Kaithal girl brings laurels

Karnal: Sunaina, a student of M Sc mathematics of RKSD College, Kaithal, secured first place in the results recently declared by Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. She scored a total of 595/600 marks in the released results of the fourth semester. Sunaina has also secured first position in all three previous semesters. She has got overall 2224/2400 marks. Apart from this, Swati, another student of M Sc maths has secured eighth position in this semester.

NDRI director selected INSA fellow

Karnal: Dr Manmohan Singh Chauhan, Director of ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has been elected as a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in 2020. This prestigious award was declared in the annual general meeting of INSA held last week in New Delhi. This fellowship is given to him to promote scientific knowledge in India, including its practical application to problems of national welfare. Dr. Chauhan has significantly contributed towards the development of assisted reproductive technology like embryonic stem cell technology and has produced 5 embryonic buffalo stem cell lines and 2 spermatogonial stem cell lines. Under his leadership, ovum pick up -IVF technology in cattle and yak, India’s first OPU-IVF Sahiwal calf ‘Holi’, OPU-IVF yalk calf ‘Norgyal’; and 17 cloned buffaloes have also been developed. Dr. Chauhan has also contributed on semen freezing and AI in goat and has established transgenic animal production methodology in buffaloes of pharmaceutical and agricultural use

Induction programme organised

Faridabad: The DAV Institute of Management organised a weeklong Induction programme, “Aavahan” to welcome the first year students of undergraduate courses, recently. According to Dr Ritu Gandhi Arora, officiating principal, various guest speakers addressed the new students and threw light on the career and demands of the Industry so as to make them aware of the challenges they should be prepared to face. Rajinder Kumar, data scientist and CTO, Froyyo Technologies took a session on inception of career journey. Praveen Arora spoke on motivation and culture change and how it impacted the business scenario. Suresh Shastri talked about why goal setting was important through his talk on “Yuva Pidi aur Jeevan ke Lakshya”.

Role of dairy products discussed

Karnal:A virtual webinar on role of dairy products in health and well-being was organised by Mount Litera Zee School, Karnal for students of Classes I-VII. Principal Deep Bedi along with staff members and students participated enthusiastically. Dr Latha Sabikhi, Principal Scientist, Dairy Technology Division ICAR National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, was the resource person for the day. She enlightened students about the role of dairy products in day to day life and about its impact on children and teens. Consuming dairy products provides health benefits like building and maintaining strong bones.