The Department of Economics conducted an Educational Environment Visit on 27th December, 2024 at Environmental Sanitation Institute, Sughad for TY.BA Economic students. This place is using natural passive cooling strategies for climate mitigation, harvesting over two million liters of water in a drought-prone region, recycling waste water through natural plant (reed-bed) processes, bio-gas generation and composting - all are key components of this project, an institute set up to increase knowledge of rural, low-cost sanitation solutions. The campus is built essentially with natural materials and integrates local crafts skills such as stone inlay and mosaic work. The ventilated two-leaf cavity walls are constructed from load-bearing bricks, [...]

The Department of Economics conducted a Guest Lecture on “Environmental Economics” on 19th September; 2024. This lecture was delivered by Dr. Siddharth Thaker, a faculty of economics at the Shree Sahjanand Arts and Commerce College Ahmedabad. Dr. Siddharth Thaker, a well-known Forest and Wildlife conservator is also associated with the 5 National Parks of South Africa. He has been associated with the conservation initiatives and ecological projects of the states of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat. The speaker deliberated upon the co-relation between Environmental Economics and Developmental Sustainability. This lecture received an overwhelming response from both the faculty members as [...]