NIT conducts courses on yoga, mental health

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 23

A series of three short-term courses — “Nano-science for engineering applications”, “Recent trends in textiles and fashion” and “Happiness and yoga in engineering practice” —was conducted at Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) here.

The course “Nano-science for engineering applications” is being organised by NIT, in collaboration with NITTTR, Chandigarh, and was inaugurated by NIT director Lalit Kumar Awasthi (NIT) and NITTTR director SS Pattnaik. Director Awasthi shared his views on the future aspects of nano-science engineering and their applications. He said the course would be beneficial for researchers, academics and those in product-design fields.

Director Pattnaik suggested introduction of MTech programme in cyber security at NIT and requested the institute director to take up the matter with the AICTE.

The programme on “Recent trends in textiles and fashion’ was conducted by Vinay Midha, Lalit Jajpura and Ghanshyam from the department of textile technology. Director Awasthi inaugurated the event. The inaugural session was conducted by VK Kothari, IIT Delhi, who threw light on reusable and disposable PPE kits and facemasks for protection against Covid-19. The second session was conducted by Gurpreet Singh, senior vice-president of Vardhman Textiles, who said the firm would soon come up with anti-viral yarn which would be helpful in fighting against the coronavirus.

The course on “Happiness and yoga in engineering practice” was conducted SK Sinha (dean R&C), Jatinder Kumar Ratan (associate dean (R&C) and Satyender Singh.

Director Awasthi said the online courses would help people deal with mental and health issues amid the pandemic. Arun Bhardwaj, a programme expert, said happiness is the ultimate motivation for all human actions. He also explored the engineering happiness framework which helps in nurturing an environment for a happier life.

Meanwhile, a webinar titled “Future of quantum computing” was organised by the department of physics. The lecture was conducted by Arvind, director, IISER Mohali. Arvind discussed the history of quantum computing, its theoretical aspects and application to build quantum computers.

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