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Mayor & Commissioner honour winners of Hindi Pakhwara competitions

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Chandigarh, September 22:- Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh and Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh honoured the winners of various competitions organized during Hindi Pakhwara held from 7th September to 21st September, 2021.On the occasion,the Mayor said that officials and officers have put their best efforts during the Hindi Pakhwara to promote Hindi in the office and maximum communications/public notices to the residents including vendors have also been served in Hindi language also.He appreciated the articles, poems and essays written by the employees during the Pakhwara and said that this type of practice would be carried out on regular bases in the Corporation to promote Hindi.

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The Mayor and Commissioner distributed certificates among the following winners:

Essay writing on Indian Festival:1st Kuldeep Kumar, Fire & Emergency Services2nd Aarti Sharma, B&R Circle3rd Vaani Gupta, Property Tax BranchSlogan Writing1st Kalpna Chandla, CMC office2nd Gaurav Jaswal, Public Relations wing3rd Sandeep Kumar, Fire & Emergency ServicesEssay writing on Patriotism1st Kuldeep Kumar, Fire & Emergency Services2nd Deep Chander Joshi, Vendor Cell3rd Aarti Sharma, B&R CirclePublic Notice matter writing1st Aarti Sharma, B&R Circle2nd Deep Chander Joshi, Vendor Cell3rd Priti Kumari, CMC officeHandwriting competition1st Balinder Kumar, Fire & Emergency Services2nd Aarti Sharma, B&R Circle3rd Richa Narula, Property Tax BranchStory writing1st Aarti Sharma, B&R Circle2nd Richa Narula, Property Tax BranchPoem1st Abhinav Mishra, Accounts Branch

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Mayor and Commissioner ride cycles from their residences to MCC office

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Chandigarh, September 22:- Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh and Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh rode bicycles from their residences along with other officers and officials of MCC on Wednesday on the occasion of world car free day.

While speaking on the occasion the Mayor said that world car free celebrated across the globe, encouraging motorists to give up their cars for a day to keep ourselves fit and healthy we should cycle to work atleast once in week.

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The Commissioner said that there will be numerous benefits of going car free to the officials and citizens as well including reduced air pollution and the promotion of walking and cycling in a safer environment.

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PU Enactus team Launches Cloth-based Sanitary Napkins

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Chandigarh September 21, 2021

Enactus team, Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (SSBUICET),  Panjab University in collaboration with Developing Indigenous Resources-India (DIR) and Versatile Group, Ludhiana launched reusable, cost-effective and eco-friendly cloth-based sanitary napkins under its Project Uday, at an event held today at Janata Colony, Nayagaon.

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A team of more than  50 student members, dedicated towards a common goal of bringing “the best suitable business model” in order to shape a better society has come forward to raise concerns surrounding the challenges that affect the health and wellbeing of women and girls due to the lack of hygienic menstrual products. Upon in-depth research, the team found that menstrual hygiene practices were unsatisfactory among the rural women, often pushing them to the edge of being the most vulnerable to infections and health problems, averred Prof. Seema Kapoor, Faculty Advisor of Enactus team.

Thus, the team started working on reusable cloth-based sanitary napkins that could be an affordable and eco-friendly alternative to generic plastic based sanitary napkins available in the market.

The guest of honor for the event was Ms. Geetanjali Bakshi, Coordinator of CSR project Amodini of Versatile Group, who was instrumental in getting the sponsorship for 2 Usha automatic sewing machines and accessories worth Rs.55000/ for the community. Also the special fabric for sanitary napkins is being sponsored by Versatile group under its CSR project. 

The event saw participation from underprivileged ladies working under project Uday, Enactus students and DIR staff. 

In the presence of dignitaries, Ms. Bakshi distributed Sanitary Napkin kits, each comprising of 4 napkins in 1 potli to over 30 ladies of the  slums of Janta Colony, ensuring accessibility of safe and quality assured menstrual products. If compared with the standard cloth based sanitary napkins available in the global market, the product is approximately 70-80% cheaper than the ones conventionally available and is tested upon various paramete by NABL accredited labs. 

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Dr. Asha Katoch, CEO of DIR, a non-profit charitable trust has been working relentlessly for the upliftment of slum dwellers for the past 17 years, with the objectives of promoting health, providing education and facilitating income generation in the slum community. She has been at the front in keeping up with the cause of building awareness among the rural population on menstruation. In addition to this, Dr. Asha has extended her trust and support through the provision of skill development and training for the community of ladies. 

Prof. Kapoor highlighted how pandemic has made things worse with restricted availability of hygienic sanitary products, increased poverty and disruption of essential services. She advocated for building community awareness and supporting female hygiene. Ms. Bakshi emphasized the importance of getting over the period stereotypes and ensure easy access to related supplies.

