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34th Indian Engineering Congress, Hyderabad
Societal Engineering –
Imperatives for Nation Building
of different disciplines of engineering towards achieving
common goals. Er Narendra Singh, the then President Elect,
IEI during his address focused on forthcoming challenges
before the engineering fraternity including enhancing
agricultural productivity, water preservation, disaster
management, enhancement of skills and employability.
On this occasion, the Technical Volume and the Souvenir of
the Congress were released by the Chief Guest along with
other dignitaries on the dais.
During the inaugural session, the prestigious NDRF Design
Awards, Safety and Quality Awards and Water Management
Forum Awards were presented. The inaugural ceremony
was well attended by the illustrious Past Presidents, Vice
Presidents, distinguished Council Members, and delegates
from foreign countries and learned Corporate Members
of the Institution. Large number of practicing engineers,
The 34th Indian Engineering Congress of The Institution of Engineers (India) was organized by technocrats, research scholars from industry and academia,
the Telangana State Centre of the Institution on the theme ‘Societal Engineering – Imperatives students from reputed engineering institutions all over the
for Nation Building’ during December 27-29, 2019 at Hyderabad International Convention country has attended the Congress. Earlier, Dr G Rameshwar
Centre, Hyderabad. Hon’ble Governor of Telangana, Dr (Smt) Tamilisai Soundararajan, Rao, Chairman, Telangana State Centre in his welcome
graced the occasion as Chief Guest during the inaugural session. During her address, Hon’ble address mentioned that Indian Engineering Congress is the
Governor emphasized on the wide application domain of Artificial Intelligence with human right platform for dissemination of knowledge and ideas. Maj
machine interface and greener lifestyle with smart utilization of natural resources. Mr Vemula Gen (Dr) S Bhattacharya, VSM (Retd), Secretary & Director
Prashanth Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Roads & Buildings, Legislative Affairs and Housing, General of the Institution proposed the vote of thanks.
Government of Telangana was present during The Inaugural Session was followed by the Visionary Talk
the occasion as Guest of Honour. During his delivered by Prof GONG Ke, President, World Federation of
address, Mr Reddy stressed on the duties and Engineering Organizations, (WFEO) on the theme ‘Transform
responsibilities of engineering fraternity to solve Engineering for Sustainable Development’. During his
complex social problems. Dr T M Gunaraja, address, Prof GONG Ke lucidly explained the objectives of
the then President, IEI, during his address
focused on the continuous learning process
of the young engineers through training and
development and interface with the industry to
bridge the employability gap in a constructive
manner. Dr Gunaraja further recommended that
the engineers should initiate in defining its own
future, by transforming engineering education
to help achieve the vision, accommodating
innovative developments from non-engineering
fields; and find ways to focus the synergies
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President, IEI.
Four technical sessions were conducted concurrently with the Congress,
where nearly eighty papers were presented by the experts from industry and
academia followed by meaningful deliberations and interactive sessions.
Each session was chaired by distinguished engineering personalities of
the country. A large number of industrial case studies were presented
during the sessions by the paper presenters from RITES, Engineers India
Limited, Tandon Consultants Private Limited, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation,
L&T, NTPC, NICMAR, JK Cement, NLC India Limited along with academic
presentations by the experts from IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University,
JNTUH, NIT Jalandhar, UPES Dehradun, Annamalai University, MANIT
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and commitment to UN 2030 Bhopla, Delhi Technological University, VIT Vellore, IIT BHU, Sant Longowal
Agenda towards eradication of poverty and mentioned that engineering Institute of Engineering and Technology and others.
and technology are the key to achieve SDGs. President, WFEO emphasized
During the Congress, an International Meet was organized with the august
on transforming engineering education to meet the requirement of fourth
industrial revolution, implementation of Cyber Physical Societal System,
powerful Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence empowered engineering
and recommended to build worldwide education standard; embedding
sustainability as the core of engineering education; ethical management of
AI applications and so on. The second Visionary Talk was presented by Mr
A Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Chairman, Ramky Group during the occasion. The
third Visionary Talk was presented by Dr H Sarvothaman, Former Deputy
Director General, Geological Survey of India, Hyderabad on the topic
'Energy Security: Financial and Generation Budget for Power -First Step
towards Sustainable Development'. During his address, Dr Sarvothaman
lucidly explained power generation in global energy scenario utilising
presence of foreign delegates from Zimbabwe, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri
conventional resouces including thermal, hydro, gas, wind, nuclear power
Lanka and China, office bearers from Qatar and Kuwait Overseas Chapters
etc. He further highlighted generation of storage type energy generation in
and distinguished Past Presidents of IEI.
the form of Lithium batteries and its' wide application in telecommunication,
automobiles etc. The Women’s Engineers Meet was organized during the Congress with
the active participation of large number of lady engineers with the august
The Monograph prepared under the aegis of World Federation of Engineering
presence of Prof (Dr) Kavita Daryani Rao, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru
Organizations- Committee on Information and Communication (WFEO-CIC)
Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad as Chief Guest. Other
speakers include Dr Nayanathara K S, Principal, CVR College of Engineering,
Hyderabad and Dr Samin Fatima, Senior Scientist, System Modeling and
Simulation, DRDO, Hyderabad. Dr T M Gunaraja, the then President, IEI was
present during the occasion and addressed the gathering. A Souvenir was
also released during the occasion.
The IEI Alumni Meet was organized during the occasion with the august
presence of Dr T M Gunaraja, the then President, IEI as the Chief Guest, Mr
Sisir Kumar Banerjee, the then Immediate Past President, IEI, Er Narendra
Singh, the then President-Elect, IEI, distinguished Council Members and
Corporate Members of the Institution. A Souvenir was also released during
the occasion.
titled 'Digital Transformation -Industry 4.0 Paradigm' was released on this
During the occasion, a Technical Exhibition was organized, with active
occasion by Prof GONG Ke with the august presence of the then President,
participation from reputed organizations.
IEI, the then President-Elect, IEI and the Past Presidents of the Institution.
The 100th Annual General Meeting of the Institution was held on December
Eight Memorial Lectures in the memory of distinguished engineering
29, 2019 which was attended by large number of Corporate Members
personalities were delivered by the experts in the field.
of the Institution. Dr T M Gunaraja, the then President, IEI presented the
The prestigious Prizes and Awards in different categories for the papers Best State Centre Award to Telangana State Centre and Best Local Centre
published in the Journals of The Institution of Engineers (India) during the
year 2018 were presented to the recipients by Dr T M Gunaraja, the then
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Address by
Er Narendra Singh
President, IEI
Text of the Presidential Address delivered by Er Narendra Singh, President, IEI
during the 100th Annual General Meeting of the Institution held at Hyderabad on December 29, 2019
Respected Past Presidents, My Dear This Institution was established with the twin objectives of 'Indianization'
Fellow Council Members and Corporate and 'Industrialization' at a time when the development of the country was
Members of The Institution of Engineers being thought of in strategic terms. These objectives have largely been met
(India); and engineering has been widely acknowledged as the backbone of the
I feel honoured and privileged to have multi-functional development in the country. To augment these, there is a
been installed as President of The need for signing of more MoUs with the Government Departments such as
Institution of Engineers (India) for the MSME, CPWD, MNRE, MHRD and Ministry of Skill Development, industry
session 2019-2020 in the historic organizations, and academic institutions. During the centenary year, many
city of Hyderabad. I accept this great more events will be organised by this Institution to enhance the image of IEI.
honour bestowed upon me with a sense
of humility and a commitment to work Under IEI Centenary activities, Curtain Raiser Events have been organised
towards meeting the objectives and jointly with Indian Railways at various Centres of IEI in the country. It is
goals of this great institution. I thank now time to formulate new goals for the next Century to set meaningful and
all council members, well-wishers and pragmatic objectives.
friends especially in the engineering
I would like to accelerate such events at many more Centres during my
community and also those who are present here, whose encouragement
and support have provided me an opportunity to serve the institution to the tenure also. I, therefore, humbly request all the concerned to extend their
best of my abilities. I like to extend my sincere gratitude and thanks to the wholehearted support to mobilise such events in the Centenary Year to
National Council of The Institution of Engineers (India) for the confidence enhance the image and visibility of IEI.
reposed in me and electing me unanimously as the President of this largest
and premier professional body of the country. My sincere thanks to Dr T M
IEI's Role as Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Gunaraja, who has rendered able leadership to this Institution prior to me.
(SIRO)
I shall seek guidance and wholehearted cooperation from the esteemed
I am happy to mention here that The Institution of Engineers (India) is
Past Presidents and Council Members of this Institution to discharge my
recognised as Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO) by
responsibilities for achieving the objectives and goals of this great Institution.
Govt. of India. IEI is promoting the R&D Grant-in-Aid programme which
On this occasion, I would like to pay my due regards to the doyens of is recognised by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research
engineering profession such as Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya, Sir R N Organisation (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.
Mookerjee, Dr A N Khosla, Dr Triguna Sen, Dr K L Rao, Dr Satish Dhawan, This R&D Grant-in-Aid is provided by IEI to encourage researches by IEI
Dr U Ramachandra Rao and many more whose excellent contributions members who are faculty and students of engineering institutes.
formed the foundation of development of our country.
National Level Challenges & Engineering Congress
Genesis of The Institution of Engineers (India)
The Institution of Engineers (India) was established in the year 1920 based I would like to echo in word and spirit the sentiments expressed by the first
on the recommendations of Er Thomas Holland, Industrial Commissioner of Indian President of the Institution of Engineers that “Industrial progress of
India to provide scientific and technical inputs to an ever-growing industrial India is only possible through engineers, supported by adequate financial
economy of our country. power. The newly formed institution will prove a powerful and effective
organization to promote the efficiency and training of Indian engineers,
The Institution was registered on 13 September 1920 in Madras and
without which the unrivaled resources of India cannot be developed”.
subsequently moved to Calcutta with Sir Thomas Ward as its first President.
He was succeeded by Sir R N Mookerjee, an eminent engineer cum The prestigious Indian Engineering Congress was first held in 1987 with the
entrepreneur who took over as President of the Institution in the Inaugural intention to bring together the engineering fraternity of the country as well
Ceremony at the first Annual General Meeting held in the hall of “Asiatic as from the different parts of the globe to discuss contemporary issues.
Society of Bengal” in Calcutta. The issues of green environment, depletion of fossil fuels, infrastructure
The Emerging Scenario creation, employment generation and imparting the overall quality of human
lives; etc will be the prime focus during my tenure. These issues will be
This Institution has already entered into the 100th year of its establishment addressed to fulfill the demand of the country for nation-building.
on 13 September 2019. The centenary celebration was inaugurated by the
Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu. He advocated that engineers are the real We are hosting this 34th Indian Engineering Congress on the theme “Societal
architect to make the country prosperous. Engineering – Imperatives for Nation Building”.

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IEI's Section A and Section B Examination profession. The basic purpose of this Bill will be to register engineers through
an assessment process in the national register. Many a time Govt. of India
The Institution of Engineers (India) is a pioneer in the field of specially- took initiatives to enforce the Professional Engineers Bill but, somehow,
designed engineering education in the country. During 1928, when it has not yet been materialised. I am happy to mention here that The
the infrastructure of Indian Education was inadequate, the Institution Institution of Engineers (India) is the only largest professional body in the
in its wisdom, coupled with a visionary view and in conformity with the country which has been granted Royal Charter Status. I shall highlight the
provisions of the Royal Charter, commenced conducting Sections A and achievements of this prestigious Institution to take lead in the responsibility
B Examinations (popularly known as AMIE examination) in engineering of Professional Engineers Bill. We shall try our best to project IEI's vast
disciplines. It creates an opportunity to many who due to their economic network and infrastructure to take the major responsibility of Professional
conditions and otherwise would not be able to avail admission to an Engineers Bill. This important issue will be addressed with the cooperation
engineering college and pursue a formal engineering degree course. of all engineering fraternity.
It is also a known fact that IEI was the first accreditation body in India since Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), Hyderabad
1935 and regulated the engineering programme in India. There have been There is also a state-of-the-art Institution known as Engineering Staff
some recent developments in Engineering education and some emerging College of India (ESCI) located at Hyderabad. ESCI conducts continuing
courses have been included in the curricula to meet the requirements of education programmes, technical training courses across the country to
industry and employability. enhance the skills and knowledge of practicing engineers/technologists. It
IEI is also implementing to upgrade its syllabi of AMIE Courses to make it at also provides knowledge and training to our budding engineers.
par with the courses of premier engineering institutes. Recently, there have As the constituent autonomous of The Institution of the Engineers (India), the
been many advancements in the technologies and many more new topics Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI) is at the forefront in the professional
such as biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, internet of things, development of engineers in both core engineering disciplines and also
global warming and climate change; etc have been added in the respective interdisciplinary domains such as climate change, quality management,
discipline of the undergraduate courses. To keep the IEI's AMIE Courses at intelligent transportation, renewable energy.
par, the syllabi need to be revised which will be taken up on a priority basis
during my tenure. IEI's Overseas Chapters
IEI Professional Certifications IEI has six overseas chapters; namely; Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait,
Nepal, and Qatar. IEI will also try to set up its Centres in Bangladesh and
The Institution of Engineers (India) provides some important certificates to Bhutan in 2020. Efforts are to be made to open more centres at the locations
the competent engineering professionals in recognition of their experiences, of neighbouring countries.
contributions, and achievements in the field of engineering and technology.
These include: International Linkages and Bilateral Relationships
l International Professional Engineers (IntPE) Certificate IEI has bilateral relationships with 33 sister professional bodies. IEI is a
member of several International engineering professional organisations.
l Professional Engineers (PE) Certificate
They include; WFEO, FEISCA, FEIAP; etc. IEI is also a permanent member
l Chartered Engineer Certificate of the International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA) since 2009.
The certificates to the competent professional engineers will be given due IEI certifies International Professional Engineers in India as per the systems
importance in my tenure. and procedures laid down in the IPEA requirements.
l World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO)
IEI Professional Publications
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) was
This Institution brings out some engineering journals of international repute, established in 1968 by a group of regional engineering organisations
publishes monthly Newsletters containing technical events of international, under the auspices of UNESCO in Paris. WFEO is an international non-
national and regional levels. More quality papers will be added to the governmental organization representing the engineering profession
technical journals. worldwide. WFEO brings together national engineering institutions
IEI Membership Growth from over 90 nations and represents more than 20 million engineers
from around the world. India is represented by IEI in WFEO. There are
There are 124 State and Local Centres with a Corporate membership strength various functional committees through which the objectives of WFEO
of more than 2.30 Lacs Corporate and about 5.50 Institutional Members. are fulfilled. I am happy to inform, to this august gathering that one of
There is a need to increase the corporate membership of IEI. I make appeal our present member of the council and Past President has been elected
to the office bearers of all the State/Local Centres to put their best efforts with majority of votes as National Member of the Executive Council
to enhance the membership in their respective Centres. IEI should continue of WFEO for a period of four years (2019-2023) during meeting of
its efforts to attract competent engineering professionals for national PE the General Assembly of WFEO on 23 November 2019 in Melbourne,
and International PE Membership. The Heads of the institutions/industries Australia.
should also be approached by us to request them to come forward to get
their organisations enrolled as Institutional Member. l Federation International du Béton (fib)
The fib, Federation International du Béton is a non-profitable association
Professional Engineers Bill
formed by 42 national member groups and approximately 1000
There are several Acts for different professions in the country; such as corporate and individual members. The fib's mission is to develop at an
the Architects Act, Indian Medical Council Act, Pharmacy Act; etc but so international level the study of scientific and practical matters capable
far, there is no such act for the engineering profession. The Institution of advancing the technical, economic, aesthetic and environmental
of Engineers (India) has been putting its best efforts since long to bring performance of concrete construction. The knowledge developed and
Professional Engineers Bill in the country to safeguard the engineering shared by the fib (fib Bulletins, fib events, fib workshops, fib courses,

