Dear Shri Harsh Shringlaji
( Foreign Secretary – psfs@mea.gov.in )
Congratulations for setting up KRA ( Key
Result Areas ) for our Ambassadors in various countries (
especially, in relation to “ procuring high technology “ ) , as reported below :
Indian envoys and mission officers to be judged on 3Ts / Hindustan Times
/ 04 Feb
2022
Extract :
Ø
Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla has written to
all mission heads that Indian embassies will
function as a team and all officers will be judged on parameters of enhancement
of trade, procurement
of technology and selling India as a tourism destination.
Ø
On August 6, 2021, PM Modi has addressed the heads of missions virtually with the focus on enhancing Indian
exports, procuring high end technology for India, and promoting India as a global tourism destination.
MY TAKE :
Technologies that can help us solve our myriad
problems, are under development ( or already
available commercially ), all over the World.
It is very likely that some of these news
might escape your attention. In turn, you may not be able to alert our ambassadors to inquire / evaluate
these for possible “ acquisition
“ by India ( by Indian PSUs / Private Sector Firms / Research Labs etc )
As a citizen, I believe it is my duty to bring
to your notice, such technology-related news whenever I come across one
Here is one :
[ A] Background
Plastic Packaging Materials are one of the biggest polluters of environment (
Air - Water – Land )
Some types of plastics take hundreds of years to decompose. There is
urgent need for re-cycling of
construction materials
India's Plastic Waste Generation More Than Doubled In 5 Years: Centre /
NDTV
/ 06 Dec 2021
Extract :
Ø Responding to a query raised in the Lower House of Parliament, Minister of
State for Environment Ashwini Choubey said that more than 34 lakh tons of
plastic waste was
generated in 2019-20 and 30.59 lakh tons in
2018-19.
Ø According to data shared by the minister, in the last five years, the quantity of
plastic waste in the country has more than doubled, as the country produced
15.89 lakh tons of
plastic waste in 2015-16.
Environment Ministry notifies guidelines on EPR for plastic packaging /
HINDU / 18 Feb 2022
Ø With respect to plastic packaging, the EPR covers reuse, recycling, use of recycled plastic
content and end of life disposal by
producers, importers and brand-owners
Ø “The guidelines not only provide a framework to strengthen the circular economy
of plastic packaging waste, but also promote development of new alternatives to
plastics. They provide a roadmap for businesses to move towards sustainable
plastic
packaging,” Mr. Yadav said in the tweet.
[ B ] Technology ( brief
description ) :
# Convert all types of plastic waste into 16” x 8 “ x 8 “ Plastic Blocks ( 10
Kg weight ) through a
# No need for any additives / glue
#
Won’t
crack or crumble like
standard concrete blocks
#
Zero waste process – 1 ton of plastic makes 1 ton of ByBlock
#
No specialized labour required
BYBLOCKS ARE IDEAL FOR…
#
Retaining walls
#
Sound walls
#
Sheds
#
Privacy fencing
#
Terracing and landscaping
#
Accent walls
If this technology can produce blocks with sufficient compressive strength for use
in Highway Construction, then converting all 34 lakh tons of Plastic Waste can
give enough blocks to construct 61,818 KM of 4 lane ( 45 M wide ) highways (
Shri Nitin Gadkariji may want to confirm this with
technology developer )
[ C ] Country where
developed :
USA
[ D ] Inventor / Developer :
https://www.byfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ByBlock%C2%AE-Product-Data-Sheet_2021.3-1.pdf
https://www.byfusion.com/faq-byblock/
[ E ] Source of News
This startup is turning nonrecyclable plastic into
building blocks fit for construction
Fast company / 20 Jan
2022
With regards,
Hemen parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 18 Feb 2021
Related Readings :
A People’s Home ?
Turning a Threat into an Opportunity ?...............................
[ 23 Dec 2017 ]
#EWaste #Recycling #Sustainability #CircularEconomy ……
[ 18 April 2018
Dear
Gadkariji : your dream come true ? ………………………………[ 18 Sept 2021 ]
#PlasticBan
#PlasticPollution #PlasticRecycling…………………… [ 16 Apr 2018 ]
Discourage Plastics : Encourage Greed ………………………………
[ 21 Mar 2016 ]
Same Wavelength ? ……………………………………………………………….[
02 May 2017 ]
Turning a Threat into an Opportunity ? ………………………………..[ 23 Dec 2017 ]
#Plastic : Refusing
to fade away …………………………………….[ 05 Apr 2018 ]
CC :
Shri Harsh Shringlaji…. Foreign Secretary – psfs@mea.gov.in
Mrs. Reenat Sandhu … Secretary [West] – secywest@mea.gov.in
Shri Saurabh Kumar ……Secretary [East] – secyeast@mea.gov.in
Shri Dammu Ravi ……… Secretary [ER] – secyer@mea.gov.in
