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Students’ unrest over stripping of deemed varsity status continues
Students’ unrest over the Centre’s decision to strip the deemed status to Universities, including those in Tamil Nadu, continued for the second day today
The Centre, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court had stated that 44 Universities in India, including 17 in Tamil Nadu, would be stripped of the deemed status as they failed to comply with the requisite norms.
Reports received here said students of Vel’s University at Pallavaram on the city suburbs, boycotted classes and resorted to an agitation blaming the management for lack of infrastructural facilities.
They alleged that the University management had collected hefty fees citing the deemed varsity status.
To prevent the situation turning ugly, the management had declared a holiday for a week.
A report from Vallam in Thanjavur said, students of Prist University, which was also in the Centre’s black list, resorted to violence, damaging windpanes and destroying furniture.
The students shouted slogans against the University for failing to adhere to the norms fixed for deemed varsity status.
About eight students were taken into custody when they damaged the windscreens of the car of Thanjavur District Deputy Superintendent of Police.
As tension prevailed on the premises, the University has ordered closure of classes till further orders.
Police resorted to a mild charge to disperse students of Vinayaka Mission University in Salem after they staged a road blockade agitation blaming the management for the present crisis.
Soon after the agitating students hit the streets, police tried to remove them forcibly. As the students did not relent, police used mild force to chase them away.
Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellors of the deemed Varsities, which were sought to be de-recognised, met at a city hotel to discuss the future course of action.
The meeting discussed about the Centre’s decision to strip the deemed University status to their varsities and also the subsequent students unrest in some institutions.
Stating that enough notice was not given to them, the Vel’s University had already decided to impleaded themselves in the case pending before the Supreme Court.
The efforts of students is vital in the campaign against abuse of plastic
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Culture, Entertainment, Madurai, exicipition, programme, student on December 31st, 2009
Environment Minister, T.P.M. Mohideen Khan goes through the models at the ‘Save to be saved’ contest organised at the Chamber Trade Fair in Madurai
The efforts of students is vital in the campaign against abuse of plastic as they can convince their parents and the society to shun plastic bags, said T.P.M. Mohideen Khan, Minister for Environment.
He was in Madurai to distribute prizes in the ‘Save to be Saved’ competition for school children organised by Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of its Chamber Trade Fair in Tamukkam Ground on Wednesday. The contest was meant to promote conservation of water, electricity, food and fuel with models furthering this purpose being kept on display at a separate enclosure from December 25 to 30.
The Minister lauded the Chamber’s initiative in the conservation of resources. He expressed delight in the scientific acumen exhibited by the students and praised their visionary approach to the issue of conservation. Addressing the chamber office-bearers concern in the delay in environmental clearance, he said that a pilot approach of single-window clearance was being implemented at Chennai.
The Chamber president V. Neethi Mohan said that these four resources were finite and had the potential to ignite wars among nations. It was imperative that India conserved these resources for her future economic prosperity as the country had only limited quantities of these resources. He said that 90 models were kept on display at the expo with 200 students from 27 schools taking part in the contest. Rain water harvesting systems, effective use of electricity, recycling of water and very tall wind mills were some of the topics touched upon by students.
3 students designed a multi-purpose unmanned robotic vehicle
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, College, Departments, Education, Information, Science, electronic, function, student on December 26th, 2009
Three Computer Science and Engineering students of Government College of Technology have designed a multi-purpose unmanned robotic vehicle.
C. Sri Ranganathan, S.R. Anantha Krishnan and S. Rajesh Kannan designed the robot.
Principal of the College R. Sundarrajan, Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department V. Lakshmi Prabha and Faculty Advisor K. Baskaran were present at a demonstration of its functioning.
A single web camera fitted in front of the vehicle captures an image of the path ahead. Control signals are taken from the computer’s parallel port. Each frame captured during the motion of the vehicle is then processed using the concept of digital image processing.
Unlike the existing system which uses electronic sensors for finding obstacles on their path, this robot uses processed images for taking decisions. It would be less expensive and more effective than the existing system.
As it is possible to control it from a distance using a wireless transmitter and it has number plate and colour recognition system, it could be used to follow and intercept vehicles. This could be useful for the police department.
The robot could also be used for identifying vehicles violating road rules as it could inform the control room and also warn the driver of the vehicle. It could also find use as a guide for people as a route map of a facility could be stored in its database.
It also has voice and face recognition features.
The robot could also read a book and turn it into editable text. This would be of great benefit to the visually impaired.