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etc.) is entirely the result of the volunteer work provided by the fib l Sustainable Development Forum (SDF), Patna
members. The fib was formed in 1998 by the merger of the Euro-
International Committee for Concrete (the CEB) and the International To evolve and make policy recommendations in the field of sustainable
Federation for Pre-stressing (the FIP). These predecessor organizations development based on experience gained out of the programmes
existed independently from 1953 and 1952, respectively. IEI is the and exchange of knowledge. The Forum has to undertake specific
national member of fib and taking part in its activities to update programmes pertaining to sustainable development in collaboration
knowledge in the field of concrete technology. with central and state government.
l Federation of Engineering Institution of Asia and Pacific (FEIAP) l Safety & Quality Forum (SQF), New Delhi
The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and Pacific (FEIAP) is To do network with various national, regional and local government
an international non-profit professional organization founded on 6 July bodies; international and national organizations and inculcate the
1978. Being an independent umbrella organization for the engineering concepts of safety and quality in application and operations.
institutions in Southeast Asia and Pacific region, the objectives of
To promote and propagate the concept of Safety and Quality
FEIAP are:
through networking mechanism, assist industrial/government unit in
To encourage the application of technical progress to economic and undertaking quality and/or safety audits and develop courses, syllabi
social advancement throughout the world, to advance engineering as a and course materials for 'Safety Engineering', 'Quality Management'
profession in the interest of all people, and to foster peace throughout and 'Reliability Engineering' for different levels of engineering education
the world. and recommend the same to educational authorities/institutions.
IEI is also a National Member of FEIAP. l Water Management Forum (WMF), Ahmedabad
l Federation of Engineering Institutions of South and Central Asia To promote and advance the engineering and practice of economic
(FEISCA) and cost-effective management of water resources in its totality.
This international professional organization is a federation of The activities and services have attracted the attention of the Central
professional bodies of some neighbouring countries e.g. India, Government and a number of State Governments.
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The objective is to
extend the cooperation and exchange of information amongst national World Engineers' Day
Members and promote regional cooperation in utilizing science and Further, I wish to inform you that the WFEO President Dr (Ms) Marlin
technology. Kanga during the WFEO meeting held on 21 November 2019 at Melbourne,
Australia announced that the long pending demand of observing “World
Role of IEI Foras
Engineers' Day” was approved by UNESCO. The “World Engineers' Day”
IEI has created six National Fora in different parts of the country to meet its would be observed on 4th March every year as Statutory Day. I have
social obligations. These fora's aims and objectives have been well defined pleasure in announcing that IEI would organise first World Engineers' Day
as per their Statutes and Fora are supposed to function pragmatically to on 4 March 2020 (Wednesday) in India under the aegis of WFEO and it will
create awareness programmes and to meet the requirements of industry, be continued in the years to come.
skills, and employability.
I am aware that IEI has been carrying out a large number of activities of
Each forum is headed by an able Chairman, who is a Special Invitee to the international and national repute. However, it is high time to focus on several
IEI Council. I would humbly request them to accelerate the progress of the initiatives to be taken by this prestigious Institution like Skill India Mission,
activities of the respective Forum. More and more activities are required to Digital India Mission, Solar Mission; etc. These areas can be covered by the
be carried out on International as well as national levels. respective Forum of IEI. IEI needs to have close linkages with the Central
I shall expect adequate contributions from the execution of Fora. Govt., State Govt., Local Civic Bodies. This may be possible when we take
up their responsibilities for nation-building.
l National Skill Development Forum (NSDF), Shimla
Before I conclude, I also wish to touch upon some important aspects such as
The National Skill Development Forum was established at the premises the strengthening of IEI Alumni and the empowerment of Women Engineers.
of Himachal Pradesh State Centre, Shimla. The objectives of NSDF are: This is our prime responsibility and duty to pay due attention to promote and
“To promote skill enhancement, capacity building, quality training strengthen IEI Alumni and Empowerment of Women Engineers.
in emerging, evolving, cutting edge technologies for professional I am very much aware that we have a number of challenges but these can
engineers, managers, scientists, and young graduates”. be achieved with the concerted efforts of all of us. We shall put our best
l National Design and Research Forum (NDRF), Bengaluru efforts with full dedication and conviction to achieve our objectives to make
better and prosperous IEI.
To provide a national platform for promotion of design, research
and development in a multi-dimensional framework and for useful In conclusion, I extend my best wishes to all the dignitaries present in this
interaction between designs, research, and development and august gathering of the 34th Indian Engineering Congress.
construction. To recognise creative design talents by the presentation
of National Design Awards every year to the deserving professionals. “If you want to go fast, walk alone,
l Rural Development Forum (RDF), Kolkata If you want to go far, walk together"
To encourage the development of energy and information pertaining to Wishing you All a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year.
multifaceted development of rural India and to disseminate information
Thank you
on all matters pertaining to application of engineering for rural
development. Jai hind....

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Memorial opined that research should be accepted as a benchmark of academic
Lectures performance and newer models be introduced to accommodate research

in academic world and subsequent mechanisms be developed to measure
performances and incentivize them.
The following Memorial Lectures, instituted by the Institution in memory of
stalwarts in the engineering profession, are a salient feature of the Indian The 41st Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee
Engineering Congress organized annually by The Institution of Engineers
(India). During the Thirty-fourth Indian Engineering Congress, these lectures Memorial Lecture
were delivered by leading experts from diverse fields. Following are some Sir R N Mookerjee Memorial
excerpts of the lectures. Lecture was instituted in the year
The 62nd Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya 1990 in the memory of Late Sir
Rajendra Nath Mookerjee, the
Memorial Lecture first President of The Institution of
Engineers (India) with an Indian
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
origin. The 41st Sir R N Mookerjee
Memorial Lecture was instituted in
Memorial Lecture was delivered
the year 1957-58 in the memory of
by Mr Venguswamy Ramaswamy,
Late Sir M Visvesvaraya, the doyan
Global Head, TCS iON. During his
of Indian engineering. The 62nd Sir
address, Mr Ramaswamy focused
M Visvesvaraya Memorial Lecture
on the key aspects towards development of societal engineering, which
was delivered by Dr A Gangagni
include; building a robust economy involving society at large, accelerated
Rao, Chief Scientist, Department
development without destruction, leveraging physical assets along with
of Energy and Environmental
the digital technologies, self learning systems and so on. He mentioned
Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute
about new job opportunities through a host of new technologies including
of Chemical Technology (IICT),
automation, analytics, robotics, artificial and cognitive intelligence, additive
Hyderabad on the theme ‘Interfacing of Engineering with Biology-
manufacturing, machine learning and more with the objective to poise
Innovations for Societal Applications'. During his address, Dr Rao
a new skill economy, where the work environment is compatible with
mentioned the opportunities for engineers in the field of advancement in
tasks, co-creation and adaptable teams, continuous mode of learning and
engineering, climate change, carbon capture and waste management. The
transformed methods of sourcing talent by distributed collaborative teams.
speaker explained different categories of waste and it’s characteristics,
Mr Ramaswamy mentioned that to achieve a new skill economy, education
different waste management methods with its objectives, organism,
should be personalized, continuous and engaging that leads to development
working principle of biomethanisation and solid waste digesters, functional
without destruction.
aspects of anerobic gas lift reactors, biological waste treatment methods,
applications of biofilters, integrated process for sewage treatment and
sewage sludge, accelerated biological decomposition of bio wastes and The 45th Bhaikaka Memorial Lecture
so on. The speaker during his deliberation, lucidly explained the function
of Waste to Energy Digestive Models, high rate biomethanation of organic Bhaikaka Memorial Lecture was
fraction of municipal solid waste for the generation of biogas based power instituted in the year 1976 in the
and bio-manure, Sequential biological process for simultaneous removal memory of Late Bhailal Bhai Patel,
of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) ammoniacal nitrogen from industrial popularly known as Bhaikaka, an
waste waters etc. eminent engineer, educationist and
administrator. The 45th Bhaikaka
The 54th Nidhu Bhushan Memorial Lecture Memorial Lecture was delivered
by Prof R Velraj, Former Director,
Nidhu Bhusan Memorial Lecture
Institute of Energy Studies, College
was instituted in the year 1966 in
of Engineering, Guindy, Anna
the memory of late Nidhu Bhushan
University, Chennai on the theme
Chatterjee, a social worker. 54th
‘Harnessing Free Energy Potential through Energy Storage for Sustainable
Nidhu Bhushan Memorial Lecture
Societal Development’. During his address, Prof Velraj explained the energy
was delivered by Prof Sandeep
challenge and power scenario in India, focusing on estimated energy
Sancheti, Vice Chancellor, SRM
storage, loss due to transmission and distribution and wastage of food
Institute of Science and Technology,
products due to lack of storage facility. Prof Velraj mentioned agriculture and
Chennai on the theme ‘The Changing
buildings as the highly energy intensive sectors due to the agrarian nature
Face of Higher Education in India’.
and rapid urbanization. During his address, the speaker lucidly explained
Prof Sancheti during his address
different aspects of renewable energy storage, compressed energy
explained different controls and regulations to improve the quality of higher
storage, imperatives of energy supply and demand and opined that the high
education and to develop the quality of engineering education in the country
intermittency in the available renewable energy sources demands storage
and the scopes of improvement in the quality of engineering education and
integration to bridge the gap between supply and demand, free cooling
service. Prof Sancheti mentioned that autonomy, speed, accuracy and
concepts in buildings with PCM Regenerative Heat Exchanger. Prof Velraj
diversity are the four prime factors for development of engineering education.
recommended redesign of renewable energy storage and regular energy
Prof Sancheti further recommended to redefine smart technologies for
audit in high rise buildings and other establishments on regular basis as
educational paradigm shift including enhanced applications of virtual
per norms.
laboratories, online examinations and liberal engineering. Prof Sancheti

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The 28th Dr Amitabha Bhattacharyya The 9th Prof C S Jha Memorial Lecture
Memorial Lecture Prof C S Jha Memorial Lecture was instituted in the year 2011, in the
Dr Amitava Bhattacharyya Memorial memory of Late Professor Chandra
Lecture was instituted in the year Sekhar Jha, an eminent engineer
1992 in the memory of Late Dr and educationist. The 9th Prof C S
Amitava Bhattacharyya, an eminent Jha Memorial Lecture was delivered
engineer-teacher and Past President by Mr BVR Mohan Reddy, Executive
of the Institution.The 28th Dr Chairman, CYIENT, Hyderabad on
Amitava Bhattacharyya Memorial the theme, 'The 4.0 Paradigm and
Lecture was delivered by Prof B S Technical Education'. During his
Murty, Director, Indian Institute of address, Mr Reddy lucidly explained
Technology Hyderabad on the theme the major shift in learning process
‘Nano Materials with Exceptional step by step, starting from ancient
Properties developed through Top Down Approach’. During his address, Gurukul, embracing the knowledge of the teacher, introduction of printed
Prof Murty lucidly explained the properties, functions and applications of books as a major study resource, transmission of classroom lectures through
nanocrystalline materials for structural and functional applications; High television programmes in rural and remote areas followed by a Learning
Entropy Alloys; Bulk Metallic Glasses; Grain Refinement of Al Alloys; In- Ecosystem, when technology enabled students to access the best learning
Situ Composites and Metal Foams. While deliberating on grain refinement resource all over the world. Mr Reddy opined that three major changes,
and modification of materials, Prof Murty mentioned that optical properties namely Industry 4.0, Education 4.0 and Globalization 4.0 are taking the
of materials get changed with the change in grain size and explained wide world by storm and are bringing about tectonic shifts to learning, that leads
functional domain of Nano Aerogels, high strength in-situ nanocomposites, to a paradigm shift in higher education system. Mr Reddy highlighted the
nanosteel with exceptional toughness, nanocoatings, nano peizo-electric core issues in engineering education, which include; updation of curriculum
materials etc. Prof Murty, during his lecture, further explained the working on periodic basis; regular training and development of teachers for future
principle of Atom Probe Tomography and high entropy alloys. technologies; continuous reworking on pedagogy; enhanced technology
supportive learning; industry-connect and apprenticeship programmes;
The 32nd Dr Ajudhia Nath Khosla innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship; and R&D Clusters.
Memorial Lecture
Dr A N Khosla Memorial Lecture The 5th Dr K L Rao Memorial Lecture
was instituted in the year 1988 in
the memory of Late Dr Ajudhia nath Dr K L Rao Memorial Lecture was instituted in the year 2015, in the memory
Khosla, an outstanding Engineer- of late Dr Kanuru Lakshmana Rao, an eminent Civil Engineer, former Union
Administrator and the Past President Minister of Government of India and
of The Institution of Engineers Past President of The Institution of
(India).The 32nd Dr A N Khosla Engineers (India).The 5th Dr K L Rao
Memorial Lecture was delivered Memorial Lecture was delivered by
by Mr Martin Manuhwa, President, Prof S S Chakraborty, Chairman,
Federation of African Engineering TransAsia Infrastructure (India)
Organisation (FAEO) on the theme Private Limited, New Delhi. During
‘The Impact of Engineering Institutions Cooperation in Capacity Building and his address, Prof Chakraborty
Anti-Corruption for Sustainable Projects Delivery: Models and Imperatives explained the significance of
for the Developing World Society’. During his thought provoking speech, societal engineering and mentioned
the speaker focused on engineering for sustainable development, FAEO that engineers are in the forefront
pathways in creating the capacity building initiatives, role of engineering of every walks of life to apply their specific knowledge for solving social
and other technological interventions to meet Science, Technology & problems and provides the necessary artifacts including shelter, energy,
Innovation Strategy for Africa (STCIA), 2024. The speaker discussed further communications, manufacturing, water supply, use of natural resources and
regarding infrastructural challenges in engineering in terms of energy scientific disposal of wastes. The speaker explained the scopes, prospects
requirement, development in surface transport and airlines, agriculture and challenges of core sectors including agriculture, infrastructure, water
and rural development, higher education and so on. Mr Manuhwa stressed crisis and river systems, dams, barrages and embankments, energy
on eradication of infrastructural corruption and recommended to develop utilization, advancement of technologies in healthcare and life sciences and
a sustainable framework to reduce corruption practices in infrastructural so on.
projects.
Societal Engineering – Imperatives for Nation Building

Contd. from page 2 Presidential Address. Er Narendra Singh presented the Scroll-of-Honour to
Award to Durgapur Local Centre of the Institution. The Annual Report Dr T M Gunaraja, Immediate Past President in recognition to the devoted
of IEI and Audited Accounts of IEI for the year 2018-19 were accepted contributions and selfless services rendered by him in the high Office as the
and noted during the Annual General Meeting. Thereafter, the ceremonial President of The Institution of Engineers (India) for the Session 2018-19.
function of installation of New President of IEI took place where Er Narendra During Valedictory Function, Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Mr
Singh took over the charge from Dr T M Gunaraja as the President of the Bandaru Dattatreya graced the occasion as Chief Guest. During his address,
Institution of Engineers (India) for the session 2019-20 and delivered the Contd. on page 8

January 2020
IEI’s
Best Centre Award
Telangana State Centre Durgapur Local Centre

The Telangana State Centre and Durgapur Local Centre of the Institution have been adjudged the ‘Best Centres’ for their all-round performance
during the year 2018-2019. The awards, comprising trophies and the certificates along with cash awards were given away to the respective Centres
at the 100th Annual General Meeting of the Institution held at Hyderabad on December 29, 2019.
The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) had instituted two Awards, The Coal India Ltd (CIL) had instituted an Award to perpetuate
namely, SAIL AWARD and DR M VISVESVARAYA AWARD to be given the memory of Late J G Kumaramangalam, its first Chairman, to
away every year during the Indian Engineering Congress to author/s of be awarded every year during the Indian Engineering Congress to
the articles adjudged best on selected topics.
author/s of the articles adjudged best on a selected topic.
SAIL Award Coal India (J G Kumaramangalam

For the year 2019, S K Dutta for his paper Memorial) Award
titled ‘Scrap Supplements and Alternative Iron
For the year 2019, Prakash Gupta and Palash
Making’.
Banerjee for their paper entitled ‘Challenges in
S K Dutta Large Open Cast Mine in respect of Production,
Safety & Green Mining Initiatives and Way
Dr M Visvesvaraya Award Forward’.
Mr Prakash Gupta
For the year 2019, S Acharyya, Subhra Dhara,
G M Chowdhury and M K Singh for their paper
titled ‘Technology Strategy for Improved Safety Societal Engineering –
Management in Steel Industry'
Imperatives for Nation Building
S Acharyya
Contd. from page 7
For the year 2019, Balakrishnan Nair for his
Hon’ble Governor mentioned about the new advent of STEM (Science,
paper titled ‘Technology Strategy for Improved
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), enhanced application
Safety Management in Steel Industry'
of information technology, more research and development, global
competitiveness to improve the standards of the products and services.
Balakrishnan Nair
Dr T M Gunaraja, Immediate Past President, IEI introduced the audience
about Er Narendra Singh, President, IEI. President, IEI, further addressed
the audience. Chairman, Technical Committee, Dr S Satyanarayana briefed
H Nandy Memorial Award the audience regarding the Technical Sessions of the Congress. On this
auspicious occasion, ‘Abhiyanta Bandhu’, the Annual Technical Magazine
The Institution of Engineers (India) instituted the
for the year 2019 published under the aegis of National Languages
Award in the name of Late H Nandy, renowned
Promotional Committee (NLPC) of IEI along with Annual Technical
Council Member, a doyen and eminent engineer in
Volumes of Civil, Architectural, Aerospace, Production, Mechanical
the field of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Engineering Divisions and Interdisciplinary Coordination Committee,
and to be given away to a student who tops the list of
were released by the Hon'ble Chief Guest and other dignitaries present
Section B Examination of the Institution in the branch
on the dais. Earlier, Dr G Rameshwar Rao, Chairman, Telangana State
of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering, considering
Centre welcomed the august audience. Mr T Anjaiah, Honorary Secretary,
both Summer and Winter examinations for the year 2018, Mr Nand
Telangana State Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Kishor was selected for the award.

