Cleanliness is next to Godliness

 On the 31st of January,2016 the Awareness and Environment cell organized a Nukkad Natak in order to forge a perspective among people concerning the gravity of Cleanliness around homes, localities and in conclusion, our country. The Nukkad Natak comprised short yet powerful episodes of daily life circumstances, which people encounter, so as to give out the message of the glaring demerits of littering, effects of unclean environments on life and the ways in which one can contribute to cleaning and maintaining the surroundings.

Students performing nukkad natak

The event unfurled with the cell members spanning out in the streets of Solani Kunj as four groups and calling out to the people with zeal to come to listen to them. Once the people were were gathered, the members formed a circular arrangement in order to begin. After this, a small group of members would come inside the circle and would enact their roles while the ones in circle would interject as well as respond in the form a chorus. The closure of the event was with a chorus, reminding and projecting the motto of moving towards a cleaner and brighter future for India. Some of the episodes presented are a scene of a woman throwing out garbage in front their neighbour's house and her son, afterwards, slipping and injuring himself while coming home on the trash, another one was concerning our disrespect to, Gandhi, the man who lead our nation to freedom by disregarding his vision for a strong, healthy, and hygienic India.

In conclusion, the awareness team aimed to bring into notice a huge problem that a society faces today and the possible future scenarios which demonstrate the hazardous effects of littering and bad maintenance. The awareness team motivated the public to take an initiative and bring about a change so as to nullify the spiralling down to oblivion. Thus, in this manner the awareness cell has spread information among the masses about an important issue that will certainly bring welfare to the society.

    

    

Fun events for Paniala school students

“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s
life.”


On 30th January 2016, students of Pragati cell of NSS, IIT Roorkee went to
Paniyala State School to conduct various fun events for the students. The village
is 6 km from the campus. A group of approximately 20 students went there.
Though it was a holiday for students yet students showed full keenness to
conduct the event.
The school did not have a very good conditions.The infrastructure was not very
good. Though it had a computer lab, but the lab had only three computers that
too not working properly. It had students of sixth to eight class. The school had
nearly 100 students.
The students were very cheerful and full of life. NSS volunteers were received
with great enthusiasm and joy.
The first event conducted was a General Knowledge quiz. It was a twenty five
minute quiz with fourteen questions. To everybody's surprise three students
managed to answer all fourteen questions correctly. So a tie breaker was
conducted. Sadman, a student of class 7th won the tie breaker and was declared
as the winner. Everybody was surprised to see the level of awareness and
knowledge of these children.
Then painting competition for girls and race for boys were organised. For painting
competition, sheets, colors, paints etc were provided by NSS volunteers. The
drawings were beautiful and it became very difficult to decide a winner. School
teachers were asked to judge and find the winner. Finally, the pair of Soni Gulnaz
and Nargis were adjusted the winners. The race was the most energetic of all
events. Excitement level among boys was very high. Sadbad Ali of sixth class
won the event.
School teachers were very helpful, cooperative and dedicated. They helped the
volunteers throughout the event. At the end prize distribution took place. Quiz
winner was given a dictionary, painting competition winners a painting set
whereas race winner a bag. Runner ups were given notebooks as prizes. The
event proved to be a success with high level of participation shown by the
students. Volunteers were happy with their work. The event ended with the
ringing of school bell and students went to take their mid-day meal.
The event was a eye opener. It made us realize that India has great potential
hidden in its villages. If given proper facilities and infrastructure, the village
children can do wonders and make India a world superpower.

Sports competition for children

“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but
those giving more.”

The students of NSS IIT Roorkee organised sports competitions for the
children of Khanjarpur and Bhangeri village. The event was organised
on January 26, 2016 in Subash Chandra Bose Club. Total forty-two
students aged between 8-12 years took part in the competition. Before
the event the volunteers had gone door to door to tell children about the
event. A lot of preparation and planning was done beforehand before
organizing the event.

First single lane race was organised for the children. It was followed by
marble on spoon race, frog race and three leg race. Both boys and girls
actively and enthusiastically participated in the events. Even some
parents had come to cheer for their children. The children were so
excited that many times they used to start running even before the count
to start finished. Those who were not in the race were cheering for their
friends. Volunteers as well as children both enjoyed a lot. The event
lasted for about two and half hours. After all the races were over, prizes
were given to the winners. At the end all the children were given
refreshments. Vishal Pundir, a student of class 7th and the winner of the
single lane race said that he enjoyed a lot and also that such events
should be conducted regularly by NSS.

