This book is a comprehensive presentation on future directions in engineering and technical education, as also present status of technologies and corporate responsibilities. It is divided into two parts. The first part, containing papers presented by the author at different platforms, addresses various issues concerning challenges of mechanical engineering molecular, nanotechnology, e-manufacturing, quality management, role of metal based industry in development, globalisation, corporate governance, information technology for poverty alleviation, infrastructure development, food security and building materials as well as technologies. Part two, containing papers by renowned technical experts, dwells on a range of themes relating to technical education, including distance education in engineering, role of IT in technical education, educational reforms and revamping engineering education.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pradeep Chaturvedi
Pradeep Chaturvedi, Chairman of the Institution of Engineers (India), Delhi State Centre, is a Mechanical Engineer and an energy and environment expert. He has been involved with sustainable development issues, mainly the energy policy and planning and implementation of environment friendly sustainable energy projects for over three decades in India and other Asian and Pacific countries. As a Member of the Perspective Planning Group of Planning Commission, preparing Development Vision 2020, he contributed ‘India’s Energy Vision 2020’. He has been actively involved with the formulation of Energy Conservation Act 2001 and the Electricity Bill 2001. Mr. Chaturvedi has been involved with the Studies Programme of the World Energy Council since 1983. His understanding of energy issues of the South Asia Region, in the global context, has been widely appreciated. Mr. Chaturvedi was deeply involved with the preparatory phase of the World Summit of Sustainable Development. He is also involved in the follow-up phase. Mr. Chaturvedi is Vice-Chairman of the UNESCO sponsored World Renewable Energy Network; and Vice Chairman of the World Environment Foundation, both based in UK; and President of the Bio Energy Society of India. He is also a Visiting Faculty at IIT, Delhi. Mr. Chaturvedi has authored six and edited 25 books on Energy Management and Sustainable Development. These books are widely referred to understand the situation in the country.
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