The students were guided by Ganesh R. Chitnis, head of the department of mechanical engineering, R.N. Shetty Polytechnic, Belagavi, and C.C. Gavimath of Visvesvaraya Technological University. —PHOTO: by Special Arrangement.
A strong urge to innovate, willingness to work in a team, and readiness to welcome new ideas have helped students of R.N. Shetty Polytechnic to evolve a technique to extract bio-diesel from decayed coconuts.
The sixth semester students of diploma in mechanical engineering came out with a process to extract bio-diesel using chemicals such as methanol and sodium sulphate. They were guided department head Ganesh R. Chitnis and C.C. Gavimath of Visvesvaraya Technological University
Byproducts
Byproducts such as oil cakes and glycerine could be used for fertilizer and cosmetics industries, said principal S.P. Hiremath here on Wednesday.
He said the production of bio-diesel was the need of the hour as it was eco-friendly and relatively cheaper and could be made available at Rs. 34 a litre. It could be used on any diesel engine and for generating electricity in a cost effective way. Riyaz D. Maskewale, Manjunath Udameeshi, and Milton Carvalho had taken keen interest to complete the project, he said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Vijaykumar Patil / Belagavi – April 02nd, 2015
Dr. N. Usha Rani, Professor, Department of Studies in Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Mysore; Fr. Leslie Moras, Principal, St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous); Vijay Grover, Editor (South) of Tehelka and Dr. Sukanya, Head, Department of Journalism, St. Philomena’s College (Autonomous), are seen releasing the Student Journal of St. Philomena’s College – ‘Philoline’ during the one-day seminar on ‘Benchmarking Teaching Best Practices in Journalism in the changed ICT Scenario,’ organised by Department of Communication and Journalism, St. Philomena’s College, Bannimantap, Mysuru, in collaboration with Department of Studies in Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Mysore, held at St. Philomena’s College auditorium in city yesterday.
Mysuru :
A one-day seminar on the topic ‘Benchmarking Teaching Best Practices in Journalism in the changed ICT scenario’ was organised by Department of Communication and Journalism, St. Philomena’s College, Bannimantap, Mysuru, in collaboration with Department of Studies in Mass Communication and Journalism (DoS, MCJ), University of Mysore (UoM), at St. Philomena’s College auditorium in city yesterday.
The Seminar was inaugurated by Vijay Grover, Editor (South) of Tehelka while Rev. Fr. Leslie Moras, Principal of the college, presided over the programme.
Dr. N. Usha Rani, Professor, DoS, MCJ, University of Mysore, was the guest of honour.
There were three panel sessions. The first session was on the topic ‘Need for innovation in media education,’ for which the panellists were Dr. A.S. Chandra Mouli, former Deputy Director, Door Darshan, Dr. Usha Rani, Professor, DoS, MCJ, UoM and Laiqh Khan, Journalist, The Hindu, Mysuru.
Dr. Chandra Mouli, in his address spoke about feature writing, documentaries, editing, content writing, broadcasting, script writing, production and directing.
He called upon the journalism students to be honest and stay updated with what is happening around the world. He noted that journalism students should spend more time in studios, internship and field visits.
He rued that most of the journalism students attend internship just for the sake of getting training certificates.
Sharing his experience of working for Door Darshan, he felt happy that hundreds of TV channels have mushroomed in India these days.
Dr. Usha Rani, in her address, called upon the teachers of journalism to identify the skills in their students and guide them accordingly. She even urged them to make the students become well versed in writing skills.
Laiqh Khan in his address, said, “An editor gives life to a news story.”
He called upon the upcoming journalists to purchase professional cameras to click pictures instead of clicking pictures on their mobile phones.
He urged the upcoming journalists to be honest, inquisitive, curious and to develop their skills on a regular basis.
The second session was on the topic ‘Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Journalism,’ for which the panellists were Vasanti Hariprakash, Freelance Journalist and Documentary Anchor; Rajashekhar, Chief of News Bureau, The New Indian Express, Bengaluru and Dr. Niranjan Vanalli, Director, CPDPS, UoM.
The third session was on the topic ‘Use of ICT in Media Education,’ for which the panelists were Prof. Nagabhushan, Department of Computer Science, UoM; Dr. Mahesh Chandraguru, Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Mysore and Fr. Richard Rego, Head, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, St. Joseph’s College, Bengaluru.
Valedictory : The valedictory was held in the evening. Prof. M. Krishne Gowda, Head, Department of Kannada, St. Philomena’s College presided. Rev. Fr. Leslie Moras, Principal and Rev. Fr. Bernard Prakash, Vice-Principal, were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday – March 27th, 2015
Minorities Finance Corporation extends age limit by another 15 years
A good number of petty traders can now escape the stranglehold of moneylenders. The government’s decision to relax the age limit for availing the bank-linked subsidy-cum-loan scheme of the Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation has brought cheers to thousands.