January 2020
Contd. on page 8
Recipients of One of the important events of the Congress was the presentation of prizes
and awards to the authors whose papers were published in the Journals of The
IEI Prizes & Awards

Institution of Engineers (India) & co-published by Springer during the year 2018
and were adjudged the best in respective fields. Details of prizes and awards, the
titles of the wining papers along with the authors’ names are listed hereunder.
The President of India Prize E P Nicolaides Prize

Shikha Singh, Bhim Singh, G Bhuvaneswari and V S K Kirthika and S K Singh for their paper titled
Bist for their paper titled 'Unity Power Factor Operated ‘Experimental Investigations on Basalt Fibre-Reinforced
PFC Converter Based Power Supply for Computers', Concrete’, Journal of The Institution of Engineers
Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series (India): Series A, Issue 4, Volume 99, 2018.
B, Issue 1, Volume 99, 2018.
Union Ministry of Water Resources Department of
The Institution Prizes (2 Nos.)
Irrigation Prize
Ritesh D Lokhande, V M S R Murthy, K B Singh,
Chandan Prasad Verma and A K Verma for their paper Abinash Mohanta and K C Patra for their paper titled 'LES
titled ‘Numerical Modeling of Pot-Hole Subsidence Due Modeling with Experimental Validation of a Compound
to Shallow Underground Coal Mining in Structurally Channel having Converging Floodplain', Journal of
Disturbed Ground’, Journal of The Institution of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue
Engineers (India): Series D, Issue 1, Volume 99, 3, Volume 99, 2018.
2018.
Union Ministry of Energy – Department of Power
Md Arif Mahmud for his paper titled ‘Development of Prize
Modified Starch Coated Jute Fabric’, Journal of The
Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, Issue 2, Elizabeth Cherian, G R Bindu and PS Chandramohanan
Volume 99, 2018 . Nair for their paper titled 'A Hybrid ac/dc Low Voltage
K F Antia Memorial Prize Distribution Network for Improved Harmonics
Management and Energy Conservation', Journal of
M Sathiyamoorthy and Madhavi Ganesan for their The Institution of Engineers (India): Series B, Issue
paper titled ‘Delineation of Groundwater Potential and 6, Volume 99, 2018.
Recharge Zone Using Electrical Resistivity Method
Around Veeranam Tank, Tamil Nadu, India’. Journal of Sir Arthur Cotton Memorial Prize
The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue
4, Volume 99, 2018. R Balagopal, N Prasad Rao, R P Rokade and P K Umesha
for their paper titled 'Experimental Investigations on
Corps of Engineers Prize Strengthening of Bolted Connections in Transmission/
Communication Towers', Journal of The Institution
Pratik Ranjan Chaurasia and Subhash for their paper
of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 2, Volume 99,
titled ‘A Low-Cost Indigenous Intervention which has
2018.
Revolutionized the Drilling Technology and Changed
the Life of Millions of Farmers in the State of Uttar Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee Memorial Prize
Pradesh, India’, Journal of The Institution of Engineers
(India): Series A, Issue 2, Volume 99, 2018. Abanti Datta, Kalyan Prasad Sinhamahapatra for their
paper titled ‘Investigation of the Influence of Convective
The Institution Prize [Donated by Col G N Bajpai]
Mach Number on Compressible Plane Jet Exhausting
Sandeep Rangrao Desai and Sampat Pavitran for their into Parallel Streams’, Journal of The Institution of
paper titled ‘The Effect on Fin Pitch on Fluid Elastic Engineers (India): Series C, Issue 4, Volume 99,
Instability of Tube Arrays Subjected to Cross Flow of 2018.
Water’, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India):
Series C, Issue 1, Volume 99, 2018. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Memorial Prize
The Railway Board’s (First) Prize Subhadeep Bhattacharjee and Subhojit Mohanta
for their paper titled 'An Inclusive Investigation of
S K Mandal, A K Ghosh and S Oraon for their paper titled Conceivable Performance of Rice Straw Incinerated
'Controlled Blasting for Deconstruction of a Railway Electricity Generation', Journal of The Institution of
Bridge Near Sahibganj', Journal of The Institution Engineers (India): Series B, Issue 3, Volume 99,
of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 2, Volume 99, 2018.
2018.
Sir Thomas Ward Memorial Prize
The Railway Board’s (Second) Prize
Krishnendu Mondal and Santanu Das for their paper Parimala P and J R Raol for their paper titled ‘Image-
titled 'An Investigation on Machinability during Turning Centroid Tracking with Fuzzy Nonlinear Function of
Hardened Steel in Dry Condition', Journal of The Residuals Based Observer', Journal of The Institution
Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, Issue 6, of Engineers (India): Series B, Issue 5, Volume 99,
Volume 99, 2018. 2018.

January 2020
Shrimati Saroma Sanyal Memorial Prize Suchit Kumar Ghosh Memorial Prize
B G Gupta, K M Agrawal and Jayanta Kumar Biswas Abey E Thomas for his paper titled ‘Effects of Irregular
for their paper titled 'Conservation of Ground Water Bridge Columns and Feasibility of Seismic Regularity’,
at Maheshtala Bleaching and Dyeing Cluster, a Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series
Populated Area in West Bengal, India by Implementing A, Issue 3, Volume 99, 2018.
Ultra filtration and Reverse Osmosis Based Effluent
Treatment Plant – A Case Study', Journal of The Agricultural Engineering Division Prize
Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 4, Rudragouda Chilur and Sushilendra Kumar for their
Volume 99, 2018. paper titled ‘Design and Development of Maize
Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur Memorial Prize Dehusker cum Sheller : A Technology for Northern
Transition Zone of Karnataka, India’, Journal of The
Alok Kumar Gupta and Bharat A Modi for their paper Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 2,
titled ‘Selection of Sustainable Technology for VOC Volume 99, 2018.
Abatement in an Industry: An Integrated AHP-QFD
Approach’, Journal of The Institution of Engineers Marine Engineering Division Prize
(India): Series A, Issue 3, Volume 99, 2018. K Venkatasubbaiah, K Narayana Rao, M Malleswara Rao
Hindustan Zinc Limited Prize and Suresh Challa for their paper titled ‘Performance
Evaluation and Modeling of Container Terminals’,
Bhanu Chander Balusa and Jayanthu Singam for their Journal of Institution of Engineers (India): Series C,
paper 'Underground Mining Method Selection Using Issue 1, Volume 99, 2018.
WPM and PROMETHEE', Journal of The Institution
of Engineers (India): Series D, Issue 1, Volume 99, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division
2018. Prize
N K Iyengar Memorial Prize N Gayathri and Paramita Mukherjee for their paper titled
‘Study of Initial Stages of Ball-Milling of Cu Powder
Pandaba Patro, Ani Rout and Ashok Barik for their paper Using X-ray Diffraction’, Journal of The Institution
titled 'Numerical Heat Transfer Prediction for Laminar of Engineers (India): Series D, Issue 1, Volume 99,
Flow in a Circular Pipe with a 90O Bend', Journal of 2018.
The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, Issue
3, Volume 99, 2018. Production Engineering Division Prize
Brij Mohal Lal Memorial Prize Snehashis Sarkar, Santanu Das, Soumya Sarkar and
Probal Kumar Das for their paper titled 'Performance
Hassan Irtaza and Ashish Agarwal for their paper titled Evaluation and Modeling of Container Terminals',
'CFD Simulation of Turbulent Wind Effect on an Array Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series
of Ground-Mounted Solar PV Panels', Journal of The C, Issue 6, Volume 99, 2018.
Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 2, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Prize
Volume 99, 2018.
Vimal Kumar Pathak, Amit Kumar Singh, M Sivadasan and N K Singh for
Prof R C Singh Prize their paper titled 'Framework for Automated GD&T Inspection Using 3D
Scanner', Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, Issue
Upendra D Patel, Jayesh Ruparelia and Margi Patel 2, Volume 99, 2018.
for their paper titled ‘Biodegradation of a Real Dye
Dr Jai Krishna Prize
Wastewater Containing High Concentration of Total
Dissolved Inorganic Salts (TDIS) in a Lab-Scale Vivek Hirave and Mahesh Kalyanshetti for their paper titled 'Seismic
Activated Sludge Unit’, Journal of The Institution of Response of Steel Braced Building Frame Considering Soil Structure
Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 1, Volume 99, Interaction (SSI): An Experimental Study', Journal of The Institution of
2018. Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 1, Volume 99, 2018.
Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Prize
Tata Rao Prize
Ravi Varma Rambha and T X Ren for their paper titled 'Investigation into the
K P S Rana, Veneet Kumar and Tapan Prasad for their Propensity of Coal for Spontaneous Heating in Stockpiles', Journal of The
paper titled 'Enhancing Linearity of Voltage Controlled Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, Issue 2, Volume 99, 2018.
Oscillator Thermistor Signal Conditioning Circuit using Dr Triguna Charan Sen Prize
Linear Search', Journal of Institution of Engineers
(India): Series B, Issue 3, Volume 99, 2018. Mostafa Youssefi and Banafsheh Safaie for their paper titled 'The Study on
the Mechanical Properties of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube/Polypropylene
Rekha Nandi and Bhupesh Nandi Prize Fibers', Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, Issue 1,
Volume 99, 2018.
P Rai, N Gautam and H Chandra for their paper
Aerospace Engineering Division Prize
titled 'Investigating Electrostatic Precipitator Design
Parameters for Efficient Control of Particulate Matter Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian and Karupannasamy Anandhanarayanan
in Thermal Power Plant: A Case Study', Journal of The for their paper titled 'Development of an Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics
Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, Issue 2, Flowsolver for High Speed Flow Control', Journal of The Institution of
Volume 99, 2018. Engineers (India): Series C, Issue 5, Volume 99, 2018.

January 2020
Release of
Release of
Technical Volume Abhiyanta Bandhu
of the Congress
Release of Annual Technical Volume of Engineering Divisions
Architectural Engineering Division Mechanical Engineering Division
Aerospace Engineering Division Production Engineering Division
Civil Engineering Division Interdisciplinary

January 2020
NDRF
Design Awards 2019
National Design Award
The National Design and Research Forum (NDRF) – an

Autonomous Forum of the IEI, had instituted these awards
with a view to promote advancement of engineering design
and to facilitate exchange of ideas on its different aspects.
During the 34th Indian Engineering Congress held at Udaipur,
following Design Awards for the year 2019 were presented.
Dr V Narayanan
Director, Liquid Propulsion System Centre
Indian Space Research Organisation, Trivandrum
Architectural Engineer-
Environmental Engineering
ing Design Award

Design Award
Dr C Anandharamakrishnan
Director, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology,
Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India, Dr Ashok Kumar
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Chief Scientist & Head, Architecture & Planning
CSIR - Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
Mechanical Engineering
Suman Sharma Award

Design Award
Dr N Kishore Nath Dr Chitra Rajagopal

Scientist – G, Project Director, VEDA Distinguished Scientist & Director General,
Advances Systems Laboratory, DRDO, Hyderabad Resource & Management, DRDO, New Delhi

January 2020
Safety and Quality Award Visionary Talk
Prof GONG Ke, President

World Federation of Engineering
Organizations, (WFEO)
Mr S P Garg
Mr A Ayodhya Rami Reddy
Chairman, Ramky Group
Dr H Sarvothaman
Former Deputy Director General,
Geological Survey of India,
Hyderabad
Mr Pradeep Kumar Parmar

Safety Award and Quality Award were instituted by the Safety and
Quality Forum (SQF) of the Institution with a view to encourage
professionals from manufacturing and service sectors to strive for
excellence. For the year 2019, Mr S P Garg, Executive Director, Head
Corp HSE Department GAIL (India) Limited received the Safety Award Award for Abhiyanta Bandhu
and Mr Pradeep Kumar Parmar, Chief Engineer (Flyover) PWD, Govt.
NCT received the Quality Award.
First Best Paper Award

WMF Award Dr Smita Pareek
Second Best Paper Award

Mr Rajendra Sothwal
&
Mr Sudarshan Kumar Popli
Conservation of Water Award was instituted by the Water Management Forum

Third Best Paper Award
(WMF) for Best Contribution towards Conservation of Water in Individual. For Mr Praveen Kumar
the year 2019, Prof M V S S Giridhar, Centre for Water Resources, Institute of
Science & Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru, Technological University, Hyderabad
received the award.

January 2020
International Conference, Kolkata
Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials

West Bengal State Centre of the Institution organized International Shapes, Microstructure and Function” and highlighted on various aspects
Conference on ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Application of of controlling microstructure and functionality of carbon, Electrospinning,
Nanomaterials’ under the aegis of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Carbon Micro Electromechanical System (C-MEMS) fabricated by pyrolyzing
Division Board (MMDB) of IEI during November 1-2, 2019 at Kolkata. Prof carbon-rich polymer shapes, Elastocapillary-based origami fabrication
Marc Madou, Chancellor's Professor, University of California at Irvine, USA process, Shape optimization strategy, Nanowire patterning through Field
graced the occasion as Chief Guest and inaugurated by lighting the Lamp. electrospinning and many other allied areas. During the session, Mr Sisir
Prof Parthasarathi Chakrabarti, Director, Indian Institute of Engineering Kumar Banerjee, Immediate Past President, IEI, Prof Samiran Choudhuri,
Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah graced the occasion as Guest- Past President, IEI, other Council Members of IEI and various scientists,
of-Honour. Prof Chakrabarti highlighted that proper review may be done researchers & Corporate Members of IEI graced the occasion. The inaugural
on the State-of-Art of current happenings in technological development session ended with the concluding remarks delivered by Maj Gen (Dr) S
from time to time, which leads for the beneficial of young researchers. He Bhattacharya, VSM (Retd), Secretary & Director General of the Institution.
spoke about nanotechnology from Electronics Engineer’s point of view
During the valedictory session, Prof Hans-Jörg Fecht, Chaired Professor
and mentioned that Si continued to rule the electronics industry since post
and Director, Institute of Functional Nanosystems, Ulm University, Germany
graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Dr B K
Sarkar, former Director, CSIR-CGRI, Kolkata was
the Special Guest and Dr Sri Bandyopadhyay from
University of New South Wales, Australia was the
Guest-of-Honour. The Chief Guest, Prof Fecht
briefed the holistic view of nanomaterials and its
characterisation. Dr Sarkar also congratulated the
participants from various parts of the country.
Dr Sri Bandyopadhyay also congratulated the
Institution for hosting the 2nd phase of SCAN
Conference after more than one decade. Earlier,
Prof N R Bandyopadhyay, Chairman, MMDB &
second World War. Prof Chakrabarti also highlighted on the advent of nano-
Chairman of Scientific Committee of the Conference welcomed the august
science, which is in an attempt to miniaturizing the things and developing
gathering. During the session, Best Oral Presenter and Best Poster Presenter
complementary materials that perhaps work in an uninterrupted manner,
have been Awarded by the dignitaries. Also, the Certificates of Participation
which led to the development of micro and nano-electronic devices and
were delivered to the presenters. The vote of thanks was delivered by Mr K P
finally Si gave way to Graphene and CNT. The program was presided by Dr
Das, Honorary Secretary of the Centre at the end of the valedictory session.
T M Gunaraja, President of IEI and congratulated the Centre for organising
such big program on the occasion of Centenary Celebration of IEI. Further, The following recommendations have been emanated from the Convention:-
President also highlighted various other programmes organised by IEI
Conference highlighted emerging issues in synthesis and characterisation
for the last few months. On this occasion, Dr Sri Bandyopadhyay from
of new and advanced materials and its reaching consequences; Various
University of New South Wales, Australia and Chairman of International
breakthroughs in material science and engineering and its impact on
Advisory Committee of the Conference also graced the occasion and
our society and Science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM)
focused on the latest happenings on nanomaterials. Earlier, Mr Sandip
education; Development of new materials is an essential part in its attempt
Kumar Deb, Chairman of the Centre welcomed the august gathering. During
to resolve the praising environmental problems haunting human civilisation;
the inaugural function, Prof N R Bandyopadhyay, Chairman, MMDB and also
Materials Science and Engineering has new intervened at the electronic
Chairman of Scientific Committee of the Conference elaborated described
atomic and molecular structure of matters to synthesize new materials and
the background of the theme. On this occasion, a “Book of Abstract” of
explore its application; Over the past two decades, scientist and engineers
the Conference was released by the dignitaries. The Chief Guest, Prof
have mastered the art of working with nanoscale materials exhibiting new
Madou delivered his Inaugural Plenary address on “Controlling Carbon 3D
properties and application which are different from their bulk properties.
Inauguration of New Centre of IEI

The Kothagudem Local Centre was
inaugurated as the 125 th Centre of the
Institution at the premises of Old Planning
Project Conference Hall, near Singareni
Collieries Head Office, Kothagudem
507101, Badradri, Telangana at a well
attended function on 24 December 2019.
The first Chairman and Honorary Secretary
of Kothagudem Local Centre are Mr K
Laxminarayana, FIE and Mr Sk Fasiuddin,
AMIE respectively.

January 2020
Thirty-fifth National Convention of Architectural Engineers, Trichur
A State of the Art Lecture was presented by Prof V K Lakshmanan Nair,
Re-engineering of Buildings Former Professor, Civil engineering and currently advisor to Kerala State
Nirmithi Kendra warned against over exploitation of natural resources
which is the cause of increased waste generation and its adverse effect on
Trichur Local Centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) hosted the environment. Number of papers from industry, practitioners and academia
Thirty-fifth National Convention of Architectural Engineers and National were presented and discussed during the technical sessions of the two-
Conference on ‘Re-engineering of Buildings’ during December 7-8, 2019 at day National Conference. Varied topics like retrofitting of buildings, use
DASS Continental Hotel, Thrissur. Dr T M Gunaraja, the then President, IEI of alternate materials, prefabricated and pre-engineered buildings, health,
graced the inaugural function as Chief Guest. Dr. Gunaraja, in his address & safety, design to resist natural hazards, environmental efficiency, post
spoke about the challenges faced by the building Industry and architectural disaster waste management, application of principles of traditional Vastu,
engineering. He also highlighted various efforts being undertaken by IEI were discussed. Papers were presented on the topics, namely Re-
to ensure greater mobility of the engineers in other countries. Mr. H. K . engineering and Capacity Expansion; Architectural Engineering Aspects of
Mittal Chairman, ARDB, IEI, presided over the inaugural function. During Tribal Housing; Civil Construction for processing Diary Products, Cattle feed
his address Mr. Mittal described the growing importance of Re-engineering and Bio Secure Labs; Planning and Re-Engineering Building Requirements
process in construction field. He also stressed the need for strengthening of Industrial Buildings to resist natural and fire Hazards; Role of Pre-
the Architectural Engineering Division of the Institution. He opined that fabricated Steel buildings; Pre-Engineered Eco-friendly Homes; Habitable
architectural engineers have a greater role to play in achieving customer Bridge- Redefining Conventional Urban Bridges; Application of Compacted
satisfaction and environmental protection. During the occasion, Prof Earth and Lime Matrix for Construction of Buildings; Application of Vastu
V.K.Lakshmanan Nair, Advisor Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra, Mr. Sandip in Modern Building; Urban Indicators for Environmental Efficiency; Post
Kumar Deb, Vice President, Institution of Valuers and Mr H.Narayana Disaster Waste Management.; Health and Safety in Construction Industry.
Swamy, Former Chief Engineer, Kerala PWD were felicitated as Eminent During the National Conference, Prof C. Raveendranath, Hon’ble Minister
for General Education, Government of Kerala visited the
venue and graced the occasion. Hon’ble Minister spoke on
the necessity for moulding the engineering education, human
centric, in order to have good engineers as well as good human
beings for serving the society. During Valedictory Function, Mr
Pranab .Kumar .Maity, Member, ASDB and Mr A S Kodanda
Pani were present and addressed the audience, highlighting the
importance of re-engineering. Prof. V. A. Sudhakaran, Member,
Technical Committee presented a brief summary of Conference
Proceedings and the recommendations of the Conference.
Earlier, Mr T R Krishnan, Convener welcomed the audience. Mr.
N. K. Sadanandan, Convener, organising committee proposed
vote of thanks.
Following recommendations emanated from the two-day
National Conference
Engineers for their outstanding contributions in the field of Architectural Suitable mechanism should be developed to introduce Re-Engineering
engineering. Dr. P. C. Madhuraj, Visiting Faculty, MIT Manipal was also concepts at all levels of building construction right from concept, planning,
felicitated on this occasion. Mr. Navneeth Munoth, Assistant Professor, site selection, material, labour, construction safety, associated services
MANIT, Bhopal and Dr. Neha Gupta, Architect, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, and maintenance; Systems should be developed for the application of
were presented with prestigious IEI Young Engineers Award for their the above mentioned processes for all types of buildings-residential,
contribution in the field of Architectural Engineering by the Chief Guest. Mr. public, commercial, and recreational; Site specific modifications should
K. K. Gopalakrishnan Nair, and Dr. M. P. Sukumaran Nair, Council Members, be incorporated in the basic system framework to deal with emergency
IEI, were also present in the occasion and addressed the audience. During situations like flood, earth quake etc.; Use of locally available materials
the occasion, a Technical volume of the Conference was released by the should be encouraged to reduce cost of construction; Attempts should
Chief Guest and other dignitaries present on the dais. Earlier, Er. V. G. be made to use prefabricated structures wherever practicable, especially
Sankaranarayanan Chairman, Trichur Local Centre, welcomed the audience. at the time of emergency; Engineering course curriculum should highlight
Mr T. R. Krishnan, Convener, presented the theme of the Conference. Mr. Re-Engineering of buildings concept with stress to the ecofriendly, energy
Sasidharan Achari, Organising Secretary, proposed vote of thanks. The efficient, and functionally fit structures and for sustainable development;
prestigious T. S. Narayana Rao Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr. P. Building rules and codes should be amended to reflect the use of re-
Gireesan, Superintending Engineer, Kerala Water Authority on the theme engineering principles; The idea of Re-engineering should be given Wide
‘Re-engineering of Buildings - An Exploration into Timber Technology’. publicity through print and visual media so that public awareness and
participation can be ensured in realising the concepts.
Superannuation from IEI

Mr Nikhilesh Chakraborty, an employee of the Institution HQ will be superannuated from the
services of IEI on January 31, 2020. He joined the Institution on July 1, 1985 and rendered
his services to the Institution for a period of over 34 years.
IEI wishes Mr Nikhilesh Chakraborty and his family a happy and healthy life in future.

January 2020
International Conference, Kolkata
Impact of Changing Energy Mix in the Power Sector

The West Bengal State Centre of The Institution of Engineers (India) Mr. Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources
organized the International Conference on “Impact of Changing Energy Mix and Irrigation, Govt. Of Nepal, in his address stressed on the change of
in the Power Sector”, under the aegis of Electrical Engineering Division economy of Nepal and in a nutshell briefed about power generation in Nepal
Board, IEI in association with Techno India University and University of and mentioned that power energy is the driver to economic growth. The Key
Johannesburg, South Africa at Lalit Great Eastern, Kolkata on November note address was delivered during the occasion by Prof Pretorius, University
23-24, 2019. Mr. Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Hon’ble Minister of Power, of Johannesburg. Mr Sisir Kumar Banerjee, the then Immediate Past
Government of West Bengal graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Mr. President, IEI in his address mentioned that India is taking significant steps
Chattopadhyay, during his address recommended generation and application towards clean energy initiative. Mr Banerjee mentioned that as a part of its
of clean energy from solar, hydro and tidal resources for a sustainable International commitment, India has put forward eight nationally determined
environment. Mr. Rabi Chowdhury, Managing Director (Generation), CESC contributions (NDC) under the Paris agreement of UNFCC (United Nations
Limited; Mr. Gopal Singh, CMD, Central Coal Fields Limited; Mr. Sutirtha Frame Work Convention on Climate Change). One of the eight NDCs to be
Bhattarcharjee, IAS (Retd), Chair Person, West Bengal Electricity Regulatory met by 2030 is to generate 40% of electric power from non-fossil fuels. Mr.
Commission (WBERC); Hon’ble Justice S D Mukhopadhaya, Chair Person, R R Tanwar, the then Chairman, ELDB, IEI deliberated on future of India in
power sector and projected that India is set to be at the centre stage of
the world’s energy map and is set to contribute more to the projected
rise in overall global energy demand. He also mentioned that, climate
change will be a major challenge and with India’s population and GDP
expected to grow in future, energy demand will see a significant rise
with associated Green House Gas (GHG) emissions as well. Earlier,
Mr Sandip Kumar Deb, Chairman, West Bengal State Centre and
Council Member, IEI welcomed the august gathering. Mr. Kalipada
Das, Honorary Secretary, West Bengal State Centre proposed the Vote
of Thanks. Followed by Inaugural Session, there were two Plenary
Lectures. The session was Chaired by Prof (Dr) Samiran Choudhuri,
Past President, IEI. The Chairman during his address mentioned that
purpose of the Conference is to highlight the issues related to the
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT); Mr Sheikh Faezul Amin, changes that the country is going to experience i.e. the shift from fossil fuel
Joint Secretary, Power Division, Bangladesh; Mr A K Mishra, Managing to clean and sustainable renewable sources of energy. Mr Kulman Ghising,
Director, Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA), Bhutan; Mr Managing Director, Nepal Electricity Authority, during his Plenary Lecture,
Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and spoke different aspects of electricity generation and consumption in SAARC
Irrigation, Government. of Nepal, and Prof Deirdre Pretorius, Department coiuntries and also on energy generation scenario in Bangladesh, hydro
of Graphic Design, University of Johannesburg were the Guests of Honours power potential of Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal initiative, cross border
during the occasion. Mr Rabi Chowdhury, during his address highlighted on power transfer, power market integration initiatives, multipurpose application
power generation and stressed on the initiatives for capacity installation. Mr of Nepal water resources, reservoir projects, climate change mitigation and
Chowdhury highlighted that India has undertaken several reform initiatives changing energy mix for energy transmission from fossil fuel to clean
that leads to India’s improved ranking last few years, which include source of energy. Mr. Nirmalendu Chatterjee from Jadavpur University,
easing in regulatory as well as administrative measures. Mr Gopal Singh, during his Plenary address spoke on the extreme necessity of reducing
in his address explained the applications of coal, the fossil fuel and felt CO2 and also projected a critical assessment of the emerging scenario
that coal is the preferred fuel in the total supply mix because of its cost as a paramount importance for the sustainable development of the power
competitiveness in selected end use sectors. Mr Singh mentioned that sector. Another Plenary Session was chaired by Mr.Joydeb Bandyopadhyay,
there is a scope for balancing this preference for coal through appropriate Member Secretary, Eastern Regional Power Committee, CEA, Government
policy intervention in other green and clean technologies. Mr Sutirtha of India and the august speakers during the session were Mr. Satyakam
Bhattacharya, IAS (Retd), Chairman, WBERC spoke on the usefulness of Basu, Chairman & Managing Director, Samshi Group of Companies and
the electricity regulation including generation, transmission and distribution Mr. Surajit Basu of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited.
and recommended to minimize unnecessary wastage of electricity. Hon’ble A Business Session was also organized in this occasion, where several
Justice Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson, NCLAT opined that judicious mixing industries participated and exchanged their expertise. Schneider Electric
of energy produced from all sources is the need of the day. Mr. Sheikh deliberated on sustainability of power producers after reduction of emission
Faizul Amin, Joint Secretary, Power Division, Bangladesh spoke on power intensity of GDP by 30-35% by 2030, resulting in possibility of high
Energy and Mineral Resources and the methodology of selling energy to economic growth with low per capita energy uses. They also spoke on
their neighbouring countries at a cheaper rate. Mr. A K MIshra, MD, MHPA, advanced distribution management system (ADMS) and also micro grid
Bhutan, projected on standard bidding document (SBD) for contracting management. During technical sessions, approximately 25 papers were
purposes in Hydel Power Generation, transmission and Distribution. presented on contemporary issues, that include; reliability and security
in smart power grid, random grid
based visual secret sharing, multi area
power system network, Discrete design
optimization of three phase induction
motors using standard laminations,
solar energy mix in power generation,
Judicious use of conventional and
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The Institution of Engineers (India) celebrated
IEI Celebrates Energy Conservation Day all over the country on
December 14, 2019. Brief account of the celebration
Energy Conservation Day as received from various Centres are reported
hereunder.
STATE CENTRES projects. He further stated that the day is celebrated to make people aware
about the importance of energy as well as saving or conserving the more
Andhra Pradesh
energy by using less energy. Mr Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Honorary Secretary
Mr A Chandrasekhara Reddy, CEO & Managing Director, AP State Energy of the Centre proposed the vote of thanks at the end of the programme.
Conservation Mission, Vijayawada, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest
and delivered the Keynote Gujarat
Address. While speaking
on the topic ‘Significance The Keynote Speaker on the occasion, Dr Umang Patdiwala, Head of the
of Energy Efficiency & Department, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indus Institute of
Energy Conservation for Technology & Engineering, INDUS University, Ahmedabad, spoke on the
the Welfare of Society’, theme ‘Energy, Types, Application & Conservation’ and explained energy &
Mr Reddy highlighted the application, types of different energy resources, energy conservation etc. He
initiatives undertaken by the further explained different non-renewable and renewable Energy resources
State Government on energy with its advantages
conservation in agriculture, commercial complexes & residential buildings, and disadvantages and
industries, etc. He also emphasized on energy savings through enhanced cost effectiveness. He
implementation of LED Pilot Projects and conservation of water. Dr K Giri enumerated the importance
Babu, Principal, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, (VVIT), Guntur of energy conservation as
Dist and Mr V Vidya Sagar, Chairman, VVIT were present during the occasion natural resources which are
and addressed the audience. Earlier, Dr K Hemachandra Reddy, Chairman, AP very limited. ‘We need to
State Centre, delivered the welcome address. make energy conservation
Bihar habit which ultimately
reduces pollution’, Dr Patdiwala urged to the audience. He concluded with
Mr T Pandey, Managing Director, Bihar Grid Company Ltd. and Mr Ranjan green building concept utilizing natural lights & natural resources during
Pandey, Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited graced the construction and operation which ultimately save energy. Mr Shyam Varghese,
occasion as the Chief Guest and Guest-of-Honour respectively. Prof Alok Honorary Secretary, Gujarat State Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Kumar, delivered the keynote
address on the theme Jharkhand
‘Initiatives in Conservation
of Energy’ and explained The Chief Guest of the function, Mr V K Singh, General Manager (Electrical
the concept of energy & Mechanical), Central Coalfields Limited, Ranchi highlighted the details of
conservation and its energy consumption in coal mines and further briefed on the idea of conserving
scientific importance in a huge amount of energy by adopting proper methods and the use of new
candid manner. He further technology. He explained the rules, regulations, and policies implemented by
explained different dimensions of energy conservation in the context of the Government of India in order to support energy efficiency and stressed
sustainable energy. Earlier, Mr Nishi Kant Prasad Sinha, Chairman, Bihar State on the usage of non-conventional sources of energy including solar, tidal,
Centre and Council Member, IEI, in his welcome address mentioned that it is geothermal etc. ‘Coal mines
an opportunity to share the ideas and activities for conserving energy and its are also using a large
utilization to the optimum level in order to save it for future generation. Mr B amount of solar power in
N Singh, Past Honorary Secretary of the Centre proposed the vote of thanks. different establishments like
Delhi corporate and area offices,
pit offices of mines, etc’, Mr
The Chief Guest of the function, Col Hardeep Sodhi (Retd.), Member, IEI
Singh added. The Keynote
narrated that the conservation of energy will reduce the expenses related to
Speaker, Mr Ashish Agrawal,
fossil fuels which are very expensive and therefore, consumers are required
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Ranchi
to pay higher prices for goods and services. ‘Energy conservation would
described in details about the actual meaning of energy conservation and its
certainly reduce the amount of fossil fuels being mined and this, in turn,
need. He also deliberated on consumption of electrical energy in mines and
would reduce the costs to consumers’, Col Sodhi opined. Mr R N Rajpoot,
Chairman, Safety & Quality Forum, IEI also graced the occasion and addressed how to reduce the cost & increase efficiency through energy conservation.
the august gathering. Earlier, Mr Niket Mehta, CMPDIL, Ranchi, the second keynote speaker talked about
Mr Dinesh Kumar, Chairman fuel consumption in Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM), deployed in
of the Centre, in his welcome Coal India Limited. Earlier, Mr Siyaranjan Kumar Singh, Chairman, Jharkhand
address elaborated about the State Centre and Council Member, IEI welcomed the gathering. Mr Jitendra
Energy Conservation Act in Kumar, Honorary Secretary, Jharkhand State Centre proposed the vote of
India which aims to employ thanks.
the professional, qualified
Manipur
and energetic managers as
well as auditors managing The Theme Speaker of the day, Mr W Homendro Singh, in his address
the energy, projects, policy analysis, finance maintaining the energy efficiency emphasized upon the need to conserve energy for combating the ever

