Vigyan Ganga, a quarterly journal for popularizing science writing in Hindi, was released by the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice-chancellor Professor DP Singh in Varanasi on August 18, 2011. The journal is a joint venture of BHU Hindi Cell and Union HRD Ministry.
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice-chancellor Professor DP Singh laid the foundation stone of a sports complex in Rajiv Gandhi South Campus at Barkachha on
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Banaras Hindu University (BHU) celebrated the 65th Independence Day with great enthusiasm. BHU vice-chancellor Professor Dhirndra Pal Singh hoisted the tricolour at Amphitheater ground, in Varanasi on August 15, 2011. He also took salute of the march past and witnessed parade presented by NCC cadets. Students of the university also presented attractive programmes based on patriotic themes.
Metals and Metallurgical Quiz 2011 was held at Metallurgical Engineering Department of the
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Urology Department of Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) organised live operative workshop on "Green Light Laser Prostatectomy" at Doctors Lounge in
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Professor P Ramarao, chairman, governing council, International Advance Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Material (ARCI),
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Gita Pravachan, Bhagvat Pravachan, Yoga Sadhna (theory and practical) classes organised by Gita Samiti and Yoga Sadhana Kendra began at Malviya Bhavan in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on
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UGC Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) organised orientation programme in Varanasi on August 4, 2011. BHU Vice Chancellor Professor DP Singh was the chief guest.
State Bank of India, Banaras Hindu University, implemented "Know Your Customer" norms in Varanasi on August 1, 2011. Under the RBI guidelines banks were advised to follow certain customer identification procedure for opening of accounts and monitoring transactions of a suspicious nature for the purpose of reporting it to appropriate authority. These ‘Know Your Customer’ guidelines have been revisited in the context of the Recommendations made by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Anti Money Laundering (AML) standards and on Combating Financing of Terrorism (CFT). These standards have become the international benchmark for framing Anti Money Laundering and combating financing of terrorism policies by the regulatory authorities.
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Vice Chancellor Professor DP Singh inaugurated state-of-the-art Shyamlal Bhuvalka eye operation theater and central registry and cash collection centre at Sir Sunderlal Hospital in BHU, Varanasi, on July 31, 2011.
Uttar Padesh Cultural Minister Subhash Pandey formally handed over the land to Banaras Hindu University Vice Chancellor Professor DP Singh for establishing Premchand Memorial Research and Study Centre at Lamhi, the ancestral village of great Hindi novelist Munshi Premchandra, in
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Banaras Hindu Univrsity vice chancellor professor DP Singh inaugurated a seminar on Ganges River Dolphin in Varanasi on July 29, 2011. The Union Government had last year declared Ganga river dolphin as the national aquatic animal.
She was accompanied by Akhilesh Gautam, Social Policy and Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist of UNICEF. While discussing different issues Khudr said the UNICEF has got biggest network in
Khudr was here to review the progress of UNICEF supported HIV AIDS Programme in
It may be mentioned here that UNICEF’s biggest programme in
Prof. DP Singh said the socially marginalized child, child nutrition, child right, holistic child development were the important issues of the eastern part of our country, which BHU would like to focus on. Prof. Singh welcomed the initiative to start collaborative programmes between BHU and UNICEF.
Professor Singh briefed the delegation about the recently installed UNESCO Chair on Peace and Inter cultural studies, which is first of its kind in the country. The UNICEF delegation said though they were only supporting governments and their programmes but now they were trying to identify partners other than government including universities.
He said the BHU would be an ideal platform for collaborating with UNICEF for holistic development of children. He said in addition of having one of the biggest hospitals in the eastern part of the country, we also have several departments which can look into food, shelter, education, social, legal issues of child development.
The UNICEF official expressed her willingness to have an MoU with BHU. The BHU VC said the university will welcome such an initiative.
He suggested that the MoU should be of generic nature so that it has scope to work together on various issues of child development. In this context, Khudr mentioned about UNICEF chair on child right in
It is expected that MoU will be signed in the coming months. This will be first MoU, UNICEF will be signing with any Indian university.
Photo caption: BHU Vice Chancellor Professor DP Singh greets UNICEF officials in Varanasi on July 19, 2011.
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