Kota - the institution of engineers(india)
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Kota - the institution of engineers(india)
Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Celebration of 48th Engineers’ Day on the topic “Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era” Date: 15.09.2015 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Addressing Chairman & Other Distinguished Guests on Dias A view of Participants INTRODUCTION It was a matter of great pleasure that on 15th September 2015, 48th Engineers’ Day” was celebrated at “Bansal Auditorium” Gaurav Tower, IPIA Road No.1, Kota. About 260 eminent engineers along with spouse attended the function. Er. V.K. Bansal, Chairman Cum Director “Bansal Classes” a coaching institute for IIT entrance examination in Kota and all over India, was the Chief Guest. Er. R.K. Verma Managing Director “Resonance Eduventures Pvt. Ltd.,” was the Guest of Honor, but he could not attend the function. Er. D.D. Nainani Chairman Kota Local Centre was not attended the function, due to his tour at USA. He sent a message from USA to Engineers at the eve of 48th Engineers Day. Er. Kailash Bhargava FIE Immediate Past Chairman Kota Local Centre was presided over the function. Er. Sandeep Gupta Delivery Manager SkillNet Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai was the Key speaker of the function. Prof. (Dr.) Sudhakaran, Dean Carreer Point University, Kota was the also Guest speaker. The Chief Guest, Chairman, Key-Speaker (s) and Honorary Secretary Sh. Anand Bardava garlanded the portrait of Maa Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Kailash Bhargava Chairman of the function welcomed the distinguished guests and other participants for their participation in 48th Engineers Day. Er. Anand Bardava read the message of Sh. Nainani Sb. “It gives me great pleasure to welcome our Chief Guest, my friend and pioneer of Kota Coaching Mr. V.K.Bansal, Chairman, Bansal Classes. I also welcome Mr R K Verma our Guest Of Honour, a very lovable person and Managing Director of M/s Resonance Eduventures Pvt Ltd., Kota. Economy of Kota since past 15 years depends to a great extent on these two pride engineers of our city. I welcome all my colleagues and their spouses as well as distinguished guests on Engineers Day today. Present day’s development of India as well as of the world is the contribution of our community. We are proud to work in one of the most productive and creative fields of the world. I am taking this opportunity to look back on current scenario of Engineers and particularly of Govt. Engineers, which has been diluted by Bureaucrats and politicians and we permitted them to do so by not resisting. All the top posts of up to Secretaries and Chief Secretaries level of all the technical departments such as PHED, Irrigation, