IEP New Delhi, September 28

The intervention by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India saves the job of more than two lakh graduate/post graduate upper primary level teachers in government/government aided and private unaided schools across the country as they did not have 50% marks in 12^th standard.  Considering the recommendations of the Commission, the Union Ministry of Education, striking a balance between the statutory provisions and the right to life and livelihood, has given one time relaxation from this norm to all those candidates, who have cleared Diploma in Elementary Education from the National Institute of Open School, NIOS.

This training was required for all the untrained in service teachers as per the amendment in the year 2017 in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act.

As per the guidelines of the National Council for Teacher Education, NCTE, the Union Ministry of Education handed over the responsibility to the NIOS to train these teachers by 31^st March, 2019.  Many teachers completed their Diploma in Elementary Education but NIOS did not release their diploma cum certificates of those, who did not have 50% marks in 12 standard, which may have cost them their jobs.

On receipt of a complaint in the matter, the Commission observed that the NIOS did not specify in its prospectus that eligibility criteria for inservice Graduate/Post Graduate Teachers to do Diploma in Elementary Education would be 50% marks in 10+2.

Further, the Commission asked the Ministry of Education to revisit the whole issue, as it may adversely affect the Right to Livelihood of teachers, who areotherwise Graduate or Post Graduate, and have been in-service and even had cleared the requisite Diploma in Elementary Education as perstatuary requirement of RTE Act and Rules framed there under.

IEP Dehradun September 28

The Shri Guru Ram Rai (SGRR) University has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The MoU was signed by the university registrar Deepak Sahni and ICSI president Devendra V Deshpande in the presence of the university vice chancellor US Rawat. Rawat informed the audience about the history of SGRR Education Mission and the efforts made for society. The ICSI is the only recognised professional body in India to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries in India. The objective of the MOU is facilitate the two institutions for providing the necessary knowledge and skills for academic, research and training excellence.

IEP CHANDIGARH

On the first day of 18th Annual Conference of ISBMR held at PGIMER  various national and international speakers gave talks on osteoporosis- Dr Deepak Vashisth , USA spoke about the mechanisms of bone fragility in diabetes n explained how type 2 diabetes increases risk of fragility fracture- Dr Nikhil Tandon , prof n HOD, department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, AIIMSreviewed bone disorders associated with chronic kidney disease, how kidney disease causes fragility fracture.- Dr Ambrish Mittal  , HOD, Endo , Max hospital spoke about osteoporosis in men , how fragility fracture different  in man from Woman- Dr Manju Chandran from Singapore about fracture risk assessment in Indian patients

IEP CHANDIGARH

The Department of Cardiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh celebrated the anniversary of the first coronary angioplasty performed by Dr Andreas Gruntzig on September 16, 1977 on a 38 years old patient who continues to do well. Now a days coronary angioplasty is being performed all over the globe. With the improvement in technology the outcomes of this procedure have improved remarkable and its indications have increased manifold. It has helped in increasing the longevity and quality of life of many patients. The Advanced Cardiac Centre at PGIMER, Chandigarh is also providing state of coronary angioplasty services and has achieved the lowest mortality in acute cardiogenic shock and acute coronary syndrome. 

IEP Chandigarh, September 17

Modern architecture should  be focused on making a comfortable living and working environment, where the building structures need to be environment-friendly, stated Mr. Aman Arora, Minister for Housing and Urban Development.He was presiding over a function to launch PHD Chamber’s first of its kind: Architecture Excellence Recognition at Ins & Outs: 8th Edition ArchiBuild Show 2022, at Hotel Mountview here, on Friday late evening. The theme of this show was “Towards Smart and Sustainable Spaces’.Architects shape buildings, and afterwards these buildings shape life of people, said Mr. Aman Arora while adding that architecture industry has a big responsibility on its shoulders.Calling the architect industry to be a torch bearer in shaping up smart and sustainable cities, the Cabinet Minister said that Punjab is one of the fastest urbanizing states in the country with immense opportunities available for this industry. SAS Nagar (Mohali) and it’s peripheral areas have massive potential and the state government needs support and guidance of architecture community to create iconic infrastructure, he added.The architecture of city beautiful Chandigarh and heritage buildings such as Khalsa College, Amritsar designed by Bhai Ram Singh and other famous religious buildings and quilas of the state may be used as concept models, said the minister.The Cabinet Minister said that PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s this initiative would recognize brightest Architects for their work. During the function, Mr. Aman Arora and other dignitaries felicitated Lifetime Achievement awards in different categories i.e. Educator Architect to Prof. (Dr.) S S Bhatti, Practicing Architect to Ar. Shivdutt Sharma and Public Service Government Architect to Ar. Kaushal Sham Lal.Architects accorded awards for Residential Designs under Group Housing with Open Spaces Project to Ar. Sushil Sharma, Small Independent House Project to Ar. Ajay Gulati, Large Independent House Project to Ar. Badrinath Kaleru, Affordable Group Housing Project to Ar. Ponni M Concessao, Commercial Design for Office Building Project to Ar. Mohita (Garg) Vashisht, Industrial Building Design Project to Ar. Ashish Rathee, Retail Design Project to Ar. Gurpreet Singh Shah, Hospitality Design– Hotels, Project to Ar. Sheetal Sharma, Hospitality Design – Resorts, Project to Ar. Ponni M Concessao, Contextual Design Project to Ar. Kanwar Preet Singh, Harbinger of Change – Architect under 40 to Ar. Badrinath Kaleru.On this occasion, Mr. Madhu Sudan Vij, Chair Chandigarh Chapter, PHDCCI, Mr. Anand Sharma, Chair Architecture & Interiors Forum,PHDCCI, Suvrat Khanna, Co-Chair Chandigarh Chapter, PHDCCI, Mr. Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Punjab Ms Sapna and Mr. R.S. Sachdeva were also present.