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increasing power consumption in the world. Being a land-locked state more greenhouse gas emissions and oil spills. She further enumerated that
focus on renewable sector is the need of the hour, Mr Singh mentioned. two major objectives for conserving energy are to save on utility bills and
Earlier, Dr N Monika Chanu welcomed the august gathering and the members protecting the environment. She emphasized on energy audit, saving energy
on the dais. Mr N Shyamsundar Singh, Chairman of the Centre, in his Address in agricultural sector and identification of other sectors, where energy savings
spoke at a length covering different aspects of energy and its importance, can be achieved. Dr Patwardhan opined that farmers should be encouraged
issues facing the generation to use standard fuel efficient pump sets, installing proper pump system and
of energy, fast depletion of strictly following norms and standards of each equipment. Earlier, Mr Sangam
finite reserve of fossil fuels Sinha, Chairman, Ahmednagar Local Centre welcomed the audience.
& natural gas and other
impacts on the environment Asansol
that cause climate change
Mr Ramesh Prasad, Former General Manager, Eastern Coalfields Limited
etc. Dr N Monika Chanu
graced the occasion as the Guest-of-Honour. In his speech, Mr Prasad
proposed the vote of thanks.
stressed on reduction of
Uttar Pradesh power consumption through
reduction of waste and
The Chief Guest and Speaker on the occasion, Dr Bharti Dwivedi,
increasing awareness among
Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Institute of Technology,
the people regarding the use
Abdul Kalam Technical
of low powered devices.
University, Lucknow
Mr Paritosh Chattaraj,
narrated three key factors
Assistant General Manager,
for energy conservation
Electrical Projects, Maithan
namely, reducing energy
Alloys Limited explained about the industrial aspects of power utilization
consumption/wastage;
and it’s control by proper use of improved machines and their harmonics.
increasing energy
Mr Saradindu Dutta, Assistant General Manager, Durgapur Thermal Power
efficiency; and including
Station, Damodar Valley Corporation mentioned the role of Government
fuel diversification. She
and individual to control conservation of power as per BEE standards. Dr
further mentioned that in
Debashis Sarkar, Honorary Secretary, Asansol Local Centre proposed the
1978, Government of India constituted Petroleum Conservation Research
vote of thanks.
Association (PCRA) to advise the government regarding formulation of
Energy Conservation policies and create awareness among people about the Bareilly
importance of conservation of energy. Dr Dwivedi highlighted functional domain
of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in the field of energy conservation which Mr S K Suri, Chairman,
include; implementation of Energy Conservation Building Codes; spreading Institute of EHS Studies,
awareness about energy conservation to users; promoting co-generation of Bareilly, in his speech
electricity; Promoting R&D In the area of Energy Conservation etc. Earlier, explained that feasibility
Mr Rajesh Kumar Trivedi, Chairman, UP State Centre and Council Member, of energy conservation is
IEI welcomed the guests and dignitaries. Mr V B Singh, Council Member, IEI based on people’s mindset
also spoke on the occasion. Mr J S Misra, Past Honorary Secretary, UP State for saving the natural energy
Centre proposed the vote of thanks. reserve. ‘It is possible to
save much of the Natural
LOCAL CENTRES
Energy by many of the possible and simple ways like turning off
Agra the fans, A.C., Electronic items, Laptops, etc’, he opined. Mr Saheb Singh,
Honorary Secretary, Bareilly Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Ms Saumya Agrawal,
IAS, Managing Director, Bokaro Steel City
Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran
Nigam Limited, Agra graced The Chief Guest on the
the occasion as Chief Guest. occasion, Mr S K Sahoo,
The Keynote Speaker of the Chief General Manager
function, Mr Gaurav Pratap (Energy Management
Rana, Dayalbagh Educational Department), SAIL, Bokaro
Institute, in his address highlighted on conservation of human energy, heat Steel Plant in his address,
energy and solar energy. Earlier, Dr Ashok Yadav, Chairman of the Centre mentioned about the role of
delivered the welcome address. Mr Rajnish Kumar Yadav, Joint Secretary of common people towards
the Centre proposed the vote of thanks. conservation of energy specifically citing example of wastage of food and
urged engineers to reduce wastages & losses, and to adopt improved
Ahmednagar
operation and maintenance practices. Mr N P Srivastava, General Manager,
Dr (Ms) M S Patwardhan, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Head of Environment Division, Bokaro Steel Plant, in his keynote address,
Dr Annasaheb Shinde College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, spoke about the impacts of non-renewable energy resources and its fast
Mahatma Phule Krishi depletion on the environmental protection, climate change & health of human
Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, during being and emphasized upon more application of renewable energy resources.
her address on ‘Energy Earlier, Mr Yogendra Nath Singh, Chairman, Bokaro Steel City Local Centre,
Conservation Techniques’ in his welcome address enumerated how to conserve energy by resorting to
stated that the energy usage reduction of water consumption, maximum use of sunlight and adoption of
has direct impacts on fossil 3r’s basic concepts. Mr Deo Prasad Jha, Honorary Secretary, Bokaro Steel
fuels reserve, pollution, City Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.

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Durgapur Gwalior
Mr Vijay Gupta, Principal, PGV
The Chief Guest of the function, Mr Sanjoy Kumar Ghosh, Deputy Chief
College (Parvatibai Gokhale
Engineer, Damodar Valley Corporation, Durgapur Steel Thermal Power
Vigyan Mahavidyalaya),
Station, Andal, in his
Gwalior advised enhanced
address noted that National use of less electrical energy
Energy Conservation Day & efficient use of solar
is observed all over India to water heaters and solar
make people aware of global electrical appliances. Earlier,
warming and climate change Mr Prabhat Bhargawa, Chairman, Gwalior Local Centre, in his opening
and promote a conscious remarks highlighted that ‘Energy Saved is Equal to Energy Generated.’ Mr P
effort towards saving the energy resources. He highlighted on using energy Y Khanvilkar, Honorary Secretary, Gwalior Local Centre proposed the vote of
sources efficiently to save it for future usage and explained the functional thanks.
domain of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), engaged in execution of the
Energy Conservation Act in India and is a constitutional body that helps in the Indore
development of policies and strategies in order to reduce the energy usage. Mr Jitu Patwari, Honorable
The Guest-of-Honour, Prof Tamal Mandal, Chemical Engineering Department, Minister of Higher Education,
NIT Durgapur, in his speech deliberated on ‘Industrial Waste Management and Sports and Youth Affairs,
Valorization’. Dr Chittatosh Bhattacharya, Deputy Director, National Power Government of MP graced
Training Institute (Eastern Region), Durgapur was present and addressed the the occasion as Chief
gathering. Earlier, Prof K C Ghanta, Chairman, Durgapur Local Centre and Guest. Mr Patwari, during
Council Member, IEI welcomed the audience. Mr S Islam, Past Honorary his address mentioned that
Secretary of the Centre proposed the vote of thanks. energy is prime requirement
of country and energy conservation should be publicized through masses
Faridabad in a simple manner so that they can easily be adopted. Dr Sunil K Somani,
Vice Chancellor, Medi-caps University, Indore graced the function as the
The Chief Guest of the Guest-of-Honour. Dr Somani, in his speech stressed on design of residential
function, Mr Surinder buildings, offices and industries in an energy efficient manner. Dr Rakesh
Singla, Managing Director, Saxena, Director, SGSITS, Indore was present in the occasion. Earlier, Prof
Five – M Energy Pvt Ltd (Dr) Ms Shilpa Tripathi, Chairman, Indore Local Centre delivered the welcome
shared his expertise on address. Mr Deepak S Shah, Honorary Secretary, Indore Local Centre
energy conservation. He proposed the vote of thanks.
further highlighted on
Jodhpur
energy conservation, natural
resources depletion due to increase in population, practical methods of Dr K K Paliwal, Director, JIET Group of Institutions, Jodhpur, graced the
energy conservation, zero energy balance techniques for energy conservation function as the Chief Guest. In his speech, Dr Paliwal emphasized upon
in green construction. Other dignitaries present on the occasion included the need of effective utilization of energy and importance of energy audit
Dr SVAV Prasad, Dean, Lingaya’s University and Mr Dinesh Kumar, Vice for different commercial
Chancellor, J C Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad and residential sectors. The
and addressed the gathering. Earlier, Mr Sandeep Handa, Chairman, Guest-of-Honour on the
Faridabad Local Centre, in his welcome address gave a brief statistics about occasion, Dr P C Pande,
Energy conservation. Mr Kuldip Raj Gupta, Honorary Secretary of the Centre Former Principal Scientist,
proposed the vote of thanks. ICAR-Central Arid Zone
Research Institute, Jodhpur,
Ghaziabad touched upon aspects of
energy conservation through solar energy, highlighted the current status of
Mr Dinesh Kumar Agarwal, Executive Director (Retd), National Thermal energy production and consumption in India and further discussed about
Power Corporation (NTPC) graced the occasion as Chief Guest and described utilization of photovoltaic cells in various devices and its applications in rural
various steps and strategies and agriculture sector. Earlier, Prof Akhil Ranjan Garg, Chairman, Jodhpur
adopted by NTPC on its Local Centre welcomed the august gathering. Mr Ghanshyam Prasad
different projects for the Vaishnaw, Honorary Secretary, Jodhpur Local Centre proposed the vote of
conservation of energy. thanks.
The Guest-of-Honour of the Kanyakumari
function, Mr Syed Javed
Dr M Marsaline Beno, Vice Principal, St Xavier’s Catholic College of
Mohsin, Managing Director,
Engineering, Nagerocil, in his keynote address explained different type of
Patikari Power Private
energy and its importance and energy conservation in different fields. Earlier,
Limited, Gurgaon, in his
Mr V Sivathanu Pilliai, Chairman, Kanyakumari Local Centre delivered the
address spoke about the
welcome address. Mr V Muthum Perumal, Honorary Secretary, Kanyakumari
functions of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and cited practical examples
Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
and steps to be taken for saving and conservation of energy. Earlier, Mr Jai Pal
Singh, Chairman, Ghaziabad Local Centre and Council Member, IEI welcomed Kolhapur
the august gathering. Mr R P Sharma, Convener of the event briefed about The Speaker on the occasion, Mr Sultan Shelke, Branch Engineer,
the history and importance of the Day. Ms Chitra Kumar Tyagi, Honorary Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Kolhapur,
Secretary, Ghaziabad Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks. highlighted applications of conventional energy sources i.e. coal, oil, gas and

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atomic energy which will be an idea about the energy
exhausted in near future and production from different
stressed on applications of sources and the electricity
non conventional energy and fossil fuel consumption
sources namely solar in India. Mr Mondal threw
energy, wind power etc. lights on the present scenario
He recommended more of renewable energy sources
utilization of LED equipments and Energy Audit at home, offices and factories and also the future potential
to conserve electricity. Mr Pradip Vinayak Kulkarni, Honorary Secretary, of renewable energy in India. Dr Santanu Das, Honorary Secretary, North
Kolhapur Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks. Bengal Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Kota Palghat
Prof R A Gupta, Vice The Guest speaker during
Chancellor, Rajasthan the occasion, Mr Dileep
Technical University (RTU), Cherian, Steam Engineering
Kota, graced the occasion as Group, Forbes Marshall Pvt.
Chief Guest. Mr R K Gupta, Ltd Kochi while addressing
Former CMD, Rajasthan the audience on the subject
Rajya Vidyut Utpadan ‘Energy Conservation
Nigam Ltd, Jaipur graced in Thermal System', pointed out the possibilities of energy conservation
the function as the Guest-of-Honour. Mr L K Jain, General Manager (Retd), in thermal industries, especially where steam is used as a primary utility.
NTPC & Vice President, SEW Thermal Power Corporation presented a key Mr Cherian covered his speech in line with steam generation, utilization,
note address during the occasion. Earlier, Mr Anand Bardava, Chairman, distribution, flash steam and condensate recovery. Earlier, Mr K Unnikrishnan,
Kota Local Centre welcomed the august gathering. Mr Sunil Bohra, Honorary Chairman, Palghat Local Centre delivered the welcome address. Mr A
Secretary, Kota Local Centre of the Centre proposed the vote of thanks. Ramesh, Honorary Secretary proposed the vote of thanks.
Madurai Ranipet
The Chief Guest, Dr V Saravanan, Department of Electrical & Electronics The speaker of the Day, Mr P Mohanavel, EEE Department, C Abdul Hakeem
Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai stated about the College of Engineering &
conventional power generation through fossil fuels, coal, gas, diesel and Technology (CAHCET),
naphtha, highlighted high rate of CO2 emissions from thermal power houses Vellore, Tamilnadu delivered
leads to global warming. He lecture on the theme ‘Energy
explained the significance of Conservation Measures’.
energy audit and clarified that Mr P Mohanavel, in his
in industry, there are three address covered various
principle operating expenses issues including depletion of fossil fuels, application of renewable energy
namely, material cost, energy sources like Solar, Wind, Hydro and Geo thermal energy etc; use of non-
cost, and labour cost. Dr conventional energy sources increased resulting in reduced use of fossil
Saravanan emphasized that energy would invariably emerge as a second top fuels; importance of 3Rs – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle in energy conservation;
expenditure, thus energy management function constitutes a strategic area energy savings - measures to be adopted in home, office & industries;
for cost reduction. ‘Energy Audit focuses to concentrate on avoidable losses, turn-off lights & appliances when not in use; Reducing the usage of energy-
quantify and identify ways & means for reduction, implementation, and intensive appliances by performing household tasks manually; using air
increasing production’, he opined. Mr P Rajamani, Council Member, IEI also conditioner less in the summer; usage of LED bulbs in place of incandescent
graced the occasion and addressed the gathering. Earlier, Mr S Rajagopal, & CFL bulbs; upgrading the HVAC system etc. Mr M Salai Manalan, Honorary
Chairman, Madurai Local Centre and Council Member, IEI delivered the Secretary, Ranipet Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
welcome address. Mr R Narayanasamy, Honorary Secretary, Madurai Local
Saurashtra
Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
The Theme Speaker
Meerut
on the occasion, Prof
Mr C P Gupta, Past Chairman Kamleshkumar Sangani, Vice
of the Centre explained Principal, Head & Associate
various techniques in energy Professor, Mechanical
saving and advised all to Engineering Department,
inculcate the habit of energy Sanjaybhai Rajyaguru
saving in their daily life. Mr College of Engineering, Rajkot, in his address focused on important sources
Rajneesh Kumar and Mr of energy viz. Sour Urja; Coal, Natural Gas and Crude; Plants and Animals;
Mohan Lal Jain, Chairman and Honorary Secretary, Meerut Local Centre Nuclear Power for Electricity Production; Hydro Electric Plant; Wind Power;
respectively were also present in the function and addressed the gathering. Solar Power etc. He further suggested to follow some measures which will
help reduce use of energy namely Use of LED and electronic regulator in fan;
North Bengal
switch off of DTH & TV not in use; avoid plastic use; use of solar energy. Prof
The Speaker on the occasion, Mr Madhab Chandra Mondal, Department of R D Raghani, Principal, A V Parekh Technical Institute, Rajkot presided over
Mechanical Engineering, Jalpaiguri Govt. Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, the function. Earlier, Mr Navin Kalaria, Past Honorary Secretary of the Centre
while speaking on the theme ‘Future Scope of Renewable Energy in India’ delivered the welcome address. Mr Deepak V Suchde, Chairman, Activity
described about various types of energy sources in India. He also briefly Sub-Committee of the Centre briefed about the activities of IEI and extended
narrated about the conventional and renewable energy sources and presented the vote of thanks at the end of the programme.

