While the government and the sugar barons, they talk about their virtues, professionals in their sweets, the government’s plan of establishing an expert group to work as director of the sugar, appears in the backburner.

It may be determined by the government resolution (GR: no 1720/PK207/25-S) of 16 September 2003, the government cancelled the panel system, whereby staff of sugar factories has been promoted as Director General. A group of trained professionals and candidates have done, based MBA. Applicants were invited to a sign-70 test and 30 marks the entry selected for interview.

Employees of sugar, wanted as Director General was also requested for the entry test and maintenance appointments to come. The candidates were selected for training a year - education and practical experience in a sugar refinery before ordering as director of the sugar. The scheme was the idea of former commissioner Bijay Kumar sugar and aimed at preventing nepotism and the appointment of Yes Men in the greater interest of sugar.

But after the withdrawal of Bijay Kumar, the government seems to have forgotten, on frameworks, despite the fact that the selection process took up to an advanced stage of training. Thus, more than 66 candidates - half of them has been and remains MBAs agents sweets, examinations were by the prestigious Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA), under the chairmanship of any other Manoirs, V, father of the revolution White Way back in June 2004. Most nominees, or their existing jobs after receiving letters of selection.

One of the candidates Arun Bhosale, has ME and MBA, recently sent a letter to Shiv Sena MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, drawing his attention to the lack of progress in their separation. Bhosale in his letter pointed out that plans were underway efforts to restore the old system Panel for the designation of the “practice” managers. “It was almost a year and we do not have our appointment. Commissionerate of sugar, neither the State nor the Association of sugar cooperatives in the next edition,” said Bhosale.

When contacted the State Minister Patangrao Kadam of cooperation was not the indictment investigation. “We only recommended to use the teaching skills desirable for a director general. We do not want to go beyond. The board of a plant should be free to appoint a director of their choice,” said Kadam TNN. On the question of whether the plants were asked to choose the 66 selected candidates, “said the minister, there should be a sugar factory.

Speaking to TNN, Gidwani claimed that the selected experts have been ignored because factories wanted “Yes Men”. “Each plant has an average volume of investment of Rs 50 crore and an annual turnover of about Rs 700 crore,” he stressed, adding that qualified specialists were of paramount importance in view the enormous sum of money involved.

Gidwani pointed out that efforts were ignoring the 66 selected candidates were indeed by the Land government. “We have information that a new list of 75 candidates was the state government,” he charged. He said he presented a memorandum to Minister Kadam seeking his urgent intervention, bearing in mind that the sugar was scheduled for an RS 1340 crore package of emergency aid in the next budget.

A qualified engineer seek a better life for farmers. That’s Apoorva Oza, CEO, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP). And he works now for the last 16 years.

Oza has worked since 1988 in the districts of Surendranagar, Narmada, Junagadh and Kachchh. He believes that farmers should be motivated to work in groups, institutions and cooperatives, it would reduce their burden.

After the mechanical construction, Oza received a Post-Graduate Studies at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA).

“After the course, I had a job to AKRSP. Entschloss I am at work on village development and promotion of the use of modern irrigation systems.

“No institution can develop and grow without the support of many individuals and organization partner,” Oza said. “To help farmers, I am well trained and agriculture experts and engineers in these sectors, so they can guide farmers and assist them with technical know-how. It so happens that, for them, that my burden reduced. I do not believe, as part of my job. It is my interest and thanked him, I appreciate everything.

Oza is of the opinion that the lack of knowledge on modern techniques of irrigation contributes significantly farmers unfortunate economic conditions. “Due to frequent power outages, there is a lack of water approximately 40 per cent. Should we therefore have little time on new techniques that can be useful and make them less dependent on rain.”

One of the techniques that it intends to contribute to the promotion of drip irrigation - an effective, but costly. “Drop by drop compared to other techniques is one of the best ways to solve the problem of water scarcity that the quantity of water to take a less is quite. It is necessary to reach directly Part of the annex, “he says. But this system is relatively little used.

