LUDHIANA, MAY 9:----- A five-member delegation of scientists from Scotland is on a two-day visit to the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to have detailed deliberations on various aspects of solanaceous crops. The delegation members comprised Prof. Lesley Torrance, Ingo Hein, Ankush Prashar and Mark Taylor from The James Hutton Institute, Scotland and Prof. Alysow Tobin from University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom (UK). The delegates visited and interacted with the experts of Electron ...
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Ludhiana: 27-April, 2012. Dr Charan Kamal Singh, Professor of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University , Ludhiana has brought laurels to GADVASU by becoming “Fellow” of Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research (IAAVR). The national fellowship of IAAVR is prestigious since it is awarded on the basis of competitive score card where only those scientists that have excellent professional achievements at national and international level to their ...
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LUDHIANA, APRIL 26:----- A 36-member delegation of Agri-Pass Group (AGP), Australia, visited the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today to gain scientific know-how of Indian agriculture and to apprise themselves of the research, teaching and transfer of technology programmes of the university. The delegation, comprising progressive farmers and technicians, visited the Plant Clinic at PAU Farmers’ Service Centre and the experimental areas and research farms of the Departments of Plant ...
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Ludhiana 17-Apr, 2012 Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organized two days workshop on “Developing winning Research Proposals” was conducted by experts from National Academy for Agriculture Research and Management (NAARM),ICAR, Hyderabad. The inaugural session was presided over by Dr SNS Randhawa, Director of Research GADVASU. Dr. Randhawa welcomes the distinguished scientists from NAARM, Hyderabad and encouraged the faculty as well as PG ...
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New Delhi, April 18, 2012 The CBI on Wednesday carried out searches at three locations in Noida and the national capital in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement and supply of the Tatra all terrain vehicles to the Army. Three teams of the agency officials reached residences of two retired army officials and an official of Vectra early on Wednesday morning and took into their possession some crucial documents related to the deal, the CBI sources ...
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CHENNAI, April 12, 2012 Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) is giving a serious thought to establish an advanced engineering research centre outside India. Indicating this in an interaction with select presspersons at the Mahindra World City ahead of the formal inauguration of its global class “Mahindra Research Valley” (MRV), a Rs.650-crore facility on a 125-acre land, Pawan Goenka, President (Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors) of M&M, said the company was still in the ...
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Ludhiana 16/3/2012 90% of the Research done in social sciences in India is a cut , Copy and paste and hence pirated in India. With the gravity of the situation many top management institutes in India are considering to install the software to identify the piracy in research. These were the views of Dr. Khushwinder Kumar, Principal of the BCM College of Education. Dr. Kumar was addressing to the students of his alma mater SCD Government College Ludhiana in a two days workshop for the benefit ...
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Ludhiana Two days workshop on Business Research Methods concluded today at SCD Government College Ludhiana with the commitment by the students that they work maintain Research ethics in their career and undertake projects to solve the problems of the industry. Today’s’ sessions were divided into two parts. In the first part Dr. Ashwani Bhalla, Executive Vice President of the Punjab Commerce and Management Association delivered the talk on “Research Methods for Business a skill building ...
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Ludhiana Two days workshop on Business Research Methods concluded today at SCD Government College Ludhiana with the commitment by the students that they work maintain Research ethics in their career and undertake projects to solve the problems of the industry. Today’s’ sessions were divided into two parts. In the first part Dr. Ashwani Bhalla, Executive Vice President of the Punjab Commerce and Management Association delivered the talk on “Research Methods for Business a skill ...
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LUDHIANA, FEBRUARY 23:----- A two-day “Research and Extension Specialists’ Workshop for Kharif Crops,” organized by the Directorate of Extension Education of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), began here today. Joint Directors, Chief Agricultural Officers and Agricultural Officers from State Agricultural Departments, Directors of Regional Research Stations of PAU, Deputy Directors of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Farm Advisory Service Scheme (FASS), PAU Deans, ...
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NEW DELHI, February 3, 2012 The searches by Income Tax sleuths' on the premises of liquor baron ‘Ponty' Chadha and his associates in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh continued for the second day on Thursday. The department's intelligence and criminal investigation unI-T has seized documents and computer data storage devices for analysis. Financial transactions of some firms and persons associated wI-Th Mr. Chadha are also being scrutinised. While I-T officials remained ...
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Rome, January 14, 2012 (Tehelkanews) A cruise ship that ran aground off Italy’s western coast was listing 80 degrees to one side and had a 70-metre crack in its hull, reports said Saturday. Local officials amended the death toll, saying three, not six, people had been confirmed dead so far. It was unclear how many people were still missing. Rescuers searched the waters throughout the night and into the day, Ansa news agency said. Some victims died while attempting to ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 18:--------- The Entomology Club of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is organizing a programme entitled “Expression of Interest in Entomology” here on May 20 in the Wheat auditorium. On this occasion, the retired faculty members and the entomologists of PAU will exchange their views; share their experiences on various aspects of entomology in the context of formulating future programmes in research, education and technology transfer. It will witness the ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 18:----- The scientific delegation from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Paris and French Embassy in India, today visited Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to discover the possibility of Indo-French research collaboration in the area of integrated plant health management and impact of climate change on agriculture. They held a meeting with PAU Vice-Chancellor Mr N.S.Kang, Registrar, Directors and Heads of various departments of the ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 18:----- Interacting with students of Punjab Agricultural University in an Advisory Group Meeting held in the Pal Auditorium, today, Mr. Devinder Singh, A Ph. D scholar of the Department of Plant and Soils at the Iowa State University, the U.S.A. provided useful tips for preparing for the GRE examination required for seeking admission in US Universities. Mr. Singh delivered a talk on 'Studies in US through GRE-pre and post challenges' and shared his own ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 12:----- The second day of the “Annual Group Meet of Coordinated Research Project on MULLaRP (Mungbean, Urdbean, Lentil, Lathyrus and Rajmah, Project),” saw deliberations on a wide range of topics touching various aspects of pulses in agriculture during simultaneous sessions. The experts and the scientists working on mungbean and urdbean from across the nation dwelt on three major topics – ‘Crop Improvement,’ ‘Crop Production’ and ‘Crop ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 10:----- Periodic review of the ongoing research programmes of different departments of the constituent colleges of PAU helps to carry out reprioritization of research efforts to make them need-based to serve the needs of contemporary agriculture, ensure rational use of scientific and fiscal resources. This was stated by the PAU Director of Research, Dr. S.S.Gosal while carrying out the in-house research review of the Departments of Vegetable Crops, and ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 5:----- The PAU Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics will be organizing the All India Annual Group Meet of Coordinated Research Projects on Moong and Mash during May 11-13. Giving details, the Head of the Department, Dr. Manjit Singh Gill, said that in this important national event nearly 100 scientists working on moon and mash from different agricultural universities, ICAR institutes and private seed companies across the country will be participating. He ...
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LUDHIANA, MAY 5:----- The PAU Directorate of Extension Education organized a “Research and Extension Specialists workshop for Soil and Water Conservation,” here today. The programme witnessed the participation of Officers from the State Department of Soil Conservation, Scientists from PAU, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and Farm Advisory Service Scheme (FASS), and Departments of Agronomy, Soil and Water Engineering, and Soil Science. Inaugurating the workshop, ...
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Itanagar, May 4, 2011 While two MI-17 choppers took off from Tawang this morning, two Cheetah and Chetak choppers flew from Tezpur in search of the missing copter as search operations entered the fifth day With the weather improving, the IAF today pressed six choppers to search for the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu as search parties scoured five locations in West Kameng and eastern Bhutan. While two MI-17 choppers took off from Tawang this ...
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