Category Archives: Education

Digital library inaugurated at Gitam

Education, Nri's / PIO's, Science & Technology

Prof. S.S. Rao from the University of Miami, Florida, USA, inaugurated the ‘Digital Library’ at Gitam University, Hyderabad campus on Tuesday and appreciated School of Technology (SoT) for the latest state-of the-art high technology e-learning such as 30 lakh e-books, Ebrary (90,300 titles), Digital Engineering Library, Pearson E-Books, SONET & NPTEL videos, IRC technical papers and the course material developed by GITAM faculty, etc. He stressed the importance of “e-resource and digital library”.

Prof. P. Nithiarasu, College of Engineering, Swansea University, UK, inaugurated the systems in the digital library. The digital library aimed at thwarting out the traditional difficulty in finding out information required for the students for academic as well as for extracurricular purposes from huge voluminous books of numerous pages, is highly beneficial for the students as it has been structured with quick search facilities and various multimedia streaming techniques. With a single click, the students will be able to access information needed for them stored in the digital library server in various content formats.

Prof. N. Siva Prasad, Director, SoT, Prof. Ch. Sanjay, Prof. S.S. Prasada Rao, D.V.V.S.R. Varma, resident director and others were present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Staff Reporter / Sangareddy – December 16th, 2015

Award for UoH student

Education, Records, All, Science & Technology

Shaikshavali, PhD Scholar in the School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST) at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), has won the best poster award for his presentation on “Graphene Oxide Assisted Reduction of Metal Precursors to form Graphene/Metal Oxide Composites and their Application in Energy Storage” at the 4th Nano Today conference held at Dubai.

This is the third such international best poster award he secured during his PhD studies. He will be submitting his PhD thesis on Nano Science and Technology under the supervision of Dr. V.V.S.S. Srikanth.

Organised by Elsevier, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, and the journal Nano Today, the conference seeks to bring together researchers interested in nano-science and nanotechnology.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – December 14th, 2015

Tribal youth turn creative

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Business & Economy, Education, Inspiration / Positive News and Features
Tribal women learning the concepts of fashion designing at the ITDA, Bhadrachalam, in Khammam district.– PHOTO: G.N. RAO
Tribal women learning the concepts of fashion designing at the ITDA, Bhadrachalam, in Khammam district.– PHOTO: G.N. RAO

In pursuit of exploring their inherent creative skills and gain self-employment, a group of 35 young men and women of tribal communities from far-flung agency areas have successfully completed a three-month residential training programme in fashion designing, which concluded in Bhadrachalam on Monday.

Thanks to the initiative of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Bhadrachalam, several tribal women and men with penchant for art and fabric design have undergone professional training under the aegis of two instructors from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad.

They had gained hands-on experience in designing garments in impressive patterns to suit every occasion, various body types and contemporary tastes during the free residential training programme at the ITDA’s Youth Training Centre (YTC) in Bhadrachalam.

“The three-month training programme helped me acquaint myself with the vibrant potential of fashion designing and gain the requisite skills in designing trendy garments,” said Kursam Narsimha Rao, a tribal youth from Ramaraopeta of Dummugudem mandal.

“I did TTC in drawing and started an art studio in the temple town a few years ago,” he said, insisting that he was keen to diversify his creative enterprise by harnessing his newly acquired skills.

It is proposed to set up a ready-made garment unit under the aegis of the ITDA in Bhadrachalam for absorbing the trained tribal women and men with the requisite skills and aptitude into the unit, said V. Prasad, principal, YTC, ITDA, Bhadrachalam.

The ITDA project officer K. Kalicharan presented certificates in fashion designing to all the 35 tribal women and men, those who had successfully completed the certificate course, at a ceremony held in Bhadrachalam on Monday evening.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by P. Sridhar / Khammam – December 08th, 2015

TS to Celebrate Eashwari Bai’s Birth Centenary?