“This is because the structure of this system is quite complicated and, therefore, it is difficult for farmers to understand. Maintenance costs also seems quite high, since only a few engineers like rural areas and to repair machines. ”

Oza is of the opinion that awareness among farmers, a long way to go in promoting drip irrigation. “If a farmer, he is familiar with the system indicates that other, it is accepted within their community.”

Oza now plans to extend its work in these four districts and provides for work in Madhya Pradesh. He also worked in the affected areas, such as earthquakes Kachchh also went by long periods of drought in recent years. In these areas, the organization focused on the construction of structures harvest water entry and agriculture.

He hoped that his efforts will give better results in the fields. As he said: “Our motto is - more crop per drop”.

THE Swadeshi Science Movement (SCM) has decided to conduct a workshop here on ‘Offshore sand mining; the pros and cons’ in the backdrop of widespread concern over sea sand mining, a proposal for which came up during the recently concluded Global Investors Meet in Kochi, and its likely impact on the fragile marine ecology.

The workshop, slated for Wednesday, will have wide-ranging discussions on the subject, according to Dr C.S.P. Iyer, Programme Director, and Dr C. Suresh Kumar, Secretary, SCM. The importance of systematic scientific studies in this area cannot be overemphasised, they added.

The focal theme has been selected in the light of this context, which would help in formulating guidelines for scientific studies on offshore sand mining and eventually serve as valuable input into a prospective National Policy on Coastal and Open Ocean Resource Management.

The workshop will be an opportunity for interaction between researchers and beneficiaries in the field. It has already secured the participation of leading scientists and experts from research institutes such as the National Institute of Oceanography, the Geological Survey of India, the Cochin University of Science and Technology, the Central Institute of Fisheries technology, the Centre for Earth Sciences Studies, the Regional Research Laboratory, the Botanical Survey of India, Indian Rare Earths and the Kerala Metals and Minerals, according to Dr Suresh Kumar.

The government has decided to devote a chapter about the life, times and benefits of Kalpana Chawla in the IT @ School handbook for the ninth standard topic of conversation is described as a fitting tribute to the country’s first female astronaut, in collaboration with six astronauts Scholars, met a tragic end of the Columbia disaster.

The new chapter in the coming academic years, a spokesman for the Mission of information technology, implementation of information technology official in the State, said. This manual is also new chapters on the GNU operating system based on Linux.

While space technology are included in the text book, there are instructions on “Doing exercises based on the life and activities of Kalpana Chawla. A brief article on Kalpana Chawla was also a tribute to him, the spokesman.

The introduction of the GNU-Linux-based operating system, an alternative to Microsoft Windows-based system, it is expected that students a chance to find out that the two platforms. The content of the book is divided into eight chapters viz. “Information Technology - basic ideas, the operating system, word processing, presentation software, spreadsheets, computer network and the Internet, information technology in various fields and further to Basic Studies” .

ITES Habitat for holistic approach: The Habitat Centre for Information Technology Enabled Services Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium complex, Kochi, the British Council for teacher training college in the English language. The training-cum-incubation in the centre of the habitat has opened its doors to latent April-end, after the University of tests is over.

According to the Mission of computing, colleges of the city are invited to nominate two teachers for the British Council “Business-English-certification (BEC) Classes for the habitat. The course will help participants learn English quality.

The habitat is an “IT” Carnival “in the third week of this year, with April Top officials from IT / ITES. IITM-K places: Nearly 80 percent of candidates on the first charge of the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management - Kerala (IITM-K) were able to find internships with companies in India and abroad. Thirty-eight candidates were selected by interviews and campus have been offered pay packages, “said spokesperson. The recruitment company Infosys, TCS, HCL, MasTek, Patni Computer ELXSI and Tata.

The success of the first series of IITM-K in recognition of its structure and, of course, the quality of training. The spokesman quoted Dr K.R. Srivatsan, Director, with words that students of IITM-K got the same as taking into account IITS. The first batch, 60 students for post-Graduate Diploma in IT and management courses (PGDITM), of which 12 received job offers before the end of the course.

