News & Events

Awareness Poster signifying the status and facts about Tiger prepared by ENVIS was released by Shri Adhar Sinha, IAS, DG, EPTRI & Special Chief Secretary to Govt.,  Government of Telangana on the occasion of “International Tiger Day” 29th July, 2020  at EPTRI Campus.

Awareness Poster signifying the status and facts about Nature Conservation prepared by ENVIS was released by Shri Adhar Sinha, IAS, DG, EPTRI & Special Chief Secretary to Govt.,  Government of Telangana  on the occasion of “World Nature Conservation Day ” 28th July, 2020  at EPTRI Campus.

On the eve of World Environment Day (WED) ENVIS Hub and RP of EPTRI along with Telangana State Pollution Control Board, Government of Telangana and in association with Lee Shreyus Foundation have organized Virtual awareness campaigns from 29^th May – 5^th June 2020 on the theme “Time for Nature”.

World Environment Day, 2020 Sticker and Posters on COVID -19 are released by Sri A. Indrakaran Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Forest & Environment, Science & Technology, Law & Endowments, Govt. of Telangana and Dr. M. Suneela, Scientist & ENVIS Coordinator, EPTRI with Staff on 04^th June, 2020 at Aryana Bhavan, Hyderabad.

Events of the Virtual Awareness Campaigns from 29^th May – 5^th June, 2020 include:

Conducted Eight Webinar Sessions based on the theme and also conducted Environmental Youth Parliament, Online Paper Presentation and Quiz on Environmental Day.

For this event more than 5000 people have participated in these campaigns and encountered in the Asian Record Book.

 On the occasion of World Environmental Day the following dignitaries shared their views through webinar to the participants are:

• A. Indrakaran Reddy, Minister of Endowments, Law and Environment, Forest of Telangana
• Neetu Prasad, IAS, Member Secretary of Telangana State Pollution Control Board, Telangana
• Kalicharan S. Khartade, IAS, Secretary, Telangana State Biodiversity Board, Telangana.
• R. Sobha, IFS, PCCF (HoFF), Forest Department, Telangana
• M. Satyanarayana Rao, Director, NGC
• S.D. Mukherji, IFS (Retd.), Advisor, EPTRI
• Manoranjan Bhanja, IFS (Retd.), Advisor (T), EPTRI

Shared their views through webinar to the participants of both National and International that both Government of India and Government of Telangana have formulated the policies to conserve the nature, in addition to government, it is our duty to strive for the conservation of nature in the maximum possible way and he wished the people to take care of their green social responsibility and urged them to take up Green Good Deeds in everyday life.  Every individual should plant a tree on this occasion and shall protect the plant and shall increase the area with tree cover.  This time is very conducive (as we are facing covid -19) to reaffirm our commitment in protecting our environment and nurturing a better planet.  They appreciated people who are taking small and big steps to make our earth a better place to live.  They wished the team continues the same efforts for educating the people on the environmental hazards and I appeal all people of Telangana will be always in the forefront to conserve this nature.

At the end, participants have taken online pledge to protect the nature.

A two (2) week training programme on Climate Change & Sustainable Development (CCSD), 02-14 December, 2019 was successfully conducted by EPTRI under Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (MEA, GoI). Thirty-one (31) participants from thirty (30) countries attended the programme. The programme was inaugurated by Shri. B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Director General, EPTRI.

Shri Suresh K Reddy, IFS, Additional Secretary (MER), MEA, GoI attended the Valedictory and interacted with participants. The programme was concluded by distributing certificates to the participants by Additional Secretary (MER), MEA, GoI & Director General, EPTRI. Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation – ITEC Ballepu Kalyan Chakravarthy, Dr. Devyani Khobragade, JS, ITEC

Inauguration of three (3) week Training programme on Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) conducted by Environment Protection Training & Research Institute (EPTRI) under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (MEA, GoI) from 4-23 November 2019. The programme has forty (41) participants from twenty-three (24) countries. It was inaugurated by Shri. Ballepu Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Director General, EPTRI.

Shri. B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, DG EPTRI delivered the special address  during the  Stakeholder’s Consultation Meet for the ” Preparation of DPR for the Rejunevation of Godavari and Krishna through Forestry Interventions”  Organised by Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB), Hyderabad. Sri Rajeshwar  Tiwari IAS Spl. Chief Secreatary was the Chief Guest.

EPTRI conducted an ITEC Training Programme on Environmental Impact Assessment: Development Projects (EIA: DP) from 02-13 September 2019.  The programme had forty (40) participants from twenty-four (24) countries.  It was inaugurated by Shri. B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Director General, EPTRI and the Valedictory was attended by Dr. Neena Malhotra, IFS, Joint Secretary (East & South Africa), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (MEA, GoI) as Chief Guest.

Country vide experts  at the Sub-National Workshop for the Partnership for Action on Green Economy in Goa from 14th to 16th July, 2019 organized by The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) and TERI.  Shri B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Director General, EPTRI attended the workshop as expert and panelist.

A Two (2) day training workshop on “Climate Change & Forestry – Exploring New Financial Instruments” for Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers was held by EPTRI from 2-3 May, 2019.  A total of 18 officers from 14 states had participated in the training workshop.

The participants deliberated on Climate Change & Climate Finance Instruments available.  The workshop was inaugurated by Shri. B. Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Director General, EPTRI.