Mangaluru: IIID MRS, IDS join hands to celebrate World Environment Day
Mangaluru (Press release) : The Mangalore Regional Chapter (MRC) of The Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) along with the AK Group of Companies organized a sapling planting drive called ‘Plant a Memory’ in celebration of World Environment Day on Friday, 5th June 2020. This drive was also joined by the Indian Design School (IDS) as a part of their ‘Giving back to the Society’ drive. This marks the second time where IDS and IIID MRC have joined hands for making contributions to the Mangalore City.
The sapling plantation drive was headed by the President of IIID MRC, Ar. Mohammed Nissar, along with Mr. AK Najim and Mr. AK Sajid (Directors of AK Group of Companies), Ar. Ramnath Nayak (Principal of IDS and Executive Committee Member of IIID MRC) and Ar. Nikhilraj P. (Associate Member of IIID MRC and Asst. Professor at IDS). In this drive, 5 mango saplings were planted by each of them as a symbolic gesture for the tree planting drive by the AK Group. The members of AK Group and IIID MRC have made commitment to the environment as an integral part of our strategy. The AK Group have so for planted more than 10000 trees all over South India, strengthening their integration into local communities. The AK Group has pledged 1000 saplings each to IIID NEC (Pan-India), IIID MRC, Indian Design School and The Shepherds International Academy every year for its contribution to the environment. This drive will have 4000 saplings planted every year by these four institutions.
This drive was well received by the IIID National Executive Committee and the IIID MRC along with the architecture and design fraternity of Mangalore, inspiring more people across Mangalore to follow a similar drive that is synonymous with the principle of IDS and IIID MRC – Giving back to the society.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
