University Institute of Applied Management Sciences, Panjab University, celebrated the flagship program Har Ghar Tiranga on 13th August, to mark the 75th Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. NSS students from different departments of Panjab university, including Biochemistry, Biophysics, Mathematics, UICET, UIET, UILS, ISSER, and Evening studies took part in the event.
Prof. Monica Aggarwal, director UIAMS, addressed the students and motivated them to contribute towards nation building in a constructive way. The event was coordinated by
Dr. Manjushri Sharma ,
Dr. Naveen, and Dr. Rachita Sambyal. A mask painting competition on the theme of Har Ghar Tiranga was held, in which seventeen teams participated. The participants then sang patriotic songs, and were given national flags so that they can spread the message of national integration in their student community.
The students from Nottingham Trent University have arrived at Panjab University for short-term mobility under the Turing Scheme from August 7-14. The theme of the programme is “Diversity Across Cultures: The Indian Story”. To formally welcome them and to make their stay more memorable a tree plantation drive was conducted in the IH on 8th August 2022. Ms Caroline Rowett, the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh was chief guest on the occasion. The Honourable Vice Chancellor planted a ‘Kaner’ tree, followed by plantation by the other dignitaries such as Ms Caroline Rowett, Prof Jagtar Singh (DSW), Prof Roopali (DSW-W), Prof Deepti Gupta DIS, Prof Renu Thakur, Mentor, Summer School and other faculty members from the Panjab University. Each student from NTU also planted a tree in the hostel. The plantation was followed by High Tea where the Ms Rowett interacted with the residents and the batch of NTU students.
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Chandigarh, June 11:-Keeping in view the road safety and city aesthetics in mind, all unauthorized hoardings that fall under the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh jurisdiction are under stern scrutiny.
Cracking down on illegal hoardings violating advertisement control order 1954 provisions, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh today ordered the concerned officers to take strict action against such violations throughout city and regular inspections will be carried out in city markets to remove the illegal hoardings.
Following which, the enforcement wing of MCC removed illegal boards/banners from various sectors which were displayed contrary to the provisions of the Chandigarh Advertisement Control Order 1954 and notices have been served to the five violators having penalties of around 1.8 crores. The violators were including Best Ever, Sector 22-D, Kashwi Tution, Madam Maya & DK Goyal, Connect, PORTER, Bansal classes, EDVX Trum, (all Sector 34), Apptizer food point, Sanjay Dhaba, Daily Dose, Batra Corner, Anamika Boutique, Shiv Food, Booth No.88, Spy Singh, Hair Dresser, My Insurance Point, Shine and Glowand PC laptop repair (all Sector 27).
The Commissioner stated that proper awareness meetings were organized with all the stakeholders in the month of April, 2022 regarding implementation of the Chandigarh Advertisement Control Order, 1954 provisions. The order was implemented, keeping road safety and city aesthetics in mind. According to the CACO, 1954, prior permission of the MCC authority is required to display an advertisement to public view in any manner. Recently, The Enforcement Wing of the MCC has also announced an intensive drive to remove posters, banners and illegal hoardings or advertisements installed at public places and busy markets in areas falling under the civic body.
The latest drive by the civic authorities will also take action against self signages that violate the rules. As per the CACO, 1954, self signages that are exceeding 1.5 square meters of a shop needs to take prior consent by the civic body. The awareness is to ensure that unauthorized advertisements, self-signages, flexes and hoardings that have been erected in violation of CACO, 1954 are removed.
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The presentation focuses on the use of remote sensing in our world. Tools such as Satellite images, Air Photo, CCTV Cameras were shared with the students. Important implications of location services that are constantly used in our cell phones were addressed. An important issue that was shared with faculty and students was related to Gandhi ji and the peaceful use of these tools. If these tools were available during Gandhi ji’s time, he would have embraced them as tools for communication but he would have cautioned the users also about the drawbacks. He would have kept in view the rights of individuals. These views were expressed by Dr. Rakesh Malhotra, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, Durham, North Carolina, USA who is on Foreign Visiting Faculty in the Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies, PU, Chandigarh . In his expository talk, Dr. Rakesh highlighted that how we keep the positivity of these tools for the betterment of the humanity and as tool of brotherhood as a very thin line is always between the right and wrong. As these tools are just like our 5 sensing organs of the body.
Dr. Manish Sharma, Chairperson, Department of Gandhian and Peace studies, welcoming the participants, highlighted that PU is consistently maintaining its leadership position in higher education and research on account of vibrant academic environment with the kind of interaction on different aspects of research with the national and international faculty, which will help in developing more global and pluralistic view of the outer world and also in developing the holistic perspective to harness skills to empathize with societal and ethical ramifications. He also highlighted that PU is making earnest efforts under the guidance of Prof Raj Kumar to ensure collaboration with different international universities. The lecture received enthusiastic response from different departments with the participation and interaction with the faculty members, students and researchers from other departments too.