The aim of NSS IIT Roorkee is all-around development of children. The
future of our country is in the hands of these children, Hence besides
teaching children, it also holds such events. Events like these teach
children importance of sports in life, team-spirit, discipline,
sportsmanship and help them in overall development. They also instil
competitive spirit and confidence in children. We can be sure of our
country's bright future only if the children are both physically and
mentally fit.

SWACH BHARAT ABHIYAN

A Step towards Clean India

On the auspicious occasion of sixty-seventh republic day, January 26, 2016 all the NSS proficiency holders congregated at the NSS Mandi Cell for the Swach Bharat Abhiyaan, a benignant initiative by NSS IIT Roorkee. This abhiyan was supervised by Dr. Smita Jha, head of NSS IIT Roorkee. The motive behind this amiable initiative was to address the importance of cleanliness in the society. The students were split into four troops and they proceeded thereafter.

Each troop was given adequate number of plastic gloves, brooms and masks. And the posters made by the students of NSS itself, added icing to the cake of abhiyan. Task of collecting the trash, picking it up and holding the posters were circulated among the students ordinarily.

The first and the foremost group headed over to the civil lines of Roorkee to clean up heaps of rubbish accumulated in every nook and corner of the road. The second troop proceeded to the road of physics department, following it was the road of civil department and finally they headed over to the road of sarojni and jawahar bhawan. The third troop progressed to the road joining metallurgical and materials department the alternate hydro-energy centre, post which they moved to road of rajiv and radhakrishnan bhawan.

The final group began their task from the road of electronics and computer sciences department from there they proceeded straight to the road of anushruti school. Further they moved to the convocation hall’s road and there last stop was road of mahatma gandhi central library.

After winding up with the tasks allotted to each group they gathered at the Mandi Cell. Thereafter each student’s biometric attendance was taken. The apportion of refreshments was the terminus of the abhiyan. It was indeed an enriching experience. The awareness team motivated the public to take an initiative and bring about a change so as to nullify the spiralling down to oblivion. Thus, in this manner the abhiyan has spread information among the masses about an important issue that will certainly bring welfare to the society.

NSS organises sports competitions for children

“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.”

The students of NSS IIT Roorkee organised sports competitions for the children of Khanjarpur and Bhangeri village. The event was organised on January 26, 2016 in Subash Chandra Bose Club. Total forty-two students aged between 8-12 years took part in the competition. Before the event the volunteers had gone door to door to tell children about the event. A lot of preparation and planning was done beforehand before organizing the event.

First single lane race was organised for the children. It was followed by marble on spoon race, frog race and three leg race. Both boys and girls actively and enthusiastically participated in the events. Even some parents had come to cheer for their children. The children were so excited that many times they used to start running even before the count to start finished. Those who were not in the race were cheering for their friends. Volunteers as well as children both enjoyed a lot. The event lasted for about two and half hours. After all the races were over, prizes were given to the winners. At the end all the children were given refreshments. Vishal Pundir, a student of class 7th and the winner of the single lane race said that he enjoyed a lot and also that such events should be conducted regularly by NSS.

The aim of NSS IIT Roorkee is all-around development of children. The future of our country is in the hands of these children, Hence besides teaching children, it also holds such events. Events like these teach children importance of sports in life, team-spirit, discipline, sportsmanship and help them in overall development. They also instil competitive spirit and confidence in children. We can be sure of our country's bright future only if the children are both physically and mentally fit.

The Insight Of Science

Apart from their regular teaching schedule from Monday to Friday, members of the Prerna cell, NSS IIT Roorkee conducted an interesting science workshop for the students of nearby areas on January 24^th, 2016. The aim of this novel venture was to give those children a brief insight into the implementation of their already learnt courses of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. And those children enjoyed and learnt much from this event.

Student performing experiment

Considering the same, many experiments were demonstrated by the students of Prerna cell to show the various real life phenomena using simple equipment like sharpener, rubber, plastic glass, etc. These included concepts of centrifugal force, refraction of light, optical illusion, the well-known Boyle’s law, and others like the functioning of a hovercraft and how air pressure from a balloon can move a car.