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education, Inspiration / Positive News and Features, Leaders
Tribal welfare minister A Chandulal presenting Eashwari Bai Award to Milind Kamble chairman DICCI, in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Former minister J Geeta Reddy, chief whip Koppula Eswar are also seen | A Radhakrishna | EPS
Tribal welfare minister A Chandulal presenting Eashwari Bai Award to Milind Kamble chairman DICCI, in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Former minister J Geeta Reddy, chief whip Koppula Eswar are also seen | A Radhakrishna | EPS

Hyderabad :

After announcing a memorial award in the name of Eashwari Bai, former national president of Republic Party of India, the Telangana State government is likely to celebrate her centenary birth anniversary in 2018.

Tribal welfare minister Ajmera Chandulal on Tuesday said the state government would extend complete support to the Eashwari Bai Memorial Trust to conduct the celebrations.

Addressing the gathering at the Eashwari Bai Memorial Award presentation ceremony held at Ravindra Bharathi, Chandulal praised the Trust for keeping the legacy of Eashwari Bai alive by running several education institutes on her name for the girls. She was the most courageous women of her generation, the minister said. He also appreciated the Trust for choosing Milind Kamble for the award.

The award for the year 2015 has been given to Pune-based Dalit Entrepreneur and founder chairman of Dalit Indian Chamber Commerce and Industry Milind Kamble. The award is instituted by Eashwari Bai Memorial Trust, in association with the State government.

Kamble, who is one among the few successful Dalit businessmen, hails from Pune. He thanked the state government for recognising his contribution to the Dalit community.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / December 02nd, 2015

Two universities celebrate Diwali the Dravidian way

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Education, Records, All

On Diwali day, as most celebrated the festival with lit diyas and crackers, students of two State universities in Telangana held festivities of a different sort. Amidst fireworks, they mourned the death of Narakasura, whom they held in the esteem of a Dravidian king and nature lover.

In a reversal of traditional Diwali beliefs, students held that Naraka, the Asura killed on Diwali day, was not demonic as portrayed in the popular myth. According to an alternate lore, Narakasura was a Dravidian emperor who had ruled a massive kingdom that was destroyed in Aryan invasion.

Naraka, according to this interpretation is also believed to be of Dalit lineage thereby making mourning ceremonies of his death, the apt celebration on Diwali, at least for a section.

While the origin of the lore is not dated, a section of Adivasies and Dalits in Karimnagar and Khammam districts worship Narakasura, students who held the commemoration pointed out. As a reflection of this belief, in Osmania University (OU), Hyderabad and Kakatiya University (KU), Warangal, close to fifty students erected idols of Narakasura even as they sang songs to praise the king’s greatness.

Quoting the lore which is based on a re-reading of the popular Diwali myth, students held that Naraka was in fact a scholar who had held several scholastic sessions from time to time in his palace. “He was a nature lover, a son of the soil. His death has to be mourned and his life should be commemorated,” said Naliganti Sharath, a student who participated in commemorating the Asura’s death on OU campus. “My family always narrated stories of Narakasura as a celestial power which had saved children from deadly diseases. We do not celebrate Diwali,” said Rajesh, a student of Kakatiya University.

Interestingly, the students who held alternate Diwali celebrations under the banner of Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi Students Union of OU and KU had also held similar commemorations during Dasara. “Students have been commemorating Ravana during Dasara celebrations. These alternate festivities are meant to re-read popular histories and myths. Asuras are not considered evil by everyone as it is possible to read them as representatives of Dravida and Dalit culture,” said Prof. Kancha Ilaiah, former faculty member of Osmania University who participated in the festivities.

Most such readings are based on scholarship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar who had written extensively on re-reading history. While Osmania University has been witnessing alternate Narakasura commemoration day, for the past four years, it was the first time that Kakatiya University held such festivities.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Nikhila Henry / Hyderabad – November 12th, 2015

B-school celebrates silver jubilee

Education, Records, All

The ITM Business School celebrated its silver jubilee and the chief guest of the event, T. Vishnu Vardhan, CEO NTR Trust and NTR Blood Bank delivered a lecture on “Networked Individual: Is a Re-Imagination of Institutions Required?”

He said that there was a tectonic shift in the knowledge domain, which had a tremendous change from acquiring knowledge from print to viral digitalisation. He also said that the social media plays a crucial role in the present generation with a larger impact on society and also said that the networking is the key to get success in acquiring knowledge or business.

Institute’s director Dr. K.V.N. Prasad said that the institute had grown in the past 25 years. The curriculum which was redesigned as per the requirement of the industry and the track record of the institute has 100 per cent placement.