IEP Chandigarh September 14, 2022

     Prof. Dr. M.S. Sandhu, Head, Deptt. of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGI, Chandigarh  and Prof. Paramjeet Singh, Professor, Deptt. of Radiodiagnosis were both honoured by the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association”  (IRIA) National  body on Teachers Day 5^th September, 2022 in  recognition  of their outstanding services  and in recognition of their hard work, dedication and teaching over last more than 3 decades.

     Prof. M.S. Sandhu is a Senior Professor at PGI working in the Higher Administrative Grade. He has over 35 years of teaching, research and work experience. He has over 225 Research Publications/Presentations/ Chapters in Books.  He is the current President of the Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) and also the Current President of the North India Chapter of Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR). He has previously been honoured with a Fellowship of the Indian College of Radiology in view of his outstanding services to the field of Radiology.  He has been awarded a Certificate of Completion of Specialist training by the Royal College of Radiology, London, UK.  Prof. Sandhu has also been awarded the Dr. M.L. Aggarwal Oration by the Indian College of Radiology and Imaging.

        Prof. Paramjeet Singh who is the senior faculty in Neuro Radiology Section is convener of DM Neuro Radiology course,  has over 30 years research, work, and teaching experience. He has published over 180 research presentations/ chapter in Books. He is former President of Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association and also former President of Chandigarh Chapter of ISVIR. He has previously  been awarded a certificate of Completion of specialist training by the Royal College of Radiology, London, UK. He has been honoured with a Fellowship of the Indian College of Radiology in view of his outstanding services to the field of Radiology.   He has also been awarded the Sir JC Bose Oration by IRIA, and  is former President of the Indian Society of Neuro Radiology.

IEP Chandigarh, September 13

The Governor of Gujarat, Sh. Acharya Devvrat said that the central and state governments are working to implement the schemes aimed at connecting the farmers of the country with natural farming. The need of the hour is to increase the interest of farmers towards natural farming. This will reduce the cost of the farmers and increase the income of the farmers from the first year itself.

Governor Acharya Devvrat was interacting with the mediapersons in the auditorium of Gurukul Kurukshetra on Tuesday

He said that on a large scale, a programme is being organized on September 15 & 16 in Gurukul Kurukshetra regarding natural farming. In this programme on September 15, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Sh. Kailash Choudhary, Director General of ICA, Union Agriculture Secretary along with Vice Chancellors of various Agricultural Universities will participate in the programme. Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Gujarat Chief Minister, Sh. Bhupendra Patel, Haryana Agriculture Minister, Sh. JP Dalal, Gujarat Agriculture Minister, Sh. Raghav Bhai Patel along with top officers of Agriculture Department of both the states will attend the programme at Gurukul Kurukshetra, at 10 am on September 16. On these two days, all the dignitaries will also observe the natural farming being done in 200 acres near village Kainthala of Gurukul Kurukshetra.

Sh. Devvrat said that through such programmes, people and farmers can be made aware of natural farming easily. Natural farming will improve the health of the earth and people will also be able to get good quality products. He said that the Central and State Governments are moving forward in the field of natural farming in the country. A natural agriculture training centre has been established here with the help of the government. In this training centre, along with training, practical knowledge is also being given to the farmers. During this training, the difference between natural and organic farming is also being explained in detail.

He said that today natural farming is the need of every living being. Keeping this subject in mind, work is being done to advance natural farming. With natural farming, 33 quintals of crop can be obtained in one acre and more yield can be obtained from the first year itself, but training is needed to adopt this technology. The indigenous cow will play an important role in this technology.

IEP Chandigarh, September 13

As a result of the strenuous efforts of the Chief Minister, Haryana, Sh. Manohar Lal, the International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav has been globally celebrated for the last six years and in this series this year the Gita Mahotsav will be celebrated at the Living Art Centre Mississauga, Canada. Being organized from September 16 to 19 it would have 104 religious and social organizations of the country and abroad to brainstorm on the teachings of Bhagavad Gita.

        Giving this information, a spokesperson of the Haryana Government said that for the first time on a foreign soil, so many institutions will be seen collaborating on one platform for organizing this Mahotsav. The representatives of these institutions will brainstorm and discuss the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. It is noteworthy that along with the seminar, an exhibition on the history of the Bhagavad Gita and Kurukshetra 48 Kos will also be held.

        It is noteworthy that, the celebration of International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav is inspired by the selfless service and commitment towards the Nation by the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi. Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has taken the commitment to disseminate the message of ‘Shrimad Bhagavad Gita’ globally, and he has successfully delivered the message across the world. 

He informed that a delegation led by Urban Local Bodies Minister, Dr. Kamal Gupta is going to Canada on behalf of the Haryana Government for the successful organization of the function. The preparations for International Gita Mahotsav Canada-2022 are almost complete. These preparations are being done under the inspiration of Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand ji Maharaj and GIEO Gita supervision. The Associations of Haryanavi’s in Canada along with more than 100 Social Charitable organizations have played key role in organizing this programme.

According to the Member Secretary, Kurukshetra Development Board, Sh. Vijay Singh Dahiya, various programmes will be organized which includes Gita Park Bhoomi Pujan on September 19, Brampton City Ontario. Gita Park will be built within the area of 3.75 acres and Shri Krishna-Arjuna Rath will also be established on the lines of Kurukshetra in this park.