Summary:
The theme of the Engineer's Day programme was 'Clean energy: A solution to global warming'. Effects of global warming can be taken care of by producing clean energy. Unless extensive use of thermal and nuclear energy is allowed for power generation and batteries become cheap, dependence on coal will continue. Though there are many technologies for better energy generation with less carbon emission, coal will continue to play a major role. The programme began with the screening of a video clip based on the life of Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya.Grover said that energy cannot be based on its sources..