A webinar on “the effects of lockdown on the environment” was organised by department of Environmental Science in collaboration with the Eco-club, St. John College (SJC) Dimapur on September 30.
A press release by SJC stated that resource person Dr.Akumtoshi Longkumer, whose current engagement is with the National Innovation Foundation and Nagaland Forest Management, JICA, spoke on the effects that the lockdown had on the environment.
He shared his views on the activities that the public have done during the lockdown which is, ordering online food packages and other delivery products that led to a massive increase of plastics and other waste into the environment.
Earlier on September 29, SJC also held a webinar with officer in charge (Cyber cell) Telecom Data Analysis Unit Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Asabo Newmai and Dr .David Farrell Banks of Ulster University, Northern-Ireland, UK as guest speakers.