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All India Seminar, Hosur
Sustainable Agrifood Systems

Hosur Local Centre of the Institution organized All India Seminar on the topic
‘Sustainable Agrifood Systems’ under the aegis of Agricultural Engineering
Division Board of IEI during August 29-30, 2019 at Hosur. The Chief Guest
of the function, Mr Gomathi Nayagam P, Honorary Secretary, Tamilnadu
State Centre, IEI, in his speech stated that the access to climate data and
forecasts, information about soils, humidity is enabling a revolution with
the advancement of sustainable food systems and opening the door to the
development and application of novel optimization and simulation models in
Agriculture and the Agrifood industries. He further explained on enhancing
the income through selling of Agroproducts with the support of Government
of India schemes. He further clarified that food security exists when all
people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe
and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an
active and healthy life. ‘Agricultural Food security is often explained in terms
of food availability, food access and food utilization’, he added. Mr Nayagam J Arivudainambi, Chairman of the Centre delivered the welcome address.
continued that global agriculture currently produces sample calories and Finally, Prof (Dr) V Mani Vasagan, Honorary Secretary, Hosur Local Centre
nutrients to provide the entire world's people healthy and productive lives. proposed the vote of thanks. A large number of papers were presented and
However, food is not distributed equally to regions, countries, households discussed during the technical sessions of the Seminar.
and individuals. Improved access to food-through increased agricultural
The recommendations of the Seminar as emerged are given hereunder:
productivity and income is essential to meet the nutrition requirement of
the world's growing population. ‘Successful food security and poverty- Sustainability concepts, approaches and tools should be developed, that
oriented programs not only assist poor rural populations to produce more offers a common vision of the agriculture sector; Transition to sustainable
and diversified products but to produce a surplus that can be marketed food and agriculture should be expanded and accelerated which ensures
and thereby generate income for the purposes of improving quality of life world food security, provides economic and social opportunities, and
through improved diet and nutrition, investment in productive activity, and protects the ecosystem services on which agriculture depends; There
as collateral for credit to purchase inputs and/or other supplies to enhance should be focus on making this sector sustainable, which can bring farmers
agricultural or non-agricultural enterprise’, Mr Nayagam opined. Earlier, Dr in touch with relevant investors.
All India Seminar, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala’s Water Woes - Challenges and Mitigation
Kerala State Centre of the Institution organized All India Seminar on the 25 Lakh ha of land in Kerala, out of which irrigation facility is available only
topic ‘Kerala’s Water Woes - Challenges and Mitigation’ under the aegis of for 4 lakh ha. ‘Similarly, piped water connection is available only for one
Environmental Engineering Division Board of IEI during September 19-20, fourth of the population and these situations have to change for which new
2019 at Thiruvananthapuram. Mr K Krishnankutty, Hon’ble Minister for Water ideas are to be brought forward by the engineers’, Hon’ble Minister added.
Resources, Government of Kerala, graced the occasion as Chief Guest. In Dignitaries present during the occasion include Prof (Dr) K P Sudheer,
his address, Hon’ble Minister expressed that agriculture is being done in Executive Vice President, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and
Environment, Thiruvananthapuram, Mr R Srinivasan, Chief General Manager
– NABARD Kerala Region, Dr D Padmalal, Group Head, National Centre for
Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Dr K R Sooryanarayana, Regional Director
– Central Ground Water Board- Kerala & Lakshadweep Region and Mr P K
Baburajan, Chief Environmental Engineer – Kerala State Pollution Control
Board. Earlier, Mr K K Gopalakrishnan Nair, Chairman, Kerala State Centre
and Council Member, IEI welcomed the guests and dignitaries. Mr Ashok
Kumar K, Honorary Secretary, Kerala State Centre proposed the vote of
thanks. A large number of papers embracing the theme were presented and
discussed during the technical sessions of the two-day Seminar. A Souvenir
containing all the technical papers presented in the Seminar was released
during the Seminar by the Chief Guest and other dignitaries present on the
dais. During the technical sessions, different aspects of water sustainability,
water conservation, water quality and different awareness measures for
ground water reservations were discussed at a length.

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All India Seminar, Hyderabad
Recent Developments in Technological Options for

Resource Recovery in Chemical Process Industry
Telangana State Centre of the Institution organized All India Seminar on the He concluded that there is a need for innovation in technologies in a cost-
topic ‘Recent Developments in Technological Options for Resource Recovery effective manner along with resource recovery. Dr N V Satyanarayana,
in Chemical Process Industry’ under the aegis of Chemical Engineering Chief Scientist & Head, Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-
Division Board of IEI during October 3-4, 2019 at Hyderabad. The Chief Indian Institute of Chemical Technology graced the occasion as Guest
Guest during the occasion, Mr M Dana Kishore, IAS, Managing Director, of Honour. During his address, Dr Satyanarayana, highlighted the need
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Hyderabad to develop remunerative technologies and emphasized upon the need of
emphasized that the natural ecosystems inherently obtain circular economy natural resource recovery in a cost effective approach. ‘Water should be
perceived as an abundantly available raw material for resource
recovery’, he opined. Dr Satynarayana further deliberated
on developments of natural practices by human in waste
management. Mr B Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Director General,
Environment Protection Training & Research Institute (EPTRI),
Hyderabad emphasized on incentivizing the technologies for
developing a circular economy. ‘Policies need to be developed
for chemical industries and the developed technologies must
have sustainability’, he added. Dr A Gangagni Rao, Chief
Scientist, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering,
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
and Convener of the event explained the scope and need of the
Seminar. Earlier, Dr G Rameshwar Rao, Chairman, Telangana
State Centre and Council Member, IEI welcomed the august
gathering. Mr T Anjaiah, Honorary Secretary, Telangana State
Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
Through an expert Panel Discussion, the following
recommendations have been emerged from the Seminar:
practices and the existing technologies need to provide meaningful directions
from these natural principles. He further urged to promote significant Resource recovery should be considered as a thrust area for special
advances in developing technologies in India. ‘Recovery of resources and funding; Joint Forum with Research and Development Institutes and
by products formed during a process should be used in other technologies’, Pollution Control Boards should be formed; Water audit should be
he added. He highlighted that the existing technologies have limitations and conducted on regular basis; Modular systems for wastewater treatment
they can be overcome by developing innovative technologies. He urged that should be developed; Effective treatment solutions should be developed
at personal level also, people should follow resource recovery practices at for recovery of bio-energy; Effective interactions with industries should be
home so that the waste coming out requires minimum input for treatment. established.
All India Workshop, Surat
Advanced Welding Techniques

South Gujarat Local Centre of the Institution in association with
Automobile & Mechanical Engineering Department at Chhotubhai
Gopalbhai Patel Institute of Technology (CGPIT), Bardoli, Surat
organized National Workshop on the topic ‘Advanced Welding
Techniques’ under the aegis of Production Engineering Division
Board of IEI during October 3-4, 2019 at Surat. Dr N C Shah,
Advisor, Uka Tarsadia University & Past Chairman of the Centre
graced the occasion as the Guest-of-Honour and addressed
the gathering. Other eminent dignitaries spoke on the occasion
included Dr Rajkumar Patil, Dean and Director, CGPIT and Dr C K
Desai, Vice Principal, CGPIT. Lectures were delivered by eminent
resource persons on various sub-themes during technical sessions ie. Mr
Ravi Jani, Manager, L&T, Hazira on ‘Conventional GTAW Welding Process’ Development’ and on ‘Activated TIG Welding Process’; Mr Subhash Das,
and on ‘Conventional NDT Methods’; Mr Devendra Patel, Proprietor of Slock Senior Engineer, ITW India Ltd, Vadodara on ‘Regulated Metal Deposition
NDT & Inspection Services, Surat, on ‘Conventional and Advanced NDT Welding Technology – An Innovative Short Circuit Process’.Earlier, Mr Kirti
Methods’ ,‘Hands on Session on Ultrasonic Test’ and Magnetic Particle Hiralal Shethna, Chairman, South Gujarat Local Centre and Council Member,
Test’; Dr Jay Vora, Assistant Professor, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum IEI welcomed the audience. Mr Dipak Gomanbhai Patel, Honorary Secretary,
University, Gandhinagar on ‘Flux Assisted Welding Processes for Sustainable South Gujarat Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks.

January 2020
All India Workshop, Tiruchirappalli
Theory and Practice of Sustainable Manufacturing

Tiruchirappalli Local Centre of the Institution in association with the
Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology,
Tiruchirappalli (NITT) organized All India Workshop on the topic
‘Theory and Practice of Sustainable Manufacturing’ under the aegis
of Production Engineering Division Board of IEI during September 20-
21, 2019 at Tiruchirappalli. Dr P Sathiya, Professor, Department of
Production Engineering, NITT, in his address stated about various state-
of-art technologies of production engineering. Dr S Kumanan, Professor
(HAG), Department of Production Engineering, NITT explained on design
and development of sustainable industrial systems and highlighted on
sustainable design need in industrial as well as social point of view. Dr S
Vinodh, Associate Professor, Department of Production Engineering, NITT
delivered his lecture on the theme ‘Sustainable Manufacturing Overview’, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of
and highlighted on fundamentals of Sustainable Manufacturing, Triple Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchepuram delivered
Bottom Line approach, transition of manufacturing systems, sustainable lecture on sustainable product design practices for inclusive manufacturing.
manufacturing tools, Environmentally Conscious Quality Function Dr Senthilkumaran further discussed energy and material characterization
Deployment (ECQFD) and Life Cycle Costing. Dr Vinod, in another technical for different joining processes. Dr R M Thirupathi, Vice President, Product
session, briefed the participants and delegates about sustainability Engineering, Rane TRW Steering Systems Private Limited, Tiruchirapalli
indicators in manufacturing and end of life management approach. delivered his lecture on modeling for sustainable manufacturing. A Laboraty
Dr A Raja, Additional General Manager (WRI) BHEL (Retd) explained Session was also organized on Additive manufacturing and Life Cycle
about sustainable manufacturing in welding process. He highlighted the Assesment. Earlier, Dr N Kumaresan, Chairman,Tiruchirappalli Local Centre,
importance of sustainability concepts in SAW process. Dr Senthilkumaran, welcomed the audience.
All India Seminar, Bokaro
Solid Waste Management- An Industrial Perspective

Bokaro Steel City Local Centre of the Institution in association with SAIL, growth to promote the concept of circular economy. Special Guest during
Bokaro Steel Plant organized All India Seminar on the topic ‘Solid Waste the occasion, Mr Sanjay Sen, General Manager, MECON Limited, Bokaro
Management- An Industrial Perspective’ under the aegis of Environmental & Member, ENDB, IEI mentioned about different eco-friendly technologies
Engineering Division Board of IEI during September 21-22, 2019 at Bokaro to be adopted by the industries for better utilization of solid waste. Earlier,
Steel City. Mr P K Singh, CEO, SAIL, Bokaro Steel Plant graced the occasion Mr Yogendra Nath Singh, Chairman, Bokaro Steel City Local Centre, in his
as the Chief Guest and inaugurated the Seminar. In his address, Mr Singh welcome address stated that it is the need of the hour to address menace
stated that National Steel Policy – 2017 envisages steel production to the by adopting 4R’s Practices, Industrial Symbiosis, Waste to energy and
tune of 300 MT by 2030 and alerted steel makers to accept challenges of innovative practices. Mr N P Srivastava, Head of Environment, Bokaro
huge generation of solid wastes. Further, he appealed engineers, technocrats Steel Plant & Convener of the event elaborated various aspects of solid
and experts to evolve practical and economical innovative practices for waste management. Mr Deo Prasad Jha, Honorary Secretary, Bokaro Steel
better ways for solid waste management in the industries by organizing City Local Centre proposed the vote of thanks. A large number of papers
Seminars and Conventions. The Guest-of-Honour on the occasion, Mr embracing the theme & sub-themes were presented and discussed during
R P Pandey, Asset Manager, ONGC, Bokaro mentioned that solid wastes the technical sessions of the two-day Seminar.
has great potential to pollute soil, air and ground water as such industries
The recommendations as emerged from the Seminar are given hereunder:
must spread awareness among its employees to abide by standards laid
down in Solid Waste Management Rules - 2016. Special Guest of the Use of eco-friendly Jute Geotextiles in coordination with National Jute Board,
function, Mr C D Goswami, Executive Director (Technical Services), MECON Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India to be explored for stabilization of Fly-Ash
Limited, Ranchi, in his Keynote Address stated about ‘Waste Hierarchy’ for dump at Bokaro; Use of Blast Furnace sludge and dust as briquettes may be
an effective approach to identity most suitable waste management. He explored as an environment friendly way of BF sludge/dust recycling and to
emphasized to change the mindset for defining waste to accelerate industrial reduce input cost of Steel Plants; Steel industries may collaborate together
to come up with a commercially viable solution to enhance utilization of
LD slag; Proper disposal of fly-ash produced by power plants in
collaboration with Coal Mining companies would be an important
area to concentrate; Proper utilization of fly-ash to be explored
as input for various manufacturing industries; Low iron dust/
sludge like sinter fines, sludge compartment mound may be
utilised as resource for sintering or in Blast Furnace; Utilization
of High Iron dust/sludge like GCP Sludge, Flue Dust, Mill Scale,
Caster scale etc. as coolant in convertors be envisaged further.

January 2020
All India Seminar, Coimbatore
Artificial Intelligence: An Application Perspective
Coimbatore Local Centre of the Institution organized All India

Seminar on the topic ‘Artificial Intelligence: An Application
Perspective’ under the aegis of Electronics & Telecommunication
Engineering Division Board of IEI during September 5-6, 2019
at Coimbatore. Prof Vijay Krishna Menon, Computational
Engineering and Networking, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
University, Coimbatore graced the occasion as the Chief Guest
and addressed the august gathering. Dr S A Pasupathy, HoD,
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
(ECE), Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore
was also present during the occasion and addressed the
audience. Prof Vijay Krishna Menon spoke on the topic
‘AI and Machine Learning Demystified’ and considered as
a methodical way to monitor the healthcare systems. He
started his presentation by introducing the need for Artificial
Intelligence (AI). He lucidly explained the types of Artificial Intelligence and
R Natarajan, Chairman, Coimbatore Local Centre delivered the welcome
its purposes at different applications. He further explained the strategies for
address.
performing Artificial Intelligence techniques on different types of real time
problems. A number of Invited Lectures delivered by eminent personalities Following recommendations may be taken into account.
included Mr Vishwanathan, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical &
Interdisciplinary interaction may lead to new product development in the
Electronics, KCT, Coimbatore on ‘Deep Learning for Computer Vision using
Artificial Intelligence field; Continuous improvement of the facilities to be
Python’; Dr S N Shivappriya, ECE Department, KCT on ‘Significance of
undertaken to compete with the latest technological advancements in
Artificial Intelligence’ and Mr Ruthrakumar, Application Engineer, Axis Global
Artificial Intelligence.
Automation Group of Companies, Coimbatore on ‘AI Robots’. Earlier, Mr P
All India Seminar, Gorakhpur
Structural Design with Special Reference to Seismic

Effect on High Rise Building
Gorakhpur Local Centre of the Institution organized All India Seminar on further explained about the foundation for high rise buildings especially
the topic ‘Structural Design with Special Reference to Seismic Effect on in earthquake prone areas. In conclusion, Dr Mittal insisted that health
High Rise Building’ under the aegis of Civil Engineering Division Board of IEI check-up of old buildings must be carried out on regular basis and possible
during October 12-13, 2019 at Gorakhpur. The Guest of Honour during the arrangements/modifications should be made to avoid damages during
occasion, Mr Sanjeev Ranjan, IAS, CEO, Gorakhpur Industrial Development earthquakes. Another Expert Speaker on the occasion, Dr R K Srivastava,
Authority (GIDA) in his address emphasized on construction of earthquake Retd. Engineer-in-Chief, UP Public Works Department, Ex Managing Director,
resistant buildings. The Key Note speaker, Dr Achal Kumar Mittal, Senior UP State Bridge Corporation Limited and Ex Director- Dr M C Saxena
Principal Scientist, Structural Engineering, CSIR-Central Building Research College of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, in his speech, spoke on
Institute (CBIR), Roorkee spoke on the topic ‘Tall Buildings and Earthquake ‘Raft Foundations-a Sustainable Option for High Rise Buildings in Alluvial
Resistance’. During his address, Dr Mittal explained with a comparative Region’. He discussed about the Shallow Foundations, Combined footings,
study that earlier structural members were designed to carry, primarily, the Strap or Cantilever Footings, Mat Foundations also. Dr Srivastava further
gravity loads. However, due to recent advances, building weight is reduced discussed about Elevated Road Construction, Box Type Bridges etc. Earlier,
and slenderness is increased which means the lateral loads, that include Mr Mirza Waseem Beg, Chairman, Gorakhpur Local Centre welcomed the
the loads due to wind and earthquakes, are increased. ‘Especially in the august gathering. Mr V K Srivastava, Honorary Secretary, Gorakhpur Local
tall buildings, slenderness increases and hence the flexibility, so the tall Centre proposed the vote of thanks.
buildings suffer from the lateral loads resulting from wind and earthquakes’,
he added. He further explained that as a general rule, therefore, the taller
the building the more necessary is to identify the proper structural and
foundation systems for resisting the lateral loads and it is equally important
to apply suitable technology to provide supplementary damping to such
high rise structures for better resistance to lateral loads. He also talked
about the various structural systems to counteract the lateral forces, e.g.
MRF (Moment Resistant Frames), Shear Wall Structures (SWF), Braced
Frame System (BFS), Core and Outrigger System and Tubular system. He

January 2020
All India Seminar, Ranchi
Tribology as Energy Saver for Mining, Steel & Other

