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PU Notes
Sun Day

International Sun Day was celebrated by the energy research centre of Panjab University on Thursday. The celebrations were aimed at popularising the non-conventional sources of energy. An exhibition on “Solar Energy at Work” was organised in which solar water heating systems for domestic and industrial use, solar photovoltaic home lighting system, fan and radio, solar drier, domestic and community solar cooker and solar distillation system were on display. Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, PU, visited the exhibition and emphasised the use of alternate sources of energy on the PU campus.

Prof V.K. Rattan, honorary director of the centre, said as conventional energy sources such as petrol, natural gas and coal were depleting fast, there was an immediate need to harness the energy from the sun. Large-scale use of non-conventional sources of energy could reduce the impact of present energy crisis being faced by the country. Prof Rattan promised to extend the state-of-the-art facilities of the centre to the students who wanted to carry out some development studies in the area.

S.S. Bedi, regional director, ministry of non-conventional energy sources (MNES), said a cumulative potential of 85000 MW of energy existed in solar thermal, small hydro, bio and wind energy. Nearly 39 lakh biogas plants, 3.52 crore improved cook-stoves 6 lakh solar cookers, 76 MW biomass-based gasifiers had already been installed in the country.

Schedule

Examinations for add-on courses-2007 of Panjab University will be conducted according to the following schedule: Paper-I/A - May 6 and Paper-II/B - May 17. The details of these examinations are available on the university website www.puchd.ac.in

From Colleges

Banur
SEMINAR: Call it paradigm shift, functional specialisation, survival of the fittest or sheer westernisation, but globalisation is virtual transformation of fragmented markets into an integrated world market. This was main theme of a seminar held at Swami Vivekanand School of Management (SVSM), Ramanagar, Banur, on Friday. Eminent resource persons and professional delegates from across the tricity participated in the seminar.

Prof Satish Kapoor, dean, commerce and business management faculty, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was the chief guest and Prof M.R. Aggarwal, department of economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was the guest of honour.

The seminar was presided over by Ashwani Garg, chairman. Prof S.P. Singh, former dean, commerce, and chairman, University Business School (UBS), PU, said globalisation was integration of economics under WTO's compliance procedure covering everything that should move or cause movement in cooperation by consensus through the latest technology with pooled knowledge and updated skills.

Prof M.R. Aggarwal, Prof R.S. Ghuman, department of economics, Punjabi University Patiala, Prof Surinder Shukla, department of correspondence studies, PU, Dr R.K. Gupta, department of commerce, PU, and an MBA student Yogesh Kumar spoke on the topic.

Mohali
ACCREDITED: Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology (SUSCET), Tangori, has been accredited by Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), world's leading multinational software company, for its on-campus placement drives.

Sukhwinder Singh, chairman, SUSCET management committee, informed mediapersons that the coveted empanelling comes close on the heels of many a successful placement drives conducted on SUSCET campus in the recent past by TCS as well as several other multinational companies.

AWARDED: An award ceremony was held at the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) to give away the Groz Beckert Scholarships. Sapna Sehgal of garment manufacturing technology and Shikha Bajaj of knitwear design and technology won the scholarships. S. Kanwal from the company presented an amount of Rs 1,2000 to the students.

Chandigarh
7 CLEAR UGC: Seven M.Ed students of Government College of Education have cleared the national eligibility test conducted by the UGC in December, 2006. This gains more importance keeping in mind the ongoing shortage of NET qualified faculty in various education colleges of the zone. Dr Harsh Batra, principal, lauded the students for their outstanding achievement.

DAV College staff stages dharna
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 4
The DAV College teaching and non-teaching staff unions held a dharna in front of the principal’s office at DAV College, Sector 10, today as a part of their ongoing struggle to get the statutory provisions of the Panjab University calendar with respect to encashment of earned leave and deduction of provident fund on the total salary implemented.

The college authorities should take the recent communication from the registrar of the Panjab University seeking comments from the college with regard to the deduction of provident fund seriously.

R.K. Anand, secretary, DAV College Teachers’ Union

R.K. Anand, secretary, DAV College Teachers’ Union, appealed to the college principal and management to implement the provisions of the Panjab University calendar and instructions of the DPI so that the normalcy could be restored. He said the college authorities should take the recent communication from the registrar of the Panjab University seeking comments from the college with regard to the deduction of provident fund seriously.

Others who spoke on the occasion included Dr Dinesh Talwar, senator, Prof A.L. Singla, Prof Ghanshyam Dev, Prof Avanindra Chopra, Roop Narain and Somnath, president, Non-Teaching Employees Union.

Yoga training for city students on anvil
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 4
With a view to develop harmony between students’ mind and body, the Chandigarh education department has planned to introduce Yoga as a part of curriculum in the city schools from this session.

Disclosing this the DPI (S) S.K. Setia, said, “It is the brainchild of home secretary Krishan Mohan which will help students reach the pinnacle through healthy minds and fit bodies. Our objective is to make our students mentally alert and physically lithe.”

Telling further, Setia said, “Yoga will be of great benefit especially to those who are into sports as it is all about concentration.”

Yoga will be taught by the teachers of B.Ed Colleges and the classes would most probably be held during the morning assembly or in the free or games period. “Actually, the concept is in the pipeline and we are chalking out the programme. Very soon, it will be done,” added DPI.

STEPS to promote Hindi cinema
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 4
The Society for Tourism and Entertainment Promotion in Chandigarh (STEPS) will hold the screening of highly acclaimed Hindi movie 'Agantuk' under the Chandigarh Chapter of National Film Circle on May 5 at 6 pm in Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, Chandigarh.

The evergreen Hindi movie "Agantuk" (The Stranger) is based on the famous novel, 'Athithi' by Satyajit Ray and stars Utpal Dutt, Mamta Shankar and Rabi Ghosh.

The membership for the National Film Circle of STEPS is open for corporates (minimum 10 members).

By becoming member of circle, the people of Chandigarh can enjoy evergreen films like Gandhi (English), Ardh Satya, 36 Chowringhee Lane, Silsila, Kabhi Kabhi etc. on weekly basis. Membership forms can also be downloaded from the official website, www.chandigarhtourism.gov.in.