2nd day of NSS Camp at PU

Volunteers clean Student centre Chandigarh: On the second day of the NSS seven days special camp, a talk on time management was delivered by Dr. Anupreet Kaur Mavi. She also shared an analogy of water available and it's usage. The second session was on ENDS. Dr.Ikreet Bal shared the how and why of tobacoo consumption. He explained Why junk food is called junk. He encouraged the volunteers to be conscious of what they consume, how they consume and it's effects on the human body. He shared the effects of vaping and other smokeless products. Around 220 volunteers spearheaded a rally to spread awareness about 'Swaach Bharat Swaasth Bharat' from USOL to Student Centre. The volunteers cleaned the Student centre as a token of their dedication towards a clean and green India. In the afternoon, a poster making competition was conducted on the theme Save Environment. The sub themes were Save water, save air and save earth. Students divided themselves into teams of 5 members each and presented a poster. The posters were a symbol of volunteers enthusiasm and commitment. 21 DAYS 125TH ORIENTATION COURSE INAUGURATED AT PU Chandigarh: Professor (Dr.) Kuldip Chand Agnihotri, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala (H.P.) inaugurated the 21- ¬¬days 125th Orientation Course on 26th December. The course is being conducted by the UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh for newly inducted faculty and is being attended by 35 Assistant Professors belonging to institutions in Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh. Speaking to the participants, Professor Agnihotri said that new teachers should do well if they adopt teaching as a profession and not as a part time hobby. As teachers, one should be completely immersed in the experience of teaching. He expressed his surprise that very few of our teachers go into writing their own books, after doing research in the indigenous traditions, processes and phenomenon. The teachers should today reclaim their role of being an agenda-setter rather than a blind follows. Professor S.K. Tomar, Director, UGC – Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh welcomed the participants and placed before them the significance of faculty development programmes.