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Dilip K. Biswas

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Dilip K. Biswas
Born
India
OccupationEnvironmentalist
Known forPollution control
AwardsPadma Shri

Dilip K. Biswas is an Indian environmentalist and former chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board of India.[1] He was a member of the panel which conducted ecological studies on Silent Valley and checked the feasibility of a hydro-electric project in the area, eventually recommending against project, leading to the declaration of Silent Valley as a National Park.[2] He is the author of Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in Asia and the Pacific: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities, a report published by the United Nations as a guideline for the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), prescribed by Kyoto Protocol.[3] His contributions are also reported behind the drafting of the environment management laws in Lucknow, the capital city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to science and technology.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Saligram Bhatt (2004). Kashmir Ecology and Environment: New Concerns and Strategies. APH Publishing. p. 305. ISBN 9788176486019.
  2. ^ Prasad (2008). Environment, Development and Society in Contemporary India:An Introduction. Macmillan. p. 438. ISBN 9780230635302.
  3. ^ Dilip K. Biswas (2003). Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in Asia and the Pacific: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities. United Nations Publications. p. 36. ISBN 9789211203844.
  4. ^ "A Report on State of Environment Lucknow" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board. 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.