Having established as a leader in the field of information systems, e-learning and knowledge management systems areas, the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) is now a research Moving in embedded systems and micro-electronics.

As a first step in this direction, the Institute is the establishment of a system board and Laboratory would soon begin an online course for interested students, professionals KR Srivathsan, director. The laboratory was officially launched here in the technology park and today. The departure is carried out in close collaboration with Tata Elxi and Ushus Tech, Techno Park two companies have their headquarters here.

Once the laboratory is fully implemented IIITM-K is also the implementation of courses for industry and teachers Engineering College, in the line.

Embedded software development is growing increasingly attractive economic hub, according to Professor Srivathsan This led to a strong demand Embedded System developers. Unfortunately, there are very few institutions, the quality of education and skills training on key technologies such as embedded systems and VLSI.

IIITM-K will soon launch a full-credit courses on integrated systems and advanced networks for the name of its final batch of post-Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDIT) students. An improved version of the same class, it is intended for working professionals in the industry, R & D and academic institutions of learning.

The programs have two objectives, the participants with a solid base of on-board technologies, systems and applications, industry-oriented “hands-on” Pra-ctical training. To achieve these objectives, the Institute has created a “progressive” facility “for education and industrial training and training in the field of embedded systems laboratory.

The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K) has concluded an agreement with Sun Microsystems for setting up an advanced laboratory information system (AISL), taking charge of his education Grid (EduGrid).

Sun Microsystems provides servers and software for the implementation of EduGrid. A Sun Advanced Computing Laboratory must also be established in the IIITM-K support to higher education and research activities. It contains very configuration of Sun servers, software and content quality for the sake of advanced subjects, students, professionals KR Srivathsan, Director, IIITM-K.

EduGrid The project was designed with the objective development of an education Grid infrastructure in institutions of higher education throughout the state, promoting the design and development of quality courses in various disciplines and development of standards in higher education by providing institutional Course high quality product and services on the network.

Prof. Srivathsan told Business Line here that Sun Microsystems has special relations with key universities worldwide. A large quantity of advanced software applications in engineering and science is, above all, Sun or Linux platforms. Academic Institutions use a heterogeneous computing environment and therefore Sun strict compliance with open standards, is an asset. “In addition, they provide significant discounts for academic institutions for equipment and almost all its software free for academic use. They also take charge of Linux. Our ultimate goal is a Sun Center of Excellence in IIITM-K. Thus, approximately 30 such centers throughout the world. It will spur us on the implementation of the advanced knowledge society, campus initiatives for the future, “he added.

The National Institute for Technology Kochi and Kozhikode University for Science and Technology are among those already included, as resource centres EduGrid. “We will soon, they are content for equipping laboratories and launches Web-based, of course, the content management systems for development and teacher training. IIITM-K EduGrid acts as a centre of operations and is also a resource centre, “says Professor Srivathsan.

The infrastructure of these centres is now completed the first phase. “She is the host of the EduGrid backbone network nodes, is a high-end server EduGrid all serve to ensure that all students and teachers in the institutions of the host. They are also a content server for the development of systems, including content development tools software. ”

The Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, cooperation with the EduGrid a project on the informal level. They are part of the national programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), whose objective is the development of teaching materials for 100 courses. These are more content as “wholesale”. Grid is the formation of such content to pack “Retail” distribution for other equally good content from institutions abroad, give lessons, teachers and help the presentation of content properly adapted to local plans for teaching higher education institutions in their normal course.

On ERNET discussions with India for setting up the network backbone of the grid, “said Professor Srivathsan last was probably the work begins in the next two months for the creation of the backbone. “We must bear in mind that the Union Ministry of Human Resources provides grants for All India Technical Education Council approved by the academic institutions and the library of the Commission Grant’s Indian National Digital Library in science and technology (INDEST) digital library ERNET only by initiatives “. Previously, IIITM-K-library became the first external member of the State in the INDEST consortium, the Ministry of the Union.

The Institute of Tourism of Kerala and study tours (Christophe) will soon be a part-time position-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration travel and tourism.

Intended to people in tourism and the tourism sector, classes for the program year will be held in the evening, Mr G. Chandramohan, Director, Christophe, told Business Line.

During KITTS would be responsible for the implementation of the programme, based on the Gwalior Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), the award diploma. The whole development plan and learning course, is also the IITTM, he said.

KIITS is the southern part of the regional chapter IITTM, but the responsibility for internal evaluation “an integral part of the course. Furthermore, on the anvil is one of the six-month course in air ticketing.

According to Mr. Chandramohan two-year post-graduate management KITTS was strongly requested. The current full-time, which is structured on regular an MBA, focusing on compliance with the requirements of tourism and travel industry.

The students were able to get an idea in the modus operandi of the industry, because most people resources for trainees came from tourism and travel industry.

Besides the students were also expected that the development of products for the tourism industry of Kerala and practical experience.

Almost all students, this course has been able to find good jobs in the travel industry, he said.

Another popular program KITTS was proposed by the certificate, of course, for masseurs. The six-month course in particular, in great demand, students professional masseurs. But those who do, of course, a right to work as masseurs and were not allowed to practice ayurvedic treatment, “says Chandramohan.

In addition to these programmes, the Institute - founded in 1988 by Kerala’s Department of Tourism - even in the short-term training programs for workers in the tourism and travel sector. Furthermore, it is also regular training programmes for the coordinators of tourism associations in schools and universities across the state.

It is an election with a gap of the city leadership training body of the Deccan Education (FR)-Company.

The 120 years of society, ie a number of educational institutions in Maharashtra, including the famous Fergusson College in Pune, struggling with mounting concern has never been in its ranks, as it does so elects from among its members, governors (CG).

The Council elections are never a stormy affair. This time, however, 21 senior members of society, grouped in a body for the elections. They also made public that the Council for its alleged violation of the advancement of society at the national level. The new body is the fee in January 2004.

The challenge is to put in place to ensure prudent in the city of education and political circles. Until now, all disputes in the Top Management of the company, informally by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have never been made public.

But the new group formed under the leadership of former Vice-President of the Council Padmakar Pardeshi, have launched a campaign to overthrow the current body, she threw the failure of the gross formation of the advancement of society and symbiosis Bharati Vidyapeeth did.

In addition Fergusson, other renowned institutions of society include Brihan Maharashtra Commerce College (BMCC) in Pune and Kirti College, Mumbai.

The current Vasantrao Kanitkar led by chairman and vice-president Suryakant Pathak, has rejected these allegations and criticism senior members of the “Miss credit to one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in the country.

Kanitkar Pathak and the polls are against the 21 members of the GC Lokmanya Panel, while Pardeshi is the leader of the opposition to Pragati path Panel.

Some prominent members of the panel have Pragati: Yashwant sane, a representative of the Sanmitra Sangh, which is considered the most prestigious organization, working for the promotion of sports in India; Kulkarni RR, Principal of the new school of English, Pune; Anand Mehendale, owner of Hindustan bakery and Neelkantha Joshi, director of the Institute of Economics and Research (IBMR), Puna.

The Secretary General of the nation state Ali tables Congress Party (NCP), Krushnakant Kudale also for Pragati path Panel.

Kudale, who is also the chairman of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and Pune, the coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the festival is also against the elections on behalf of the Pragati Panel.

The panel Lokmanya tries its best to their property in society. Pathak has put into circulation, a brochure of 4500 members of society (voters) indicating the main achievements of the body.

The brochure argues that the stalwarts in various fields, including Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, veteran actor of the stage Chittaranjan Kolhatkar, Shivshahir Babasaheb Pura Dare and writer Mirasdar DM, pledged to support Lokmanya Panel.