It was completed on a shoe-string budget of Rs. 8,000 using basic equipment. The performance could be improved further,
Last date for applying for Talent Reward Examination is Dec 20.
The last date for applying for The Hindu Education Plus – FIITJEE Talent Reward Examination is December 20.
An official communication from the organisers said that students who have not applied so far could apply for the same by paying a fee of Rs.300 in person at any of the FIITJEE centres across the country.
Applications could also be downloaded from the website: www.fiitjee.com and it could be deposited with any of the Axis Bank branches across the country on or before December 19.
Those who wish to apply online through www.fiitjeeonline.in could do so on or before December 24 by paying Rs.300. For more details contact: 9677177717/18/19/12/13 or 044- 42859701, 64609556,
School commissioned a sanitary napkin vending machine and an incinerator on its premises
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Education, Health, Information, Other, Tirupur, government, student on December 19th, 2009
The Jaiva Bhai Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School commissioned a sanitary napkin vending machine and an incinerator on its premises, on Friday.
School headmistress Vijaya Anandam told The Hindu that the gadgets, established with the support of Muyarchi, an NGO, at a cost of Rs. 30,000 was aimed at supplying good quality napkins at heavily subsidized rates to the students and teachers as well as to scientifically destroy the used napkins.
The Classic brand vending machines and the incinerator were developed by A.S.S. Innovative Technics Private Limited, Chennai, who had already installed similar machines in 13 other schools in Dindigul, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri and Kancheepuram districts, it was pointed out.
In addition to this, Ms. Anandam said that branded napkins, procured through the A.S.S. Innovative Technics Private Limited, were supplied at a low rate of Rs. 2 per piece, so that it would be affordable for students and teachers in the school.
Coins
“The users have to deposit two one rupee coins to fetch the product from the vending machine,”
openning in Japanese language institute of Tamil Nadu
Posted by ganesh in Culture, Education, Information, Other, Puducherry, competition, government, student on December 17th, 2009
Deputy consul general of Japan Takayuki Kitagawa has inauguraed a Japanese Language Institute and Japanese Culture and Management Training Centre here.
Speaking on the occasion here yesterday, he said with the increase in investment by Japan in India, especially in Tamil Nadu, more people were showing interest to learn the language.
While 1873 students registered for Japanese language proficiency test in Tamil Nadu last year, it stood at 2260 so far this year, he said.
When there were 328 Japanese companies in India in 2006, it rose to 1049 at present, he said.
The number of Japanese firms in Tamil Nadu as of now was 169 now from 35 three years back, he said.
The number of students learning Japanese language in India had doubled from 5,000 in 2007 to 10,000 students now.
Bharathidasan University, will commence on Friday its Advanced Training Camp in Mathematics
To improve the level of undergraduate students who desire to plan their career in Mathematics, the Department of Mathematics, Bharathidasan University, will commence on Friday its Advanced Training Camp in Mathematics (ATCM), a two-week training programme.
Funded by the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM), the programme by exposing bright young minds to the excitement of learning the subject, equips them for the national-level ‘Mathematics Training and Talent Search Programme’, according to the programme coordinator M. Marudai, Reader in the Department.
The objectives of the programme to be conducted under the directorship of S. Kumaresan, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Hyderabad, are to teach mathematics in an interactive way and promote active learning wherein teachers ask questions and develop the theory based on answers and typical examples paving way for participants to explore, guess and formulate definitions and results; to promote independent thinking in Mathematics; and to provide a platform for talented students to interact with peers and experts to understand better their academic standing.
Seminars by students and problem solving sessions will form integral part of training that will be inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor M. Ponnavaikko. The very purpose of the programme is to initiate discussion, said N. Ramanujam, Professor and Head of the Department and Dean, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Bharathidasan University.
“The precise and linear exposition of a typical textbook often leads students to believe that Mathematics is a dry, rigid and unchanging subject. It does not exhibit the vibrant nature and the essential unity of the subject. The most exciting part of Mathematics is the process of invention and discovery. The aim is to introduce this process to the students. Looking at examples, searching for patterns in those examples and making out reasons behind those patterns will develop one’s own Mathematical ideas,” Dr. Ramanujam explained.
The programme is a hit with participants. Students pursuing higher studies have been providing a feedback about the impact of the training programme. “Some of them who are now teachers in colleges are able to do better justice to their jobs,” said Dr. Ramanujam.
