BBMB generates 8.12 per cent more energy
Chandigarh: Bhakra Beas Management Board has surpassed generation targets of 9425 million units fixed by the Central Electricity Authority for the financial year 2018-19 by 8.12 % by generating 10190 million units of energy. This feat was achieved despite reduced inflows in the river Satluj and Beas as well as low water levels in BBMB reservoirs during summer of 2018 and also during most of the filling season from May 21 to September 20. DK Sharma, Chairman, BBMB congratulated all the employees of BBMB for their untiring efforts to maintain excellence in irrigation and power sectors.
IIT Ropar holds researcher connect workshop
Ropar: The Indian Institute of Technology-Ropar in association with British Council organized the first “Researcher Connect Workshop” in India from March 29-April 1. The Researcher Connect Workshop was implemented in partnership with the Career Development and Corporate Relations Centre (CDCRC) at Indian Institute of Technology-Ropar towards addressing the development of excellent communication skills for international, multicultural contexts for researchers in India. The workshop at IIT Ropar was facilitated by Sandy Sparks from the University of Warwick and Dr. R. Poornima from British Council. The modules covered at IIT Ropar included knowing the audience, writing effective abstracts and emails, academic writing, and persuasive proposals over a period of four days.
700 selected in bank exam from tricity
Chandigarh: The result of Bank PO, clerk, specialist officer exam conducted by IBPS has been declared. IBPS, is a Pune based recruitment body which conducts exam for the selection of Probationary Officer (PO), SO and CLERK for all 21 Public Sector Banks like Bank of Baroda, PNB, Canara Bank except SBI. RK Mahajan Director of Sector 15 Based AAA-BRIGHT ACADEMY said, students from the tri-city have performed very well this year. Out of 10000 candidates appeared from tricity more than 700 students have qualified Bank PO ,SO and CLERK exam.
Women car rally held
Chandigarh: “Empowering the women and taking care of their health is indeed the need of the hour and this has been well focused by the PHD Chamber through the women car rally,” said Kirron Kher, MP Chandigarh while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of the PHD Chamber Women Car Rally 2019 held here. The car rally started from Delhi on March 30 and reached Chandigarh via Dehradun . Its theme was “Wheeling Women to Power-Promoting Menstrual Hygiene. Rajeev Talwar, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, the chamber has emerged as the leader amongst all national chambers as it is the only one conducting a professional Women car rally of more than 700 kms through challenging terrain.