Accentuating the need of promoting reusable sanitary napkins, Akshit Kalra, President of Enactus team, Meesha, Vice president of Enactus team and other team members namely Yash, Nandini, Dea, Ravnoor, Sanya, Leeza and Abhinav participated and vocalized the cause of adopting menstrual hygiene practices. 

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International World Bamboo Day Celebration 2021

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Chandigarh September 20, 2021

DST-Centre for Policy Research (CPR) at Punjab University, Chandigarh in collaboration with World Bamboo Organization, USA successfully organized a virtual webinar for the celebration of International World Bamboo Day 2021 on September 18 (Saturday). The theme of the webinar was Scope of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Bamboo Sector.

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Eminent speakers from various national and international organizations shared their thoughts and approach towards proliferating bamboo for sustainable development and consumption in India. Susanne Lucas, the Executive Director, World Bamboo Organization (WBO), USA shared a special message on the bamboo and role of WBO to promote it worldwide.

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The prominent experts and speakers for the event were Mr. Sanjeev Karpe, Founder, Director, Konkan, Bamboo and Cane Development Centre, Maharashtra, Dr. Merdelyn, Vice Chancellor, Research and Extension, University of Philippines, Dr. Ajit SIngh Naosekpam, Consultant, South East Asia, Bamcore, Chandigarh; Dr. Santosh Oinam, Scientific Officer, DST-CPR at PU; Dr. Natasha Saini, Assistant Professor, Abhilashi Group of Institutions, Mandi, H.P.; Dr. Harjit Kaur Bajwa, Assistant Professor, Chandigarh University, Mohali. The speakers showcased various technologies, applications and utility of Bamboo. They also deliberated upon the issues on policy perspective in India and emphasized that India can be a leader in the global market. They also deliberated that in coming future, if farmers in India will focus on growing bamboo and commercializing it worldwide, they can contribute to address the economic challenges being faced by Indian farmers. According to Prof. Nirmala Chongtham, the World Bamboo Ambassador from India and Coordinator of DST-CPR at PU, Chandigarh, an agreement has been signed between the WBO and Vietnam government on 18th September to hold the 4th World Bamboo Workshop in Vietnam in 2022.

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AWARDS TO VOLUNTEERS OF NSS-PU

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Chandigarh September 20, 2021

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It is a matter of great pride and honour for Panjab University that two volunteers of NSS-PU, Ms. Ritika Verma of Department of Anthropology, PU and Sh. Mohd. Amzad of Post Graduate Govt. College, Sector -11 are to be awarded in virtual ceremony on 24th September, 2021 by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.                

 

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Prof. Ashwani Koul, Programme Coordinator congratulated both the volunteers for the great accomplishment and appreciated them for outstanding performance. Prof. Koul further asked all volunteers to aspire more in life so as to reach these milestones and motivated them to contribute more in dealing with various societal and ecological issues. NSS team of Panjab University is always at forefront and consistently contributing significantly to society in all possible ways.

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UIPS commenced the celebrations of National Pharmacovigilance Week

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Chandigarh September 19, 2021

University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences successfully marked the beginning of virtual weeklong celebrations on the occasion of National Pharmacovigilance Week from 17th September to 23rd September. The celebrations began with a webinar on “Pharmacovigilance Basic Method Practices and Pharmacovigilance Programme of India” by Professor Bikash Medhi, Coordinator – PGIMER Pharmacovigilance Centre Regional Resource and Training & Technical Support Centre for North India; Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Additional Medical Superintendent (AMS), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, on 18th September 2021.

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Professor Indu Pal Kaur, Chairperson, UIPS briefed the audience about the theme “Pharmacovigilance Programme of India: The Current Initiative Towards Patient Safety”. Professor Poonam Piplani, Convener, Lecture organizing team of UIPS, introduced the distinguished guest speaker.

Professor Bikash Medhi shared that every drug has adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and it is important to look for ways to minimise them and take maximum benefits. 5-10% of the hospital admissions are attributed to adverse drug reactions, out of which 0.3% are fatal in nature. He enlightened the audience about the World’s biggest Thalidomide tragedy that instigated the Pharmacovigilance Programme worldwide, and about the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) which is largely involved in monitoring the safety profile of medical products used in India.

The webinar served as an extensive platform for communication & knowledge enrichment of the various stakeholders in the field of safety of medical products for the ultimate benefit of the patient.

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Professor Kanwaljit Chopra, Head, Pharmacology & Former Chairperson UIPS, took charge of the Q&A session at the end. More than 170 participants attended the webinar.

