International Conference On Sustainable Development

International Conference On Sustainable Development - Challenges and Prospects 6th and 7th October, 2017 Abstracts Editors Dr. Neelima Jerath Dr. Rajni Saluja Dr. Payal Bassi Dr. H. K. Sidhu Organized by Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh

Supported by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Sponsored by Punjab State Council for Science & Technology

Indian National Science Academy

Punjab & Sind Bank

Punjab Energy Development Agency

National Biodiversity Authority

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SERB, DST-GOI

Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change

Year of Publication: 2017 Desh Bhagat University

Citation: Jerath, Neelima, Saluja, Rajni, Bassi, Payal, Sidhu, K.H. 2017. Abstracts, International Conference on Sustainable Development- Challenges & Prospects. Desh Bhagat University, Punjab, pp: 110

Citation of Paper: Jerath, Neelima, 2017, Conserving Biodiversity Sustainably: Some Community Initiatives. In Abstracts, International Conference on Sustainable Development: Challenges & Prospects. (Eds.: Jerath, N., Saluja, R., Bassi, P., Sidhu, K.H.) Desh Bhagat University, Punjab, p: 62

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Preface The UN General Assembly has adopted Seventeen (17) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets as part of “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, as a universal agreement to develop a world based on principles of equality and justice. The Goals are based on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and beyond, and are as under: Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 5 Goal 6 Goal 7 Goal 8 Goal 9 Goal 10 Goal 11 Goal 12 Goal 13 Goal 14 Goal 15

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End poverty in all its forms End hunger, achieve food security, improved nutrition & promote sustainable agriculture Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all Ensure inclusive & equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities Achieve gender equality and empowerment Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Promote sustainable economic growth and employment for all Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Reduce inequality within and among countries Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources for development Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt land degradation and biodiversity loss Promote peaceful societies, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Strengthen the implementation and revitalization of global partnership iii

The Goals have already come into effect from January 1, 2016. As countries initiate action to achieve the targets set under SDGs, it is important to involve the masses in the program through scientific discussions, R&D and awareness building. As a humble step in this direction, the “International Conference on Sustainable & Development: Challenges & Prospects” has been organized by the Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India, in collaboration with United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 6th and 7th October, 2017. The Conference focuses on Goals 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15 and 17. The deliberations during the Conference are hoped to generate data and innovative ideas to effectively implement the SDG. Editors

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Patrons: Er. Sandeep Singh Vice President, DBU

Mrs. Tajinder Kaur Dr. Ram Boojh Pro Chancellor, Program Specialist, DBU UNESCO

Dr. Zora Singh Chancellor, DBU

International Advisory Committee Dr. Ram Boojh, Program Specialist UNESCO, New Delhi

Leonard Sonnenschein President World Aquarium and Conservation for the Oceans Foundation, USA

Prof. Sohan Wijesekera, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Dr. R. S. Rana Member National Biodiversity Authority and Former DG, National Bureau for Plant Genetic Resources

Prof. Basant Maheshwari Western Sydney University, Australia

Dr. P. S. Roy Former Dean. IIRS, Dehradun, Prof. Emeritus, University of Hyderabad

Dr Ram Prasad Chaudhary Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Neelima Jerath Provost, Desh Bhagat University, Former Executive Director PSCST and Director General, Science City Punjab

Dr.Satnam Singh Laddhar Additional Director, Environment Punjab State Council for Science & Technology

Organizers Dr. Payal Bassi Associate Director, DBU

Dr. H.K. Sidhu Dr. Neelima Jerath Dr. Virinder Singh Assistant Registrar, Provost, DBU Vice Chancellor, DBU DBU

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Acknowledgements The Desh Bhagat University and the Editors are indebted to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for supporting the International Conference on “Sustainable Development : Challenges and Prospects” and especially Dr. Ram Boojh, Program Specialist, for technical support. We wish to express our gratitude to National Biodiversity Authority, especially Chairperson and Secretary; The Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (SERB-DST), especially Secretary DST and Advisor – SERB; Punjab Energy Development Agency, especially Director, PEDA and Indian National Science Academy, especially Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director, for financial support, without which this Conference would not have been possible. We take this opportunity to thank members of the International Advisory Committee for their guidance from time to time. We are also thankful to Chancellor, Pro Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Vice President, Desh Bhagat University for their guidance and wholehearted support. We are grateful to the Experts, researchers, officers and faculty from various Departments and Academic institutions for their wholehearted participation and the entire team of Desh Bhagat University for their support and cooperation.