Various sports competitions were conducted for staff and students on the occasion.

Prizes were also distributed. All faculty members and students attended the event.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Warangal – October 10th, 2015

Distinction for TU faculty

Education, Green Initiatives / Environment, Nature, Science & Technology, World Opinion

Praveen Mamidala, head, Department of Biotechnology in the Telangana University got international recognition for his research on the evolution and characteristics of soyabean seed.

On his research done along with scientists Bansal, Priyanka and Brian J. Kassone of Agriculture and Research Development Centre of Ohio State articles were published in the internationally famous science magazine-Public Library Open Source. The magazine has four impact factors being given acknowledging the research in science.

Dr. Praveen said that the research was the first of its kind on the particular subject. He thanked the university Vice-Chancellor C. Parthasarathi and the Registrar Prof. R. Limbadri for their encouragement for his research.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Nizamabad – September 29th, 2015

Damodar Rao is Kakatiya Varsity’s English Dept HoD

Education, Leaders

Warangal :

Kendra Sahitya Akademi award winner and associate professor K Damodar Rao has been appointed as the head of English department at Kakatiya University (KU).

He is expected to hold the post till his retirement in January, 2017 and will head the department from August 31. Damodar Rao is a veteran educationalist and has won the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for translation in 2008.

A well known critic and translator, Damodar has scribed 38 research articles and 10 books. Rao is a prolific translator, who has made Telugu literature available to English literati.

Under his guidance, 10 researchers have completed MPhil. He is also the joint editor of the university journal on English and Vivechana. As of now, Damodar Rao assists the vice-principal of the university and has previously held administrative positions such as director of CELT and varsity librarian successfully. Faculty, research scholars and students congratulated him on his success.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / August 30th, 2015

NIT adds another feather in its cap

Education, Science & Technology

The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal has scored another milestone in its annals on Tuesday by commencing Electronics and ICT Academy activities by Padma Shree Prof. D.B. Phatak, a renowned computer professor of IIT, Mumbai.

Mr Ajay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics and IT under Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, New Delhi also graced the occasion. The academy strengthens brand of NIT to train faculty of electronics and computer science in advanced areas, enabling other faculties of engineering to use ICT in their teaching and modern research.

The president of the function, Prof. T. Srinivasa Rao, Director of NITW narrated the chronology of events that culminated into to today’s commencing of activities ceremony.

The guest of honour Dr. Ajay Kumar gave the background with which DeitY concluded to have seven academies spread across the country and the method of selection of four institutes initially to understand pros and cons attaching about seven to eight nearby states for each academy. “Two such academies are in operation at Tamilnadu and Kerala the success of which led to the birth of these new generation academies,” he said.

The Chief guest Prof. D. B. Phatak acclaimed the efforts of technical institutions and government machinery to bring the fruits of ICT into teaching learning process to overcome the huge shortage of faculty to a large extent. He illustrated his point by mentioning the success of online courses through e-outreach, MOOCS, MOODLE and Coursera. “We aim to bring awareness amongst the faculty the advantages of using these online tools to 10,000 teachers all over India,” he said.

Representatives from industry, institutes, state and central governments, deans, heads of departments and centers, officers and other staff members were also present.

The academy strengthens brand of NIT to train faculty of electronics and computer science in advanced areas

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Warangal – August 19th, 2015

The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology plans science park

Education, Science & Technology
Representational image
Representational image

Hyderabad:

The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology plans to set up a Science Park on its premises in Narayanguda to showcase technology developed by the 37 CSIR institutes across the country.

It is also meant to popularise science research among school and college students. The IICT said it has developed 150 technologies in organic chemistry which are in commercial production.

The Science Park will function from the IICT premises near Melkote children’s park in Vittalwadi.

Key projects of IICT to be showcased are membrane technology for pure drinking water in fluorosis affected areas, “Samadhan Kendra” a rural IT centre for the benefit of the rural populace and farmers, pheromones as alternatives to pesticides and generation of energy (biogas) from kitchen waste and from poultry litter.

Under Swachh Bharat, IICT will also provide safe drinking water to flouride affected areas.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / Deccan Chronicle / August 06th, 2015