On the political front, MP Pradeep Rawat, BJP MLA Girish Bapat, Shiv Sena MLA Vinayak Nimhan and City Congress chief Mohan Joshi, care of the Lokmanya Panel.

The presidents and directors of several cooperative banks in the state, have also pledged their support for the GC.

A number of critical issues which the GOI management schools in their desire for globalization and performance processes and changing requirements for the user of the industry came to the forefront in the recent 6 Directors’ conclave on globalization and management training: Issues and Challenges “, organized by the All India Management Association (AIMA) in the capital.

The consensus on the fact that living in Daylong conclave was that Indian Business Schools should aim to constantly improve the quality of their entry at an effective entry levels of processes and train students through a holistic and integrated approach completes the basis of scientific rigor, buildings and the values of care and education plans for a meeting needs of the external environment and user expectations of the industry.

Stressing the need for what ultimately it is important to the quality of the editing of Business Schools, a prestigious theatre directors of B-schools has asked for the enhancement of opportunities in regard to schools, students and trade institutional. They were also that of Business Schools, their resources in a spirit of cooperation competitive. The objective must be to increase intellectual capital country’s wealth in the era of knowledge of the 21st century.

The speech at the opening meeting was chaired by Mr. Pritam Singh, director of IIM, Lucknow. He proposed, among other things, that schools could choose B hand in hand to offer Indian management training foreign students.

Prof. A. Ahmad, the management of education by scientists and VC, University of Delhi, wanted to make the campus of high quality management training focuses on the global economic environment.

Director of S. P Jain Institute of Management, Dr N. K Sen Gupta said that the B-schools should also society organizations and proactively to the needs of the town of restoration than the needs of industry users.

Mr. Pramnath Sinha, Dean, Indian School of Business, said that the Institute encourages students to gain by learning from real life cases with a company that pays a grant for the implementation of their projects.

Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Mr. Amitava Bose, stressed the need for a strong academic orientation on the basis of conceptual rigour of quality studies on the development of intellectual capital. Dr JL Batra of Amity School of Business said that the system called “participatory” or mentoring from the faculty should B-schools.

Approva (R) Corporation, a leader in continuous monitoring of audit and control automation software, today announced that Usha Srikanth has Approva as Vice President of Product Engineering. Usha will focus on global companies in the areas of product development in Puna, India.

Usha brings 20 years of experience in product development to the USA and India, their role in Approva, including 15 years at Hewlett-Packard USA. At HP, Usha was part of the company “Leadership program and was responsible for several products, including aspects of the core HP-UX operating system. Usha has been widely published and holds a U.S. patent for an acquisition of knowledge , Which deciphers photolithography defects and their impact on yields in the manufacture of semiconductor manufacturing process of integrated circuits.

“Usha is a key factor in most of our Asia-Pacific team,” said President of Operations Approva India, Himanshu Singh. “She brings a wealth of technical and managerial experience Approva some of the largest and most seen in the business of software. We already have a solid foundation and Track Record of customers and innovations in the market to react. Usha this level during the next and ensure that we are expanding our product line leader in the fast-growing market RCMP.

Before Approva, Usha worked for three years for the management of India-based R & D efforts for EDS and Agilent Technologies. At EDS, Usha, ERP and competence centre database Pune and Chennai, India. Previously, she was part of the senior management team, as R & D, software development center with Agilent Technologies in Gurgaon, India. In addition to their experience of India, Usha spent 15 years in the USA at Hewlett Packard in several roles, including the overall management of research and product development engineering and programme management and HP-UX VERIFONE means of electronic payment, inter alia, HP E - Solutions. In his current role in Approva, she leads a software development team, unique in the industry in this Approva is one of the few companies in the world of technology, development of all its products in India .

“Approva is an excellent example of an innovative global companies,” said Usha. “I am enthusiastic, part of a team of top talent, the product includes engineering development, quality assurance, performance engineering, architecture, engineering and release. They work at the forefront of technology and solving some of the biggest challenges Governance, Risk & Compliance problems that companies face.

Usha received a Master’s Degree in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.