Mangaluru: Career guidance programme on defence sector opportunities held at BIT
Mangaluru: A career guidance and awareness program on opportunities in the defence sector was conducted at Bearys Knowledge Campus here on 29th December 2025.
The program was organised by Bearys Academy of Learning (BAL) with the objective of providing students with comprehensive insight into defence-related career pathways, competitive examinations, and skill development.
Dr. S. I. Manjur Basha, Director, Bearys Knowledge Campus welcomed the gathering.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Manjur Basha emphasised the importance of holistic education, skill enhancement, and informed career planning in the present academic and professional landscape.
Dr. Kamalakannan, Principal of Bearys Institute of Technology, introduced the resource person and presented the profile of Anees Kutty, Founder and Director of Anees Defence Career Institute, Pune.
He highlighted Kutty’s significant contribution to mentoring and training defence aspirants across the country.
Delivering the keynote address, Mr. Anees Kutty stressed that engineering education today goes beyond earning a degree and requires discipline, adaptability, and continuous skill development. He provided detailed guidance on various competitive examinations required for entry into different wings of the defence sector, explaining eligibility criteria, preparation strategies, and long-term career prospects.
He also briefed students on online certification programmes, academic pathways for pursuing additional qualifications or double degrees, and various scholarships and financial assistance schemes available to aspiring candidates.
Prof. Mohammed Sinan from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering presented the vote of thanks, expressing gratitude to the resource person, dignitaries, organizers, faculty members, and participants.
The proceedings of the program were coordinated by Fathimath Ramzeena, Third Semester, Computer Science and Engineering student, who served as the Master of Ceremonies.
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Environment ministry endorses names of 10-member expert committee set up to define Aravalli hills
New Delhi (PTI): The Union Environment Ministry has told the Supreme Court that it has no objection with the Central Empowered Committee's proposed 10-member high-powered expert committee which has been tasked to come up with a uniform definition for the Aravalli hills and ranges.
In an affidavit filed before the top court, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has endorsed the names suggested for the high-powered expert committee comprising in-service and retired bureaucrats associated with the Forest Survey of India (FSI), Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Survey of India, along with academicians.
"The MoEFCC respectfully submits that it has no objection if this court as the aforesaid suggested names for the constitution of the proposed High Powered Committee. It is further submitted that the Ministry does not have any additional names to propose at this stage for inclusion in the said committee," the affidavit said.
The committee is proposed to be headed by Kanchan Devi, the current director general of the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
The MoEF, in its affidavit, said the aspects relating to the Aravalli Hills and Ranges require a comprehensive and analytical examination, including stakeholder consultation, by a group of domain experts in the relevant fields.
The CEC in its report to the apex court said Devi, a 1991 Indian Forest Service officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has over three decades of experience in forestry education and research, wildlife and forest policy, and institutional leadership.
The other members include Subhash Ashutosh, former director general of FSI,
former GSI director Rajendra Kumar Sharma, climate and energy policy expert Tejal Kanitkar, senior academician and life sciences researcher Jaya Parkash Yadav, senior geographer and scholar Tejbir Singh Rana, former additional surveyor general of India SV Singh, former Gujarat principal chief conservator of forests CN Pandey, and former Nagaland PCCF Dharmendra Prakash.
The CEC also recommended names of RN Mishra, a noted author and Vijay Dhasmana, an ecological restoration practitioner and conservationist.
On February 26, the top court had asked the environment ministry and other stakeholders to suggest names of domain experts for the panel which would define the Aravalli hills and ranges, and observed that only lawful mining would be allowed in the region.
The top court, on December 29, took note of the outcry over the new definition of the Aravallis and kept in abeyance its November 20 directions that accepted a uniform definition of these hills and ranges. It had also stalled all mining activities.
It remarked that there was a need to resolve "critical ambiguities", including whether the criteria of 100-metre elevation and the 500-metre gap between hills would strip a significant portion of the range of environmental protection.
