Engineers Pune local center, Maratha Chamber of Commerce Pune and M I T Pune.

7. January to December 2007 joined as Director, Yashwantrao Chavan Academy for Development

Administration, Govt. of Maharashtra. (YASHADA) Pune, in Centre for Power Sector

Development. Presently Guest Faculty at YASHADA Pune for Corporate Managers.

8. Active in framing Refresher courses for Senior and Middle level Executives.

9. The Government Policies in RGGVY and Rural Electrification were incorporated in framing

Training Need Analysis while working as Director , Center for Power Sector Development in

YASHADA Pune.

10. Worked as Guest Faculty to Foundation Course for Trainee IAS officers of Maharashtra

Cadre for power sector over view

11. Represented State Power Sector in Board Of Governors (BOG) Policy Meetings at YASHADA

Pune.

12. Specialization – Thermal Engineering, Co-Generation, Energy Audit, Training Needs Analysis for

Target groups, Teaching Faculty on Engg, H R Topics. Training Faculty for Bureau of Energy

Efficiency (BEE) New Delhi.

13. One of Founder Members of Prerana Energy Professionals’ Co op Society Pune a specialized group of Energy Consultants.

14. Presently working as Company Advisor to Concept Engineers Pune, and to M U Efficiency

Augumentors Pune. Both companies involved in Energy auditing , Industrial / Corporate training

& Project monitoring.

15. Guest Faculty dealing with Energy Sector related subjects to

MIT Pune, SIIB MBA (E&E) Courses, Institution of Engineers Pune. NICMAR Pune

MCCIA Pune

8. Workshop Title : Recent trends in Carbon Markets and CDM

Speaker : Ms Nitu Goyal,Vice President , Managing Emissions Pvt Ltd ,Mumbai

Date : 6 October 2011


Summary : Ms Goyal introduced the subject of carbon markets for the second year students .

The workshop was an interactive session as students had completed a course on carbon credits

in the first year. In view of this discussions in the workshop centered aroun the current

UNFCCC climate negotiations and how the future course of the CDM market and business

opportunities. The uncertainty over falling global CER prices was deliberated upon by Ms Goyal

and how this is likely to affect Indian businesses. She also presented some aspectes of the likely

scenario of the Post Kyoto process and how regional markets might beome important post 2012

. Ms Goyal expressed satisfaction over the indepth knowledge of the students and encouraged

them to further analyse industry trends in the carbon market space.

Ms Nitu Goyal

Brief Profile

• Vice President at Managing Emissions Pvt Ltd

• Assistant Director at C-Quest Capital, LLC

• Associate Fellow at TERI (The Energy & Resources Institute)

• Research Associate, Climate Change at The Energy and Resources Institute

• Intern at Institute of Economic Growth

• Intern at The Energy and Resources Institute

9. Workshop Title : When constant become variables: How environmental change affects

physical, service and legal infrastructure

Speaker : Ms Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow, Environment and Development Programme,

Royal Institute of International Affairs,Chatham house, London, UK

Date : 12 January 2012


Summary :

Ms Cleo Paskal conducted a workshop on how global climate change is likely to threaten

environmental security and as a consequence led to serious conflicts between nations. She

utilised the opportunity to explain to students the geo political aspects of climate change and its

implications for national security. She also examined the rapid pace of global change by

combining insightful economic and political analysis with the most likely environmental change

scenarios. She identified problem areas that could start conflicts (access to water and resources

in Asia), economic trends that could shift the balance of power (China’s policy of nationalistic

capitalism), and geopolitical realignments (the burgeoning strategic partnership between the

United States and India).

She spoke on how seemingly impervious western nations, such as the United States, are

shockingly vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surges and rising sea levels, and what that could mean

for their internal stability and economic development; how the thawing Arctic is opening up a

vast resources, strategic shipping routes such as the Northwest Passage and geopolitical leverage;

how changing precipitation patterns, extreme weather and water shortages are creating severe

disruptions in India and China, and how that could affect their relations with each other, and the

world; how rising sea levels may shift borders and alter the very notion of statehood, potentially

challenging international law to the breaking point; and , finally, what could happen in coming

decades, and how to avoid the worst of it.

Ms. Cleo Paskal

Ms Cleo Paskal is an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham

House, London, as well as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Geopolitics, Manipal

University, and at SCMS, Kochi. She has consulted for or briefed a wide range of stakeholders

including the US Department of Energy, US Army WarCollege, UK Ministry of Defence,

German Foreign Office, EU, NATO, OSCE, US Department of State, government experts from

at least 30other countries and the heads of many major corporations. Ms Paskal has also won

over two dozen awards for her writing and has contributed to, among others, the Sunday Times,

Telegraph, and The Economist. She has hosted BBC radio shows and wrote an Emmy-winning

documentary TV series. Her book Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic, and Political

Crises Will Redraw the WorldMap (2010) won multiple awards, including the Grantham Prize

Award of Special Merit. She is currently a columnist for the HuffingtonPost.

