The Two-day national seminar on ‘Women and Development: lessons from the Past and Agenda for the Future’ concluded at ICSSR Complex on Wednesday. The seminar was organised by the PU Department cum Centre for Women’s Studies and Development. Delivering the Valedictory Address, former chairperson, Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Prof Neera Verma said that what is at stake today are not lifestyles, but lives. If development is not engendered, it is endangered. She stressed that gender inequalities are detrimental to development and suggested the adoption of a strategy involving 6 E’s viz. Education, Employment, Entitlements, Eradicating all forms of violence, ensuring health and empowerment. Presiding over the session, PU dean, Faculty of Arts Prof Ronki Ram stated that women are a heterogenous group and their issues are multifarious. But we must think of development as an all-inclusive concept which also encompasses women’s issues, he added.
DU v-c lauds legacy of PU’s Mathematics dept
Chandigarh: Delhi University V-C Prof Dinesh Singh Wednesday said that Panjab University has been in the fore front of the Universities in India. Singh was delivering PU Colloquium at PU Campus here on Wednesday. The special Colloquium was organised in collaboration with the ‘Society for Promotion of Science & Technology in India’ (SPSTI) and the PU Department of Mathematics. Singh said that his connection with the PU is quite old. “I came as a child and then as a Mathematician in the Department of Mathematics”, he said. He lauded the legacy of the PU Department of Mathematics. The PU mathematics department has been the foremost department in India, which set the standard and benchmarks in the field.
Plant tissue culture workshop at MCM
Chandigarh: The Department of Botany of MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh organised a one-day workshop on Plant Tissue Culture. The workshop aimed at apprising the students about the technique of tissue culture and its applications. Dr Promila Pathak, Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab Unviersity, explained in a lucid manner the concepts of totipotency (regeneration of single cell to form complete plant) and use of tissue culture technique in plant biotechnology.
National Seminar on Mathematics in MCM
Chandigarh: The Department of Mathematics of MCM DAV College for Women, organised a national seminar on “Mathematics: Beyond Classroom”. The seminar kicked off with the keynote address by Prof Madhu Raka, Department of Mathematics, Panjab University who deliberated upon Information Sciences : Applications in Mathematics. She discussed the uses of cryptography and coding theory and highlighted its practical applications.
potpourri of cultural amalgamation at KU Youth festival
Kurukshetra: India is a country with immense geographical, cultural and linguistic diversity but its uniqueness for centuries has been its unity in diversity. The cultural diversity and variety of India is like a unique tapestry of multiple colours which presents a distinctive example to the world. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minster Haryana said this while inaugurating the five-day 29th Inter University National Youth Festival-Sarswati Mahotsav 2014 and3rd at Kurukshetra University auditorium on Wednesday. India being a young nation with 65 per cent population under the age of thirty five has immense potential to grow in all areas. It depends upon the youth of our nation to lead the country through meaningful dialogue, constant hard work and commitment to discipline on the one hand and to preserve and disseminate its unique culture to the world which is passing through a phase of consumerism and strife on the other said Hooda. Hooda congratulated Kurukshetra University for organising this mega event for the third time. He praised the University administration in playing a key role in disseminating India’s and Haryana’s cultures through such functions. lt. Gen. (Retd.) Dr DDS Sandhu vice-chancellor KU said that it is a matter of great pride for KU to hold this function. Sandhu called upon the participants to give their best in the event and take good memories for their future. This festival will form a bond among the students of various states in form of cultural exchange.