Plantation drive at ryan
A memorable day for Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj as the chairman CBSE Vineet Joshi was the torch bearer for the day for the Clean India, Green India, and Beautiful India campaign launched by Ryan International Group of Institutions
Joshi appreciated this pan India campaign, which has the blessings of the founder chairman, Ryan International Group of Institutions, Dr Augustine Francis Pinto and MD Grace Pinto. Joshi planted Gulmohar and Amaltas saplings in the CBSE headquarters along with the students of the school parliament.
The students have also planted thousands of saplings at the New Zealand Embassy, the office of the All India Football Federation, Archaeological Survey of India, many banks and offices. The students also planted sapling is Resident Welfare Associations as well.
Orientation Programme
Accurate Institute of Management & Technology organised an induction programme at their Greater Noida campus.
Speaking at the occasion, Poonam Sharma, group director, Accurate Institute said: “Accurate is committed to provide quality education to become 100 per cent effective both personally and professionally. We are aware about the emerging challenges and constantly update course content and delivery mechanism to meet them. Our endeavor is to develop you to be successful business leaders of tomorrow and fight the intense competition and we need your commitment to learn, to imbibe and contribute to the process”.
Scholarship on television
Tata Sky has taken edutainment to the next level by announcing the launch of the first ever scholarship for kids that can be availed through television. Chetan Bhagat has been roped in to promote the scholarship quiz.
For the first time ever television will be the medium of participation for children to win the edutainment based scholarship. Tata Sky subscribers will be able to participate in the quiz on August 15, 2014 by simply answering 50 multiple choice questions on television, with a click of their Tata Sky remote control, from the comfort of their homes and SMS the score to 56633.
Anti-Ragging Committee at ITM varsity
The ITM University, Gurgaon has formed anti-ragging committee and squads in the backdrop of admissions going on in full swing for new academic session.
The university has an unblemished record of zero per cent tolerance for ragging. There has not been a single incident of ragging in the university since the committee has been formed.
The anti-ragging committee, headed by the vice-chancellor and comprising registrar and various faculty members, parents, students and a police representative, had a meeting, to reiterate its resolve of keeping the campus ragging free.
Prof BS Panwar, vice-chancellor, ITM University, Gurgaon said: “The university has formed anti-ragging squads which comprises of faculty members, security staff and incorporated senior students to ensure that preventive measures are taken. It is our duty to ensure that no incident of ragging is permitted to take place in the university.”
Talk on women’s rights
On the eve of the International Day of Justice, Greater Noida Institute of Technology (GNIOT) organised a seminar that talked about the justice for women in purview of the current times. Present on the occasion was Dwarka Court Bar Council member and lawyer, Varun Gaur.
Varun emphasised about women’s rights and how the law is becoming more and more sensitive to issues concerning women, and the need for speedy justice in these matters. College chairman Kl Gupta welcomed the speaker. Also present on the occasion were deputy chairman, Bl Gupta and other faculty members.
Varun said that women should be made aware of the most basic legal rights. He said no policeman can refuse to register an FIR by a woman. Women can file complaints through e-mails now. A woman’s identity can’t be published without her consent, in case she is involved in a legal matter. He also said that women can’t be arrested after sunset.
Free Online library
Function Space (www.functionspace.org), a social learning network for science and technology, recently announced the launch of a unique library section on the platform to help students of under-graduate level in learning science.
The platform offers a ‘one-stop’ solution for learning science on the web, where different levels of knowledge coexist, interact and help each other.
Speaking about the library Sakshi Majmudar, founder, Function Space said: “The section incorporates tools specially designed to help users from high school and graduate level in science and engineering colleges. The resources in the library include books, video lectures, discussions, articles and science tools like equation caller, editor, computational engine etc. Teachers and students can interact with the best brains in the industry and find solutions to the most complex problems. They can not only learn science but also network with students as well as professors from prestigious universities.”