This research project investigated the role that higher education can play in addressing the challenges of sustainability and climate change, and particularly the importance of leadership and governance. Dr. Golda…

APSCC partners with “The Green Institute” for the World Environment Day Virtual symposium themed “Nature is Calling,” that will take place on June 5, 2021. Over 25 renowned sustainability leaders…

APSCC is organizing a Drawing Competition for students on “Wetlands & Water” marking this years theme on World Wetlands Day.   Circular Notification:

The Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University, Prof. Gurmeet Singh, and the Deputy Conservator of Forests and Wildlife, Smt. Vanjulavalli Sridhar, IFS, jointly launched the ‘Green Protocol for Wetlands’, in the presence…

The ‘World Wetlands Day 2021’ and the ‘50th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention’, is celebrated at Pondicherry University, in partnership with the Department of Forests and Wildlife, Department of Agriculture…

According to FAO, soil is a natural body consisting of layers (soil horizons) that are composed of weathered mineral materials, organic material, air and water, forming a natural medium for…

India is a diverse country rich in biodiversity and associated traditional knowledge. In this century, ecosystems are either being fragmented or eliminated, and the extinction of several species has increased…

  Conference Brochure: ICIAEESD-2020-Brochure pdf

‘Training and Capacity Building for the Compliance of “Green Protocol” @ Puducherry’, was provided to the Post Graduate Students of Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France along with the students& researchers of…

Imagine a robot that tends to the garden and disposes of sullage or a grid of ceramic tubes that generate electricity and power up gadgets? These were just a couple…

Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Postgraduate Studies organized Student Induction Programme cum Week of Welcome for First-Year PG Students as stipulated by the University Grants Commission. Dr. Golda A. Edwin, Executive Director,…

Center for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering – Pondicherry University partnered with NSERB INDIA and APSCC in organizing a National Level Workshop on Bioelectrochemical Technologies for Waste to Energy Conversion and…

Under the direction of Mr. P. Jawahar, IAS, Secretary to Government (Smart City) & Mr. P. Parthiban, IAS, Secretary to Government (Climate Change), APSCC did an assessment study to transform…

APSCC along with  Prof. A. Chella Perumal, Pondicherry University, India and Prof. Andrew J Russel, Durham University, UK and a host of other experts organized a Seminar on  ‘Good Health and Well…

APSCC promotes cotton bag drive at the 7-day special camp of the National Service Scheme (NSS) conducted at the Kamban Govt. Higher Secondary School. Dr. M Nandhivarman presided over the…

APSCC partners with the Bharathidasan Government College for Women in organizing an International Seminar on Eco Conscientious Reflective Practices. The event attracted over 200 delegates from a broad spectrum.

Lakes, ponds, and water bodies are well-known wildlife habitat for many aquatic and terrestrial species (both nocturnal and diurnal), commonly called as wetlands. The species may be either residents or…

APSCC in partnership with State NSS Coordinator and Indira Gandhi College of Arts and Science organized a state level rally to create awareness on the importance of wetlands and save them…

On this day when people come together to celebrate the World Wetlands Day, APSCC organized a Drawing Competition under the theme Wetlands and Climate Change at Indira Gandhi College of Arts and…

APSCC’s research team was invited to conduct an assessment of indoor air pollution in the Chief Secretariat Office of Puducherry. Several eco-friendly measures to combat indoor air pollution using native…

APSCC coordinated a program on Swachhta Pakhwada for the staffs of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER). The event is part of the National Swachh Bharat Mission…

Freshwater biomes like ponds, lakes, catchment areas, streams, rivers, and even oceans are irreversibly polluted, because of extensive urbanization and urban sprawl. The water-related threats and associated environmental issues are…

Water bodies like tanks/ponds/ooranies and rivers are an inherent part of Indian society and culture. They play a significant role in recharging groundwater, drinking water supply, irrigation, tourism, culture, etc.…

Green Protocol is a set of non-negotiable and/or standard operating procedures (SOP) where environmentally responsible practices, education, and research go hand-in-hand thereby creating a healthy environment and community. Starting from…

Department of Social Work, Pondicherry University in association with the Centre for Study of Social Exclusive and Inclusive Policy and APSCC organized a seminar on “MARCHING TOWARDS A GREEN CAMPUS”…

The disappearance of ecosystem services, from India and the world at large, is a well-accepted fact. The unseen aquifers are either irreversibly or reversibly threatened and even the available water…

The PG and Research Dept of Corporate Secretaryship of Bharathidasan Govt College for Women (BGCW), Puducherry conducted a one-day National conference on “Waste Management Practices” today. Seen from Left to…

Awareness Seminar and tree planting event at the World Environment Day Event @ Lenovo

  For the past few years, APSCC team has been contributing resource persons for the Summer Vacation Science Camp for School Students. The  Summer Camp for 2018 held on 04-May-2018…

APSCC team was part of the resource persons for the “Solar City Programme” organized by the Renewable Energy Agency Puducherry (REAP). The technical workshop covered renewable energy technology, energy conservation and…

To overcome the ever-increasing shortage of natural resources and unsustainable waste management practices, a ‘comprehensive green protocol’ was required. In view of this, a consortium of experts and dignitaries from…

On National Science Day programme, Students are being empowered with knowledge on Herbal Gardening and Environment.

As we embark on the Sustainable Development Goals, we are reminded that awareness education is central to UNEP’s mandate of ‘inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality…

National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C V Raman on 28 February…

For consecutive years, APSCC team has been contributing resource persons for the Vacation Science Camp for School Students organized by the Puducherry Council for Science and Technology, Department of Science…

According to Affordable Colleges Online, Going green in college usually isn’t a solitary pursuit; there are plenty of other students who have the same goals, and most colleges have begun…

APSCC was invited to be part of the event organized to empower the women’s self-help group working on local environmental and sustainability-related issues.

