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Environmentalist Ms. Almitra PatelEnvironmentalist Ms. Almitra Patelis the member ofSupreme CourtCommitteefor Solid Waste

Management ofIndia.She has a very strong technical background and experience in several engineering

fields, good para-medical knowledge and on a wide variety of pollution-related issues.

About Ms. Patelswork in the field ofenvironment& solid waste management practices

Honorary Tree Warden forKarnataka.

Founder Member of Swabhimana.

Fought a successful battle against poor solid waste managementand filed a Public Interest Litigation

(PIL) to force the Union Government to put in place effective solid waste management rules in the

country.

Designed and supervised construction of 41 low-cost homes, 22 poultry sheds and 2 large school

buildings.

Designed and built a gender-friendly low-cost toilet to prevent blockage of sewers.

Convener, INTACH Waste Network.

Honorary Advisor / supporter / mentor of numerous students, entrepreneurs, individuals and NGOs in

the fields of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Waste Water Management.

Award(s):Economic Times Achiever of the Year for Environment in Karnataka, Golden Jubilee

Award for Environment from Bangalore City Corpn, Kempegowda Award-winner for Environment,etc.

Publications: Vacuum Concrete, Track Down Your Induction Furnace Lining Problems, Strategies for

SlumFree cities : A Discussion Paper, etc.

Note:Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules 2000apply to every municipal

authority that would be responsible for the collection, segregation, processing, transportation and disposal

of solid waste.

GEAC revalidated 10-GM crops for field trailsThe Genetic Engineering ApprovalCommittee(GEAC) revalidated the field trials for 10 varieties of

Genetically Modified (GM) food crops viz. wheat, rice, maize, cotton, sorghum, etc.

The panel has allowed multi-national seed companies viz. Mahyco, BASFIndiaand Monsanto

Indiato go ahead with wider or phase-II field trials for these genetically modified crops.

The companies desiring to go for confined field trials will have to approved first by the respective State

governments becauseagricultureis a State subject under Constitutional provision.

Revalidation of GM crops varieties was required due to the lapse of validity period on account of State

governments not allowing field trial.

The GEAC had given its clearance in those 10 cases way back in 2011 and 2012.

Functions of Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)

To permit the use of GMOs and products thereof for commercial applications.

To adopt producers for restriction or prohibition, production, sale, import & use of GMOs both for

research and applications under EPA.

To approve for conduct of large scale field trials, evaluation of large scale field trial data and final

approval for release of transgenic crop in to theenvironment. To authorize large scale production and release of GMOs and productsthereof into the environment.

To authorize agencies or persons to have powers to take punitive actions under the EPA.

Note:The committee under the chairmanship of additional secretary in theMinistry of Environment and

Forests(MoEF) Mr. Hem Pande did not take decision on any new cases in its meeting on Friday. It will

meet again on April 25, 2014 to take a call on 70 fresh applications.

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