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MAIT Students participation in world’s largest Climate Clock Assembly Event on World Earth Day
22nd April, 2023
Date:
22nd April, 2023
Venue:
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Orgainzed by:
Energy Swaraj Foundation in association with AICTE, CSIR, Axis Bank and others
Conveners from MAIT:
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Dr. K. C. Tripathi, Associate Prof., IT Dept.
Coordinator, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell, MAIT
Coordinator, National Innovation and Start Up Policy Cell, MAIT
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Dr. K.P. Tripathi, Assistant Prof., Applied Science Dept.
Coordinator, NSS, MAIT
Time:
8.30 AM to 3 PM
No. of participants:
About 600
Students of MAIT participated in the World's largest climate clock assembly event held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on 22nd April, 2023 to mark the occassion of Earth Day. A total of 559 climate clocks were assembled, marking an entry in the Asia book of records. The clock shows six years and 90 days before the earth touches 1.5 degree celcius of global warming. The event was organized by the Energy Swaraj Foundation in association with AICTE and CSIR.
The objective of the event was to assemble a climate countdown clock that displays the time left for the average global surface temperature to rise by 1.5oC or the time left for 1.5 oC global warming. About 200 groups from various schools and colleges participated in the event. The clocks assembled by the groups were given to the groups for display in their campuses.
The event was convened by Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki who is also known as the solar man of India and is the architect of the climate clock.
The students of MAIT successfully assembled the climate clock bringing laurels to the institute. The team was headed by Dr K C Tripathi and Dr K P Tripathi. The participation was done under the supervision of Prof Dr. Neelam Sharma, Director and Prof Dr. S.S Deswal, Dean Academics.
Dr. Nand Kishor Garg, founder and chief advisor , MATES and Shri Vineet Lohia, Chairman, MATES congratulated the team for the successful endeavour.
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