While congratulating CSIR on its achievements during the
75-year long journey, the Minister mentioned about some of
its path breaking societal interventions which have
empowered the common man. Be it the creation of the
unique indelible ink used by the voting millions during its
initial years or India’s first baby milk - Amul spray milk
powder, derived from buffalo milk with excellent
digestibility, or resurrecting the Indian leather industry from
the verge of closure, due to pollutants contaminating water,
thus saving the livelihood of thousands, CSIR has time and
again proved itself relevant to the nation during its journey
of its 75 years, he added.
ONLINE COURSE ON GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
LAUNCHED BY PHFI & SDSN
Public Health
Foundation of India
(PHFI) as a member
institution of the
Sustainable
Development
Solutions Network
(SDSN), has
developed a course on
‘Global Public
Health’. The course
will focus on various aspects of public health from infectious
diseases to NCDs, from health systems to big data, all while
placing health as central to the broader framework of
sustainable development.
Prof K Srinath Reddy (President, PHFI) will serve as lead
instructor on the course, with contributions by Dr Richard
Cash (PHFI and Harvard School of Public Health), Prof
Vinod Paul (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), Mr Rob
Yates (Chatham House), and others.
The course commences on October 10, 2016, and will run for
10 weeks. The course comprises of video lectures posted
every week, reading material, quizzes and an interactive
discussion forum. Each of these components can be
completed at a time that is convenient for the student. In
addition to the lectures, live webcast sessions will also be
arranged to facilitate direct interactions between the
instructors and students. All students who successfully
complete the course requirements will receive a digital
certificate of completion signed by Prof K. Srinath Reddy.
Exceptional students will receive certificates of completion
with distinction.
ICAR-NDRI STUDENTS EXCEL IN '13TH NATIONAL
DAIRY PRODUCTS JUDGING CONTEST'
SMC College of Dairy Science and its Alumni Association,
Anand Agricultural University jointly hosted the 13th
National Dairy Products Judging Contest and 9 th National
Dairy and Food Quiz Contest during September 16-17, 2016
at Anand to provide necessary exposure in sensory
evaluation of milk products as well as to offer a platform for
knowledge sharing among students and industries.
In the judging contest, the
ICAR-National Dairy
Research Institute, Karnal
team comprising Ms Pallavi
and Ms Neha Yadav,
students of final year B.Tech.
(Dairy Technology) was the
champion in the team event.
Ms Pallavi secured ‘First
Position’ in individual
category. Three different
products, namely, milk, milk powder and ghee were offered
for judging with three samples of each. Twenty two teams
from all over the country participated in the judging contest.
In the National Dairy and Food Quiz Contest, the ICARNDRI team comprising Ms Parul and Ms Sonam Jain,
students of final year B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) was the
‘First Runners Up’ in the event. Seventeen teams from
various academic institutes in India and different
dairy plants from Gujarat took part in Quiz Contest.
Prof A K Srivastava, Director and Vice-Chancellor of
ICAR-NDRI, Karnal congratulated the team.
education
which has 13-14 percent on an average.
DBT'S KHORANA FELLOWSHIP OPEN FOR
BUDDING INDIAN RESEARCHERS
The Department
of Biotechnology
(DBT),
government of
India, Indo-US
Science and
Technology
Forum(IUSSTF)
and WINStep
Forward are
partnering to
support the prestigious Khorana Program for
Scholars named in honor of Dr Har Gobind Khorana,
who won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for this work at the
interface of chemistry and biology while a member of the
University of Wisconsin-Madoson faculty.
The Khorana Program will provide opportunities to Indian
students to undertake research at leading US universities
over Summer 2017 for a period of 1012 weeks. The details
about the programme can be found here. While the call is
open at the moment, the application deadline is November,
30, 2016.
Pre-final year B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc., M.B.B.S, and B. Pharm
students currently enrolled in recognized institutions of
higher education in India in the areas of biotechnology
(including agricultural, health, fundamental biological and
biomedical sciences) can apply. Students pursuing PhD are
not eligible for this programme.
The Khorana Program is envisaged to provide
encouragement to young scholars to undertake R&D, enable
students to carry out research at a premier University in the
United States and build a seamless scientific community
between India and the United States.
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