Sudarshan Pant, Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, said at the inauguration of the SEED‑2 conference organised by Vidya Bhawan Society in Jaipur on 1 November that every school should set its own development goal just like the Sustainable Development Goals.
He said schools need to provide knowledge, values and practical skills aligned with the changing world, including an annual assessment of energy consumption, water use, water savings and waste emission reduction.
Conference framework and sponsors
The conference framework was prepared by Earth Advisors. Sponsors are JSW Energy and Viva Foundation.
Other key speakers
Former Central Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar also participated as a chief speaker. He said education should not be limited to textbook knowledge and that assessment of students’ holistic development is also essential.
Transport Department’s Principal Secretary Bhawani Singh Detha urged that the conference findings be shared with the government. District Collector Gaurav Agarwal described AI as a challenge for the next generation and said students should be prepared to use it effectively.
Inder Pal Singh Matharu, Chair of the Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change’s thermal power and coal mining sector, emphasized the importance of protecting Mother Earth.
Reference and background
According to Dainik Bhaskar, Pant said every school should effectively implement schemes such as Mission Life, Catch the Rain, De‑addiction Campaign and One Tree Mother.