Tag: Governing Body

Dr. Ajay Garg is a multifaceted professional with 35 years of experience. He’s a corporate lawyer, registered valuer, and social entrepreneur. Dr. Garg’s expertise spans law, commerce, and intellectual property, with accomplishments as a qualified insolvency professional and director. His passion for entrepreneurship is evident through his mentorship of 56 startups on the Startup India portal.

• Served as Director on the Board of Corporation Bank (2008-2011)
• Fellow Member of ICSI and ICA (Indian Council of Arbitration), IBBI Registered Valuer, Registered IPR Attorney, Qualified Insolvency Professional, Qualified Independent Director and Doctorate in Commerce
• Mentor of Startup India portal and 56 startups are under his mentorship
• Corporate Lawyer and Registered Valuer at AGB & Partners.
• Diversified Professional, Effective Speaker, Technical Author – Writer and Social Entrepreneur with total corporate experience of 35 years.

A leading environmental scientist, Dr. Nandini N. is a retired Professor and Principal Investigator at Bangalore University’s Department of Environmental Science. She holds key advisory roles including Chairperson of the Karnataka government’s NEP-2020 committee and Member of the MoEF&CC’s EAC for thermal power projects. Dr. N. has extensive experience in air quality monitoring and environmental impact assessments, having led projects for the CPCB, KSPCB, and BMRCL.

• Professor(Rtd.) and Principal Investigator in the Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Bengaluru
• Chairperson, Committee (Environmental Science) constituted by Government of Karnataka for Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP-2020).
• Member of EAC, Thermal and Coal Mining Project, (MoEF&CC), Government of India.
• Member for Laboratory Committee Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Government of Karnataka
• Principal Investigator for National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).
• Principal Investigator for Environmental Monitoring of Ambient Air Quality, Ground Water Quality and Noise Level at Six Reaches of Bengaluru Metro Phase – II for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).

An environmental policy expert, Dr Ajay Deshpande brings a distinguished record of public service. Dr Ajay Deshpande currently hold an Adjunct Professorship at IIT Bombay’s Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies. Previously, Dr Ajay Deshpande served as an Expert Member of the National Green Tribunal and held key environmental positions in government and international organizations.

• Adjunct Professor at the Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
• Served as the Expert Member, National Green Tribunal (March 2013 to July 2017).
• Part-time member of the Compliance Review Panel of Asian Development Bank, Manila .
• Worked in several senior positions in Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation.
• Worked as Environmental Specialist at Water and Power Consultancy Services (I) Ltd (WAPCOS) at New Delhi from 1992-1997.
• Former Chairman of the committee which was constituted under orders of NGT for Monitoring the compliance of HW regulations in the country.

Dr. C. S. Dubey is a renowned figure in Indian education with a remarkable career spanning leadership, research, and advocacy. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the NORMI Research Foundation. Previously, he held prestigious positions such as Vice Chancellor of K.R. Mangalam University and Sanskriti University, and Professor Emeritus at Sri Sri University. Dr. Dubey’s influence extends beyond universities as he has served as a National Expert Member and UGC Ambassador, demonstrating his commitment to advancing education on a national scale.

• Executive Director, NORMI Research Foundation
• Former Vice Chancellor, K.R. Mangalam University, Gurgaon, Haryana
• Professor Emeritus, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha
• Former Vice Chancellor, Sanskriti University
• Former Director, Institute of Lifelong Learning and Campus of Open Learning, Delhi University
• National Expert Member for EAC for Industrial Projects (metallurgy)
• Member, High Powered Distance Education Council (HPDEC)-UGC Ambassador for Advocacy for OER, ICDE Norway
• Ex-Chairman, Governing Board, School of Open Learning
• Retired Professor & HOD Centre for Advanced Studies,Department of Geology, University of Delhi