Care Luit and partner organization IORA Ecological Solutions supported Assam Forest Department in organising the International Day of Forests in Guwahati, Assam on March 21. Hon’ble Chief Minister and Minister of Environment and Forests graced the occasion.
The CM acknowledged the Carbon Neutral Majuli project’s success and launched the generic action plans and also announced support for a clean cooking program to reduce deforestation and prevent erosion, and also improve indoor air quality for house-holds dependant on fuelwood.
Advantage Assam – Global Investors’ Summit Bamboo is widely referred to as the super material of the 21st century, given its diverse use. India has the second largest reserves of bamboo in the world. Leveraging this can spur gainful employment and income generation especially in states like Assam and the rest of North East India which has substantial bamboo reserves and where bamboo is an intrinsic part of local culture. Care Luit convened a sectoral seminar titled “Emerging opportunities in Bamboo” at the first global investors’ summit “Advantage Assam” held in Guwahati on February 3-4, 2018. The seminar was chaired by Honorable Minister for Environment and Forest, Mrs. Pramila Rani Brahma and presided over by Mr. Ravi Kota, IAS, Principal Secretary, Gov. of Assam. Care Luit organized a stall in the exhibition area to demonstrate the versatility and durability of Bamboo-wood. Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi visited the special Bamboo stall in the exhibition area on the first day of the summit.
