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Chandigarh June 22, 2023

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In   a major step towards developing high end start-ups, innovation etc facilities at Panjab university, Vice Chancellor Prof. Renu Vig today inaugurated  state of art RUSA Incubator facility for Physical sciences at the Department of Physics.  This facility is developed by RUSA with Rs 1 Crore  and  will be a milestone towards fulfilling the goal of start-up  culture in basic sciences, which, otherwise is uncommon in basic sciences.

Explaining this, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Renu Vig said that  up to now the words like start-up, innovation etc were limited to engineering only. Under the initiative of RUSA, a new culture will emerge where basic sciences will be new hub for the start-up, innovations.

Prof. Rajeev Puri, university coordinator for RUSA revealed  that   Prof. Renu Vig is taking keen interest in the RUSA project and entire project got speed  up after she joined as vice chancellor.  Her experience of engineering is very valuable for the  RUSA project.

It is worth mentioning that the RUSA has sanctioned  sum of Rs. 50 Crores out of which 7.5 crore was released. Under RUSA,  various incubation facilities are being built up . As many as 8 skill labs and incubators will be inaugurated by the vice chancellor in next two weeks. This includes one for chemical sciences, bio-sciences, Engineering sciences, Skill centres at depts. of Geography, Geology, Botany, and anthropology, apart from the inaugurated today. All these centres will also tie up with various companies so that our students can either try start ups or can give services in various multinational companies. A sum of Rs. 4 Crores has been kept for budding start-ups, innovators.

Rajeev Puri, University Coordinator for RUSA, 9878488049

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Chandigarh June 20, 2023

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Courses in Chinese Language such as Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma are offered in the department, Arts Bloc 5, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Chinese Language called Han Yu [ 汉语 ]is an interesting and highly useful foreign language. India and China are ancient civilisations. The understanding of China, a great neighbour – its culture, history, politics, socio-economic developments is very important for us in India. This is possible through learning of Chinese language. It is a pictographic language. Initially one has to apply for admission in Certificate in Chinese, the application should be filled up Online by 26.6.2023, using the link https://ugadmissions.puchd.ac.in    . And to apply for admission in Diploma and Advanced Diploma the link is https://onlineadmissions.puchd.ac.in     , last date being  10.7.2023. The courses in Chinese are taught by Prof. Damodar Panda, Professor of Chinese language and Chinese Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He was also Professor at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan and Assistant professor at University of Hyderabad, two well known central universities. He has also done advanced study in Chinese language at Beijing, China.

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Chandigarh June 20, 2023

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Tree Plantation Drive was organized at Statistics Department today. The faculty members, Research Scholars, Official Staff, and Technical Staff of the Department attended the same. Dr. Manisha Sharma, Warden of GH6 and Acting Chairperson/faculty from Psychology Department participated in the drive

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Mayor distributes kits among four zones

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Chandigarh, June 13:- With a commitment to provide safety and welfare of the citizens of City beautiful, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has introduced Combi Tool Kits in its Fire & Rescue Services department. Sh. Anup Gupta, Mayor, Chandigarh today distributed these kits among four zones including Fire Station Sector-17, 32, 38, and Manimajra.

After inspection of the rescue tool kits, the Mayor said that these tool kits consisting of Hydraulic/Battery Operated and Petrol Driven Cutting, Spreading and Rams have been included in the Fire & Rescue Services department at Rs. 3 Crores. He said that the introduction of these Rescue Tool Kits marked a major step towards strengthening the Fire and Rescue Services in the city. Comprising a total of 28 Units, these tools will prove to be invaluable in assisting firefighters in dealing with contingencies arising from road accidents, Lift Rescue and building collapses etc.

Recognizing the importance of equipping the fire service personnel with the necessary tools and resources to efficiently carry out their duties, the Mayor said that the rescue tool kits consist of state-of-the-art equipment designed to aid in extricating individuals trapped in vehicles, as well as in rescuing individuals from collapsed structures. These tools will empower the firefighters to respond effectively to emergencies and enhance their capabilities in saving lives.

He emphasized the significance of continuously investing in modern equipment for the safety and well-being of the citizens. He further acknowledged the dedication and bravery of the firefighters in safeguarding the community. He also appreciated the initiative and affirmed the commitment of the MCC to bolster the capabilities of the Fire and Rescue Services.

The Mayor said that the distribution of these Rescue Tool Kits across the four zones will ensure that the firefighting teams are well-prepared and adequately equipped to handle any emergency situation promptly and efficiently. The tools will significantly contribute to increase the chances of successful rescue operations. The acquisition and distribution of these Rescue Tool Kits highlight the dedication and proactive approach of the corporation in providing top-notch emergency services, said the Mayor.

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Chandigarh June 10, 2023

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Chandigarh Region Innovation and Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) mandate is to use science, technology and innovation for socio-economic change and one of its initiatives is “Shodh Samwad i.e. Research Forum” which is a platform to encourage young budding scientists to showcase their research to general society as a whole and provides initiative for collaborations and fostering partnerships among various research groups. This is the 5^th  event in the series of Shodh Samwad which was organized on the theme “Machine Learning: Methods and Approach”. The stage was set rolling by the expert talk by Prof. Prabha Garg from Pharmaco-informatics NIPER, Mohali where she discussed various applications in which biology can collaborate with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). She also highlighted how to use various algorithms for different kinds of data. Prof. Veena Puri from Bioinformatics Panjab University introduced everyone with a glimpse of her research on making precision medicines unique to a patient suffering from a particular disease. The event proceeded with a presentation delivered by two research scholars from the University of North Texas, Sarah Beaver and Yashu Vashishath where they enlightened the audience about various kinds of Machine Learning and their applications. They also explained about their research and various methodologies that they use like in making audiograms for cochlear implants and prediction of MCI state in Alzheimer’s disease patients. The research scholars from various CRIKC institutes interacted with the guests and made a fruitful session at global level. The CRIKC coordinator Prof. Gaurav Verma concluded the session by felicitating the guests. 

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