ACCOLADES

• REJUVENATION OF LAKES IN INDIAN CITIES: A CASE STUDY FOR THE
  BETTERMENT OF WETLANDS IN BANGALORE

World Resources Forum 2017, Geneva, Switzerland 
Oral Presentation, Publication 
R. Siva et al, "Rejuvenation of Lakes in Indian Cities: A Case Study for the Betterment of Wetlands in Bangalore", in Progress Towards The Resource Revolution, ISBN 978-3-9521409-8-7, C. Ludwig, S. Valdivia, Switzerland, Paul Scherrer Institute, 2019, ch. 3, sub ch. 18, pp. 128-134

• BIO-INSPIRED SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR HUMAN-INDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS

World Resources Forum 2017, Geneva, Switzerland
Oral Presentation
Case study investigations of anthropogenic activities that led to
environmental disasters in India were presented. Solutions derived from
nature were proposed to prevent human-induced disasters from
recurring.

• SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: ECO-FRIENDLY MEANS OF REGULATING RESOURCES

World Resources Forum 2017, Geneva, Switzerland
Poster Presentation
Unregulated usage of resources in the tourist spots and lack of awareness
to the nature around has caused many tourist destinations to deteriorate
in its natural beauty. Methodology included opinion survey through public
questionnaires to interpret the respondents' behaviour in tourist spots.

LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL HAND-LOOM SILK AS AGAINST
POWER-LOOM SILK: A COMPARISON OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GBSE 2019, Oral Presentation
Simulation based life-cycle analysis comparison of Hand-loom silk and
Power-loom silk based on primary study of the process to determine
most energy efficient process of looming silk fabric.

Publication
R. Siva et al, "Life Cycle Assessment of Traditional Handloom Silk as
Against Power-loom Silks: A Comparison of Socio-economic and
Environmental Impacts", in Green Buildings and Sustainable Engineering,
ISBN 978-981-15-1062-5, H. Druck, J. Mathur, V. Panthalookaran, V.M.
Sreekumar, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020, ch. 3, sub ch. 22,
pp. 283-294