Reading labels on packaged food

Karnal: Pratap Public School, Jarnailly Colony, Karnal, organised a webinar on ‘How to read labels and not to get misled by food industry’ on November 14 focusing on how to overcome the marketing tricks of food industry and buy better. The session was conducted by clinical dietitian Deepta Nagpal, founder at Beyond inches and kilos, Zagreb, Croatia (Europe). She emphasised that health claims on packaged food were designed to catch the customer’s attention but how actually they mislead them. One of the best tips she gave was to study the ingredients list thoughtfully and not to be lured by the claims on the front of the packaging. She exhorted the young learners to follow healthy eating habits.

Centre for women empowerment launched at DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad

 Faridabad: To make a difference in the graduating women’s life, a centre for Women Empowerment has been launched at the DAV Institute of Management, Faridabad (DAVIM) by the ICT Academy. Revealing this Dr Satish Ahuja, principal director, DAVIM Centre, aims at empowering women students of the institution with employability skills pertaining to IT and other sectors. The centre will train 80 students on employability skills, provide certification, and facilitate placements for certified students will train them on skills such as data analytics, python programming, cloud infrastructure and services and banking and financial literacy. The training delivered for 75 hours will be followed by expert mentorship and placement facilitation. For the sustainability of programme in future, faculty members of the host institution will also be trained.

Scouts and guides programme

Ambala: A Scouts and Guides introduction and training programme began at SD Vidya School, Ambala. The students of Classes IV to XI will be enrolled in this programme. Scouts and Guides trainer Sunaina Gupta was present at the school. She addressed the students from and motivated them to join this programme. Volunteers would get training for one hour daily for three consecutive days. After the training all the students will be given certificates and woggles with scarfs.

Vacant seats at IGU

Rewari: The Indira Gandhi University (IGU) authorities have decided to fill vacant seats in various undergraduate/postgraduate courses except B pharmacy, BTech and MCA in the university teaching departments (UTD). Vice-Chancellor Prof SK Gakhar said the seats would be filled up on November 18 on the basis of merit.

Special lecture organised

Sonepat: A special lecture by a barrister from UK, David S Boyle organised at Dr BR Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU) on the topic, ‘Black and white law in the world of colour’ on Wednesday. Around 200 students attended the online event. The event was organised by the Research and Publications Committee of the university.

Foundation day at NID

Kurukshetra: The fifth Foundation Day was organised at the National Institute of Design, Haryana, in the virtual mode. The programme was inaugurated by Dr Vanita Ahuja, the Director of the institute. In this programme, classical dance, classical music, dance, music and cultural programmes were organised by students (online). Rakesh Kumar Singh (Joint-Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India) Chairman, Governing Council National Institute of Design, Haryana, Kurukshetra gave a special message on the occasion and chief guest Amit Krishna Gulati was present online. The Director informed that a film festival named “Preksha” was being organised during the foundation day celebration.