Every experiment was followed by an interactive round to make students use their already learnt concepts for the justification of the marvel done before their eyes, telling them the actual and simple reasons behind it. The students were also asked to perform those experiments themselves for a better understanding of the classroom concepts.

About 35-40 students from the local schools of Roorkee attended it with great zeal and passion. They gained a lot of knowledge and were quite excited for the workshop from the beginning itself.Thus, application of theoretical knowledge into practical happenings really made the day for all brilliant and inquisitive minds. In the words of cell coordinator Shubham Jain himself, they were all excited to showcase such daily life science to those young minds.

Drawing Competition

 Art needs no introduction, it speaks for itself. It’s said that “Drawing is exercise for a restless imagination”. To a person it imparts the ability to express things that are difficult to say. It enables others a peek of the creativity that lies hidden inside every one of us.

Children undoubtedly are the most artistic. RT Education cell of NSS IIT Roorkee endeavored to unleash the imagination of underprivileged children by organizing a drawing competition in the government school of the khanjarpur village. The event commenced in the morning at the school itself where the    students participated eagerly. The drawing materials like sheets, pencils, erasers, colors, etc was provided by the NSS. Children from classes 1 to 8 turned up for the competition in large numbers. All of them were excited.

The topic of the contest was “Save earth and save trees”. The event lasted about one and a half hours and then the drawing sheets were collected. Each entry was unique. The participants were called in the evening for prize distribution. After awarding first, second and third prizes from each class all the other children were given a pack of biscuits as consolation prize.

It was a successful endeavor by the students of the RT education cell of NSS that offered the poor children a way to express their thoughts.

NSS Visit

On the 16^th of January, 2015, a group of 25 NSS volunteers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee along with program coordinator Mrs. Smita Jha visited an NGO, called the Bhartiya Gramotthan Sanstha in the District Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

The NGO, headed by Mr. Anil Joshi works towards rural and social development, and it achieves it by the production of handicraft, handloom and by giving commercial training to self-help groups of women. Around three thousand people are directly employed due to this NGO and several other are indirectly employed by them. The NGO works in the manufacturing of products like rags, carpets, woollen items, etc. which are made using the local fibres found in the state of Uttarakhand. Wool, jute and bark fibre, which is also called ‘bheemal’ in the local language, are the most commonly used fibres by the NGO to make their products. 

The process of manufacturing used by the NGO is simple yet quite effective. First the fibre undergoes a mechanical processing called carding, after which it is put into a willow machine and then to a spinning unit. After another few rounds of processing the fibre is made into fine threads and transferred to the Khadi Gram Udyog which uses this fabric to make products of their own. The fibre is also made fine in several cases and assembled into uniforms and sweaters and such items.

The main aim of this NGO is not the production of items made from fabric, their main aim is to alleviate the social and economic status of the surrounding places. Due to the climate and lack of opportunities, several of the people from the nearby villages leave their home and go to the cities. But due to this NGO, these people now find employment near their homes and their children are now also able to receive good education, making their future bright and full of great prospects.

Apart from all this, the organisation also focuses on empowering women. They do so by providing work and important duties to the females. The shops set up by this NGO have women operating them, further strengthening their desire to enhance women employment. All this has allowed the female population of that place to be independent.

The NGO also follows several fair trade principles, making their workplace a great environment. The principles followed by them are-

·         Creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers.

·         Transparency and accountability.

·         Fair trading practices.

·         Payment of a fair price.

·         Ensuring no child labour and forced labour.

·         Non-discrimination, gender equality and freedom of association.

·         Ensuring good working conditions.

·         Providing capacity building.

·         Promoting fair trade.

·         Respect for the environment.

Apart from these practices, they also perform their manufacturing without causing much pollution. Their electricity demands are not high because of the use of manpower, plus they prohibit the use of plastic bags and instead use jute or cardboard bags further saving the environment.

The Bhartiya Gramothan Sanstha, established in 1989, is now 24 years old and is still going strong in making a difference in the world. Their desire to empower the local people, especially the women and their collaborations with self-help groups is highly commendable.

