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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Conference on emerging technologies for sustainable

development held in Mumbai

Mumbai-based K.J. Somaiya Insti-
tute of Technology recently hosted the
‘International Conference on Emerging
Technologies for Sustainable Develop-
ment (ICETS 2025)’, with funding sup-
port of the Indian Society for Techni-
cal Education (ISTE). The conference
served as a platform for exchanging
ideas, fostering collaborations, and
opening new research opportunities
aligned with national and global prio- for India’s climate action”, participants thematic tracks: Environmental Sus-
rities in sustainable development. underscored the importance of robust tainability & Climate Action, Sustain-
policy frameworks, technology adop- able Healthcare & Equality, Sustain-
In the plenary talk, Dr. Dilip Shiva- tion, research, and community engage- able Agriculture & Food Security, and
gan, Senior Principal Scientist and ment to accelerate climate resilience. Space Innovations for Transformative
Head of Temperature & Humidity Industry.
Metrology at Council of Scientifi c & Another panel on “India in orbit:
Industrial Research (CSIR) – National Research, innovation, and global leader- As a special highlight of the con-
Physical Laboratory, shared insights ship in space by 2040” outlined ference, a meteorological instrument
on quantum metrology for sustainable future research avenues in satellite tech- called a “disdrometer” was installed
development, inspiring participants to nology, indigenous innovation, space at K.J. Somaiya Institute of Techno-
explore advanced measurement science entrepreneurship, and global collabora- logy by the Indian Institute of Tropical
for climate monitoring and clean tech- tions to strengthen India’s leadership in Meteorology, Pune. This equipment
nology. the space sector. will support enhanced regional climate
monitoring and collaborative research
In a panel discussion on “Techno- Participants from India and abroad on rainfall measurement and hydro-
logy, research, and policy as catalysts presented research papers across four meteorological studies.

NEW PROJECT
Kakinada SEZ setting up desalination plant in Andhra Pradesh

Kakinada SEZ Ltd., a 100% subsi- The desalination plant facility com- brine discharge, instead of discharging
diary of Auro Infra Realty and Infra- prises two seawater intake pipelines it into the sea, to reduce marine pollu-
structure, is setting up a 3x50 mld to draw 380-mld from the sea to the tion, the Committee said, as one of the
(million litres per day) desalination desalination plant. Further, the product conditions. The company will provide
plant at Kona village in Kakinada water from the desalination plant will necessary funds to a reputed university/
district of Andhra Pradesh, with an be distributed to the industries and port research institute in the fi eld and submit
investment of Rs. 1,310-crore. through various pipelines, the EAC a report to the concerned authorities for
said in the minutes of the meeting. further monitoring and compliance.
An Expert Appraisal Committee
(EAC) under the Ministry of Forests at The outfall pipeline will be laid in Desalinated water will help to
the Centre recommended the proposal the sea to carry the brine rejects of 230- reduce the load on the freshwater avail-
for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) mld from the desalination plant, it fur- able in the neighbouring areas. Ground-
clearance, with some conditions, in a ther said. The project proponent shall water tapping will get substantially
meeting held on June 26. assist in developing a prototype to reuse reduced, the EAC noted.

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