1. Seminar Completion Report
Title :
ROLE OF MICROALGAE IN DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY" (RMDSS ; 17th December 2015)
Convener: Prof. Ranjan R. Pradhan & Prof. L. B. Sukla

2. Chief Guest Shree T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO; inaugurated the seminar with lighting of the lamp. He expressed his persistent efforts on low carbon manufacturing technologies and interests on contributing to the global efforts on sustainable growth. He admired the initiative taken by NALCO – CPP and the objectives achieved at the India's 1st pilot plant on carbon sequestration using microalgae, and further, encouraged to scale-up of the plant to facilitate application in commercial scale in other industries.

3. Shree Siddhanta Das, (IFS), Addl
Shree Siddhanta Das, (IFS), Addl. PCCF, Chaired and presided the inaugural Session, delivered the Plenary Talk on “Emission Reduction Technology Demonstration Plant at NALCO”.
He further emphasised the urgent need to adopt promising technologies in India to minimise global climate change in India. He appreciated the attempts taken by NALCO for its efforts to contribute to the regions climate change action plan

4. Shree Rajiv Kumar, (IFS) Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board, Odisha, Guest of Honor, advocated on the urgent need of “reducing Green House Gas emission” and “green technologies”. He stressed on the states Climate Change Action Plan Mandates and the support of Odisha governments policy towards the cause.

5. Dr. T. Venugopalan, Technical Adviser to MD, Tata Steel Limited and Guest of Honor to the seminar advocated and explained various carbon capture and sequestration technologies being developed globally. He further asserted the commitment of Tata Steel towards adopting the sustainable technologies for the purpose.

6. Prof. Ranjan R. Pradhan Convener of 2nd Carbon Sequestration Seminar, proposed the “Vote of Thanks” and explained the theme of the seminar and the objectives to the guests, invited speakers and participants during the Inaugural Session. During Technical session made a presentation on India’s 1st Microalgae Based Carbon Sequestration Plant at NALCO; Process and Impacts.

7. Awards given by Organizers of Carbon Sequestration Seminar
Shree Siddhanta Das, (IFS), Addl. PCCF, Receiving the “Bias for Action” Award for Climate Change Action Plan
2015
Nalco Director (Prod.), V. Balasubramanyam and AGM, S. K. Naik Received the “Proactive Climate Change Action Industry Award” for NALCO - CPP

8. Chief Guest Shree T. K. Chand, CMD, NALCO; Honorary Chair of the Seminar Shree Siddhanta Das (IFS) Addl. PCCF; Guest of Honor Shree Rajiv Kumar (IFS) Member Secretary, Odisha State Pollution Control Board; Guest of Honor Dr. T. Venugopalan, Technical Adviser to MD, Tata Steel Limited, convener Prof. Ranjan R. Pradhan, (University of Guelph, Canada, University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh, USA, BPUT – Odisha, & Co-founder Indocan Technology Solutions) and convener Prof. L. B. Sukla, (Director, Institute for Applied Environmental Biotechnology Innovation& Emeritus Scientist CSIR-IMMT) convener together releasing the compendium of the abstracts research work being presented at the seminar by the participants.
The researchers, students and faculties participated from various premier research institutions of the country like CSIR laboratories, academic institutions like IIT, NIT and Universities and were encouraged to contribute to the cause the global urgent need in the backdrop of the Paris Conference COP21.

9. Event Host : Priyadarshana Bharati
Technical Session – I (Invited Speakers)
Chaired by : Prof. L. B. Sukla, (Director, Institute for Applied Environmental Biotechnology Innovation

10. products from organic industrial wastes and resources”
Invited Speaker Prof. Animesh Dutta from School of Engineering, University of Guelph,
CANADA, initiate the technical seminar with his expertise on “Advanced fuels and
products from organic industrial wastes and resources”
Professor Animesh Dutta
Director
Bio-Renewable Innovation Lab (BRIL)
Associate Director-- Graduate Studies
School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

11. Invited Speakers Prof. Ranjan R. Pradhan Prof. L. B. Sukla
Prof.. Animesh Dutta
Invited Speakers
Prof. Punyasloke Bhadury
Prof. K. Pramanik
Dr. E. Subbudhi
Dr. Y. V. Swamy
Prof. Shashi Kumar
Dr. N Pradhan

12. Prof. Punyasloke Bhadury
Technical Session II
Chair :
Prof. Punyasloke Bhadury

15. Felicitation to the Sponsors and Speakers
Shree Siddhanta Das - Tata Steel
Shree Siddhanta Das - Dr. Venugopalan ,TATA
Shree Siddhanta Das - Jindal Steel & Power
Shree Siddhanta Das - NALCO
Shree B. Chhotaray to Speakers

16. Industry Participants List
1.   NALCO
2.      TATA STEEL LTD.
3.      JINDAL STEEL AND POWER LIMITED
4.      ADITYA BIRLA - EMIL
5.      INDIAN FARMERS FERTILISER CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED,
PARADEEP
6.      BILT GRAPHIC PAPER PRODUCTS LIMITED, JEYPORE.
7.      ORISSA CEMENT LIMITED ( OCL ), RAJGANGPUR.
8.      ACTION ISPAT AND POWER LIMITED
9.      ACC LIMITED
10.   SMC POWER GENERATION LIMITED
11.   NTPC LIMITED ( TTPS )
12.   OPGC LIMITED
13.   KESORAM BIRLA TYRES LIMITED
14.   BHUSHAN POWER AND STEEL LIMITED
15.   GMR KAMALENGA ENERGY LIMITED
16.   BHUSHAN STEEL
17.   PARADEEP PHOSPHATES LTD. (PPL )
18.   IOCL, PARADEEP
19.   SHYAM METALIKS
20.   VISA STEEL LIMITED
21.   NTPC LIMITED
22.   J K PAPER MILLS
23.   ESSAR POWER ORISSA LIMITED, PARADEEP
24.   IMFA, CHOUDWAR
25.   NSPCL, ROURKELA