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International Energy Day observed at University of Science & Technology
Meghalaya
4th May, 2017, USTM, Meghalaya : Energy
is such an essential component in human life. Like air and water, every human
and every human society on this planet earth must have sufficient energy to live
and flourish. In addition, the ways in which we generate and use energy are
fundamental factors affecting the health of the earth’s natural environment upon
which the destiny of human race depends.
The department of Chemistry at USTM had observed International Energy Day 2017
on 3rd May just to make an effort towards creating awareness about the necessity
of saving the earth. Dr. Pankaj Kalita, Assistant Professor, Centre for Energy,
IIT Guwahati, Prof. K. Ismail, Retd. Professor, Department of Chemistry, NEHU,
Dr. J. N. Ganguli, Professor, Department of Chemistry, USTM had spoken on the
issue. Prior to the program, the students of the department had taken out a
rally in a bid to sensitize the issue amongst the common people.
Prof. Enamul Karim, Dean, School of Applied Sciences had emphatically stated “
the time has come when we must realize that energy is as important as roti,
kapra or makan and we must avoid creating such a situation when our natural
energy would be at stake”. Prof. J N Ganguli in his speech specifically
mentioned some of the preventive measures which every citizen of this civil
society must maintain, like green technologies in household appliances. He also
stated “in order to make people aware of the importance of conserving energy, we
need to grow some behavioral changes in our day-today life or activities”. Dr.
K. Ismail, Retd. Professor, Department of Chemistry, NEHU had talked about the
various implications of energy conservations so that its misuse can be
minimized. “So many awareness campaigns had been initiated by the Govt. of India
to that end but because of lack of awareness those campaigns always remain
unfulfilled”.
The chief guest and main speaker of the day, Dr. Pankaj Kalita, Assistant
Professor, Centre for Energy, IIT Guwahati had delivered a talk on “renewable
energy for sustainable future”. Having elaborated on different renewable sources
of energy, he categorically stated that “if we can make a total shift from using
electrical energy to solar energy, we may avoid any dangerous situation where
there would not be enough energy for consumption of humanity in their day to day
life ”.
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