Governors of Haryana and Himachal meet
Chandigarh: Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Friday called on Satyadev Narayan Arya, Governor of Haryana at Raj Bhawan Chandigarh. Officials said it was a courtesy call.
SJVN conferred with Aqua Foundation Award -
Shimla: SJVN has been awarded with Aqua Foundation Excellence Award 2018 in the category of ‘Sustainable Development in Hydro Power Sector (Public Sector)’ during XII World Aqua Congress International Conference 2018. The award was given by UP Singh, Secretary, Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, in a function held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Nand Lal Sharma, chairman & managing director, said that hydro power is the core strength of SJVN and the company has the distinction of implementing India’s largest 1500 MW NathpaJhakri hydro power station in Himachal.
PGIMER hosts SNMICON 18
Chandigarh: The Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER is hosting SNMICON’18, the annual conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine, India from November22-25. The 2nd day of the conference commenced with invited talks on thyroid cancer, radiopharmacy and radiation safety. Sessions on thyroid cancer were directed towards recognizing the disease early using the diagnostic tests so that early treatment can be initiated. Thyroid cancer is one of the cancers which has a significantly high survival rate, provided that the patients are managed properly and at an early stage. The talks, delivered by renowned national and international faculties stressed on the need to develop awareness regarding thyroid cancer and involvement of Nuclear Medicine physicians early in the management of these patients.
Agri, food, dairy and livestock product at CII Agro Tech
Chandigarh: The 13th Edition of the CII Agro Tech India this time has a lot of new agro and food products in store for the farmer community, which holds apt with its theme for this year, ‘Technology in Agriculture: Increasing Farmers’ Income’. CII Agro Tech India 2018, India’s Premier Biennial four-day Agri and Food Technology Fair, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is being held from December 1 to December 4, at Parade Ground in Sector 17 here. The participating countries include Great Britain, China, Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Spain. A number of first time launches would take place at the four-day fair. While Canada would be showcasing its products like swine genetics, grain handling and storage systems, instant quick freezers, etc. to name a few, the country would also be launching new technique for soil testing, ovine genetics, and bacterial treatment equipment.
Khushian aapke dwar meditation begins today
Mohali: Long cherished 'Khushian Aapke Dwar' Meditation Shivir (camp) would be inaugurated by 21 dignitaries like judges, senior administrators, doctors, industrialists, social leaders, political leaders, defence personnels, educationists, engineers, youth leaders and spiritualists etc. by lighting candles in Brahma Kumaris Complex, Sukh Shanti Bhawan, Phase 7 here at November 24, said Brahma Kumari Prem Lata, Director, Rajyoga Centres, Mohali Circle. While describing the objective of the Shivir Brahma Kumari, Prem Lata said that retreat will enable the participants to enjoy inner peace and happiness by making them disease free.