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IDPD Peace Week 6th to 13th August
Meeting at Thapar College 7.08.2013
On 7th of August as part of IDPD campaign to observe 6 to 13 August as Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary peace week, rotary club, main Patiala, headed by Prof. Dr Amarjeet, Professor and Head, Dept. of Surgery, Mullana Medical College (Ambala) and president of the rotary club, organized a meeting at Patiala. Dr Balbir Singh member central council IDPD delivered a lecture on renewable sources of energy, sustainable development and non violent means of conflict resolution. The meeting was attended by 30 members of rotary club and eminent citizens including Prof S K Mariya (former Head of Urology and Principal, PGI Rohtak) and Dr Seema Bawa (Dean, student welfare, THAPAR University, Patiala). Members paid homage to the victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Fukushima and unanimously resolved to promote renewable energy especially solar and biomass waste energy in Punjab.
Students Model United Nations at Thapar University 12-8-2013.
Dr. Balbir Singh delivered lecture to an audience of over 500 students from all over the country and few foreign delegates, in the presence of faculty of Thapar university and invited guests. Students took an active part in the discussion and Dr Seema Bawa declared at the end of the session that Thapar Unviersity will immediately take steps to install solar power plants and also initiate efforts for biogas. She said, even if there is a remote risk of nuclear accident which can endanger human life, flora and fauna, we must strive hard to use technologies that are 100% safe. In view of the fact that Co2 levels have reached 400ppm and freak weather conditions are increasing in intensity and frequency. It was unanimously resolved that we should use solar, wind and bio energy in order to set up a Thapar Model of Energy Generation and Consumption so as to serve as a role model to society.