Heavy Industries
Jharkhand State Centre of the Institution in association with Tribology technical sessions of the two-day Seminar. A Souvenir was released in
Society of India, Ranchi Chapter organized All India Seminar on the topic this occasion by the Chief Guest, Guest of Honours and other dignitaries
‘Tribology as Energy Saver for Mining, Steel & Other Heavy Industries’ present on the dais during the inaugural session. Large number of papers
under the aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board of IEI during were presented mainly from the industries on different topics embracing
September 28-29, 2019 at Ranchi. Dr S S V Ramakumar, Director (R&D), tribology and condition monitoring, that include; Energy saving in mining
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Faridabad and President, Tribology Society industries through tribological applications, laboratory evaluation of energy
of India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and addressed the august efficiency characteristics of hydraulic equipment and its Field validation,
gathering. Dr Remakumar, in his address emphasized upon the importance tribology of high torque low speed system, maintenance as energy saver,
and application of tribology in industries basically for energy conservation. waste reducer and economical for HEMM in mining applications, evaluation
Mr R N Jha, Director (Technical/CRD), Central Mine Planning & Design of thermal and tribological performance in single cylinder four stroke diesel
Institute Limited, Ranchi; Mr Ajay Arora, Executive Director, (R&D), Research engine using nano-lubricants, enhancement of transmission performance
and durability through lubricant properties, condition monitoring through
Scheduled Oil Sampling services of heavy earthmoving machines and
related equipment, total lubrication management in mining, steel and heavy
and related industries, etc.
The broad recommendations of the seminar are as follows.
Increased application of energy efficient hydraulic oil be promoted in
excavators used in mining industry for its better efficiency, performance
& energy conservation; Better tribological approach be adopted including
surface treatment, thermal coating, wear plates/bars etc leads to energy
saving, primarily through frictional losses, secondary due to reduction in
wear and tertiary through reduction of energy required to manufacture
& Development Centre for Iron and Steel - SAIL, Ranchi and Dr Rana S those spares. On the other hand it also reduces the CO2 emission; By
Chakravarty, Director, (Marketing) & Director (Production) (Addl Charge), modifying the design of lubrication system & additional cooling, the wear of
Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited, Ranchi graced the function as the rollers for steel plants could be reduced; Replacing the present lubricants
Guests-of-Honour and deliberated on the applications of tribology in energy with nano-lubricants, the engine efficiency could be increased and thus fuel
conservation in steel, mining and heavy industries. Mr S C Vishvakarma, can be conserved; Removal of contaminants in fuel and regular condition
Dean of Academic Affairs, RTC Institute of Technology, Ranchi delivered monitoring of different type of lubricants used in mining, steel & heavy
Keynote Address. Earlier, Mr Siyaranjan Kumar Singh, Chairman, Jharkhand industries can foresee the impending failures. It will decide the remedial
State Centre and Council Member, IEI delivered the welcome address. Mr actions in time which could be cost effective and also avoid the cascading
M I Alam, Co-Chairman, Organising Committee deliberated on the theme effects; The performance of gear pump can be improved by adopting metal
of this Seminar. Mr Jitendra Kumar, Honorary Secretary, Jharkhand State polymers in various applications of steel, mining, cement, agriculture &
Centre proposed the vote of thanks. A large number of resource papers other industries.
were presented and discussed by the eminent personalities during the
All India Seminar, Hyderabad
Recent Trends in Automation and Digital

Manufacturing
Telangana State Centre of the Institution organized All India Seminar on stated that the Engineers have play a prominent role in nation building. The
the topic ‘Recent Trends in Automation and Digital Manufacturing’ under Guest-of-Honour on the occasion, Dr Y Sreenivas Rao, Programme AD,
the aegis of Production Engineering Division Board of IEI during September Research Centre Imarat, Defence Research & Development Organization,
23-24, 2019 at Hyderabad. Mr V Srinivas Goud, Hon’ble Youth Service, Govt. of India, Hyderabad emphasized upon the importance of industry 4.0
Tourism& Culture and Archaeology Minister, Government of Telangana and digital manufacturing for Make in India initiatives, highlighted the need
graced the function as Chief Guest. In his address, the Hon’ble Minister to produce critical components indigenously. A large number of papers
embracing the theme were presented and discussed during the technical
sessions of the two-day Seminar, that include; Additive Manufacturing,
Rapid Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Automation, Machine
Learning in manufacturing industry, Intelligent Manufacturing, Connected
Factories, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems etc.
Recommendations emanated from the Seminar are as follows.
Manpower training be enhanced to suit the current technologies; There is a
need to update curriculum / syllabus to suit current trends of manufacturing;
Suitable Policy should be evolved for adaptation of industry 4.0 practices
in every sector, particularly MSME.

January 2020
News-in-Brief
The following is a brief account of Technical Activities organised by various Centres of the Institution
STATE CENTRES Kota

Andhra Pradesh Lecture on ‘Construction in PQC & A Case Study on Bridge Concrete’
Er Yarlagadda Sreeramulu Sixteenth Endowment Lecture on ‘Opportunities delivered by Mr M K Jain, General Manager, Lea Associates South Asia Pvt
in Space Program’ delivered by Mr A Rajarajan, Director, Satish Dhawan Ltd, Jhalawar Project on December 28, 2019.
Space Centre on December 20, 2019. Meerut
Delhi Lecture on ‘Sustainable Development Goals and their Achievement’
Seminar on ‘Satellite Remote Sensing for the Common Men’ on November delivered by Mr Atar Singh, Advisor & Ex- Director, NPTI, Ministry of Power,
30, 2019. Govt. of India on December 15, 2019.
Gujarat Nagpur
Organized 60th Annual Session of the Centre on December 1, 2019. Er A B Kottewar Memorial Oration on the topic ‘Fundamentals of Generator
Design in Power Stations’ delivered by Mr K K Bhatia, General Manager
Karnataka (Retd), Power Projects Division, BHEL on November 18, 2019.
The Tenth Prof Satish Dhawan Commemoration Lecture delivered by Prof Seminar on ‘Energy Conservation Case Study Competition and Poster
P Balaram, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangaluru on Competition’ on December 20, 2019.
December 2, 2019.
Tirunelveli
Kerala
Lecture on the occasion of Energy Conservation Day 2019 delivered by
Lecture on ‘Spread Sheet Technique Revolutionise Design of Electrical Mr P Chandrasekaran, Executive Engineer / P & C -2, TNEB, Tirunelveli on
Systems of High Rise Residential Building’ delivered by Mr A G Hareendralal December 27, 2019.
December 4, 2019.
Tumakuru
A Technical Talk on Energy Conservation and Reusable Energy’ on the
occasion Energy Conservation Day 2019 delivered by Dr R Harikumar, Organized ‘Knowledge Network Workshop (KNEW-2019)’ during October
Joint Director – Energy Management Centre (EMC), Kerala on December 28-19, 2019.
18, 2019. Udaipur
Tamilnadu Lecture on ‘Investigative Engineering- Ensuring Durable and High Performing
Lecture on ‘D G Shipping Rules for Conducting Examination for Shipping Concrete’ delivered by Mr Rahul Mathur, Director, Guruveshwar Consultant
Crew’ delivered Mr S Kannan, Committee Member of the Centre on Pvt. Ltd., Udaipur on December6, 2019.
November 25, 2019. Upper Assam
Celebrated Energy Conservation Day 2019 on December 20, 2019. Organized a programme on ‘Awareness to Avoid Single Use of Plastic’ on
Telangana December 23, 2019.
Er L Venkata Krishna Iyer, Er K V SrinivasaRao and Er M L Swamy 19th

Endowment Lecture on the topic ‘Professional Ethics in Civil Engineering’ Impact of Changing Energy Mix in the
delivered by Mr P Surya Prakash, Managing Director, M/s Satyavani Projects
and Consultants Pvt. Limited on November 19, 2019. Power Sector
West Bengal Contd. from page 16
Celebrated World Habitat Day 2019 on November 19, 2019. renewable energy to reduce global warming, power system restoration and
inter connected systems, Utilising hydro energy for supplying static and
LOCAL CENTRES dynamic loads in remote areas, Different topologies of transformer less
Berhampur inverter for application of PV to grid tie system etc.
Celebrated 24th Foundation Day on November 3, 2019. Recommendations of the International Conference include:
Coimbatore Power market Integration Initiatives, multipurpose use of water resources,

Pump-storage projects, climate change mitigation by changing energy
Lecture on ‘Laser Metal Deposition’ delivered by Dr Gopal Magadi, Principal mix from fossil fuel to clean source of energy should be given priority;
Engineer, Cameron International Corporation, Houston, USA on December Sustainability of power producers due to reduction of emission intensity
19, 2019. of GDP by 30-35% by 2030 and high economic growth with low per
Lecture on ‘Innovations in Nanotechnology: Breakthrough Technology and capita energy uses should be planned in advance; Advanced distribution
Emerging Markets’ delivered by Dr Pradeep Haldar, Principal and President management system (ADMS) and micro grid management should be
at Halovation, Florida, USA on December 23, 2019. introduced with due care; Causes of grid failures and black out should be
investigated for maintaining reliability and security in smart power grid;
Kalaburagi Optimum Energy mix planning for power generation considering cost and
Celebrated Energy Conservation Day 2019 on December 18, 2019. environmental impact should be given priority.

January 2020
All India Workshop, Palghat
National Building Code of India 2016
Palghat Local Centre of the Institution in association with Bureau of Indian earthquake resistant design and construction of buildings, for which series
Standards (BIS), New Delhi organized All India Workshop on ‘National of Standards are available for design and construction engineers, including
Building Code of India 2016’ under the aegis of Civil Engineering Division for strengthening and retrofitting of buildings’, he added. Mr Shami
Board of IEI during September 26-27, 2019 at Palghat. Mr Pratap Singh enumerated that notwithstanding the above, the repeated onslaught of
natural calamities such as earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, etc faced
by the country, has brought home the ever increasing need for the
common guiding document to enable monitoring and implementation
of sound technical provisions and practices through techno-
administrative mechanism and comprehensive built-in features. ‘The
NBC fulfills this need apart from collating comprehensive provisions
relating to fire safety, selection of building materials, various building
and plumbing services, management of assets and facilities, etc, all
ensured following an approach to sustainability’, opined Mr Shami. Ms
Meenakshi Ganesan, Scientist F and Head, Bureau of Indian Standards,
Coimbatore Branch, Mr S Arun Kumar, Scientist D, BIS New Delhi,
Mr Sreejith NK, Mechanical Engineering Department, NSS College of
Engineering, Palakkad, Mr Sreenidh, Manager Technical, The Ramco
Shami, Divisional Railway Manager, Southern Railway, Palakkad Division Cements Limited graced the occasion with their august presence. Earlier,
inaugurated the Workshop. In his address, Mr Shami mentioned that Mr K Unni Krishnan, Chairman, Palghat Local Centre delivered the welcome
considering the national importance for housing and infrastructural address. Mr A Ramesh, Honorary Secretary, Palghat Local Centre proposed
development, large number of Indian Standards has been introduced in the the vote of thanks. During two days, eminent resource persons presented
important fields of planning, designing and construction of buildings, as also lectures on diversified topics, that include; Overview of National Building
on the methodologies for enabling speedier construction and requirements for Code of India, 2016, Structural Design: Prefabrication & Systems Buildings,
low income housing and for ensuring sound practices during construction, Structural Design: Loads, Forces and Effects, Building Services - Electrical
durability and safety of structures. ‘The focus has been, of late, on the Installations etc.
All India Seminar, Coimbatore
Challenges and Research Opportunity

for Electric Mobility Vehicles in India
Coimbatore Local Centre of the Institution in association with Centre for

Automotive Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering at KPR Institute
of Engineering and Technology (KPRIET) organized All India Seminar on the
topic ‘Challenges and Research Opportunities for Electric Mobility Vehicles
in India’ under the aegis of Mechanical Engineering Division Board of IEI
during September 26-27, 2019 at Coimbatore. Mr Srinivasan Pannerselvam,
Architect, Electric Vehicles, Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solution
Private Limited, Coimbatore inaugurated the Seminar and addressed the
august gathering. Dr N Gunasekaran, HoD, Mechanical Engineering, KPR
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore delivered the Keynote
Address on the topic ‘Electric Mobility in India’. A number of lectures on
various sub-themes delivered by eminent personalities included Mr Veera for Electric Vehicles’ and Dr V M Murugesan, Department of Automobile
Ragavan, Managing Director, MRV Ecomotives, Coimbatore on ‘Electric Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore on ‘Advanced Electrical
Motors- A Brief Discussion’; Mr A Prabhakaran, AP/Auto. Kumaraguru System for Modern EVs’. Earlier, Mr P R Natarajan, Chairman, Coimbatore
College of Technology, Coimbatore on ‘Automotive Electronics for EV Local Centre delivered the welcome address. Papers were presented and
Applications’; Mr Sureshkumar R, Automobile Engineering Department, discussed during various technical sessions of the Seminar, which include;
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore on ‘Battery Management Systems sustenance of electric mobility, automotive electronics for electric vehicle
for EVs’; Mr K P Devakaran, Automobile Engineering Department, PSG applications, battery management systems, automotive sensor interface
College of Technology, Coimbatore on ‘Automotive Sensors Interfacing for electric vehicles, advanced electrical systems for electrical vehicles etc.

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The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre,
Engineers on “Comfort and Energy Efficiency in
104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC
Built Environment”
Bhawan, Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem International Conference on “Disaster Mitigation
Tiruchirappalli, October 09-10, 2020
636004 [(: (0427) 2415224; e-mail: salemlc@ and Management in Global Context"
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Tiruchirapalli Local
ieindia.org] Bhubaneswar, March 7-8, 2020
Centre, Near Ganesa Bus Stop, BHEL Main Office
Road, Opposite to 79 Building, Tiruchirappalli The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Odisha State Centre,
National Conference on “Agriculture and Smart 620014 [(: (0431) 2554285/2574022; e-mail: Sachivalaya Marg, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar 751001
Villages for Sustainable Development” [email protected]] [(: (0674) 2390291, Telefax: (0674) 2390630;
Bengaluru, February 07-08, 2020 e-mail: [email protected]]
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Karnataka State Chemical Engineering Division
Centre, No. 3, Dr. B R Ambedkar Veedhi, International Conference of Civil Engineers on “Smart
Bangalore 560001 [(: (080) 22264698; Telefax: One Day Workshop on “Application of ASPEN and Sustainable Infrastructure”
080-22256191; e-mail: [email protected]; Plus for Process Design and Simulation” Nagpur, March 20-21, 2020
www.ieiksc.org] Pune, February 15, 2020 The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Nagpur Local Centre,
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Pune Local Centre, North Ambazari Road, Nagpur 440010 [(: (0712)
Thirty-fourth National Convention of Agrilcultural Abhiyanta Bhavan, 1332, J M Road, Shivajinagar, 2556231/2525617/2554387; e-mail: nagpurlc@
Engineers on "Prospects and Challenges for Pune 411005 [(: (020) 25533376 / 25520239 / ieindia.org; website: www.ieingp.org]
Agricultural Engineering to Ensure Sustainable 25530250; e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.
Agricultural Production and Doubling Farmers ieipune.org] All India Seminar on "Alternate Building Materials
Income" and Methods in Civil Engineering"
Goa, June 12-13, 2020 All India Seminar on "Existing Scenario in Bangalore, 24-25 April 2020
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Goa State Centre, Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Karnataka State
D Type Quarters, D-8-1 Government Polytechnic Sources for Sustainable Development" Centre, No. 3, Dr. B R Ambedkar Veedhi,

