Dehradun, June 7 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 5 Jun: CSIR-IIP celebrated World Environment Day here, today, with the theme, "Ending Plastic Pollution". Present were Air Vice Marshal KAA Sanjeeb and Wing Commander AS Sachan.

Hemant Kulkarni, Chief Scientist, in his opening remarks presented a brief overview of World Environment Day. He added that combating Plastic pollution requires a multipronged approach and lifestyle change to reduce plastic usage. In his welcome address, Dr HS Bisht, Director, CSIR-IIP, thanked the IAF for providing pivotal support for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Technology. He strongly emphasised the need to adopt energy efficient technologies to reduce carbon footprint.

Chief Guest Air Vice Marshal KAA...