Green chemistry in India*
M. Kidwai
Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi
110007, India
Abstract: Our environment, which is endowed by nature, needs
to be protected from ever-increasing chemical pollution. The challenge
for the institution and industries is to come together and pursue development
in the field of greener chemistry by reducing or eliminating the use
and generation of hazardous substances. We have organized a national
and international symposium for promoting green chemistry in India,
which has provided the platform for interaction of concepts among the
leading scientists. The main idea behind this to activate work toward
green chemistry for which involvement of academic, industrial, and governmental
and non-governmental bodies is needed collectively, which will help
the designing and development of environment-friendly chemistry practices
in India.
*Lecture presented at the IUPAC CHEMRAWN
XIV Conference on Green Chemistry:Toward Environmentally Benign Processes
and Products, Boulder,Colorado, USA, 9-13 June 2001. Other presentations
are published in this issue, pp.1229 1330.