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Banda boy and Faizabad girl are BEd toppers

Education, Records, All

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

Education, Science & Technology

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’

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Historical Links / Pre-Independence, Records, All

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

CBSE results: Lucknow girl tops in Allahabad region, scores 98.6%

Education, Records, All
Anshul Bhadauria (middle) scored 98.6% to top the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examinations in the Allahabad region. (Deepak Gupta/HT photo)
Anshul Bhadauria (middle) scored 98.6% to top the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examinations in the Allahabad region. (Deepak Gupta/HT photo)

Lucknow girl Anshul Bhadauria proved everyone, who believe that one cannot score high in subjects that are generally offered in humanities, wrong.

Anshul scored 98.6% to top the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examinations in the Allahabad region, the results of which were declared on Saturday. She obtained 493 marks out of 500.

A student of Manipal Public School, Anshul has scripted history of sorts by scoring a perfect 100 in history, 99 in psychology and physical education, 98 in economics and 97 in English.

“Believe me, it is wrong to say that one cannot score high in arts stream. Stop underestimating students of humanities. Arts stream offers several options today,” Anshul says.

The 18-year-old says if a student loves a particular subject, they are bound to do well and that is a misnomer to say that only students with mathematics and science subjects can score high.

Anshul now wants to pursue economics either from University of Delhi’s Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) or Benaras Hindu University.

Daughter of a banking sector employee and a homemaker, Anshul wants to become an economist to help the country fight poverty. “My heart bleeds to see poverty all around. Even after several years of Independence, the country is not free from poverty,” she rued.

Anshul credits her teachers and parents, who never put any burden on her to pursue a career in science, for her impressive performance.

“I was one of those lucky ones whose parents never put an undue pressure to study science or mathematics. They allowed me to pick a career of my choice. I love economics and psychology and I decided to make a career in economics,” she says.

Showering a heap of praise for Anshul, school principal Anupama Shukla said that she was a bright child and remained focused in her studies.

Unlike most students of her age who remain hooked to social media, Anshul does not have a Facebook account. “I find it to be wastage of time,” Anshul, who likes reading and listening to music, says.

This is not the first time that a student of Manipal Public School scored high in arts stream. In 2014, Kriti Sapra topped in the Allahabad region by scoring 98.2%.

Kriti managed a perfect score in economics, 99% in history and psychology, 97% in English and 96% in physical education.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home / Rajeev Mullick, Hindustan Times,Lucknow / May 21st, 2016