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Nagindas Khandwala College Re-Accreditation Report
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Criterion VII
Innovations and Best Practices
“ Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned ”
Peter Marshall

Nagindas Khandwala College Re-Accreditation Report
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Criteria VII
Innovations and Best Practices
7.1 Environment Consciousness
7.1.1 Does the Institute conduct a Green Audit of its campus and
facilities?
Yes. The College
conducts a Green Audit of its campus and facilities. The
audit is done in three phases.
Pre-Audit: The scope of the audit is defined. Various initiatives
during the academic year are confirmed.
Audit: The College has been conducting Green Audit since July 2011,
on a yearly basis.
Post-Audit: The College (Internal Green Audit Team) reviews
environment related initiatives that are implemented. It formulates the
action plan for the next academic year in order to have better
environmental sensitization.
7.1.2 What are the initiatives taken by the college to make the campus
eco-friendly?
The following are the major environmental initiatives undertaken by
the College.
Energy Conservation
Implementing energy saving techniques is ensured that the lights and
fans are switched off by floor peons and staff after completion of the
last lecture of the day. Air-conditioners in staff room switched on at
08.45 a.m. and switched off when the faculty moves to lecture rooms.
Further, all the A.C.s are with Five star rating in Power saving .
Classrooms are made with sufficient cross ventilation and light so that
the use of electricity can be minimized. This shows the institution‟s
commitment towards energy conservation.
Use of Renewable Energy
The College is planning to install solar panel.
Water Harvesting
The College is contemplating installing the water harvesting. The
drinking water and the washroom water in the campus is being
analysed by the Microbiology department once in a semester.
Check Dam Construction
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Efforts for Carbon neutrality
The College makes the student aware of the Carbon Credits, Carbon
Neutrality; its advantages etc as a curriculum in the subjects of
Foundation course and Environmental Studies in the first and second
year programmes. Projects/assignments are also given to students
based on topics like India‟s Carbon Credit policy, Earnings from
Carbon Credit. Industrial waste, e-waste etc.
Plantation
Various trees are planted and maintained to keep the campus green.
Hazardous waste management
There are no hazardous chemicals used in the college laboratory. The
minimal wastage is drained after reasonable treatment so as to make it
non hazardous.
E-Waste management
Non-working computers, monitors and printers are discarded and
scrapped on a systematic basis. If some parts are useful, in other
systems they are kept aside for future use.