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DPR, PU gets Ameya Award

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Chandigarh September 19, 2021

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Ms Renuka B.Salwan, Director, Public Relations, Panjab University Chandigarh has been conferred with the Ameya Award for Women Motivators   at the 15th Global Communication Conclave 2021 organised by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) at Goa.The award was earlier announced on Women’s Day for dedicated service to Public Relations and Society. 

PRCI is a body of professionals including public relations, corporate communications, advertising, and academicians. Established to raise the standards of PR practice through better professional development and networking opportunities, the PRCI has its national headquarters in Bangalore and 50chapters spread across India with over 4000 members. 

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Mrs Salwan has more than 35 years of professional experience in PR and Communication having worked in Semiconductor Complex Ltd and Bureau of Indian Standards before joining Panjab University, Chandigarh 

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MCC holds workshops on waste segregation & personal hygiene

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Chandigarh, September 17:- The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, on Friday, conducted a capacity building workshop at conference hall, MCC building for door to door waste collectors regarding collection of garbage in segregated manner and personal hygiene.

While addressing the door to door waste collectors, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh today said that they are the soldiers of MCC, working tirelessly even in this pandemic to keep the city clean. She said that without the dedication and determination of waste collectors the targets of segregation may not be achieved. She said that the door to door waste collectors are the integral part of the solid waste management and it is their prime duty to collect the garbage from the households in segregated form only.

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She said that from all waste generated nearly a fourth of this waste is plastic or paper and total waste could get capped at 20 per cent of the current quantity if measures are taken to segregate and correctly dispose that waste, at the waste generation point.

She further said that this workshop under Swachh Bharat Mission has given them an opportunity for education and awareness of the waste collectors. Nearly 85 door to door waste collectors participated in the workshop. Aiming for betterment, such capacity building workshops will be carried out on regular bases, she added.

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Mayor launches ‘Mai Bhi Digital’ campaign for street vendors

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Chandigarh, September 16:- Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh today launched ‘Mai Bhi Digital’ (me too digital) campaign in the presence of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh. This campaign was launched from Shastri Market, Sector 22, Chandigarh for the street vendors, enabling them to accept and make payments digitally.

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While addressing the street vendors and masses during the occasion, the Mayor said that in order to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the street vendors, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi).

He said that street vendors would use PAYTM digital mode of transactions in their daily street vending business to promote cashless transactions. He said our Prime Minister has also visualized a dream of making INCLUSIVE DIGITAL INDIA by bringing in all sections of society.

He said that Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India has engaged PAYTM, a Digital Payment Aggregator (DPA) for Chandigarh. Street Vendors Federation Sector 22 Chandigarh assisted in mobilizing street vendors from the vending zones for on the spot onboarding of street vendors. Today total 21 street vendors were distributed QR code for PAYTM digital transactions and the same facility will be provided to the rest street vendors in different parts of city by end of this month.

Speaking about the benefit to the street vendors with this scheme ‘mai bhi digital’, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC said that the special micro-credit facility scheme provided working capital to the street vendors so that they can resume their businesses and in a bid to make the scheme more accessible, the beneficiaries falling under the scheme will be trained in using the digital payments and would be able to receive payments and pay for material they procure from sellers using unique QR codes.

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She said that the training on digital payments to the street vendors will be provided on a safe and secure platform and the cell phones of the street vendors will be equipped with the software to make transactions.

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Apni Mandi and Day Market Committee meeting held

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Chandigarh, September 16:- A meeting of Apni Mandi and Day market committee, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh was held here today under the chairpersonship of Smt. Chanderawati Shukla and attended by other members of committee namely Sh. Rajesh Kumar, Sh. Jagtar Singh, Smt. Sunita Dhawan, Smt. Kamla Sharma, Sh. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Smt. Heera Negi (Special invitee) and concerned officers of MCC.

During the meeting various issues were discussed and the following decisions were taken:

The committee members asked the concerned officers to explore the feasibility of shifting Apni Mandi and Day market of sector 50 to sector 63 (open space near V-5 road) and also demarcate the site within a week. Initially this day market will run departmentally and will be added in Zone list for draw of lot in next year after seeing the response of day market of sector 63.

The committee decided and directed the Apni mandi officials to ensure that only farmers having proper ID may be allowed to sit in their space and enforcement staff will remove illegal vendors except authorized farmers to sit in Apni Mandi sites.

The committee has invited some vendors of day market sites for hearing their grievances including no public toilet and water tanker facilities in the mandi due to which vendors as well as general public feels inconvenience. The committee asked the concerned officials to ensure proper water facility as well as public toilet system be provided in each day market site.

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The Committee also decided to start day market at sector 37 on Sunday and at Maloya near EWS houses on Monday. The committee also decided that these day market sites may be allotted through draw of lots as per previous practice.

The committee also decided that one enforcement inspector should be deployed for proper enforcement of Apni Mandi and Day market sites.