Monthly Archives: May 2016

Lucknow industrialist Manish Goel re-elected as National President of Indian Industries Association

Lucknow (KNN) ;

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of Indian Industries Association (IIA), an apex body for MSMEs in India, has unanimously elected Manish Goel as its National President for the year 2016-17. Goel has been elected as the President for the second consecutive year in a row.

Lucknow industrialist Manish Goel re-elected as National President of Indian Industries Association
Lucknow industrialist Manish Goel re-elected as National President of Indian Industries Association

Sanjay Kaul, Election Officer & Former President of IIA conducted the election meeting of the 21 CEC members and declared the election results.

Born in March 1965 in Kanpur, Goel is an entrepreneur who is successfully running his venture in the name of Lucknow Surfant Pvt. Ltd (Chemical Industry) and Lucknow Printers and Publishers at Lucknow, U.P.

Apart from running his enterprises successfully, Goel is actively involved in upliftment of MSMEs at national as well as state levels.

He has held several important positions in IIA starting from the Chairman & Divisional Chairman of Lucknow and then Secretary, Vice –President, General Secretary & Senior Vice President at IIA Head Office before taking up as its President.

Goel is a member of National Board of MSMEs operating under Ministry of MSME apart from several National and State level bodies related to MSMEs.

At international level, Goel is the Vice Chairman of Asia Brand Ceremony being held in Beijing, China in September, 2016.

On Election as President, IIA, in his first address Goel highlighted his priorities and said that he will work tirelessly for the promotion and development of MSMEs, expanding IIA Chapters to other States.

He vowed to continue the legacy of all IIA Past Presidents in bringing the name and fame to IIA and serve its members to their satisfaction. (KNN Bureau)

source: http://www.knnindia.co.in / KNN – Knowledge & News Network / Home> MSME> Small / May 31st, 2016

Script used in Ashokan pillars is ‘dhammlipi’, not ‘Brahmi’, says scholor

Allahabad :

Contrary to the popular belief – both of Indian and foreign historians – that ‘Brahmi’ is the oldest Indian script as the same is used in the pillars and other inscriptions of emperor Ashoka, a young assistant professor from the University of Pune, Anirban Dash, claims that the script used in Ashokan pillars is infact ‘dhammlipi’ (script), very much similar to ‘prakrit’.

Dash, who has a long experience of working with national mission for manuscripts, Delhi was talking to media at the workshop organised by the central library on manuscripts. He further said that it is the western historian, Gorge Buhler who claimed that these inscriptions are written in Bhramhi, the fact which is distorted.

“Starting from ‘Kilakshar’ script of the Mesopotamian rule, script has travelled a long way but continued to follow three bases including pictographic, ideographic and phonetic scripts. In India we have phonetic script”, said Dash. In terms of India, the inscriptions of Ashoka are the first proof of usage of any script i.e. Brahmi and it is here that the script of Ashoka (Dhammlipi) bears significance.

Brahmi is generally believed to be attested from the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka, who used the script for imperial edicts. Br?hm? alphabet is also believed to be the ancestor of most of the 40 or so modern Indian alphabets, and of a number of other alphabets, such as Khmer and Tibetan. It is thought to have been modelled on the Aramaic or Phoenician alphabets, he explained.

Substantiating his notion that the scripts used in Ashoka inscription is infact Dhammlipi and not Brahmi, the exprt said, “Lalitavistara, (a detailed narration of the legendary life of the Gautama Buddha), is written in a combination of Sanskrit and a vernacular mentions 64 scripts, Brahmi being the first in the list of these 64 scripts”.

Those who termed the script of Ashoka’s inscriptions as Bhramhi could have just picked up the first script in the list of scripts in Lalitavistara because Ashoka has himself mentioned that ‘eyam dhamm lipi’, which leaves no doubts that it is Dhammlipi (script) which was used prior to Brahmi, said Dash. He also informed that a pot found in Dwarika is written in a script, around 30% of which is Brahmi, rest being another script.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Allahabad / Rajiv Mani / TNN / May 25th, 2016

Lucknow girl Neha Mishra tops NIFT entrance exam

Lucknow girl Neha Mishra topped the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance test securing 82.10 per cent marks, the results of which were declared on Thursday.

Lucknow girl Neha Mishra topped the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) entrance test securing 82.10 per cent marks, the results of which were declared on Thursday, May 26.

“I went numb for a few minutes after I saw my result and got back to my normal self when my phone started ringing. I had dreamt of a decent rank but all India number 1 is unbelievable,” said Neha according to a TOI article.

Neha Mishra: Her success story

A resident of Balaganj, Neha is exceptionally good in her studies. She scored 94.1 per cent marks in her Class 10 board exams appearing from Study Hall, Gomtinagar and completed her high schooling from Delhi Public School, Jankipuram

Neha’s parents said she was always interested in creative things. “In school, I always participated in poster making competitions and debates. My parents have supported my aim of becoming a fashion designer,” said Neha

The entrance test comprised creative and general ability test of 80 marks and a 20-mark situation test. “I was asked to make a cafe at a car rally venue from materials like hardboard, quilling paper, straws etc. I think the cafe impressed the evaluators,” said Neha

She focused on other sections apart from creativity to crack the entrance test, “I rigorously studied mathematics and reasoning. Also, I regularly read newspapers to keep myself updated with general happenings,” concluded Neha.
(Source: TOI)

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.in / Indiatoday.in / Home> News> Story / New Delhi – May 27th, 2016

Azamgarh Tulsi farmers get international exposure

Lucknow :

Tulsi farmers of village Haripur in Azamgarh on Friday hosted a gathering of international guests when 12 international distributors of Organic India dropped into their village. The international delegation experienced, first hand, village life and the experience of organic farming.