10. Workshop Title : Exploring business opportunities in overseas projects in power sector

Speaker : Mr N Sai Mohan Technical Advisor, ( Ex President & CEO) International

Division, Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. Mumbai

Date : 18 February 2012


Summary : The Energy and Power setor is a major component of the MBA Programme. The

power sector courses cover several aspects providing conceptual knowledge and practial

applications of the business aspects of domestic and international power sector projects.This

includes generation , transmission and distibution of power . As part of this Mr N Sai Mohan

was invited to present the industry focus on business opportunities existing in large

infrastructure power projects overseas. With his vast experience of commissioning power

projects in countries like Philippines, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia , he

provided students with an understanding of the many facets of how country regulations and

policies drive power sector investments in these countries. He also dealt with the aspects of

doing business in these countries particularly keeping in the mind the growth and economy of

these developing countries. Mr Sai Mohan was keen to take up further workshops for the

students in the area of international tendering of projects and contracts management as he

believed these areas were improtant for the students undergoing MBA in niche areas like

Energy and Environment . He suggested introducing specific courses in this regard in the

curriculum.

About the Presenter:

Mr. N. Rao Sai Mohan, Class of 1971 (Electrical Grad) has been a practicing Power Engineer

involving in Design, Bidding, Execution of large turnkey Electrical Projects for 19 years in

India, 14 years overseas and eight years as Head of International business for the second largest

overhead transmission company in India.

His stint include DGM in Best & Crompton Engg Ltd. (Madras), GM of Arab Malaysian Best &

Crompton Sdn Bhd. (Malaysia), Regional Manager & GM (South East Asia & MENA) and

President & CEO of International Projects for Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (Mumbai),

until his retirement in September 2011. Now he is the Technical Advisor to KPTL India for their

overseas Projects.

During his active professional career, he also served as:

Alternate Director, AMBC, (1990-94), Malaysia

Director, AMBC Controls (1992-94), Malaysia,

Director, KEC (Campa) Ltd., (1995-97) Vietnam,

Director, Arus KEC Sdn Bhd., (1995-2003), Malaysia

Director, KPTL South Africa Ltd (2008-11) and Director, KPTL Nigeria (2008-11)

& Member of Executive Committees in AMBC, Malaysia (1990-94), KPTL, India (2008-11) and

Trustee for Welfare Committee Trust in KPTL (2005-11).

He has been trained in plethora of soft skills & management subjects in India, Malaysia,

Singapore, Manila, Jakarta and UAE. The last training program he underwent for “Global

Advanced Management Program” in ISB, Hyderabad and Kellogg School of Management in

Chicago, USA (2007).

He shares his knowledge in Professional Establishments viz., Mahindra Ugine Ltd., KPTL, JMC

Projects (in India and overseas) for Time Management, Business Strategy, Procurement,

Commercial Issue for overseas Projects, Turnkey Projects Management etc.,

11. Workshop Title : Student Entrepreneurship Venture Business Plan Presentation review and

discussion

Speaker : Mr Bhaskar Duttagupta, Vice President, Thermax Upstream Oil and Gas Division,

Pune

Date : 16 March 2012


Summary : As part of the ongoing efforts to introduce innvovative curriculum models and

pedagogical tools in the MBA programme, students were provided with tools to develop an

entrepreneurship venture around energy and environment related products and services. The

students developed these business plans through the knowledge gained from class room teaching

of various business management disciplines. Accordingly, Mr Duttagupta was invited as an

Industry expert to conduct a workshop and review some of the Business plans presentations and

suggest improvements and refining them in order to give students clarity on how effective

business plans could be developed. This was a fruitful exercise as students got the valuable

mentorship of an industry professional on the challenging aspects of creating an entrepenusrhip

venture.

Mr Bhaskar Duttagupta

Mr.B.Duttagupta is a Chemical engineer from IIT,Kharagpur with about 40 years of diverse

industrial experience like project management ,engineering ,international marketing ,market

development with special skill in contarcting and negoatiation. For the past 15 years he had been

in the senior leadership position in the Oil & Gas division of L&T setting up green field business

divisions including managing takeovers.

Mr.Duttagupta is a motivational leader with creative thinking and special acumen in stategic

positioning.He has travelled world wide and have rich experience of handling alliance with

global partners in the field of Oil & Gas.

Mr.Duttagupta has recently retired as a Vice President and Member of the Board of Upstream

Oil & Gas company of L&T. Teaching is his passion and he enjoys interacting with young

minds.

12. Workshop Title :Introduction to CDP India and its activities

Speaker :Mr Damandeep Singh, Senior Advisor- CDP India, New Delhi

Date :17 August 2012


Description : Mr Damandeep Singh Senior Advisor- CDP India, New Delhi provided an

overview of the Carbon Disclosure Project – India and its activities. He focused on providing a

background of how voluntary disclosures through the CDP process has helped Business and

Industry disclose their GHG emissions profile and provide a business case for corporate

sustainability. He also provided examples of how countries across the worldare usingCDP to

leverage their role in building environmentally conscious business activities across different

sectors.

Damandeep Singh, Director CDP India

Mr Damandeep Singh has worked for over two decades writing and researching on environment

and development issues in India. He worked as an independent consultant and journalist

primarily on environment and climate change issues working with ERM UK, Worldwatch

Institute, The Climate Group, Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Suzlon Energy. Prior to that he

was heading Research and Programme Missions Divisions of the National Geographic Channel

for five years.

13. Workshop Title :Industrial Water & Wastewater Management

Speaker :Mr Ajay Jindal, Chief Manager-Water Technologies, L &T, Mumbai

Date :18 August 2012


Summary : Mr Ajay Jindal gave a comprehensive overview of the water sector and its role in

Corporate governance. He laid special emphasis on Industrial water management and waste

water related issues giving examples of best practices from the sector. He brought several in

aspects of how L and T has been involved in water related activities and its role in making a

conscious efforts to reduce water footprints across its clients. Mr Jindal threw light on the

issues of infrastructure where L and T plays a major role in commissioning EPC projects where

water and waste water treatment is a major issue. He also cited some examples of waste water

treatment design and recycling issues which provided students with a good understanding and

exposure of the industry sector.

A. K. Jindal Water, Environment & Corporate Sustainability

Tel: (0) 99 67 40 86 35, Mail: >[email protected]<

Profile

Over 28 years of industry experience in the field of Water, Energy, Environment and

Sustainability. Association with 300 projects / consultancy based assignments in about

15 countries in Asia, Europe and Middle East.

Working with Global Environmental Companies:

• Chief Manager – Water Technologies, L&T, Mumbai

• Environmental Specialist, DHV Group, The Netherlands

• Area Manager (India) for Seghers (now Keepal Seghers), Belgium

• Technical Manager, US Filter, USA based in KL, Malaysia

• Manager-Waste Management, Thermax, Pune, India

• Sr. Environmental Engineer, MWH, Mumbai

Association with Developmental Organizations:

• Member of “UNDP / UNCH / WORLD BANK’s Regional Network of Experts

• UNICEF sponsored projects for water supply, sanitation & community

participation

• Dutch Govt. sponsored projects on clean technologies

• UNDP project “Green Rating of Indian Industry”

Major Initiatives:

• Presently with Larsen & Toubro Limited - Water Technologies and Environmental

Issues (climate change studies, CDM initiatives, corporate sustainability)

• Visiting Faculty to many Universities / Institutes and Published Work

Education:

Masters in Environmental Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),

Bangkok with a German Govt. (DAAD) Scholarship

14. Workshop Title : Corporate sustainability – the Mahindra way

Speaker : Mr. Naresh Patil, Vice President –Corporate Sustainability, Mahindra & Mahindra,

Mumbai



Summary :

Businesses cannot grow and flourish without resources like water, energy and materials. With

the ever increasing population, urbanisation and industrialisation the demand for the various

process products is growing at an alarming rate. This has pitched in depletion of earth resources

and environmental pollution which ultimately leads to global issues like climate change, ozone

depletion, etc. Corporate sustainability is one of the several approaches to tackle these issues.

Corporate Sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term consumer and employee

value by not only creating a "green" strategy aimed towards the natural environment, but taking

into consideration every dimension of how a business operates in the social, cultural, and

economic environment. Also, formulating strategy to build a company that fosters longevity

through transparency and proper employee development. Corporate Sustainability Cell of

Mahindra Group is one success story in this context and same was narrated by Mr Naresh Patil to

the students of MBA (EE) in order to give them the insight as to how the organisations are

tackling such issues. Students were highly enriched by the said workshop.

15. Workshop Title : Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipments Management & Rules, 2011

Speaker : Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy ,Scientist, Ministry of Environment & Forests (Retd),

Consultant, WEEE Recycle Project, GIZ, New Delhi



Summary :

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) or e-waste, is one of the fastest growing

advanced type of solid waste streams in urban environment worldwide. E-waste/WEEE in

general comprises of all old, end-of-life appliances like computers, laptops, audio and video

products, refrigerators, freezers, mobiles phones, etc. along with their peripherals. Globally,

WEEE is growing by about 40 million tons a year. In developed countries, e-waste constitutes 1-

2% of the total solid waste generation. Developing countries are in the challenging phase as they

are already facing the continuum of hazardous e-waste mountains. The physical composition of

e-waste is very diverse and contains over 1000 different substances. Majority of e-waste

components are precious heavy metals which are non-renewable and finite resource and

therefore valuable. In this context the Indian Govt. formulated e-waste handling rules, 2011 for

effective management of e-waste. However, it is not an easy path to understand these rules.

Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy, one of the key members in formulating e-waste policies provided the

requisite insight to the students of MBA (EE) on these aspects during workshop. Students

enjoyed the workshop content.

16. Workshop Title : Energy Management System ISO 50001 and PAT scheme

Speaker : Dr Ramani Iyer, Mr Prakash Bapat, Forbes Marshall Ltd, Pune



Summary :

Energy efficiency helps all organisations save money and conserve resources to tackle climate

change issue. ISO 50001 supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently,

through the development of an Energy Management System (EnMS). It based on the

management system model of continual improvement. This makes it easier for organizations to

integrate energy management into their overall efforts to improve quality and environmental

management. Mr Ramani Iyer and Mr Prakash Bapat through their workshop provided to the

students of MBA (EE) the ISO 50001:2011 framework of requirements for organizations to:

develop a policy for more efficient use of energy; fix targets and objectives to meet the policy;

use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use; measure the results; review

how well the policy works, and continually improve energy management. The workshop was

well appreciated by the students.

17. Workshop Title : Practical applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Energy and

Environment sector

Speaker : Dr G Areendran, Director, Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre ,WWF

India

Date : 6-8 October 2012


Summary : Geographical Information systems and Remote Sensing is an integral part of the

Course curriculum of the MBA Programme. The use of GIS and RS as a tool for managers to

take informed decisions on energy ,environment and natural resoruces related businsses has been

recognised the world over. Keeping this in mind, the Academic programme has introduced a

course to provide conceptual understanding of the basic facts related to GIS /RS and its potential

applications in Business and Industry. Dr G Areendran, an expert in the applications of the tool

in Industry was invited to hold a training workshop for the senior batch students on the various

aspects of GIS and RS. During this period students were given hands on training on how the

tools can be used to develop effective GIS based solutions in Energy and Environment related

sectors.

BIONOTE OF GOPALA AREENDRAN

Born on March 13th

, 1970 Gopala Areendran is currently heading the Remote Sensing, GIS and

IGCMC Division at WWF-India (www.wwfindia.net).

He has been actively involved in several WWF-India’s scientific projects using a range of GIS

and Remote Sensing techniques. Some of the worth mentioning are: Baseline Mapping of

Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar; Mapping and Image Interpretation of North Bank Landscape

with emphasis to Elephants and Rhino Conservation by the Asian Rhino and Elephant Action

Strategy; Biodiversity mapping of southern portion of Eastern Ghats; Determine

Landuse/landcover status and creation of digital database for the Kaziranga-Karbianglong

landscape, Eastern Himalaya ecoregion; Forest cover maping and their changes in Satpuda

Maikal Landscape; Glacial Change assessment of Gangotri glaciers, using advance remote

sensing techniques; Detection of minimal water column in river ganges (rishkesh to narora )

during the peak summer, using multi dated remote sensing data techniques, Smart infrastructure

planning using GIS modeling approach better management of Wildlife corridors.etc. .

Working with larger mammals has been an area of his expertise, as is aptly reflected also from

his doctorate thesis project titled “A Study on Vegetation Ecology in Pench Tiger Reserve with

reference to Gaur (Bos gaurus) using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.” Work experience

ranges from handling of Image Processing and GIS software’s including ERDAS imagine,

ArcGIS, Arcview.

He has earlier been associated in research capacity with Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and

Natural History (SACON), Madras Environmental Society (MES), Chennai and Institute of

Remote Sensing, Anna University, Chennai.

He has till date published 27 research papers and reports in peer reviewed journals. He was also

involved in publication of 4 books in the capacity of editor, and co- author. One of his title is a

Chapter to the book on Global Change and Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives"

published by Cambridge University Press in 2008.

He has attended several seminars, training & workshops. He was also a Visiting Researcher at

Conservation GIS Lab, Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia, USin 2003, and was

awarded Scholarship to ESRI, Redlands, California in 2007.

He has supervised and provided guidance for completion of the graduate and PG degrees of 37

students till date (2010). Several others are undergoing training under him.

I was involved in training of forest department staff of Panna Tiger reserve, for handling radio

collars. Imparted GPS training to Namdapha Tiger reserve as well as D’Erring WLS range staff.

Teaching Four credit GIS course to the students of School of Human Ecology & School of

Development studies. 2010-2011

Apart from the several academic and technical areas of expertise listed here, he has a flair for

wildlife photography and won institute awards.

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