Media Release

Mangaluru, Oct 25: The department of Political Science, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru is organising a National Webinar on 'Western Ghats: Past, Present and Future'. The eminent Indian Ecologist professor (Dr) Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil will address on the theme. Professor Gadgil is an Indian ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and the founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, former member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the head of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) of 2010 (Gadgil Commission). He is the recipient of the Padma Shri (1981) and the Padma Bhushan (2006).

The session will be moderated Dr Smitha Hegde, Plant biotechnologist, an expert in ferns of the Western Ghats, professor and deputy and director at NITTE University, Center for Science Education and Research.

The soil and water of Western Ghats region sustain the livelihoods of millions of people. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN proposes the protection of such regions for ecological balance and is the need of the hour. The department of Political Science, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru would like to bring to the fore these issues through this webinar. The webinar is scheduled for October 28, 2021 at 10.30 to 12.15 am on the zoom platform. Those interested could clicking on to the following link for registration: https://forms.gle/NiWCGguu7ZiGNCtKA