NSS can take huge inspiration from them and learn how the smallest of things can make a huge difference. The NGO shows us how the smallest of thing can lead to generation of employment. Their work is a motivation for everyone.

जीवन वृति एवं चित्त वृति के बीच चुनाव

एन.एस.एस. भारतीय प्रौधिकी संस्थान, रूडकी के तत्वाधान में दिनाँक १२/०१/२०१६ को छात्र कल्याण एवं मार्गदर्शन हेतु डॉ. अनुरूपा रॉय को व्याख्यान हेतु आमंत्रित किया गया |  कार्यक्रम का शुभारम्भ डॉ. अनुरुपा रॉय ने दीप प्रज्वलित कर के किया , इस अवसर पर छात्र कल्याण अध्यक्ष डॉ. डी.के. नोरियाल ने भी अपनी उपस्थिति दर्ज करायी | कार्यक्रम का उधेश्य छात्रों के जीवन में भविष्य में सही पेशे के चुनाव को लेकर होने वाली असमंजस को दूर करना था |

डॉ. अनुरुपा रॉय ने खुद के जीवन का उदहारण देते हुए बताया कि जिस तरह उन्होंने चिकित्सा शास्त्र में स्नाकोत्तर होते हुए भी परामर्श कार्य के छेत्र में खुद का भविष्य बनाया उसी तरह कोई भी अपने पसंद के छेत्र को स्वयं का पेशा बना सकता है | डॉ. अनुरुपा रॉय के अनुसार किसी भी छेत्र में जाने से पहले व्यक्ति को खुद से कुछ सवाल करने चाहिए और अगर उनके उत्तर संतोष जनक हों तभी आगे कदम बढाने चाहिए | उसे बिना किसी पूर्वाग्रह के खुद से प्रश्न करना चाहिए कि वह किस पेशे में जाना चाहता है | अगर वह उस पेशे में सफल न हो तो वापस खुद के छेत्र में आने का मार्ग उसके पास होना चाहिए तथा उसके पास पर्याप्त धन होना चाहिए जिससे की वह दूसरे छेत्र में खुद को स्थापित करने के समय सही तरीके से जीवनयापन कर पाए | उसे सफल होने के लिए पहले से ही उचित परियोजना बनाकर काम करना चाहिए |

कार्यक्रम के दौरान डॉ. अनुरुपा रॉय ने भारतीय प्रौधिकी संस्थान के छात्र नीलेश भल्ला एवं प्रतीक तोषनीवाल को उनके सराहनीय काम के लिए एन.एस.एस. उत्कृष्टता पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया | व्याख्यान के अंत में डॉ. अनुरुपा रॉय ने छात्रों के प्रश्नों के उत्तर देकर उनके मन की शंकाओं को दूर किया | कार्यक्रम के अंत में डॉ. डी.के. नोरियाल ने डॉ. अनुरुपा रॉय को धन्यवाद देते हुए उन्हें अभारचिंह भेंट किया |

NSS organizes guest lecture to guide students

"Purpose is the reason you journey, Passion is the fire that lights your way"

The importance of pursuing our passion radiated in the guest lecture organized by NSS IIT Roorkee on 12 Jan, 2015, National Youth’s Day addressed by Dr. Anurupa Roy. Dr. D.K. Nauriyal, Dean of Student Welfare welcomed Dr. Anurupa Roy and distinguished guest, Dr. Vimal Kumar and Dr. Falguni Pattanaik, the Program Officers of NSS IIT Roorkee.

   Dr. Anurupa Roy enlightened the students with her words and inspired them with her own life story. She studied medicine for 6 years but then she realized that this is not where she belongs. She found her passion in
consultancy and social work and even after numerous difficulties kneaded her passion and career.

   The inspiring lecture was followed by a question and answer session where she answered the students as well as Dr. Nauriyal’s queries regarding how to deal with parents when the student wants an unconventional career.

    In the end, Dr. Anurupa Roy presented the NSS excellence award to Neelesh Bhalla, former On-Campus Secretary and Pratik Toshniwal, former Deputy General Secretary of NSS for their service. Dr. DK Nauriyal also presented a memento to Dr. Anurupa Roy. Thus, this was indeed a great start of the year for the youth as a sense of purpose was instilled in the students.

