A technical paper meeting was organised by the Institution of Engineers (India), here. Chairman U Mishra welcomed members and guests. Joint honorary secretary Harjit Singh Kanvel gave a brief introduction on theme “Professional Ethics in Engineering.”
Former Prof of the Department of Physics, NIT and Unique Research Centre director Dr TN Tiwari, while presenting his paper, defined ethics as something that extends beyond the issues related to dishonesty, cheating, lying, theft or bribery.
He explained factors that contribute to ethical concern and elaborated on ethical dilemma and dimensions of behaviour. He suggested some steps to enhance professional ethics in engineering citing examples of great personality like M Visvesvarya, CV Raman, Acharya PC Ray and Acharya JC Bose, who practiced a very high standard of ethics in their profession. Mishra presented a memento to Tiwari. Finally, honorary secretary Harjit S Kanvel gave vote thanks. Many members and guests attended.