NIT to host 4-wheeler design competition
Jamshedpur: The Adityapur-based National Institute of Technology (NIT) is all set to play host to eastern India’s first ever national level design competition of single-seater four-wheeled vehicle. The event ‘Delta Shootout' will be organised on the campus of the engineering college from January 23 to 26. The four-day event will be first of its kind in the eastern India, to test the engineering skills of the aspiring participants. The Adityapur Auto Cluster limited (AACl) in association with Adityapur Industrial Area Development Authority (AIADA) and Adityapur Small Industries Association (ASIA) will organise the event. Delta Inc and AMEXIS Professionals Pvt. ltd. will be partners in hosting the event. Chairman of the organising committee and president of ASIA, R K Sinha informed that the event will witness participation of 14 auto-engineering colleges from across the country. NIT professor, Sanjay Kumar, also an expert of motorsports said that efforts are being made to make the event one of the best in the country and that this will be an opportunity for future mechanical engineers to exhibit their talent to about 1,000 industries.
Tata steel Zoo marks foundation day
Jamshedpur: Tata Steel Zoological Park celebrated its 24th foundation day on Thursday. To commemorate the day a Prabhat Pheri was organised in the early hours in which 125 students from four city schools, namely Kerala Public School (KPS) Burmamines, KPS NMl, NTTF AT R D Tata Technical Education Centre and JUSCO School, South Park along with their school teachers and twenty zoo personnel participated. Prabhat Pheri was flagged off by Karma Zimpa Bhutia, Divisional Forest Officer, Jamshedpur Division who wished success for the zoo in organising the Animal Welfare Fortnight, 2014. The students marched along 2.5 km around the green spreads of the Jubilee Park with banners in their hand which portrayed the pledge of the animals -“live and let live”.