The 4th Sat Paul Mittal Memorial Lecture on “Future Trends in Telecommunication” was held in hybrid mode under the Bharti Chair in Telecom & IT Research on June 09, 2022, at 11:30 AM in UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Mr Avinash Agarwal, Deputy Director General (Convergence & Broadcasting), Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), DoT, Government of India delivered the talk starting with an introduction and the mission of the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC).
The speaker described the evolution of telephony as how the 5G network evolved from existing fixed-line telephones. He also stated the impact of telecom evolution on lifestyle, Jobs and home services. The transformations in broadcasting were discussed along with its key technological developments. He traced the evolution of 5G starting from 1G analog, 2G digital, 3G mobile data, and 4G mobile broadband. Several 5G use-case scenarios were discussed including the areas of enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communications (mMTC), and ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC). Also, he deliberated upon the deployment strategies of 5G worldwide including various challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT), technical challenges include connectivity, reliability, cost, policy challenges including IPR, governance and some common challenges like standards, interoperability, security and privacy. He also talked about the status of 5G roll-out in India and the rise of the 6G network along with its key characteristics.
The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the telecommunication industry was reviewed, specifically concerning the 5G network. The presentation delivered by him also touched upon the concepts of the technologies that made IoT possible. The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the use of smart sensors and actuators to enhance manufacturing and industrial processes. He also discussed IoT and M2M technology with the difference between these technologies. Also, he stated the need for Green Telecommunication and why it should not be ignored. He also discussed IPv6 and its advantages over IPv4 and the reason behind TEC promoting IPv6 based telecommunication devices. Towards the end of his talk, Mr Agarwal discussed several ITU-T Study & National Working Groups. He stated that students can contribute to these groups mentioning the benefits of contributing as well.
Dr Veenu Mangat welcomed all the guests and introduced Sh. Sat Paul Mittal who was elected twice to Rajya Sabha for a term of six years each in 1976 and 1982. United Nations decorated him with the prestigious United Nations Peace Medal in 1987. Dr Neelam Goel introduced the rich legacy of Panjab University and shared the genesis of the setting up of the Bharti Chair in Telecommunication and IT at UIET. She detailed the scope of activities of the Bharti Chair from teaching to innovation and industry interaction. The profiles of Bharti Chair, Prof. Pamela Kumar and Dr D. N. Singh were introduced. The activities conducted under the Bharti Chair in the last couple of years were shared during the event. Professor Pamela Kumar, Visiting Professor Bharti Chair, introduced the distinguished speaker and set the context for the lecture and the vision for future activities. Prof. Krishan Kumar proposed a vote of thanks for the guests, organizers and all attendees.
Bharti Chair in Telecommunication and Information Technology was established in UIET, Panjab University in 2002 by Bharti Telecom Group in the memory of Late Sh. Sat Paul Mittal who was a visionary leader. For this purpose, the endowment was given by Sh. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Enterprises for enhancement of knowledge in the field of telecommunication.
The event was held under the mentorship of Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University (Chief Patron), Prof. Renu Vig, DUI, Panjab University (Patron), Prof. J.K. Goswamy, Director, UIET, Panjab University (Co-Patron). Prof. Roopali Garg, Dean Student Welfare (Women), Panjab University was the Convenor of the event and Dr. Neelam Goel, Assistant Professor, UIET, Panjab University was the Co-convenor of the event.
More than 220 faculty members/ research scholars/ students along with external stakeholders participated in hybrid mode. The lecture was highly informative and interactive.
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Chandigarh, June 6:- Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh and Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh today called upon the newly recruited officers/officials of MCC to come forward and live up to the responsibilities.
While congratulating them, the Mayor said that it is essential to maintain people’s confidence and faith in public service delivery system and it can be achieved through determination, dedication and devotion. She asked them to provide responsive administration at the base level stating that Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has always accorded high priority to public service delivery.
As many as 42 candidates, who cleared the examination, were handed out appointment letters by the Mayor and Commissioner during a special orientation programme held at Conference Room, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
In addition to that other appointments including Steno-typist namely Sh. Ankit Kumar S/o Ram Niwas, Rajat Karwal S/o Keshav Singh, Mehak S/o Ravinder Kumar and Rahul Jogi S/o Arjun Singh and two Data Entry Operators namely Sh. Deepak S/o Ranbir Singh & Vikul Narwal S/o Jagat Singh Narwal got the appointment letters.
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National Service Scheme, Panjab University, Chandigarh conducted an Awareness Rally on Anti-Tobacco Day on 31st May, 2022. More than 100 Volunteers from various departments actively participated in the rally, and raised slogans to make people aware about ill effects of using tobacco. The rally started from 11:00 A.M. from Gandhi Bhawan and was concluded at Law Auditorium after passing through Boys Hostel 2&3. Dr. Naveen Kumar, Dr. Amita Verma, Dr. Anuj Kumar, and Dr. Simran Preet, programme officers flagged off the rally. Faculty Colleagues including Dr. Anupam Bahri and Dr.Karan Jawanda graced the occasion with their presence.
