National Centre for Quality Management, Ajmer Centre and Lions Club Ajmer Sarvodaya jointly organized an "Awareness Meeting" on 14 October 2009 at Indoor Stadium, Ajmer. The theme of the awareness meeting was "Tackling Climate Change through Standards". About 25 participants attended the meeting including representatives from industry, academicians, lion members, senior citizens, students, Rotarian etc. Local newspapers and local channels covered the programme.
Shri Som Ratna Arya (Deputy Mayor of the Nagar Nigam Ajmer) presided the meeting. Professor Kailash Chandra Sharma (Former Vice-Chancellor, presently Director Research and Head, Department of Environmental Studies, MDS University, Ajmer) and Mr. H. Jena (Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum, Ajmer) were the chief guest and special guest respectively. MJF Lion Navin Sogani (also individual member of NCQM) organized the meeting as convenor.
'World Standards Day' message (issued by ISO, IEC and ITU) was read by Shri Abhinav Sharma. Paper on "ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System - For Better Trade and Better Environment", written by Dr, Divya Singhal, was read by Mrs. Shirin J. Thomas. NCQM Ajmer Centre Coordinator Keshav Ram Singhal presented the paper "How standards offer practical tools for addressing climate change".
Lion Navin Sogani pointed out the importance of the 'World Standards Day' and stated that the day is celebrated on 14 October each year in honour of thousands of experts worldwide, who have devoted their time and energy for developing and implementing standards. Details about the activities of NCQM were also advised by Lion Navin Sogani, K. R. Singhal and Mrs. Shirin J. Thomas during their address respectively.
Professor K. C. Sharma commented that terrorism and rising temperature have become global issues and it is necessary to address these issues for the benefit of whole world. He stressed on the importance of standards for addressing climate change.
Shri H. K. Jena said that global warming has become the issue which requires top most attention and we should take all suitable steps to control global warming.
Shri Som Ratna Arya summed up the thoughts on the issue, stressed the need of good environment and thanked Lions Club Ajmer Sarvodaya and National Centre for Quality Management, Ajmer Centre to organize such awareness meeting on the topic of high importance.
Lion Pankaj Khanna, Secretary - Lions Club Ajmer Sarvodaya - thanked all participants at the end.
