Ranchi-born Scholar gets s african award
Ranchi: Ranchi-born Professor Namrita lall, an expert in Medicinal Plant Science at the University of Pretoria, has been awarded the highest South African honour, the Order of Mapungubwe (Bronze), for her outstanding contribution in the field of medical sciences. Prof lall has also received the prestigious South African Women in Science Awards from the Department of Science and Technology in 2011 for a similar contribution. She studied at Ursuline Convent High School and graduated from St Xavier’s College. Thereafter, she joined her husband Dr Manoj lall in South Africa who is Head of the computer Science at the Department at Tshwane University in Pretoria.
CIT holds seminar to mark World Water Day
Ranchi: On the occasion of 21st World Water Day celebration, Cambridge Institute of Technology organised a one day seminar on Monday. BIT Mesra civil engineering department head Dr Balram Singh and AK Singh from Institute of Engineers were the chief guest and guest of honour. The speakers explained the students on how to save water through different means of conservation.