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City girl goes places for environmental work

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Lucknow :

City girl Yugratna Srivastava, the first Indian child to make it to the junior board of Tunza, a United Nations Environment protection program, and represent Asia and pacific region is all set to participate in the International conference of parties organized in Paris from November 30 to December 11.

Yugratna, a student of Btech at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, has done remarkable work for creating a sustainable environment; she uses social media as an effective tool to add people in the noble job. She has also delivered rousing speeches in and outside India about the inevitable need of spreading awareness about environmental issues and ways to tackle it. The aim of Tunza Junior board is to build ecological sensitivity, equip members of the society to tackle local environmental issues and make people aware about the preservation of bio-diversity.

Yugratna, an alumnus of St Fidelis College, has participated in several International conferences and talked about the importance of environment preservation as also her ideas to take the issue forward. “Deposit Green Gold to Enrich Oxy Bank,” a slogan launched by her in Nairobi stirred the social media for a long time.

During her visit to France this year, she will also give a representation in United Nation foundation on December 7 and at the Unesco Headquarters in Paris the next day

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / November 19th, 2015

Lucknow University to confer Lifetime Achievement to Lord Hameed

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Lucknow :

This foundation day, on November 25, Lucknow University alumnae society will confer `Lifetime Achievement Award’ to Lord (Dr) Khalid Hameed. Hameed is the chairman and CEO of London International Hospital and chairman of Alpha Hospital Group. Lord Hameed completed his MBBS from Lucknow University in 1967.

LU alumni society will felicitate eight other illustrious former students who have brought laurels to their alma mater by doing exceptionally well in their respective professions.

Among those who will be felicitated this year are Justice SS Chauhan of the Allahabad high court; IAS officer Lov Verma; director general, Archaeological Survey of India Rakesh Tewari; CEO Biotechnology Park Prof Pramod Tandon; senior journalist Rahul Dev; eminent theatre personality SM Kulshreshtha; chairman-cum-managing director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd Gopal Dhawan and noted Awadh historian Yogesh Praveen.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / by Isha Jain, TNN / November 16th, 2015

Varsity holds workshop on export promotion

Business & Economy, Education

Allahabad :

A workshop on export promotion was organized at the Motilal Nehru Research Institute of Business Administration, Allahabad University, on Monday. The workshop was held jointly by the office of joint director general of foreign trade, Kanpur and the college, under the niryat bandhu scheme in collaboration with FIEO Kanpur Chapter on Monday.

Manavendra Singh, Joint DGFT, Kanpur, Professor JN Bhargava, Y.S.Garg, Head, FIEO, Kanpur Chapter and Amit Kumar, Dy. DGFT were among those who participated in the workshop along with the students of MONIRBA, Allahabad. Y.S.Garg was the coordinator of this work shop.

Professor Bhargava welcomed the DGFT representative and stressed upon the need for promotion of foreign trade. Manavendra Singh highlighted the importance of promotion of foreign trade and explained the objective of the niryat bandhu scheme.

The first presentation during the workshop was made by Amit Kumar, Dy. DGFT, on different aspects of international business. He emphasized that the office of DGFT is committed to promote foreign trade, with special emphasis on entrepreneurs. T.P.Mishra, Branch Manager, FOREX Branch, SBI, Allahabad, threw light upon the facilities provided his branch regarding foreign exchange remittances .

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Times of India / News Home> City> Allahabad /TNN / November 03rd, 2015