Offering A Helping Hand To Paniyala

It is said that real India is found in the villages. The rural people have been safeguarding the true essence of the grand Indian culture till today. But the hardships of these people have always been overlooked by the government. Their interests are neglected and their lack of awareness is always exploited by others thus leading them to misery.

In order to tackle this nationwide problem, the dynamic Prime Minister of India launched an easy and affordable economic scheme named as ‘Jan Dhan se Jan Suraksha’. It aims at strengthening the financial stance of the people in rural areas.

To spread awareness regarding this government initiative, Pragati Cell of NSS, IIT Roorkee visited a village named Paniyala which is about five kilometers away from the campus.

Paniyala is a flourishing village where people welcomed the students warmly. The students interacted with the villagers and explained them about the scheme. The volunteers cleared the doubts of the people and helped them understand the benefits of the proposal. The people were also enthusiastic and showed interest. A total of about sixty people showed up for the event out which forty people got themselves enrolled to the various policies. There were two banks, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda who attended to the villagers.

It was a successful endeavor by the Pragati Cell which plans on setting up a camp in Paniyala in September to assist the locals.

Know and Control Yourself

Self-control strength is a central construct to theories of willpower, optimal functioning, freedom from addiction, and abilities to override problematic social motives and behaviours (e.g., aggression).

Training the students on these grounds, NSS, IIT Roorkee under the aegis of DOSW organised a guest lecture on “Art of controlling yourself and discovering self-glory” by ISKCON speaker Dr. GG Krishna Murthy, a famous Youth Counsellor & Trainer of Communication, Meditation, Leadership and Time Management.

He came up with the objective of making every Tom, Dick, and Harry know their insight.

A small meditation session conducted by him took all and sundry into a world of calmness and peace. He portrayed various examples to show whatever has happened with us, it was our Past, but due to that Past, one should not spoil the future.

What he meant was that every great person in this world became great because he had a great control on himself and his wits. Everyone was totally engrossed in his speech. He was communicating with everyone as if he was amongst the audience only. He added that the reason for him being the Institute Silver medallist was self-control via ‘MEDITATION’.

The life history of Iskcon founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and Mother Teresa and the struggles they faced in their life filled every person with enthusiasm and confidence to face all difficult circumstances boldly and without any fear. He sighted example of Mahatma Gandhi highlighting the importance of having a good EQ.  His words were an eye-opener for everyone as everyone realised the importance of SQ and EQ over IQ and that meditation is powerful enough to make us have control on ourself. The lecture was mesmerising and ended with smiles and contentment.

Completion of Yet Another Successful Semester By NSS Model Village

With an intention of continuing its success in rural areas of Roorkee, the volunteers of Model Village cell of NSS, IIT ROORKEE again completed a semester of free coaching classes from 11:00 am-1:00 pm in Bhangeri village on 1^st November, 2015. The cell volunteers had been working rigorously in the areas of health, education, employment and awareness to ensure a healthy and progressive society. 

The activity which forms the part and parcel of this cell is to provide free education to the children of all age groups and thus, preparing them for the impending competition that awaits them when they actually get into the intricacies of real life. In order to facilitate developmental strategies and to bridge the gap between urban and rural India, Model Village, NSS IIT Roorkee strives to work hard in this direction and ensures the availability of basic amenities, facilities and useful commodities to the rural folk. With regular lessons of subjects like Physics, Maths, etc. from Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday are meant to be devoted for doing simple and knowledgeable experiments along with giving a little dosage of moral sciences and healthy sports activities like kho-kho and kabaddi.

Other happenings included events like quizzes, essay writing aimed at cultivating their co-curricular activities also. Not only this, regular students and winners were awarded to further invoke their interests in respective areas.

In a nutshell, the journey which started three years back from a small section of the village has now moved on to the entire village with 90 students at present, thus creating more awareness and involving even greater participation.

Talent Hunt in IITR

It is rightly said that talent is not contingent on age, same was showcased in an event named “PRERNA’S GOT TALENT” organized by Prerna cell of NSS, IIT Roorkee on November 1, 2015. The event was first of its kind to be organized by NSS, IIT Roorkee.

