St. Aloysius to host national seminar on 'Waste Management and Alternative Energy sources'

December 8, 2012

Mangalore, December 8: The Department of Zoology, St. Aloysius College Mangalore will be organizing a national level seminar on 'Waste Management and Alternative Energy sources' on of December 10 and 11, 2012 under the Star College Scheme sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The seminar will be inaugurated by the chief guest, V.V. Bhat, Secretary, Government of India and member (Finance), Space /Atomic energy/ Earth commissions. Rev. Fr. Swebert D'Silva S.J. Principal of the college will preside over.

The Inaugural function will be followed by the keynote address delivered by V.V. Bhat.

Eminent personalities in the field of waste management including Rtd. Col. Achappa, Vice President, Mailhem Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Dr. Varanashi Krishna Moorthy, Managing Trustee, Varanashi Research Foundation, Adyanadka, Prithvi Rai, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune, Dr Hareesh Joshi, Retired Professor of Zoology, Rtn. Prakash Rao Kalbavi, Managing Partner Kalbavi Cashews, Manjunath R Shetty, Environmental Engineer, Mangalore Corporation, Dr. I. Krishnananda Pai, Associate Professor, University of Goa, Dr. S Manjappa, Professor and Head of Environmental Science & Technology Study Centre, Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Davangere, Dr. Srinketan, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal and Prabhudesai, PC, KVK, Goa will be the resource persons for various sessions.

The plenary sessions will be followed by paper and poster presentations moderated by Dr. I. Krishnananda Pai, Associate Professor, University of Goa.

The Seminar will conclude with the valedictory ceremony with Dr. Harish Kumar, Commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation as the Chief Guest and will be presided over by Rev. Fr. Dr. Leo D'Souza S.J, Director of Laboratory of Applied Biology.

According to a press release, the Seminar also aims at bringing awareness on environmental issues and socio-economic benefits and also providing a scientific platform for teachers, researchers, NGOs, Scientists, environmentalists and students to understand modern techniques of waste management and energy conservation. Students, teachers, research scholars, social workers, NGOs of various institutions from all over India will be participating in this two day National Seminar

“As the global standards and urban population is increasing day by day, so does the urban waste. It is estimated that the global household waste is set to increase from its current 1.3billion to 2.2 billion by 2025. For an ever growing city like Mangalore, managing waste is indeed very essential and significant. Waste is a human concept, and nothing is actually a waste in nature. But management of enormous amount of waste created by man is the task of the decade. For tackling the waste problem, we need to find innovative ideas, suiting our economy and tradition, which can evolve through scientific deliberation. So, the aim of this seminar is to develop a holistic approach towards reducing the problem and to sensitize the general public about their role” informed the release.

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34-yr-old soldier from Dakshina Kannada dies of cardiac arrest in UP quarantine center

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June 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 15: An Indian Army soldier hailing from Belthangady died in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh after he suffered a heart attack.

The deceased is identified as Sandesh Shetty (34), a resident of Barya. He was serving Indian Army for the last 14 years.

As per sources, Sandesh had resumed duties a week ago after returning from vacation. He was deployed at a quarantine center at Mathura and suffered a heart attack there.

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Karnataka to introduce Bag-less day in Schools from next academic year

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January 12,2020

Mysuru, Jan 12: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Saturday said that the State government is planning to introduce 'Bag less Day’ in a week from next Academic year across the State.

He said that the State government is also working out on reducing the weight of the School bags carried by children.

The Minister was speaking after inaugurating ‘Civic sense is my duty – Questioning is my right’ programme organised at Kautilya Vidyalaya in Kanakadasanagar here.

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According to this BJP leader, eating flattened rice could mean you are Bangladeshi

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January 24,2020

Indore, Jan 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday said that he suspected that there were some Bangladeshis among construction labourers who worked at his house recently.

Their “strange” eating habits aroused suspicion about their nationality, the BJP general secretary said at a seminar in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here.

When a new room was being added at his house recently, he found “eating habits” of some of the workers “strange” as “they were eating only `poha’ (flattened rice)”, he said.

After talking to their supervisor and the building contractor, he suspected that these workers were from Bangladesh, the BJP leader said.

When reporters questioned him later, Vijayvargiya said, “I suspected these workers were residents of Bangladesh. Two days after I became suspicious, they stopped working at my house. I have not filed any police complaint yet. I only mentioned this incident to warn people,” he said.

Speaking at the seminar, Vijayvargiya also claimed that a Bangladeshi terrorist was keeping a watch on him for the last one and a half years.

“Whenever I go out, six armed security personnel follow me. What is happening in this country? Will outside people enter and spread so much terror?” he asked.

“Don’t get confused by rumours. The CAA is in the interest of the country. This law will provide asylum to genuine refugees and identify intruders who are a threat to the country’s internal security,” he added.

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