Dilip K. Biswas Explained

Dilip K. Biswas
Birth Place:India
Occupation:Environmentalist
Known For:Pollution control
Awards:Padma Shri

Dilip K. Biswas is an Indian environmentalist and former chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Pollution Control Committee.[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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  1. Book: Kashmir Ecology and Environment: New Concerns and Strategies . APH Publishing . Saligram Bhatt . 2004 . 305 . 9788176486019.
  2. Book: Environment, Development and Society in Contemporary India:An Introduction . Macmillan . Prasad . 2008 . 438 . 9780230635302.
  3. Book: Implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism in Asia and the Pacific: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities . United Nations Publications . Dilip K. Biswas . 2003 . 36 . 9789211203844 .
  4. Web site: A Report on State of Environment Lucknow . Central Pollution Control Board . 2016 . 14 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 3 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 . dmy .