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Abbreviations used APIT APTI BHS BMI CBRT CEA CPW CSR DCS EDX ESRI FAO FEA FTIR GIS ICT IHP IHP LULCC MAB MAPs MSMEs NCDs NDBR NGOs PB PBB PEDA PGSC PMC PSCST RSM SDGs SE4AII SEM TDS UREDA WEF Nexus WSN

Air Pollution Enterprises Tolerance Index Air Pollution Tolerance Index Biodiversity Heritage Sites Body Mass Index Community Based Rural Tourism Central Electricity Authority Coplanar Waveguide Corporate Social Responsibility Designated Consumers Energy Dispersive X-Ray Microanalysis Environmental Systems Research Institute Food & Agricultural Organisation of the United Nation Finite Element Analysis Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Geographical Information Systems Information and Communication Technologies International Hydrological Programme International Hydrological Programme Land-use and Land cover change Man and Biosphere Program Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Species Medium, Small & Micro Enterprises Non Communicable Diseases Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Non-Government Organisations Plackett- Burman Punjab Biodiversity Board Punjab Energy Development Agency PushpaGujral Science City Pollen Mother Cell Migration Punjab State Council for Science & Technology Response Surface Methodology Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Energy for All Scanning Electron Microscopy Total Dissolved Solids Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency Water- Energy- Food Nexus Wireless Sensor Network vii

Contents Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 1.

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Sustainable Development Goals: Creating Sustainable Opportunities for All Ram Boojh 3 New Technologies for Providing Enough through Sustainable Agriculture Leonard Sonnenschein 5 Dynamics and Determinants of Land Use Change in India: Challenges for Indian Agriculture in Changing Climate and Socioeconomic Environment P. S. Roy 7

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 4. 5. 6.

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Global and Indian Solar PV outlook - The Quest for Clean Energy Maninder Pal Singh 11 Enterprise Based Up Gradation of Water Mills (Pico-Hydro) Onkar Nath 12 Sustainable Development through Energy Efficiency: The Case of Punjab during FY 2013-14 Pritpal Singh, Krishan Kant Singla & Amit Kumar 13 Climate Change: Truths and Myths Arundeep Ahluwalia 15 Climate Resilience Implications for Sustainable Development in the State of Punjab Prakashkiran S. Pawar & Shailly Kedia 17 Energy Efficiency and Air Pollution Control in MSMES Pardeep Garg & Mandeep Singh Walia 19 Enzyme Based Treatment of Textile Effluent for the Removal of H2O2 viii

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Balwinder Singh Sooch & Rupinder Kaur 20 Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Indian Context Anjana Arora 21 Sustainable Development Kulwant Kaur 22 Photocatalytic Reduction and Degradation of Industrial Pollutants by Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Gurjinder Singh & Mohit Rawat 23 Plant Species Resistance to Air Pollution: A Case Study of Mandi Gobindgarh with Special Reference to Aam Khas Baag, Sirhind Amanpreet Kaur & Harvinder Kaur Sidhu 24 Assessment of Effects of Industrial Effluents Ground Water Quality in Chandigarh Gaurav Thakur 25 Purification of Water with the Application of Natural Extracts Archana Tomar 26 Wireless Sensor Network: A Tool for Pollution Monitoring Jyoti Arora &Vandana Pushe 27 The Design and Experiment Analysis of Compact-Low Power Rectenna for Energy Harvesting: A Review Navpreet Kaur & Nipun Sharma 28 Structural and Multiferroic Properties of BNTKNNLTS-CZFMO Nanocomposites Synthesized By Chemical Method Gurpreet Kaur & Mintu Tyagi 29 Various Methods Used In Industrial Wastewater Treatment for the Re-Cycling Water Harjaspreet Singh & Archana Tomar 30 Thermal Load Analysis on Various Materials of Pistons and Juxtaposition Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Jatender Datta & Sahib Sartaj Singh 31

SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES 22. 23.

Simulation and Its Applications C. B. Gupta 35 Biodegradation of Sanitary Napkins and LDPE Using RhizopusOryzae and Listeria Spp. ix

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Meenu Thakur 36 Trends in Height, Weight and BMI in Young Haryanvi Females: An Anthropometric Analysis Abhilasha & Ajitpal Singh 37 Cloud Computing: A Global Scale for Sustainable Development Harmaninder Jit Singh Sidhu 38 Assistive Technology: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development Sukhwinder Kaur 39 Critical Analysis of Sustainable Strategies and Policies in Asia: Significant Issues Hindering Green Growth Anand Nayyar & Parneet Kaur 40 A Comparative Study of Different Motor Abilities among College Level Volleyball and Handball Female Players Ikram-Ur-Rehman 41 Effect of Radon and Its Progeny on Human Body and Environment Latika Jindal 42 Laws to Eliminate Gender Discrimination for Sustainable Development Manpreet Kaur 43 Violation of Human Rights as Voiced in Women Writing: Deconstructing Patriarchal Structures and Constructing Gender Equality Ruchee Aggarwal 44 The Role of Women in Sustainable Development with reference to Agriculture in Punjab. Manju Verma & Rupinder Kaur 45 Political Aspects of Sustainable Development Gurpreet Kaur 46 Political Aspects of Sustainable Development Shally Rani 47 Sustainability of Development: A Historical-Political Perspective Ramanpreet Kaur 48 Judicial Activism and Sustainable Development in India Manpreet Kaur 49 Sustainable Societies Ravneet Kaur 50 Systematic Review of Crime Data Analytics Sheena Rewari & Pankaj Kumar 51 x

NATURAL RESOURCES & BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 39.

