Seminar on sustainable habitat ends

Amritsar: An Online Multi-Disciplinary Summer School (Environment and Sustainable Habitat) concluded her on Monday at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre. Prof Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor (VC), GNDU, addressed participants at the culmination ceremony. He highlighted efforts of the university to improve environment by increasing green cover, saving water resources by preparing first environmental audit report and maximising solar energy utilisation through rooftop photovoltaic cells installed on all major buildings of the university. The VC said he would access water consumption on regular basis by installing real time flow meters on borewells. The VC shared that GNDU was rated as the second cleanest government residential university as per the Swachh Campus Ranking-2019 of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The VC emphasised that teachers should use new perspectives which they learnt in the course, to sensitise students towards environmental issues so that humans could live in harmony with nature. The participants included faculty members of the GNDU and other institutions. There were 32 academic sessions in varied fields of biodiversity, sustainable management, remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS), advanced wastewater treatment, air quality, cloud chemistry, arsenic in groundwater, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), etc.

Skill Vigyan Kendra training

DAV College, Amritsar, added another feather in its cap when its 12 students got selected for three months skill training programme started by Skill Vigyan Centre, Punjab. The centre was set up by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST), Chandigarh, in collaboration with 10 technical partners and knowledge institutes. The programme has been started with the support of the DBT, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and is aimed at building a mechanism to generate skilled workforce to meet industrial and technical requirements for better employability and professional development. College Principal, Dr Rajesh Kumar, congratulated students and appreciated efforts of the programme convener, Dr Rajni Khanna, head, Department of Zoology, and other heads of the science departments. Nine hundred students participated in the competition. Out of 12 students of the college, who qualified the test, Prabhjot Singh scored 96/100 and Savleen Kaur and Japneesh Kaur 92/100 marks each, respectively. TNS

Teacher’s day event at SRA School

Former Indian diplomat, Navdeep Suri, Director, Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at the Observer Research Foundation and Co-Chairman, FICCI National Committee, chaired a Teacher’s Day event at Shri Ram Ashram School. Lauding efforts of teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic Suri said teaching was one of the noblest professions. “Teachers are the guiding spirits, who create human beings and instil care, values, respect and love in them. The most important thing we must follow is to revere and value our teachers,” Suri added. Students also showcased their gratitude towards teachers through virtual platform. To make the day special and fun filled games were organised for teachers during celebrations. TNS