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| Council participation in International Convention on Sustainable Trade and Standards on 02- 03 November 2023 to promote VRIKSH certification scheme | |
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| Shri. G.K.Pillai, Chairman RoDTEP Committee and Mr. Gautam Ray, Member-RoDTEP Committee, along with Sr. Officers from Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India visited VRIKSH Promotional Booth at 56th IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn’23 and Delhi Fair Furniture’23 held from 12 - 16 October 2023 at India Expo Centre & Mart | |
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| (Right) Shri Pranjal Yadav, IAS, Secretary, MSME Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and (Left) Shri M P Singh, MD, IFFDC with his team visited VRIKSH Promotional Booth and Alternative Timber Species i.e Melia dubia booth at 56th IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn’23 and Delhi Fair Furniture’23 held from 12 - 16 October 2023 at India Expo Centre & Mart | |
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| 11th Meeting of VRIKSH Governing Council & Technical Committee on 04th September 2023 at New Delhi | |
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| New wood species – Melia dubia (Malabar Neem) product display at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun on 19th May, 2023 | |
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| VRIKSH Promotional Booth at 55th IHGF Delhi Fair Spring held from 15 - 19 March 2023 at India Expo Centre & Mart. | |
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| Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program for Carpentry Training in association with Furniture & Fittings Sector Skill Council (FFSC) on 23rd February, 2023 | |
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| A stakeholder interaction and discussion meeting on Supply chain of Alternative wood- Melia dubia (Malabar Neem) in association with Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperative Ltd. (IFFDC) and Forest Research Institute, Dehradun at Common Facility Centre, Saharanpur on 24th January, 2023 | |
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| A stakeholders consultation meeting on Carpentry Skill Upgradation organised at Common Facility Centre at Saharanpur in association with Furniture & Fitting Sector Skill Council (FFSC) and FRI on 27th December, 2022 | |
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| A meeting with Dr Upreti Scientist ‘G’, Dr Shailendra Kumar and Dr Ashok Kumar (FRI Scientists) and Shri Rajesh Rawat, Addl. Executive Director, EPCH on alternative timber species (Melia dubia) for handicrafts sector.. | |
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| An awareness presentation organised on "Dalbergia sissoo - Trees for Life and livelihood and Vriksh-Indian Timber legality assessment & verification scheme" on 15th November 2022 on the side-lines of CoP19 at Panama City, Panama. Shri Satya Prakash Yadav, Additional Director General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate change addressing the gathering. | |
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| VRIKSH Promotional Booth at 54th IHGF Delhi Fair held from 14 - 18 October 2022 at India Expo Centre & Mart. | |
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| 10th Meeting of VRIKSH Governing Council & Technical Committee on 01st September 2022 at New Delhi | |
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| Shri Anil K Rai, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs visited Vriksh booth at 53rd IHGF Delhi fair held from 30th March – 3rd April 2022 at India Expo Centre & Mart | |
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| VRIKSH Participation during 51st IHGF Delhi Fair Virtual 2021 held from 19th May – 23rd May 2021 | |
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| Presentation on VRIKSH - Indian Timber legality assessment and verification scheme made by Mr. Rajesh Rawat, Joint Director- EPCH to the Indian Forest Service Officers at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun during "Training workshop on forest certification in Indian context" on 17th January 2020. The objective of the program is to sensitize forest officers about the certification process in the country | |
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| Mrs. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon'ble Union Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles, announced setting-up of "Vriksh Facilitation Desk" at CFC, Saharanpur during inauguration of Up-graded Wood Seasoning & Treatment Plant on 15th September 2019 | |
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| 7th Meeting of VRIKSH Governing Council & Technical Committee on 11th September 2019 at New Delhi | |
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| Mr. Manmohan Singh Negi, Additional Director General (Wild Life), MoEFCC, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Director General-EPCH and Mr. Siddhanta Das, Director General of Forests, MoEFCC at a side event during CoP18 at Geneva on 18th August 2019 | |
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| Representative of Nepal CITES Management Authority supporting India’s stand | |
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| Mr. Rajesh Rawat, Joint Director-EPCH making a presentation | |
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| Participants at the Side-event | |
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| Mr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Director, O/o Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles at the side event | |
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| Mr. Rakesh Kumar, DG-EPCH attending plant committee meeting | |
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| Mr. Sachin Raj Jain, Managing Director, GIPL moderating the Panel Discussion | |
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| Mr. John C Veremis, National CITES Coordinator, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) raising a query during the session | |