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The 7 days hands-on-Training Program on R & D equipment “Material Processing & Advanced Functional Material Characterization Techniques” is commenced from 30th May-05th June 2022 at the Department of Physics and Central Research Facility Centre (CRFC), NIT Srinagar under Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure’ (STUTI) program in association with Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory (SAIF), Panjab University, Chandigarh.
The Scheme STUTI is supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India is intended to build human resources and its knowledge capacity through open access to S&T Infrastructure. It envisions hands-on training and sensitization of the state-of-art instruments in various institutes/departments having availed projects under FIST/PURSE/CURIE/SAIF/ SATHI schemes.
The training program was commenced and inaugurated by Worthy Chief Guest Prof. Rakesh Sehgal, honorable director, NIT Srinagar and Guest of Honor Prof. M.F. Wani, Dean R&C, Prof. S. K. Bukhari, Honorable Registrar, NIT Srinagar, and Prof. R. G. Sonkwade, Director SAIF, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Dr. M. A. Shah, Head of the Department of Physics gave cordial welcome to the Chief Guest, Guest of Honour and all the participants of the program. Dr. Vijay Kumar, coordinator, training program highlighted the key points of the STUTI training program, its schedule and emphasized on the importance of the training program. He mentioned that total 30 participants from 11 different institutes/universities have participated in this training program representing 8 States/UTs.
Prof. Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Coordinator of the STUTI Program-PMU & Director, SAIF, PU, Chandigarh emphasized the goals and visions of the STUTI scheme to the participants. The training manual of the STUTI program was released by the honorable Chief Guest and other dignitaries in the presence of all the participants. Prof. Yogendra Kumar Mishra from University of Southern Denmark was also present on dais to grace this occasion. He addressed the participants and highlighted the importance of Hands-on-training in enhancing the technical skills.
Prof. Rakesh Sehgal welcomed the participants and highly appreciated the efforts of the organizing committee members of the training program for the commencement of such a wonderful event. Prof. Seemin Rubab presented the vote of thanks to the dignitaries and wished good luck to all the participants for the training program.
The event was also graced by the presence of Dr. Rajeev Kumar, assistant professor at Department of Environment studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Associate professor, Department of Bio and Nano Technology, Guru Jambheshwar University (GJUS&T), Hisar.
Many eminent resource persons are invited for delivering lectures during the 7 days training program to impart participants with the basic knowledge and skills. Participants will be imparted hands-on-training on several instruments such as XRD, FE-SEM, Nano Mechanical system, Multi target sputtering system, WDXRF, UV-visible, TGA, Rheometer, Particle size analyzer and Axis laser Texturing.
The inaugural session was followed by the technical session where Prof. Y. K. Mishra delivered a talk on “Tetrapods based Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies”. Prof. Mishra has explained the development of zinc oxide tetrapod using flame transport synthesis and their application in building porous three-dimensional networks as suitable candidates as the sacrificial backbone for creating hollow tetrapodal nanostructures and 3D architectures.
The training session was conducted in CRFC where participants were divided in four group and provided hands on training on FE-SEM, XRD, Nano Mechanical system, Multi target sputtering system.
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Panjab University Alumni Association in collaboration with the Department of Biophysics, Centre of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics and Central Placement Cell organized an Exert Talk on “Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy” by Prof. Sanjeev Dhingra who is an alumnus of the Department of Biophysics and currently working in the University of Manitoba, Canada. The talk was conducted in a blended mode and attended by more than 100 participants in both offline and online mode. The talk highlighted the role of stem cells in cardiac regeneration and the associated hopes and hypes. It is one of the major thrust area in research worldwide. The event witnessed how Prof Dhingra’s lab has successfully contributed in the area of stem cell therapy be it the regeneration of cardiomyocytes using stem cells or the effective application of various biomaterials to achieve successful delivery of stem cells to their respective target.The talk was a major success as it enthralled the entire audience and ignited the passion of research in them.
To commemorate the World Hypertension Day (WHD) Mehr Chand Mahajan, Boys Hostel no.1, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized a free blood pressure checking camp and awareness program on May 17, 2022. Health camp was inaugurated by Dr. Rajeev Kumar, Warden, Boys Hostel No. 1. Prof. Jagtar Singh, DSW(M) graced the occasion. Dr. Manoj Kumar, Ph.D (Public Health) was resource person on this occasion. Screening was done by a team from the Public Health Department, Panjab University which included Dr. Ashwani Kumar Rana, Dr. Gursimran Kaur, Dr. Kunal Singh and Dr. Vidhi.
Around 65 residents, staff members and mess workers within the age bracket of 25-60 years were screened for their blood pressure on this occasion. Around 16 candidates were diagnosed with high blood pressure. They were counselled and guided by the team regarding the healthy eating habits, lifestyle changes, stress and anger management etc. They also recommended details health examination to these candidates.
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