Mangaluru: BIT, BEADS inaugurate six-day second online International Carbon Neutral conference
Bearys Institute of Technology, Mangalore, and Bearys Enviro-Architecture Design School has inaugurated the second online International Carbon Neutral Conference on 6th August 2020. The six days mega event Titled “Sustainable Urban Development, Resource conservation & Food Security” (SURF-2020). The event began with the invocation of Almighty.
The BIT Principal, Dr. S.I Manjur Basha welcomed the gathering from International Conference Hall at 10:30 AM. In his speech, he has highlighted the environmental changes and their challenges. Followed by the presidential address by Chairman, Bearys Group, Mr. Syed Mohamed Beary, quoted “Every human activity upon assessment points towards the damage done to nature”. Hence, he stressed on the journal papers should contain the practical solution to the problem faced by society and industry.
He also wished great success for the conference and requested for active participation and feedback to make the next episode even better. He urged the people to extend helping hand to deserving people during this pandemic.
Ar. Ashok LP Mendonca, convener SURF-2020 gave the overall program flow for all six days also spoke about the three webinars conducted. On topics of “Making Slums Livable”, “Online Education- Prospects & Challenges” and “Emergent Architecture & Technologies” conducted on 16th July, 24th July, and 30th July respectively.
Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, Publication Chair gave the statistics about the papers and posters received. He also mentioned the participation from eleven countries across the globe. Dr. Aziz Mustafa, Director BIT-Polytechnic gave the vote of thanks followed by the paper presentation.
A total of forty-nine papers were presented on day one. The ITES head Prof. Afsar Baig M was also present during the inauguration. The program was witnessed by all the Heads of various departments, all Teaching, and non-teaching staff. The master of ceremony for the inauguration was Prof. Ankita Bekal, Faculty of BIT.
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MediaOne TV Facebook page restored after block linked to ‘government request’
Kochi: The official Facebook page of Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV has been restored after being blocked without prior notice, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.
The channel was quoted by Maktoob as saying that the restriction was lifted automatically, with Meta Platforms informing it that the action had been taken following a “government request” which has now expired or been reversed.
The development came shortly after the channel approached the Kerala High Court challenging the blocking of its page, terming it arbitrary and in violation of legal provisions and judicial precedents. The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.
In its petition, the channel said access to its Facebook page had been restricted for users in India without citing any specific content or alleged violation. It contended that while individual posts may be taken down under applicable a rule, blocking an entire page goes beyond the scope of such measures.
The incident followed an earlier action taken against the channel in 2022, when the Ministry of Information and transmitting prohibited it from transmitting. It cited national security concerns regarding the Ministry of Home Affairs' refusal of security clearance.
The Supreme Court of India in April 2023 set aside the ban, observing that national security claims cannot be made without substantive basis and that criticism of government policies does not render a media outlet anti-national.