The focal theme of the National Children Science Congress (NCSC) 2009
A group of students chosen for partcipation in the NCSC 2009 discuss their project at the ‘Improvement Programme’ in Bishop Heber College in Tiruchi
The focal theme of the National Children Science Congress (NCSC) 2009: Planet Earth – our Home, Explore, Care and Share, augured well with the frequent references speakers made to Copenhagen Summit, at the ‘Selected Child Scientist Improvement Programme’ organised by the Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF) here on Tuesday.
Earth’s safety vests solely with responsible younger generation, they said advocating serious introspection. During the day-long programme sponsored by the PG and Research Department of Environmental Sciences, Bishop Heber College (BHC), the TNSF fine-tuned the knowledge of the 30 students selected from Tamil Nadu to take part in the 17th NCSC at Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad from December 27 to 31.
The students representing all districts were chosen at the Children’s Congress held at State-level last month at the King’s College of Engineering, Pudukkottai. The composition was an ideal mix of students from Government, Government-aided and Matriculation schools. The chosen projects, including many presented in Tamil, mainly pertained to rare plants, energy saving, waste recycling, clean energy, energy audit, water conservation, pollution at quarries, alternative fuel, herbal plants and impact of urbanisation on environment.
Two among the students K. Pavithra of Seethalakshmi Aided Middle School at Kuravapulam in Nagapattinam district and T. Nithya of Sambaviga Higher Secondary School in Sivaganga district will present their respective projects ‘Hidden Secrets of Tobacco’ and ‘Influence of Herbal Plants’ also at the Indian Science Congress at Tiruvananthapuram during January 2010.
At the NCSC in Ahmedabad, the students will also get to meet their peers from Thailand, Singapore, Bhutan, and other developing countries, and develop a broad perspective of the environmental challenges ahead, said S. Mohana, State-Academic Coordinator, NCSC. Students will receive the right motivation to identify problems in their local environs and take up projects with a futuristic outlook, N. Manimekalai, Hon. President, TNSF, Tiruchi, and Director, Department of Women’s Studies, Bharathidasan University, added.
According to M. Thiagarajan, State Academic Coordinator, NCSC, originality was the main criterion in choosing the projects. C. Venkateswaran, State Coordinator, NCSC, Scientist, Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam, said participation in NCSC will help the students to understand newer dimensions of their own projects. Certification by NCSC was of immense value, he said.
Presiding over, A. Alagappa Moses, Head and Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, BHC, invited the participants to be a part of the student network promoted by the department to safeguard environment and expand the reach of the awareness initiatives.
S. Natarajan, District Secretary, TNSF, saw a sound augury in the enthusiasm of students to get beyond their curriculum and carry out researches at a young age. P.M. Sabarikumar, District Coordinator, NCSC, also addressed the participants.
Stalin distributes prizes to students
Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday distributed prizes to students of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Adi-Dravidar converted to Christianity who scored high marks in the public examinations for Classes X and XII in March this year.
Totally, 13 students were given prizes. Toppers in the examination for Class X were given Rs. 10,000 each and they were B. Revathy of Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli district; K. Nurpavi of Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai; S. Karthick Kumar of Tenkasi, Tirunelveli; R. Tharani of Ponmalai Patty, Tiruchi; J. Jishanth of Nagercoil, Kanyakumari; J. Gnana Deepa Priyadarshini, Pallavaram, Kancheepuram and Joel Prabu of Tindivanam, Villupuram. Those who emerged toppers in the examination for Class XII were given Rs. 25,000 each. They were N. Kabilan of Uthangarai, Krishnagiri district; R. Abirami of Keeranoor Valasu, Namakkal; B. Sujith of Thindal, Erode; R. Charanya of Puzhuthivakkam, Kancheepuram; S. Nivya Premkumari of Brammapuram – Tirupattur, Vellore and T. Veeramani of Royappanpatti, Theni.
Mr. Stalin also gave away assistance to beneficiaries of various economic development schemes being implemented by the Tamil Nadu Adi-Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation. Under the agricultural land purchase scheme for women, 23 beneficiaries were given land deeds while financial assistance would be provided to 400 beneficiaries under the loan scheme for individuals and 27 persons under the youth self-employment scheme. As of now, 30 beneficiaries were given auto-rickshaw vehicles. Besides, 1,182 members of self-help groups were covered under the revolving fund and 912 persons given economic assistance.
Also, the Deputy Chief Minister gave away the financial assistance to 86 SC candidates who were preparing themselves to appear for the Civil Services main examination after clearing the preliminary examination.
Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Minister Tamilarasi and Vishwanath Shegaonkar, Principal Secretary of the department concerned were among those who were present.
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