Our Team include Advisory Board, Promoters, Board of Directors, Friends and Associates
Our Experts includes Engineers, Scientists, Educators, Architect, Designers, and Doctors, who have varied experience in school, universities, industries, technology and sustainability. Our programs have been designed after thoughtful analysis of present scenario globally that needs innovation in Education, and Technology for Sustainability of the Mother Earth. These programs cater to necessities of systems making learning fun, based on real-life concerns through linking industries, academics, and community. We are continuously evolving training's, products centred on interaction with teachers, professionals, students and community members. Our team using system thinking address issues at different levels for capacity building in several domains.
Our team members are recognised in the areas of natural resources management – water, soil, energy, forestry, ICT, education, emission and noise analysis, developmental planning, implementation at national and international platforms. We endeavour to develop intelligent, smart solutions that inculcate a sense of well-being at individual, ecological, and societal levels for the HaritaDhara (Smart Green Sustainable Earth).
Partha Sarathi Roy
Currently Geospatial Chair Professor, Center for Earth & Space Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad and former Deputy Director of National Remote Sensing Centre and leading multidisciplinary natural resource scientists. Dr Roy, professionally an ecologist has made scientific contributions in developing remote sensing based methods to study vegetation, landscapes and ecosystems. He is part of international geospatial mapping and validation team (South Asia) for Global Land Cover - 2000; initiative undertaken in Millennium Ecosystem Program of UN-FAO and ESA. His most significant contribution is in the planning, designing and execution of the consequential National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) - a multi-institutional initiative of Ministry of Home Affairs to create national database for handing multiform contingencies at three different levels. He has instituted Masters, Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate programme at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) with technical collaboration with International Institute of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation Science (ITC), The Netherlands. He has published more than 116 papers in peer reviewed national and international journals, edited 4 books and contributed 29 chapters in different books. He is Fellow of Nature Conservators, National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Indian Geophysical Union, National Academy of Agriculture Sciences (FNAAS), National Institute of Ecology. As an advocate for geospatial technologies, his goal is to promote sustainable development, appropriate technology, service learning, and system thinking in his area of scientific research that includes disaster management, spatial analysis and modeling, surveying, satellite remote sensing mapping, monitoring of natural resource, landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation.
Krishna Prakash Tripathi
At present, Secretary, Agri Innovation Foundation (AIF), Lucknow and former Principal Scientist (S&WCE), CSWCRTI, Dehradun (Uttarakhand). He has handled Research, Training, Planning, Evaluation & monitoring and consultancy in the field of Watershed Development, Watershed Hydrology, Soil and Water Conservation, Stream Training (Drainage Line Treatment), Assessment of extractable quantity of River Bed Material and farm development. He had undertaken eighteen external funded projects totalling around Rs. 460.097 Lakhs. Member of Consortium Monitoring Unit (CMU) and the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan of the project entitled “Improvement in livelihood security of rural people living in disadvantaged districts of Uttar Pradesh through diversification in Agriculture” being implemented at C.C Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (UP) under National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), ICAR, MoA, Govt. of India, New Delhi sanctioned for 2008-2009 to 2011-12 at an estimated cost of Rs. 678.794 lakhs. He was member of editorial board of various journals, chairman Agricultural Engineering Division Board, IEI, Kolkata and IEI, UKSC for the session 2010 – 2012. He has published around 140 papers, book chapters, manuals, and reports. He has done M. Tech. (Agril Engg, IIT Kharagpur) in 1977 with specialization in S&WC, B. Tech. (Agril Engg, Pantnagar, 1974) and joined Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.) as Scientist-S1 (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) through Agricultural Research Service (A.R.S.) in 1977.
Steve Kostoff
CEO of Green Business Audit & Training, Australia. Whilst he has held numerous senior management and business development positions throughout his career, his roots are from the small business sector. From a lifetime in family business, he understands the constant pressures placed upon the small business operator and seeks to overcome them. This strong affinity has not been lost today as he actively consults and facilitates workshops in business management, environmental education and sustainable commercial practices. With qualifications in environmental management (1978) and business management, he has been able to incorporate strategies for sustainable business and energy efficiency (including waste management, recycling, efficient design, life-cycle analysis, EMS) into all of the work places he has managed. These have included hotels and hospitality complexes, commercial tenancies, and significant franchise operations. He has travelled the world extensively and lived in Boston and London. Steve is fluent in the Macedonian language and has a strong cultural and social conscience. His sector experience includes Business, Environmental, Telco, Retail, Hospitality, Community Development, RTO, Welfare, Management, Franchising and Project Management, with Industry and Government Board and Panel positions. His certification include Cert IV in Home Sustainability Assessment, Cert IV in Business Sustainability Assessment and Cert IV in Carbon Management.
Anil Kumar Garg
Chief Consultant (Town & Country Planning). He has hold very senior level post such as Ex. Chief Town Planner and Ex. Chief Coordinator Planner (NCR), Govt. of Haryana. He acted as advisor for SEZs, residential, commercial, and industrial projects, development strategies, tourism master plan, and environment impact assessment. He has been consultant to Consulting Engineering Services (India) Pvt. Ltd., Uppal, Reliance, Ansal, and Sahara group. He is head and managing Gurgaon, Haryana efforts of HRDEF. He has done B. Arch. from University of Roorkee (now IIT, Roorkee) and PG (Dip.) TCP (HCP)
Apoorve Kumar Garg
At present, Head - Commercial (Plant) at ADM Agro Industries Latur & Vizag Pvt. Ltd part of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), USA. A competent professional having 15 years’ experience with over 12 years post qualification experience with Agro Commodity Industry in the area of: Strategic Planning, Commodity Trading, Risk Management, Process Development, Internal Controls & Compliance, Management Reporting. One year international experience and proficient in handling issues related to operations, structured financing, sales, execution etc. He drive profitable growth and expansion by building robust systems & processes having problem solving, decision making and analytical capabilities. An effective communicator with good leadership, planning, interpersonal and people management skills. He is qualified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
All the above positions are Honorary in nature and as per their living experience (Age)