Haryana Agricultural University organises online vocational training for mushroom production

Hisar: Saina Nehwal Institute of Agricultural Technology, Training and Education of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, (HAU) Hisar organised an online vocational training for mushroom production which concluded here on Monday. As many as 41 trainees from Haryana, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Punjab participated in the training. Dr. Ashok Kumar Godara, co-director (training) of the institute, said the online and offline training would be organised by the institute in October as per the demand of the trainees. He said mushroom was a balanced diet in which proteins, vitamins, minerals, salts, amino acids etc. were found in abundance

Weekly group discussion series

Hisar: The speakathon club in mentorship of training and placement cell of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar launched a new programme namely "Weekly group discussion series". Under this programme, small groups of 8-10 students will be formed in each class by the club volunteers and every week, on Thursday, an online group discussion will be conducted in those groups on the topic given by the club. Prof Baldev Raj Kamboj, Vice-Chancellor and Dr Avnesh Verma, registrar congratulated the club for initiating this special programme for grooming of university students.

Self-help group training

Hisar: Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences' College of Dairy Science and Technology started a five-day 'self-help group' training programme for women on "value-added products" on Monday. This training programme is sponsored by the National Commission for Women, Government of India. The Haryana State Rural Livelihood Mission is cooperating in this. The chief guest of this programme was the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Rekha Sharma. She inaugurated this training through digital medium. Vice-Chancellor Dr Gurdial Singh honoured the chief guest with a memento.

Faculty development programme

Hisar: A six-day faculty development programme (FDP) on the topic "Information and cyber security" sponsored by the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was organised by the department of computer science & engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar on Tuesday. Rakesh Kumar Arya, IGP, Hisar Range was the chief guest of the inaugural session. As many as 132 participants across the country are participating in this FDP, where 16 eminent speakers from diverse backgrounds and industry will deliver their lectures. A total of 18 sessions divided into theory and hands-on practical sessions will be held to acquaint the participants with various aspects of cyber security, ethical hacking and cyber crime.

52 years of NSS at varsity

Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor Prof Som Nath Sachdeva said the goal of the National Service Scheme (NSS) is to combine education with service. The NSS is a symbol of glorious social service. He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural session of a programme organised by the national service planning cell of Kurukshetra University on the completion of 52 years of NSS. Earlier, the KU VC also inaugurated the exhibition organised by the NSS programme officers of various colleges at the community centre of the KU. On the occasion, Prof Som Nath honoured Madan Mohan Chhabra, honorary secretary, Kurukshetra Development Board with a shawl and a memento.

Grievance redressal system

Faridabad: Prof Arvind Kumar Chawla, a former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University and presently the Ombudsperson of the JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad reviewed the students' grievance system of the university. He asked the officials to simplify further the mechanism for a speedy resolution of the grievances of students.