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Committee REPORTS

Environmental Mentoring

Committee 17. Paper recycling project with NGO Sampurn(e)arth Environment Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

(MOU signed).

18. Composting of campus solid waste with NGO Eco-Rox (MOU signed).

19. Environment Magazine "Eco-News (3rd Edition)" was released by Shri. Piyush Goyal on 19th
September 2017.

Sustainable Development : Perspectives, Achievements & Challenges
organized by Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science and Commerce on 23rd
September 2017. Paper published in Aarhat Multidisciplinary International
Education Research Journal (AMIERJ) , ISSN 2278-5655, UGC Approved
Journal No.: 48178,48818 (Impact Factor: 5.18).

12. Composting of nirmalaya collected during Ganesh Chaturthi (150kg) on 6th
September 2017 and Navaratri (30kg) festivals on 3d October 2017.

13.Plastic collection drive from 23rd to 29th September 2017 and also on 8th January
2018.

14. E-waste collection drive in college on 8th January 2018.
Achievements:
15. Organized competition for F.Y.B.Com. students along with EVS department- Essay writing on
15th January 2018, Poster presentation on 16th January 2018, Power-point presentation on 18th 1. College received a certificate of appreciation from BMC F-North ward on 11th March 2018
January 2018. for composting project.
2. Dr. Meetali Das Gupta, Co-ordinator, Environmental Mentoring Committee received an
16. Composting project done in award on 19th September 2017 for exemplary and continuous contributions towards the
college with the support of NGO college and initiating green practices in college.
ECO-ROX was extended to the
rural area. A compost pit was 3. Environmental Mentoring Committee received the ‘Best Committee Award’ for academic
year 2016-2017 during Annual Prize Distribution function on 3rd February 2018 in
constructed by the NSS students at recognition of valuable contributions to the development of the institution and for responsible
the village adopted by the college Environment management.
NSS unit at Bhatsai, Shahapur.
The inauguration of the project 4. Environment friendly initiatives of the college were covered by Hindustan Times newspaper
was done on 20th January 2018 on 21st August 2017.
by Principal Dr. Vijay Dabholkar. 5. Environment friendly initiatives of the college were covered by NDTV Banega Swachh
Bharat E-news on 4th September 2017.

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