St Joseph Engineering College hosts TEQIP 1.3 Sponsored Five-Day Faculty Development Program
Mangaluru: The Department of Mechanical Engineering of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, organized TEQIP 1.3 Sponsored Five-Day Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Outcome Based Education (OBE) and NBA Accreditation for faculty members of engineering institutes from 30 December 2019 to 3 January 2020. The FDP was organized in association with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)-Belagavi, Aryabhatta Knowledge University-Patna, and Biju Patnaik University of Technology-Rourkela.
The five-day FDP included sessions on effective implementation of OBE from several perspectives. More specifically, it was intended to address the implementation of the OBE system at affiliated institutions. Specific responsibilities of institution-level administrators, heads of individual programs and individual faculty were addressed through specially designed interactive sessions.
The FDP was inaugurated on the first day by the Chief Guest, Dr Umakanth P Kulkarni, Professor & Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad. Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa, Incharge Director of SJEC, Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza, Assistant Director of SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal of SJEC, Dr Shreeranga Bhat, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Coordinator at SJEC, Mr Rakesh Lobo, HR Manager at SJEC were also present on the occasion.
Dr Umakanth Kulkarni, speaking about the implementation of OBE mentioned that it is directly proportional to the learning that takes place inside the classroom. He urged the participants to embrace modern teaching pedagogies which eventually enhances the overall teaching-learning process.
Several sessions on OBE and NBA accreditation were scheduled on all five days of the program. The resource persons for the FDP were Dr Umakanth P Kulkarni, Professor & Head, Department of CSE at SDM College of Engineering and Technology-Dharwad, Dr ESM Suresh, Professor & Head, Department of Civil Engineering at NITTTR-Chennai, Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal of SJEC, Dr Shreeranga Bhat, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Coordinator at SJEC, Sathyendra Bhat J and Ragesh Raju, Assistant Professors-MCA at SJEC and Dr Claire Komives, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering at San Jose State University USA and Secretary of Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE).
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