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Sustainability in Agricultural Systems: International and National Perspectives Manjit S. Kang 55 Challenges of Ocean Sustainability: Fisheries, Coral Reefs and Pollutions Leonard Sonnenschein 56 The Need for Sufficient and Clean Amounts of Water to Fulfill the Sixth Goal of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) – Occupied Palestine A Case Study Hilmi S. Salem 58 Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayas: Strategy and Sustainable Development Ram P. Chaudhary 59 Boosting Green Chemicals in Sustainable Agriculture in addition to Pharma Sector in Make in India Campaign N. K. Dubey 60 Conserving Biodiversity Sustainably: Some Community Initiatives Neelima Jerath 62 Enhanced Production and Organic Solvent Stability of a Protease from Brevibacillus Laterosporus Periasamy Anbu 64 Folklore among Bhotiya Community: A Traditional Approach for Preserving Indigenous Knowledge System and Biodiversity Conservation in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India L. S. Kandari 65 Indigenous Water Management System and Ecological Implication in Natiya Tank Cascade System in Sri Lanka. Ravindra Kariyawasam, Rajesh Goyal & S.B. Godigamuwa 67 Impact of Industrial Pollution in Wetlands on Human Health Onkar Singh Brraich & Sulochana Jangu 68 Conservation of Biodiversity Heritage Sites through People’s Participation: Experiences from Punjab Jatinder Kaur Arora, Gurharminder Singh & Rupali Bal 69 Sustainable Use of BetulaUtilis D. Don by Inhabitants of Sechu Tuan Nalla Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh xi

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Puneet Kumar & Harminder Singh 71 Role of Invasion and Algal Allelopathy in Agroecosystems and Regulation of Algal Blooms Amrik Singh Ahluwalia 72 First Tetraploid Report, Cytomixis and Associated Meiotic Abnormalities in Pollen Mother Cells of Clematis Ladakhiana Grey Wilson. Nissar Ahmad Khan 73 First Ever Chromosomes Counts and Male Meiosis in Some Wild ‘Composits’ from the Cold Deserts of Ladakh Division (Jammu And Kashmir) India. Younas Rasheed Tantray 74 Data Mining: Solution for the Wildlife Conservation Khushboo Bansal, Anjume Shakir & Amandeep Kaur 75 Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Methanol Extract of ManilkaraZapota Savneet Kaur, Archana Tomar& Gaurav Pundir 76 A Review of Holistic Approach of Food and Nutrition Security in Community Development Jajbir Singh 77 Sustainable Development in Ayurveda Amit Kapila 78 Changes in nutraceutical and antioxidant components of onion (Allium cepa L.) Gentotypes during storage Inderpal Kaur, Neena Chawla & Ajmer Singh Dhatt 79 Media optimization for in vitro bacoside-A production inBacopamonnieri (L.) Wettst Mahima Bansal, Anil Kumar & M.S. Reddy 80 Development of manual water chestnut (Trapanatans) decorticator for Kashmir Valley, India Mehraj U Din Dar, Shafat Ahmad Khan, Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, Syed Rouhullah Ali & Bashir Ahmad Pandit 81 Bioinformatics: A tool to assist Breeding for Climate Change Piyusha Sharma & Harvinder Kaur Sidhu 82 Utilising marker-assisted selection for incorporating blast and bacterial blight disease resistance in the rice variety CO43 Navaneetha Krishnan J, Kumaravadivel N & Bharathi M 83 xii

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Sustainable Development Goal, Clean Water and Sanitation with Special Reference toAyurvedic Classical Texts Sudeep Kaur & Reman 84

ECONOMY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP 64. 65. 66.

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E-Goverance Meenakshi Mittal & R.K.Uppal 87 A Study of Indian Financial Intermediaries in Go Green Arena Payal Bassi & Rajni Saluja 88 Human Development for Sustainable Development: Empirical Analysis of Health and Education in India Kiran Gupta 89 E Governance and Sustainable Development in India- An Appraisal Inderpreet Kaur 90 Green Marketing: An Approach towards Sustainability Rajni Saluja & Kirti Sharma 91

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 69. 70. 71.

Utilizing Story Maps for Tourism Harpinder Singh & Lakhvir Singh Sustainable Tourism Seema Arora Sustainable Tourism Amrita Saini

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EDUCATION, RESEARCH & PATERNERSHIPS 72. 73. 74.

A PGSC Way of Dispersing Science Education to Sensitize Masses Rajesh Grover & Vishal Sharma 101 Research, Innovation and Development in Ayurveda Rajpreet Singh 102 Sustainable Disease Prevention by Nutrition Education Satyavati Rana, Aastha Malik & Sanjay Kumar 103

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Effect of Psychosocial Intervention on Adolescents of Substance Using Parents in Selected Senior Secondary Schools of Punjab: A Pilot Study Sukhbir Kaur 104 Gender Equality in Education: A Goal of Education for Sustainable Development. Hardeep Kaur 106 Capacity Building and Education for Sustainable Development Mohd Shakeel 107 Human Intelligence for Sustainable Development Megha Dhawan 108

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