Following a presentation on the company’s humble beginnings by chief operating officer, Balram Singh – of three farmers who started farming on three acres of land – Singh talked about how the company now works with 300 marginal farmers across 400 acres of land, in Azamgarh, and with more than 2000 farmers across over 10, 000 acres of certified organic land.

With guests from France, New Zealand, Norway, Dubai, Czech Republic, Australia, Bulgaria and Singapore the meeting, some said, provided an opportunity for those working on the ‘front line’ of sales and those growing tulsi and other herbs to understand the importance of each other’s roles.

This also gave our international distributors firsthand experience that their efforts make a big difference to the lives of small and marginalised farmers in rural areas,” said Balram Singh, COO, Organic India.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / by Swati Mathur, TNN / May 27th, 2016

Banda boy and Faizabad girl are BEd toppers

Lucknow:

Banda’s Ankit Kumar topped the joint entrance exam for admissions to bachelor of education (BED – JEE). A BA graduate from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Mahavidyalaya, an affiliated college of Bundelkhand University, Ankit scored 316.67 marks out of 400. In the girl’s category, the first rank was secured by Priti Pandey, a native of Faizabad. She scored 309 marks in the examinations.

Results show that Allahabad district took the top slots. Of the top 10 ranks, six are from Allahabad. From Lucknow, Ankit Tiwari bagged 15th rank. Allahabad’s Luvkush Kumar and Ramkrit Chauhan bagged the second and third rank, respectively.

“I never thought I will be a topper. For me, its a big thing. But since I got through the Lekhpal appointment process, I will be joining the job soon,” said Ankit.

A total of 3,03,032 candidates had registered for BEd exam. Out of this, 2,64,470 appeared for the test. Results of 2,63,199 candidates have been declared. Results of remaining 1,268 candidates was not declared as these candidates didn’t appear for the second paper.

State coordinator BEd 2016 YK Sharma informed that the first round of counselling is slated from June 6. The counselling will be dispatched to the students likely from May 30. The counselling will take place in 32 centres in 14 cities – Agra, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Lucknow, Allahabad, Faizabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / May 28th, 2016

IIT-K makes UAVs with military applications

Kanpur:

Three smart multi-function unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed by the IIT-Kanpur have reportedly evoked a response from the Indian defence forces as they could possibly be used in military operations and are cheaper than those currently being sourced from foreign countries.

A defence team is expected to visit the institute soon to see a demonstration of the UAVs that could be used for surveillance in insurgency-hit areas as well as in battlefields for various operations. The UAVs are fitted with gadgets of various kinds, including electro-optical and thermal cameras and are ready for mass production, claimed IIT-K sources.

The first UAV has been named as SWATI or Silent Watch Aircraft For Tactical Intelligence. SWATI requires a small runway of only 50 to 80 meters to take off and can have a maximum take-off weight of 16 to 22 kgs. It could fly with either fuel or batteries. With petrol, it can stay in air for about eight hours and with batteries it has a four-hour endurance. It can keep an eye over an area of 100 kms.

Prof Philip has worked on the development of these UAVs along with Prof A K Ghosh, Prof Nischal Verma and Prof Satyaki Roy. A team of 30 students has also workedon these UAVs.

The second UAV is AMITA or Autonomous Man-packable Intelligent Tactical Aircraft and does not require a runaway to be launched. The light-weight AMITA can be carried in three backpacks. It can be hand-launched and weighs just six to eight kgs. It can remain in the air for more than three hours.

“The third UAV is solar-powered and is a bigger aircraft. A prototype of this UAV has been developed. It can get charged while flying and all its requirements would be met by solar power,” said Prof A K Ghosh adding, “75% of the power requirements of this UAV is met by solar energy, thus increasing its endurance.”

Prof Ghosh said that an expert team from defence forces is expected to come to IIT-Kanpur soon to witness the demonstration of these UAVs. He, however, declined to divulge further details.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kanpur / by Abhinav Malhotra / TNN / May 25th, 2016

‘India possesses an estimate of five million manuscripts’

Allahabad:

There is an urgent need for preservation and conservation of manuscripts, said former vice-chancellor of Central University of Orissa, Prof Surabhi Banerjee.

She was speaking during the inaugural session of the three-week workshop on manuscriptology & palaeography, organised by Central Library of Allahabad University and National Manuscript Mission, New Delhi, on Friday.

She shared her experience about the ignorance of the value of manuscripts in our society. She urged the AU administration to start a course in library and information science with thrust on manuscriptology & palaeography.

AU VC, Prof RL Hangloo, while delivering the presidential address, enlightened the audience by narrating the contribution of great scholars of Sanskrit and said that the Vedas, which we get to read today was first of all written by Vasuki, a scholar from Kashmir.

Dr NC Kar from National Mission for Manuscripts, Delhi, said that the mission seeks to unearth and preserve the vast manuscript wealth of India.

India possesses an estimate of five million manuscripts, probably the largest collection in the world. These cover a variety of themes, textures and aesthetics, scripts, languages, calligraphies, illuminations and illustrations. Together, they constitute the memory of India’s history, heritage and thought.

For the first time in history of AU, its annual calendar was released during the session. Dr BK Singh, coordinator of the workshop, proposed the vote of thanks.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Allahabad / TNN / May 20th, 2016