The event was attended by number of students studying under the teaching programme of Prerna cell. The main motto behind organizing the event was to develop self confidence among students so that they can overcome their stage phobia. The event served dual purposes by not only boosting confidence level of students but also turning out to be a recreational event for the students where they enjoyed and took a break from their regular schedule.

The event was composed of number of activities such as dancing, singing, standup comedy, all of where performances of students were appreciable. At last top 3 position holders were awarded with prizes and chocolates were distributed to all participating students.

Smiles all over as NSS Model Village award the achievers

“All work and no play makes jack a dull boy” so true is this saying. When the model village cell of IIT Roorkee accepted the responsibility of educating young minds, they did not miss out the extra-curricular activities in their schedule. Thus along with teaching academic subjects to the students of Bangheri village, additional activities were planned from time to time so that the students may get a chance to explore what lies inside them.

Keeping in mind, the overall development of the personality of the students, various events were conducted by NSS Model Village Cell like Quiz Competitions, Sport Events and Essay writing competition. Even the students who are not able to attend the school on a regular basis were asked to be present at class on Sundays in order to keep pace with their studies. On 31^st October such students who put in extra efforts for the sake of their studies were rewarded and encouraged in the prize distribution ceremony.

“A healthy mind dwells in a healthy body”. Along with weekly school activities NSS Model Village also motivates students to participate in sport activities and the students who excelled were awarded in the ceremony. NSS Model village encourages its students to perform well in academics as well as other activities and the morale of the students was boasted after this prize distribution ceremony which was more than evident from their smiling faces. This reassured that NSS is on the right path of achieving the dream of a better and happy society. 

Jandhan se Jan Suraksha Yojana

 Our country’s farmer is in great distress today. He toils in the fields all day yet experiences financial insecurity. His wife sacrifices the joys of her life and works hard all day to save every penny she can for her child’s education. Yet every evening she is anxious to hide these pennies for she fears that her husband, who knows not how to spend his earnings wisely, may waste it all on alcohol and similar frivolities.

In order to alleviate these pains, our new Prime Minister has launched a program on the scale of a national campaign, the Jandhan se Jan Suraksha Yojana. It is a policy which encourages each and every Indian to avail the three insurance policies provided by the Government, namely the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and the Atal Pension Yojana.

A village named Paniyala which is about 5 kilometres away from the main campus, was surveyed by  the Pragati Cell of NSS, IIT ROORKEE in order to  promote this campaign . A group of about 30 students began their journey for the village early morning, covering the entire trip on their bicycles.

Paniyala was full of life and culture. Across the green fields and on the village roads walked the residents who welcomed us with care and hospitality. The children were very enthusiastic to meet us, some of whom dreamed of becoming IITians one day. Even the Pradhan of Paniyala was very supportive of us and the campaign.

140 people were surveyed of which 68 were yet not aware of the Jandhan Yojna. Hence, the volunteers sat down with these people and tried their best to explain the benefits they would reap by being a part of these schemes. At first, some of the villagers were a bit sceptical. However, the volunteers were successful in clarifying most of their doubts.

The Pragati Cell had also managed to acquire permission to set up a camp in Paniyala in the first week of September wherein the people would be assisted in registering for the various insurance policy schemes provided by the Government.

Target 2030: Sustainable Development

Vimarsh meaning consultation or deliberation was a paper presentation event on sustainable development. The ideas contending for the spotlight comprised of promotion of alternate energy sources, artificial photosynthesis, village development models, desalination methods, indication to a synergistic framework by connecting the stakeholders.

The judges were Dr. Ram Manohar Singh, Dr. Falguni Patnaik and Dr. Rahul Krishna Gairola. The special guest was Dr. Smita Jha. Seven teams participated in the competition.

Participants giving presentation 

First position was bagged by Rahul sharma& Anurag Singh for giving voice to artificial photosynthesis under the heading of Odyssey to the photosynthetic city. The statement was that although solar cells are cutting-edge renewable energy source devices, their manufacturing causes a serious environmental damage. So, by using a catalyst driven mechanism, closely imitating the natural process, the water is to be split into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight, thus producing fuel for the hydrogen economy.