Last date
Recently the government raised the age limit from the existing 21-40 years to 21-55 years paving way for a large number of minority candidates to avail the scheme. The revised age eligibility is on a par with the backward class and tribal candidates. The last date for online registration for the self-employment scheme for the year 2014-15 is also extended up to April 15.
The age relaxation has led to a spurt in online registration for the economic support scheme. Since March 13 when the GO 15 was issued, a total of 10,816 persons have applied and the number keeps increasing. The maximum of 4,008 applications have come from Mahabubnagar followed by 1,421 (Hyderabad) and 1,387 (Medak). Officials expect a flood of applications in the coming days.
In the current budget the Telangana government has allocated Rs. 82.40 crore for the bank-linked self-employment scheme. But going by the response, officials feel, this amount will prove to be quite insufficient. The increase in age eligibility by 15 years will enable more number of people to apply. This time instead of ration card, the applicants should submit the Aadhar card, income certificate and business quotation. Maximum subsidy of Rs. 1 lakh or 50 per cent of the unit cost will be sanctioned. The maximum loan will be of Rs. 2.50 lakh and Rs. 3 lakh for transport scheme.
Plan shelved
The Minorities Finance Corporation also toyed with the idea of providing microfinance so that petty traders who borrow money on a daily basis can come out of the clutches of moneylenders. But considering the difficulty in recovering the loan the plan is shelved. “We don’t have sufficient staff to recover petty loans”, says Prof. S.A. Shukoor, managing director, Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by J S Ifthekhar / Hyderabad – March 31st, 2015
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai chose Kolkata — after running a web check of a number of cities worldwide — for the treatment of a close friend who was suffering from a heart ailment.
The girl, Syeda Gulalay Jahid, is a former classmate of Malala in Peshawar. She had been advised surgery for a congenital cardiac problem but Malala’s homework proved spot-on. Doctors in Kolkata said Syeda need not get under the scalpel and she was sent home with a course of medication — and plenty of blessings and good wishes.
Malala was overjoyed by the quick recovery of her friend and plans to find out more about Kolkata, said her father from the UK. “Doctors in Kolkata and members of the Rotary Club were truly helpful. We had not expected such whole-hearted support from Kolkata when we called them for help. But they went out of their way to help Gulalay, who is just as touched as Malala and myself. Kolkata is truly a friendly city and Malala might be sending more such patients to Kolkata,” Ziauddin Yousafzai told TOI from UK on Tuesday.
It was in August last year that Rotary Club South City president Tapas Mukherjee got a call that set his nerves tingling. A soft-spoken man identified himself as Ziauddin Yousafzai and asked for help to get her daughter’s friend Syeda treated in Kolkata.
Before Mukherjee could get over the thrill of the name ‘Yousafzai’, the man said Malala would like to talk to him and passed the phone to the teenage Nobel laureate. “I was really excited when she came on the line. In fact, I couldn’t believe it for a few seconds. She was extremely courteous and spoke very softly. Malala sounded extremely worried about her friend who had a complicated congenital heart ailment that couldn’t be treated in Pakistan. She told me that she would be grateful if we could arrange for the treatment. It was to be sponsored by The Malala Fund in Pakistan,” said Mukherjee.
“Malala zeroed in on Kolkata after a thorough research . She told me that Kolkata would be the right place,” said Yousafzai. She had learnt of other Pakistani children being treated here, some of whom were helped by the Rotary Club.
More phone calls followed as preparations were made for the treatment. The city Rotary Club sought a formal communication from the Rotary Club of Swat, Peshawar. Syeda’s medical reports were sent to AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria. A panel of doctors was formed to recommend a line of treatment and she got admitted on March 11.
The panel was headed by cardiac surgeon P K Hazra. After four days in hospital, Syeda walked out without having to undergo a surgery. According to Hazra, Gulalay can lead a normal life on medicines alone.
“The pulmonary valve in her right ventricle is shut. It hinders the flow of blood to her lungs, but she has developed channels from her left ventricle that manages to carry the blood. With medication, she would be fine for the rest of her life. A surgery will be too risky at this stage,” said Hazra.
Malala personally wrote to AMRI Hospital, Dhakuria, and thanked the doctors. “I am truly touched by your kind gesture of overseeing Syeda’s admission,” she wrote, ending the letter by saying that she will remain “forever indebted to you and Rotarian Tapas Mukherjee”. .
Malala, the youngest Nobel laureate, is now studying in UK and preparing for an exam in June. “She is at the school hostel and won’t be back till June. She would be extremely happy to interact with people from Kolkata once she is back,” said Yousafzai.
Syeda will return to the city next year for a check-up. “We will be happy to arrange her treatment again and hope she is accompanied by Malala. It will then be a truly great occasion,” said Utpal Majumdar, a former trustee of East India Rotary Welfare Trust.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Kolkata / by Prithvijit Mirta, TNN / April 01st, 2015
