Cleanliness fortnight at IINRG
ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG) scienctists Dr md Fahim Ansari, Dr S Mohansundaram, Dr Vaibhav D Lohot, Dr Tamilrasi K, Dr Arnab Raoy Choudhury, Dr SK Yadav, Dr RK Yogi and Dr Anil Kumar Sinha visited Tatisingra Middle School under Angara Block on Wednesday under the Cleanliness Fortnight being observed by the institution. The scientists made the principal, teacher and students aware about the importance of cleanliness in life. Quiz, debate and other competitions were organised for the students, who were also felicitated. Earlier, on December 16, on the beginning of the fortnight Director KK Sharma administered oath of cleanliness to the officers and employees of IINRG and made them aware of the events to be organised during the fortnight.
ICFAI University prospectus released
Prospectus of ICFAI University for admissions for 2020 was released at a function held at the University campus today, after getting approval from its academic council. The guests of honour for the function were Dr G L Datta, Member of the Academic Council and Rohit Sharma, Senior Manager, Extra marks, a reputed EduTech company. Welcoming the audience, Prof. O R S Rao, Vice-Chancellor of the University said, “Today our academic council approved introduction of 3 new programs during 2020-21 academic year, which include BA, BSc and Integrated BCA-MCA. BA program is focused on Political Science, Social Science and Public Administration and will help the graduating students to appear in competitive examinations to pursue Government Jobs. BSC program covers Physical Sciences, which include Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Integrated BCA-MCA program will equip the students to secure IT Jobs, which are on the growth path in the last few months”.
RDCIS, SAIL, Indian Oil ink MoU
In line with CPSE Conclave conducted by PMO, Indian Oil R&D and RDCIS, SAIL have joined hands together for a collaborative research project on development of “Hot Rolling Lubrication Technology for different steel Mills”. A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on this was signed by Ajay Arora, Executive Director & I/c RDCIS and Shailendra Sharma, Executive Director (TP&F), IndianOil, R&D Centre in presence of Dr. Deepak Saxena, Executive Director (LT), Indian Oil R&D Centre on Wednesday at Faridabad. Senior officers of RDCIS and Indian Oil R&D Centre were present during signing of the MoA.
Students of SCS bag prizes at ILCC
Students of Surendranath Centenary School won laurels at the Fancy Dress Competition organised by International Library & Cultural Centre Ranchi on Wednesday. The event was divided into different groups for classes Pre-Nursery to class V. The students participated in it and in Group I category Saavira Rakesh (UKG) dressed up as Jerry (one of the popular cartoon character) bagged the first prize whereas in the Group III category Manav Shresth Singh class III dressed as astronaut bagged the first prize. Principal Samita Sinha appreciated the participants for their bold performance and also congratulated the winners. She said that these platforms help the children to enhance their self confidence.
DPS, Ranchi shines in IT Quiz
The team of Ishan Ranjan, Vaishnav Garodia and Pratyush Thakur of DPS Ranchi bagged the 2nd Runner Up position in the IT Quiz which was held on December 14 at St. Xavier School, Ranchi. A total of 77 teams participated in the event from across the state. The winning team received individual trophies with a cash prize of Rs 4500 and received gifts worth Rs 1000 and certificates.
SBPS shines in CBSE Quiz
Another feather was added to the cap of SBPS as three students, Kumar Harshwardhan of grade XII, Pranjal of grade X and Ayushi Gopalka of grade IX gave impeccable performance in the CBSE National Heritage India Quiz, 2019 held at Amity International School, Gurugram, New Delhi. They secured the first position in the semifinals and the third runner-up position in the finals and received certificates & a cheque of Rs.8000. The school was very proud to represent CBSE Patna Region in the Nationals.
First Intelligent Mine project
Thriveni Earthmovers Private Limited (Thriveni), through its joint venture TSMPL operates NTPC’s flagship Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project (PBCMP) in India. Thriveni has awarded Zyfra the contract to implement its Intelligent Mine solution at PBCMP. Zyfra’s mining division (formerly – VIST Group) is one of the global leaders in automation of large mining companies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. “A number of diverse factors contributed to our decision to partner with Zyfra. My underpinning requirements have been world-class technology, flexibility in approach and adaptability to an Indian operating environment. Our investment to collaborate with Zyfra is to ensure the latest technology intelligence like IIOT and AI capabilities are available. NTPC is a very important client and PBCMP is a flagship project run under their guidance,” said B. Prabhakaran, Managing Director of Thriveni.
Capital student for R-Day parade
Student of Sai Nath University, Ranchi, Sweety Kumari, student of B.Sc. (Agriculture), fifth semester, session- 2017-21 has been selected for upcoming Republic Day Parade to be organized in New Delhi on 26th January, 2020 as Best Cadet of Directorate, Bihar-Jharkhand, N.C.C. Air Wing. Prior to getting selected for Republic Day Parade, 2020, Sweety Kumari was selected as Best Cadet after she faced various tough competitions held by NCC Group headquarters.