Hajin, Wednesday 5 June 2024: The Department of Environmental Sciences organized a seminar to celebrate World Environment Day. On the occasion, the principal of the college Prof. (Dr.) Peer Zahoor Ahmad in his welcome address appreciated the active role & participation of students and staff in environmental awareness campaigns of the college. He discussed the inevitable importance of the environment in sustaining life on Earth. In his address, the principal quoted Noam Chomsky's famous saying that " Nature is neither an infinite sink nor an infinite source" and emphasized the role of students in safeguarding the environment.

         The seminar witnessed distinctive speeches of Mr. Adnan Rashid HoD Environmental Sciences, Dr. Mehraj Hajini, HoD Political Science and some student participants on the theme, "Land Degradation, Desertification & Drought Resilience".

        In his speech, Mr. Adnan, HoD Environmental Sciences presented a detailed map of land degradation and desertification across the globe with special reference to India. Dr. Mehraj Hajini on the other hand highlighted the issues of environmental pollution and possible catholicons to protect it.

        The student speakers, Miss Arafat Rasool, Miss Ifshana Bano and Qazi Sharik of BG 4th semester, Mr. Danish Manzoor and Miss Bisma Jan of BG 2nd semester deliberated upon environmental degradation and the ways to protect our surroundings for present & future generations.

       The seminar was moderated by Dr Firdous Ahmad Parray, HoD Kashmiri while Dr. Fayrooz Ahmad Mir, HoD Urdu proposed the vote of thanks. The programme concluded with the distribution of certificates among the participating students. At the end, light refreshment was served to all the participating students by the college protocol committee.