| Saturday, August 18, 2007
Seminar on global warming organised
Salem: The Indian Institute of Public Administration, Salem
Branch, organised a seminar on Global Warming at Vysya
College here on Thursday.
Branch Chairperson S. Lakshmi, inaugurating the seminar, highlighted
the problems arising due to global warming.
The climate change and melting of glaciers would lead to disastrous
consequences. She asked the students to be aware of global warming
and its negative impacts.
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University former Vice-Chancellor Sankaran,
in his keynote address, said that consequences triggered by
global warming included negative impact on the health of mankind,
erratic behaviour of rains, reduced forest cover and heavy melting
of glaciers.
Co-ordinated efforts were needed among the nations to address
the issue of global warming, he added.
He interacted with the participants and answered their queries.
Institute Secretary Rajan Devanesan and faculty members of the
college were present.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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