"Environmental Sustainability" released
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 02 2023:
Professor N Rajmuhon Singh released the book "Environmental Sustainability" at a book release ceremony organised by the National Research Centre (NRC), Manipur at the Library Hall of the Centre yesterday.
According to a statement, the book was jointly edited by Dr Ch Memtombi Chanu, Dr Elangbam Gopal Singh and Dr Ngangom Jasantakumar Singh.
The book release ceremony was attended by Professor N Mohilal Meitei, former Dean of Students' Welfare and former Head of the Department of Zoology, Manipur University and Thongam Ajit Singh, President, NRC as the guest of honour and functional president.
Meanwhile, Dr Ksh Birla Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Manipur University joined the dignitaries on the dais as book reviewer.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor N Rajmuhon cited the chronology of post industrial revolution catastrophes and misuse of scientific knowledge and achievements that all haphazardly increase emission of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbon, ozone, methane and fossil fuels etc into the air or environment that are finally resulting in the much talked about climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect etc.
He reiterated that the most crucial concern of the environmentalists of the world, according to which, if the present global temperature is increased by 2 degree centigrade, no living being can survive on this planet.
So everyone has a responsibility to maintain the environment to control the global temperature, he said.
Sustainable development goals that include wetlands conservation, afforestation, control of toxic dumps and protection of traditional knowledge systems etc are to be realized to conserve both the earth and the lives on it, he added.
He further said that the newly released book can be a reference book to researchers along the world's initiating tripolar venture of education-research-innovation in all development approaches.
The other dignitaries present at the ceremony spoke at length about the environment and many issues related to it.