The event was organized by IEEE GRIET PES Student Branch Chapter on 28th April 2023 on the occasion of PES Day 2023. The title of the event was A Session on ‘Climate Change: Building Resilience through Sustainable Interventions’. It was an offline seminar by Ms.Prathyusha Parakala, Lead Program Manager for Sustainability at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Mr. Ved Prakash, and Ms. Manasa Balakrishnan, both waste management ambassadors at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. It went on for 90 minutes and a total of 95 participants participated. It was a non-paid event.
The speaker, Ms. Prathyusha Parakala has spoken about climate change and continued by several human actions that increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and accelerate greenhouse gases. And the reasons that are responsible for climate change by which terrestrial and aquatic environments are being affected by this climate change. She shared her experience about her journey to Antarctica, to understand Climate Change on the fragile ecosystem of Antarctica. And also, how human treason activities are affecting the lives of whales and other wildlife in Antarctica. Then she passed the session to her colleagues Mr. Ved Prakash and Ms. Manasa Balakrishnan who continued the session about waste management and measures to follow to lead a sustainable life.
Then, the session ended with the speeches of the IEEE GRIET Counsellor, Dr.B.Phaneendra Babu, and Mr. V. Vijaya Rama Raju, IEEE GRIET PES Advisor and they both felicitated the guest speakers.