Feb 2019

VOLUME 107 | ISSUE 113 | FEBRUARY 2019 Page 4 6 Actions Established by H.H. Dr. Syedna  Environment Wellness & Lifestyle Monthly Newsletter for preventing climate change Mohammed Burhanuddin (RA)   in 1992  1. Reduce Emissions 2. Implement The 3 R’s Biogas App Launched Successfully 3. Save Energy 4. Eat A Low-Carb S5u. sDtaeim.naabnlde Celebrating the 75th birthday of His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS, Diet Measures Burhani Foundation (India) in association with Indian Biogas Association (IBA) launched a unique Biogas Mobile App on 18th Feb 2019 at IIT-BHU, Varanasi. The app helps to increase awareness about the Biogas field and to apprise our countrymen with the immense benefits Biogas can provide. 6. Take Action Features of this App: Key Benefits of this Project: To Save Forests  Biogas Basics  Supporting ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’  Biogas Calculator  Awareness regarding renewable energy  Resources Mapping  Real-Time Assistance sources in India  Government Policies  Promoting Circular Economy, Waste to Energy  Buyer-Seller Platform  Farmers corner and Zero Organic Waste to Landfill BURHANI FOUNDATION (INDIA)  Amatullah Manzil, 65 Bazargate Street,  Fort, Mumbai‐1.  Recycled Paper Used Recycled Paper Used Phone:     22678480 / 22634326  Youtube:   Burhani Foundation India Channel  Website: burhanifoundationindia.org  Facebook: Burhani‐Foundation‐India  Email:      [email protected]    Twitter:      BFI_environment                   [email protected]  Instagram: burhani.foundation 

Page 2 Page 3 Biogas App Launch Event The ‘Green Torch Bearer Certificate’ was awarded to His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mufaddal SaifuddinTUS by The event saw presence of distinguished professors, eminent scholars, students, BHU, for the initiatives in environment conservation farmers, Dawoodi Bohra community members, members of Green Brigade, social and for promoting various environmental activities activists, businessmen and Trustees of BFI. The Green Brigade is a team of Women across the Globe. volunteers who travel to various remote villages and convince people to join various Government initiatives and spread message on environmental conservation. Features of the Biogas App IIT-BHU Director Prof.P.K.Jain talked about circular economy, appropriate usage of The main objective of the Biogas App is to provide all the Biogas and fixing the loopholes hampering the progress of Biogas in our country. information at a single touch of the user. Introducing BFI, Shk Abdeali Bhanpurawala, talked about the importance of sustain- Biogas Basics: You can access basic information here. In future ability, which BFI is adopting while Maulana Athar Dehlavi addressed the audience updates, it will cover the technical, financial and safety basics. and drew attention towards the rich heritage of Varanasi, the River Ganga, the Biogas Calculator: You can calculate data related to Biogas by contribution of IIT-BHU and also described the progress of the Dawoodi Bohra selecting the substrate. There are over 200 organic substrates, community and their contribution towards nation’s progress. Mr Gaurav Kedia covering almost all possible feed-stocks of Biogas. described the Biogas App in detail, listing all of its features. Biogas Mapping: You can map all the available resources and During the panel discussion in the second session, biogas experts interacted with waste processing plants across the country. You can Map A the participants and discussed the pros and cons of Biogas as well as the benefits Substrate, Map Plant or View Resources in your vicinity. and scope of the new mobile app. Students of IIT-BHU were presented with Real Time Assistance: Contact IBA directly from the App. certificates for research and development in Renewable Energy sector. Government Policies: You can explore the policy initiatives of the Central Government, covering all inter-ministerial frame- Recycled Paper Used works related to Biogas. Recycled Paper Used Buyer-Seller Platform: You can buy sell biogas related products here. Farmer’s Corner: This feature is specifically designed to increase awareness among farmers about the plethora of benefits Biogas and Bio-slurry can offer. Melting ice sheets will trigger extreme weather across the world In research papers published in the journal Nature, an international research team predicted “Climate Chaos” as more melt-water gushes into the oceans, producing a marked impact on weather within decades. This is expected to accelerate the melting of ice sheets and raise global sea levels, threatening communities around the world and posing an existential threat to low-lying islands, weakening ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream and changing air temperatures on both sides of the Atlantic.