January 2020
Bangalore 560001 [(: (080) 22264698; Telefax: One Day Seminar on “Standalone Photovoltaic Faridabad, April 10-11, 2020
080-22256191; e-mail: [email protected]; Power Conversion Systems For Rural The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Faridabad Local
www.ieiksc.org] Electrification” Centre, Qtr No. 45 YMCA University of Science &
Kattankulathur, February 14, 2020 Technology, 1st Floor, Sector 6, Faridabad 121006
International Conference on "Building the Disaster The Honorary IEI, Kattankulathur Local Centre, [(: (0129) 4100798; e-mail: faridabadlc@ieindia.
Resilient Society in BIMSTEC Countries" SRM Institute of Science and Technology, org; web: www.ieifbdlc.in]
Agartala, July 10-12, 2020 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Potheri, SRM Nagar, Dist
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Tripura State Centre, Chengalpattu, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu 603203 All India Workshop on "Smart Grid Technologies-
Pandit Nehru Complex, Near Tripura Housing [(: 044-2745 2270; kattankulathurlc@ieindia. Operation, Control and Recent Deployments"
Board, PO: KUnjaban, PB No. 139, West Tripura, org] Tiruchirappalli, June 12-13, 2020
Agartala 799006 [(: (0381) 2304700; email: The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Tiruchirapalli Local
[email protected]; web: www.ieitripura.org] All India Seminar on “Policies of Governments, Centre, Near Ganesa Bus Stop, BHEL Main Office
Paradigms Challenges and Opportunities of Road, Opposite to 79 Building, Tiruchirapalli
Thirty-sixth National Convention of Civil Engineers Sustainable Electrical Power in India” 620014 [(: (0431) 2554285 / 2574022; e-mail:
on “Innovation, Mechanisation and Modern Hyderabad, February 19-20, 2020 [email protected]]
Techniques in Civil Engineering” The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Telangana State
Ranchi, September 08-09, 2020 Centre, Visvesvaraya Bhavan, Khairatabad, Thirty-sixth National Convention of Electrical Engineers
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Jharkhand State Hyderabad 500004 [(: (040) 23314969; e-mail: on "Future Electricity Systems: Challenges and
Centre, Engineer Bhawan, Nepal Kothi Campus, [email protected]; website: ieitsc.org] Current Trends"
Doranda, Ranchi 834002 [(: (0651) 2491344; Jodhpur, November 28-29, 2020
e-mail: [email protected]; website: www. One Day Workshop on “Energy Conservation and The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Jodhpur Local
ieijsc.org] Management in Process Industries”, Centre, Residency Road, Jodhpur 342011 [(:
Bokaro, February 23, 2020 (0291)2432708; e-mail: [email protected]]
Computer Engineering Division The Honorary Secretary, IEI Bokaro Steel City
One Day Seminar on “Virtual Reality And Local Centre, Abhiyanta Bhawan, Sector 5-A, Electronics and Telecom. Engineering Division
Augmented Reality In Robot Training” on Bokaro Steel City 827006 [(: (06542) 267227;
13/02/2020 e-mail: [email protected]] One Day Workshop on “Recent Trends and
Kanchepuram, February 13, 2020 Opportunities in Optics Photonics”
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Kanchepuram One Day Seminar on “Monitoring and Controlling Kattankulathur, February 06, 2020
Local Centre, Agni College of Technology - ACT, of Power Transmission and Distribution using The Honorary IEI, Kattankulathur Local Centre,
Old Mahabalipuram Road, Thalambur, Chennai SCADA of Salem Corporation” SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
600130 [e-mail: [email protected]] Salem, February 28, 2020 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Potheri, SRM Nagar, Dist
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre, Chengalpattu, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu 603203
Thirty-third National Convention of Computer 104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC [(: 044-2745 2270; kattankulathurlc@ieindia.
Engineers on “Applied Computational Intelligence Bhawan, Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem org]
and Informatics” 636004 [(: (0427) 2415224; e-mail: salemlc@
Jaipur, February 15-16, 2020 ieindia.org] One Day Workshop on "Machine Learning and
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Rajasthan State Internet of Things"
Centre, Gandhi Nagar, Tonk Road, Jaipur 302015 All India Seminar on “Load Management in Pune, February 14, 2020
[(: (0141) 2706327; Telefax: (0141) 2700413; Electrical Power Systems in India” The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Pune Local Centre,
e-mail: [email protected]] Hyderabad, March 18-19, 2020 Abhiyanta Bhavan, 1332, J M Road, Shivajinagar,
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Telangana State Pune 411005 [(: (020) 25533376 / 25520239 /
National Conference on "Future Trends in Virtual 25530250; e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.
Centre, Visvesvaraya Bhavan, Khairatabad,
Reality and Augmented Reality for Education" ieipune.org]
Hyderabad 500004 [(: (040) 23314969; e-mail:
Salem, February 20-21, 2020
[email protected]; website: ieitsc.org]
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre, All India Workshop on "Nanosensors for Medical
104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC Bhawan, Applications"
One Day Workshop on “Disaster Management in
Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem 636004 [(: Tiruchirappalli, March 04-05, 2020
Power Generation Plants”
(0427) 2415224; e-mail: [email protected]] The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Tiruchirapalli Local
Gwalior, March 29, 2020
Centre, Near Ganesa Bus Stop, BHEL Main Office
One Day Workshop on “Cyber Disease, Ethical The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Gwalior Local
Road, Opposite to 79 Building, Tiruchirappalli
Hacking and Cyber Forensics” Centre, Green Park, Engineers Road, Near New
620014 [(: (0431) 2554285/2574022; e-mail:
Kanchepuram, March 03, 2020 Collectorate, City Centre, Gwalior 474011; e-mail:
[email protected]]
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Kanchepuram [email protected]]
Local Centre, Agni College of Technology - ACT, All India Workshop on "Advanced Microprocessor
Old Mahabalipuram Road, Thalambur, Chennai All India Seminar on "Smart Grids in Integration Arduino In Biomedical Applications"
600130 [e-mail: [email protected]] with Distributed Generation Challenges and Salem, March 18-19, 2020
Solutions" The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre,
Electrical Engineering Division Salem, March 27-28, 2020 104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC Bhawan,
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre, Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem 636004 [(:
All India Seminar on "Recent Trends and
104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC (0427) 2415224; e-mail: [email protected]]
Development in National and International
Bhawan, Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem
Power Sector" All India Seminar on "Video Processing and Analytics"
636004 [(: (0427) 2415224; e-mail: salemlc@
Ghaziabad, February 07-08, 2020 Bangalore, April 10-11, 2020
ieindia.org]
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Ghaziabad Local The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Karnataka State Centre,
Centre, 15 Shopping Complex, A L T T Centre, Raj No. 3, Dr. B R Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560001
National Seminar on “Role of Renewable Energy
Nagar, Ghaziabad 201002 [(: (0120)2702673; [(: (080) 22264698; Telefax: 080-22256191;
for reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
e-mail: [email protected]; website: www. e-mail: [email protected]; www.ieiksc.org]
Conservation of Energy"
ieiglc.org]

January 2020
Environmental Engineering Division All India Seminar on "Energy Optimization in Board, P. O. Kunjaban, PB No 139, Agartala 799 006
HVAC & R Industry" [(: (0381) 2304700; Fax: (0381) 2304700; e-mail:
All India Seminar on "Sources of Planet Energy & Ranchi, February 08-09, 2020 [email protected]]
Environmental Disaster Science: Impact of Non The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Jharkhand State Centre,
Conventional Energy Resources" Engineer Bhawan, Nepal Kothi Campus, Doranda,
Lucknow, February 07-08, 2020 Thirty-seventh National Convention of Mechanical
Ranchi 834002 [(: (0651) 2491344; e-mail: Engineers on “Application of IoT and Big Data in
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Uttar Pradesh State [email protected]; website: www.ieijsc.
Centre, Engineers' Bhawan, River Bank Colony, Manufacturing and Associated Field”
org] Delhi, September 10-11, 2021
Lucknow 226018 [(: (0522) 2625322; e-mail:
[email protected]; website : www.ieiup.org] The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Delhi State Centre,
All India Seminar on "MATLAB for Mechanical Engineers Bhawan, 2 Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New
Engineers" Delhi 110002 [(: (011) 23379052 / 23379948;
All India Seminar on "Sustainable Energy Bangalore, February 13-14, 2020
Technologies" e-mail: [email protected]; website: www.ieidsc.in]
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Karnataka State
Kanpur, February 08-09, 2020 Centre, No. 3, Dr. B R Ambedkar Veedhi, Metallurgical & Materials Engg. Division
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Kanpur Local Bangalore 560001 [(: (080) 22264698; Telefax:
Centre, Engineers Bhawan, HBTI East Campus, 080-22256191; e-mail: karnatakasc@ieindia. All India Workshop on "Materials Informatics
Nawabganj, Kanpur 208002 [Telefax: (0512) org; www.ieiksc.org] and Soft Computing Application using Machine
2560034; e-mail: [email protected]] Learning and FEA Analysis"
One Day Workshop on “Emerging Trends in Salem, February 06-07, 2020
One Day Seminar on “Urban Water Management Refrigeration and Air-conditioning” The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre,
Scenario: Issues and Challenges” Pune, February, 22, 2020 104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC Bhawan,
Erode, February 14, 2020 The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Pune Local Centre, Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem 636004 [(:
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Erode Local Centre, Abhiyanta Bhavan, 1332, J M Road, Shivajinagar, (0427) 2415224; e-mail: [email protected]]
Texvalley Campus, Gangapuram, Erode 638 102 Pune 411005 [(: (020) 25533376 / 25520239
[e-mail: [email protected]] / 25530250; e-mail: [email protected]; web: One Day Seminar on "Friction Stir Processing"
www.ieipune.org] Ahmedabad, February 15, 2020
All India Seminar on "Monitoring And Control of The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Gujarat State Centre,
Air Pollution in Manufacturing Industries" All India Seminar on "Manufacturing and Quality Bhaikaka Bhavan, Near Law Garden, Law College
Salem, June 19-20, 2020 Engineering: Industrial Perspective" Road, Ahmedabad 380006 [(: (079) 26400811;
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Salem Local Centre, Kolkata, February 27-28, 2020 Telefax : (079) 26561825; e-mail: gujaratsc@
104/7, Manivannan Street, 3rd Floor, SPC The Honorary Secretary, IEI, West Bengal State ieindia.org; website : www.ieigujarat.org]
Bhawan, Opp to Salem New Bus Stand, Salem Centre, 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata 700 020 [(:
636004 [(: (0427) 2415224; e-mail: salemlc@ (033) 22233140; e-mail: [email protected]; All India Seminar on "Advancement in Steelmaking
ieindia.org] website : iewbsc.org] Rolling Technology: Smart Initiative for Special
Steel"
Thirty-sixth National Convention of Environmental All India Workshop on "Finite Element Method Ranchi, March 28-29, 2020
Engineers on “Waste Recycling and Reuse” Applications for Mechanical Engineering and The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Jharkhand State Centre,
Kochi, August 07-08, 2020 Science using MATHEMATICA" Engineer Bhawan, Nepal Kothi Campus, Doranda,
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Kochi Local Kadapa, February 28-29, 2020 Ranchi 834002 [(: (0651) 2491344; e-mail:
Centre, Govt. Homeo Hospital Road, Near The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Kadapa Local Centre, [email protected]; website: www.ieijsc.org]
Pullepady Railway Over Bridge (East Side), P.O. APHB Colony, Prakash Nagar, Kadapa 516004
All India Seminar on "Green Technologies for Iron
Kaloor, Kochi 682017 [(: (0484) 2403838 [(: 085562 245808; e-mail: kadapalc@ieindia.
and Steel Production"
/3993 e-mail: [email protected]; website: org; website: www.ieikadapa.org]
Bokaro, September 06-07, 2020
www.ieikochi.org] The Honorary Secretary, IEI Bokaro Steel Local
All India Seminar on "Advances in Welding and
Centre, Abhiyanta Bhawan, Sector 5-A, Bokaro
Marine Engineering Division Joining Processes",
Steel City 827006 [(: (06542) 267227; e-mail:
Bangalore, March 02-03, 2020
[email protected]]
Thirty-fourth National Convention of Marine The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Karnataka State
Engineers on "Contemporary Developments in Centre, No. 3, Dr. B R Ambedkar Veedhi,
Mining Engineering Division
Maritime Technologies" Bangalore 560001 [(: (080) 22264698; Telefax:
Visakhapatnam, August 28-29, 2020 080-22256191; e-mail: karnatakasc@ieindia.
International Conference on "Technological
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Visakhapatnam org; www.ieiksc.org]
Advancement and its Management in Mining
Local Centre, 9-12-31/1, Beside A U Engineering Excavation Sectors"
College Girls Hostel, Visakhapatnam 530003 All India Seminar on "Optimization of Engine Dhanbad, September 09-12, 2020
[(: (0891) 2747460; e-mail: visakhapatnamlc@ Design and Operating Variables to Control The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Dhanbad Local Centre,
ieindia.org; web: www.ieivisakhapatnam.org] Emissions" Camp Office: C/O Prof P Bandopadhyay, Co-
Coimbatore, March 19-20, 2020 operative Society Colony, Kusum Vihar, P.O.: BCCL
Mechanical Engineering Division The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Coimbatore Local Township, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad 826005 [Mob:
Centre, PSG College of Technology Campus, 9934896322 / 8789853083]
All India Seminar on "Revolutions in Ecofriendly Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004 [(: (0422)
Vehicles" 2580733; e-mail: [email protected]] Production Engineering Division
Madurai, February 05-06, 2020 One Day Workshop on "Implication of Machine
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Madurai Local Centre, Thirty-sixth National Convention of Mechanical Learning in Smart Manufacturing: Challenges and
Er T M Jambulingam Bhavan, No. 1, Vivekananda Engineers, on “Innovations in Thermal Science Opportunities"
Nagar, 120 Feet Road, Surveyor Colony, K Pudur, and Engineering” Coimbatore, February 22, 2020
Madurai 625007 [(: (0452) 4373067; e-mail: Agartala, September 05-06, 2020 The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Coimbatore Local
[email protected]] The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Tripura State Centre,
Pandit Nehru Complex, Near Tripura Housing Contd. on page 31

January 2020
IEI Join Hands with Various
Certification Bodies to
Nurture Engineers
Contribution for Centenary
IEI and The Institute of Cost Accountants of India have signed
Celebrations of a MoU on 27 May 2019, Kolkata, to offer a course exclusively
for engineers- “Executive Diploma in Cost & Management
The Institution of Engineers (India) Accounting for Engineers”. Here is a wonderful opportunity for
all corporate members of IEI to enhance knowledge in the domain
The Institution of Engineers (India) has entered its next Century in of finance and understand the framework of costing, accounting
September 2019 and we intend to celebrate this significant landmark in system etc. in various decision making processes.
a befitting manner. Various International Seminars are being organized in IEI also ties up with Project Management Associates (PMA), on
India and Overseas on contemporary and innovative themes culminating 3 Jun 2019, at Chennai, in an exclusive collaboration to build a
in Global Engineering Congress next year. Also, IEI has launched a project mindset through Project Management education “IPMA’s
special outreach programme to induct new members into its’ fold along level C and D Certification Programme” in the country. The
with an image enhancement programme to project the Institution both program offers a golden opportunity for project professionals
nationally and globally. to acquire key knowledge and concepts in Project Management,
For this purpose, an IEI Centenary Fund has been established and the based on the approach followed by the world’s leading authority
finances accrued by way of donation/sponsorship would be utilized to on competence based Project, Program & Portfolio Management-
organize various events in the Centenary Year. International Project Management Association (IPMA)
The contribution made under this section is exempted as per Section IEI members have the exclusive facility of enrolling in the
80G of the Income Tax Act 1961, if made by cheque/draft/NEFT. courses at a discounted fee!
For details, Corporate Members may login to their respective
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Bank HDFC Bank
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IEI Diary
Centre, PSG College of Technology Campus, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004 The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Gujarat State Centre, Bhaikaka Bhavan, Near Law
[(: (0422) 2580733; e-mail: [email protected]] Garden, Law College Road, Ahmedabad 380006 [(: (079) 26400811; Telefax
: (079) 26561825; e-mail: [email protected]; website : www.ieigujarat.
All India Seminar on "Emerging Trends in Service Robotics" org]
Coimbatore, March 09-10, 2020
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Coimbatore Local Centre, PSG College of
All India Seminar on "Industrial Textiles and Characterisation"
Technology Campus, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004 [(: (0422) 2580733;
Coimbatore, March 27-28, 2020
e-mail: [email protected]]
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Coimbatore Local Centre, PSG College of
Technology Campus, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004 [(: (0422) 2580733;
Thirty-fifth National Convention of Production Engineers on " Emerging
e-mail: [email protected]]
Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing"
Durgapur, May 23-24, 2020
Interdisciplinary
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Durgapur Local Centre, Nehru Avenue, B-Zone,
Durgapur 713205 [Telefax: (0343) 2564770; e-mail: [email protected];
One Day Seminar on “Energy Efficiency and use Devices Performance
website : ieidurgapurlc.org]
Monitoring and Measurement through Online Tools"
Delhi, February 14, 2020
Textile Engineering Division
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, Delhi State Centre, Engineers Bhawan, 2
Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002 [(: (011) 23379052 / 23379948;
International Conference on “Innovative Approaches for the Development of
e-mail: [email protected]; web: www.ieidsc.in]
Sustainable Textile Products and Processes”
Kolkata, February 09-10, 2020 Other Events
The Honorary Secretary, IEI, West Bengal State Centre, 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata
700020 [(: (033) 22238914; Fax: (033) 22233140; e-mail: wbsc@ieindia. International Conference on "Energy and Sustainable Development 2020"
org] Kolkata, February 14-15, 2020
Jointly by IEI and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Thirty-third National Convention of Textile Engineers on “Two Decades of under support from Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan. For further queries
Nanotechnology in Textile: Progress and Prospects” write to [email protected]
Ahmedabad, February 20-21, 2020

January 2020
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January 2020

IEI wishes its Members a Happy New Year

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Societal Engineering – Imperatives for Nation Building

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Telangana State Centre Durgapur Local Centre

SAIL Award Coal India (J G Kumaramangalam

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34th Indian Engineering Congress, Hyderabad

IEI Prizes & Awards

The President of India Prize E P Nicolaides Prize

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Release of Annual Technical Volume of Engineering Divisions

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Civil Engineering Division Interdisciplinary

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The National Design and Research Forum (NDRF) – an

ing Design Award

Suman Sharma Award

Dr N Kishore Nath Dr Chitra Rajagopal

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Prof GONG Ke, President

Mr Pradeep Kumar Parmar

First Best Paper Award

Second Best Paper Award

Conservation of Water Award was instituted by the Water Management Forum

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Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials

Inauguration of New Centre of IEI

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Superannuation from IEI

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Impact of Changing Energy Mix in the Power Sector

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Sustainable Agrifood Systems

All India Seminar, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala’s Water Woes - Challenges and Mitigation

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Recent Developments in Technological Options for

All India Workshop, Surat

Advanced Welding Techniques

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Theory and Practice of Sustainable Manufacturing

All India Seminar, Bokaro

Solid Waste Management- An Industrial Perspective

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