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| Full delegation (left to right) Mr Manmohan Singh Negi, Additional Director General (Wild Life), MoEFCC, Mr. Anil K Singh, Ex-PCCF, Mr. Sachin Raj Jain, MD, GIPL India, Mr. Florian Fackler, Director, Holz-Leute, Germany, Mr. Siddhanta Das, Director General of Forests, MoEFCC , Mr Rakesh Kumar, Director General, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, Mr Bashir Ahmed, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India, Geneva, Ms. Prajna Panda, GM, Wildlife Trust of India, Mr. Arun Yadav, Director (O/o DCH) and Mr. Rajesh Rawat, Joint Director, EPCH | |
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| Mr. Siddhanta Das, Director General of Forests, MoEFCC addressing the gathering, also seen Mr Rakesh Kumar Director General-EPCH and Mr Manmohan Singh Negi Additional Director General (Wild Life), MoEFCC | |
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| Participants appreciating the display of Dalbergia sissoo wooden handicrafts on display at the event | |
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| Delegation meeting with Ms. Helene Perier, Representative of European Union | |
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| Delegation meeting with Representative of Bangladesh | |
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| From L to R - Mr Rakesh Kumar Director General-EPCH, H.E. Mr. Rajiv K. Chander, Ambassador, PMI, Geneva, Mr. Vivek Menon, Head, Wildlife Trust of India and Mr. Siddhanta Das, Director General of Forests, MoEFCC. | |
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| Delegation meeting with Representatives of South Africa | |
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| Mr. Rajesh Rawat, Joint Director-EPCH with Ms. Ivonne Higuero, Secretary General-CITES | |
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| Buyers enquired about Vriksh during IHGF Delhi Fair (Spring) 18-22 February, 2019 | |
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| Presentation to senior IFoS officers on Indian Timber Legality Assessment and verification scheme- Vriksh by Shri Rajesh Rawat, Joint Director EPCH, at Forest Research Institute Dehradun on 17th January 2019 | |
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| Dr A. M. Singh, IFS, PCCF & HoFF, Assam was awarded special commendation in recognition of his services to the Indian Handicrafts Sector for Standard development on timber legality system | |
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| Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director EPCH, informs HE Ambassador of India to Denmark, Mr. Ajit Gupte, about EPCH’s initiatives on sustainability with emphasis on VRIKSH Timber Legality Assessment and Verification Standard as well as eco-friendly products and design developments in the Indian handicrafts export sector | |
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| Buyers enquired about Vriksh during IHGF Delhi Fair (Autumn) 14-18 October, 2018 | Mr A. M. Singh Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Planning/ CAMPA, Assam State visited the theme pavilion of VRIKSH during IHGF Delhi Fair (Autumn) 14-18 October, 2018 |
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| UN Study Appreciates Sustainability Efforts of India Wood | |
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| Shri Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director - EPCH speaking on Vriksh at the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Network for Certification and Conversation of Forests (NCCF) on 22nd September 2018. | |
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| VRIKSH Governing Council & Technical Committee Members meeting held at EPCH House on 21 September, 2018 | |
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| VRIKSH presentation at QCI event on “International Convention on Sustainable Trade & Standards” in New Delhi on 18st September 2018 | |
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| Meeting at Shanghai China Shri Anil Kumar Rai, Consul General, Consul General of India, Shanghai, China on 11th September 2018 | |
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| Buyer enquiring about Vriksh during International Furniture Fair Singapore (08-11 March 2018) | Buyer enquiring during IndiaWood Show held on 08-12 March, 2018 |
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| Mr. Siddhanta Das, Director General of Forests, Government of India, seen at the VRIKSH information booth at IHGF Delhi Fair - Spring 2018, with Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Executive Director, EPCH. (23 - 27 February 2018). | Buyer enquiring about Vriksh during IHGF Delhi Fair Spring 2018 held on 23-27 March, 2018 |
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Presentation on VRIKSH at Forest Research Institute at Dehradun on 16th November 2017 |
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Presentation on VRIKSH at Timber Regulation Enforcement Exchange conference at Valencia Spain on 24th October 2017 |
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Presentation on VRIKSH at The craft Sector – A green perspective at New Delhi on 25th July 2017 |
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Council’s Participation in International Furniture Fair Singapore held on 09-12 March, 2017 |
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Council’s Participation in International Furniture Fair Malaysia held on 08-11 March, 2017 |
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05 December 2016 - Meeting with Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Member of Parliament from Jodhpur and Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Hon’ble Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change |
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| 04 December 2016 - Meeting with Shri P P Chaudhary, The Hon`Ble Minister of State for Law and Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice | 05 December 2016 - A High Level Delegation met with Dr. Sharad Singh Negi, Director General of Forest & Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |