Aafrin Kidwai Known as one of India’s finest experts on Solid Waste Management, Prof Brajesh Dubey, IIT Kharagpur, believes that the country’s waste management system can benefit immensely from homegrown technologies developed by Indian entrepreneurs. In an exclusive video interview with SolidWasteIndia, Prof Dubey discusses the need for better-trained waste professionals who can implement technological solutions best suited to address India’s unique waste management needs and requirements. The pandemic, he feels, provides an opportune moment for entrepreneurship backed by the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
You can watch the entire interview with Prof Dubey here.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE GOVT. IN PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
Regarding how the government can promote entrepreneurship in solid waste management, watch this excerpt from the interview focussing on Prof Dubey’s views on the govt’s role in encouraging entrepreneurship.
DOES INDIA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM PROMOTE INNOVATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES?
Addressing the need for more training programs for waste professionals, Mr Dubey says the Indian education system now includes environmental issues as a part of its syllabus but there remains a lot to be done at the higher educational level.
“Civil Engineering programs traditionally focus on waste and waste-water treatment and it would be useful to introduce Solid Waste management as a specialized component,” says the Professor. Here’s a video clip on Prof Dubey’s views on creating better solid waste engineers through an enabling educational environment.
