Concept Notes on Parallel Sessions Session 1:PERSPECTIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Session 2:Social Impact of Genetic Engineering and the Recent Trends. Session 3:AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND FOOD SECURITY Session 4:Access to Higher Education for Marginalised Communities: Problems and Prospects Session 5:MEDICAL EDUCATION – ETHICS AND PRACTICE Session 6:Role of Media In Higher Education Session 7:Physical Education: Resources and Polices. Session 8:Information Technology and Public ownership Session 9:TECHNICAL EDUCATION – PUBLIC DEMAND OR CORPORATE NEED Session 10:Quality concerns in Higher Education Session 11:COMMUNAL AGENDA AND PARADIGM SHIFT IN HISTORICAL STUDIES Session 12:Twenty Years of Economic Liberalization in India: Lessons Learned and To be Learned