APSCC invited as one of the chief guests for the tree planting event at the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Government Higher Secondary School, Kirumampakkam. The event was presided over by Mr.…

  Registration Closed Registration Fee: NIL Program Agenda and Tentative Schedule: SLAPSWM-2017-18 Program Agenda and Schedule Govt. Circular issued for Schools: SchoolCircular Background of the Event: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests…

APSCC organized a students study visit to the Herbarium of French Institute of Pondicherry. The Herbarium, popularly known as HIFP was established in 1956 by Pierre Legris, an engineer from the Forestry…

Winning shortlist of the drawing contest held in conjunction with the 4th Indian Biodiversity Congress.

APSCC team contributed as resource persons in the Summer Vacation Science Camp held on 03-05-2017 to 31-05-2017 at Dr.Abdul Kalam Science Centre and Planetarium, Lawspet, Puducherry. The event attracted more…

The Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities (APSCC) partners with the 4th Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC-2017) and organizes a Drawing Contest as part of the event. IBC is a…

APSCC partners with the Global Soil Partnership, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to promote food security for all and to make sure people have access to…

Created following the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20 and built to further and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Sulitest has the support of a high…

The Department of Science Technology and Environment, Govt. of Puducherry, confers the “Environment Award – 2016” for the individual category to Ms. Golda Edwin, founder member of APSCC, in recognition…

APSCC has partnered with the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity and have made a long-term commitment to promote the Decade in all our activities and communications. Biodiversity is the diversity…

Mr. Nandhivarman and Ms. Golda from APSCC, were recognized for their outstanding performance in their research and promotion of best practices in organic farming and food security among schools and higher…

The Trust for Sustainable Living organized the 2016 Schools Sustainability Challenge Trophy in Dubai on 18-21 April 2016. Javahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, a residential school partnered with APSCC and participated in the challenge.…

Dr. Nandhivarman M has been invited as chief guest at the Savararayalu Nayakar Govt. Higher Secondary School for the National Environmental Awareness Program.

The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Alumni Association (JANVAA) honored the APSCC founders for promoting ‘green campus’ strategies. The school’s concept of a green campus advocates a model for global environmental sustainability…

APSCC team was invited as a Committee Member for the round table in the “Sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory”-SIS-GPST-SMPT Summer School held at the University of Perugia, Italy. The School’s aim is…

Although the term ‘Sustainable Development’ goes back to many decades, it was substantially enhanced since the Brundtland Report (1987), which is also known as Our Common Future. Following this event,…

New partnership between the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) and the Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities (APSCC), working in India to promote the…

Biomass briquettes are a renewable source of energy and avoids adding fossil carbon to the atmosphere thereby making it eligible to earn Carbon Credits for its usage. A large number…

As an objective of the Green Campus Summit, the team published the book titled “Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives: Approaches, Methods and Perspectives” with Springer Publication. Firmly rooted in the theory…

Sustainability Network IIT Madras in association with Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses & Communities (APSCC India) had organized the Sustainability Summit during second week of March. The main events…

The S-Net team at IIT-Madras in collaboration with APSCC had organized the yearly summit in 2014 that consisted of a case study competition titled GREEN VISION – 2020. The event…

Frequent soil testing is essential for sustainable agriculture to maintain and improve the existing soil structure and innate productive capacity of the soil. In this context, APSCC explores the feasibility of establishing…

APSCC was invited to participate in the 9th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The team were given an unique opportunity to showcase their contributions to advancing sustainability while…

APSCC presented a seminar on Environment and Sustainability at Paul’s Engineering College. The event focussed on Environmental Education, Sustainability Assessment and Establishing office of Sustainability in every campus, Sustainable SWM (Efficient use, R-R-R-R,…

International Sustainable Campus Network Event The 7th annual ISCN event was co-hosted by the International Sustainable Campus Network and the National University of Singapore. Leaders shared best practices in campus sustainability…

VIT University, Vellore, has bagged the Campus Challenge 2013 Award conferred by the Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities (APSCC). VIT vice-president Sankar Viswanathan received the award from…

Emphasizing the need for people to play an active role in increasing the green cover in Puducherry, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said that educational institutions and industries often take steps…

The “Green Campus Summit” (GCS-2013), organized by the APSCC, under the auspices of the Research and Transfer Centre “Applications of Life Sciences” of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany),…

Exhorting industries and educational institutions to play a leading role in environmental protection, former Chief Minister N Rangasamy said people should look at their neighborhood also while taking steps for…

Green Campus Summit 2013 gets underway this week. We spoke with Organizing Committee Chairman, Mr. Nandhivarman Muthu, about the pivotal role that educational institutions can play in progressing sustainable development.…

The Sustainable Campus Challenge – 2013 is being organized as a parallel event to the Green Campus Summit for high schools, colleges and Universities of India. As part of this challenge,…

As part of the research on the treatment of water resources, APSCC participated in the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and…

APSCC team presented their research on Water Management for Food Security at the International Summer School on sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory, held at Perugia University, Italy. According to FAO, Food security is the…

APSCC participated and presented in the World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities – A Parallel Event to Rio+20. Forty years after the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment and twenty years…

APSCC team presented their research findings at the 8th International Conference on Urban Watershed Management-Water Systems in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas held at Tsinghua Universit, Beijing, China. The World has entered in the era…

APSCC presents at the 11th APSA International Congress held at the University of Tokyo. The event attracted 297 participants from 22 countries. The International Congress seeks to provide a path not only for a…