Second position was taken by Bijon Guha & Shweta Sisodiya. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. They emphasized upon the concept of needs and limitations to formulate a model for sustainable development. A few facets of the model such as educational innovation called ‘Shiksha Gaadi’ for spreading literacy in remote areas, women empowerment, reducing road accidents by monitoring potholes in roads using proximity sensor in auto road checker vehicle, water ATM, GDP growth in transition & conflicted countries.

Third position was given to Abhishek Kapoor & co. They extrapolated statistics giving the population jump and corresponding sky-rocketing of energy, food and water demand. They gave the present technological developments in solar energy, highly efficient (85%) tidal energy, biofuels, desalination and tackling food requirement.

Conclusion of the event was highlighting the 17 global goals for the sustainable development which are no poverty, no hunger, good health, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, clean energy, good jobs and economic growth, innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption, protect the planet, life below water, life on land, peace and justice, partnership for the goals.

Dengue Awareness Camp

 “Dengue is now one of the most important tropical diseases. While it doesn't kill that many people, it has tremendous economic and social impact.” The Dengue awareness campaign was organized and executed by the Pragati cell.

On 18/10/2015, they put posters in the village of Paniyala so as to make the villagers aware about the signs and symptoms of dengue as well as the precautions against it. The event started by assembling at the local school and planning a strategy and subsequent division into groups. The aim was to make the villagers know what is dengue, how it spreads, its treatment and facilities  to that purpose. Dengue fever is a painful, debilitating, mosquito ­borne disease . Dengue goes by other names, including "breakbone fever" or "dandy fever." Victims of dengue often have contortions due to the intense joint, muscle, and bone pain, hence the name breakbone fever. Symptoms include severe joint and muscle pain, swollen nodes, headache, fever, exhaustion, and rash. The presence of fever, rash, and headache (the "dengue triad") is characteristic of dengue fever.

Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums, severe pain behind the eyes, and red palms and soles. Aedes aegypti species of mosquitoes is particularly involved, as it prefers to lay its eggs in artificial water containers, to live in close proximity to humans, and to feed on people rather than other vertebrates. As there is no commercially available vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites. Dengue does not spread from person to person i.e. not contagious. Maintaining proper fluid balance is important. Paracetamol is used for fever and discomfort while NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and aspirin are avoided as they might aggravate the risk of bleeding.

RT Education organizes event on Gandhi Jayanti

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” It is this very quote which motivates the members of the RT Education Cell of NSS, IIT Roorkee to go to the Khanjarpur village on a near daily basis and teach those children who can’t afford education. But that is not their only purpose as many fun events are also organized by them for the entertainment and knowledge enhancement of the kids. And one such event was held on the auspicious day of 2^nd October, 2015, that is Gandhi Jayanti.

The event was a fun activity held mainly to make the children aware about Mahatma Gandhi’s role in fighting injustice in both South Africa and India.

The event began sharp at 6PM, right after the classes of the children held there prior to six. The first half of the program involved showing a movie on Gandhi to the children present there. The movie traced Gandhi’s life from birth up until his return to India and his subsequent non-cooperation movement. The movie taught the kids that being honest to oneself and to our loved ones is a very important thing in life.

 In the second half of the program the children were asked general questions based on the movie. And those who were able to correctly answer were given lovely gifts. A few of the children even answered multiple times. And with this, the event came to a conclusion around 7PM.

After the short movie and quiz, a few of the children were even commended for the great academic progress that they had shown over the previous few weeks.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the kids it can be firmly stated that these children are interested and even excited to learn and grow.

Essay Writing And Quiz Competition Organised By NSS Model Village

 On 2^nd October, an essay competition was organized for the students with the topic ‘Mahatma Gandhi - A great leader’ and ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri’ to create awareness among the young minds about these great gems of our country. The students of Bhangeri village who are taught by the volunteers of NSS Model Village cell were really excited for the event.

The students of Std. 2^nd to 7^th participated in the competition. As it was a holiday to the normal teaching activities, the students were advised to come to the school for the events. There were nearly 40 students who participated in the events.

A Quiz competition was also held on the topic of our National heritage, the same day. Both the events received stupendous response from the students. It was declared that an award ceremony will be organized for the students who came up with flying colours in these events later. These event not only helped the students get enlightened and enriched by the preaching’s and noble works of these great leaders but also gave them a chance to develop writing skills and competitive spirit as well.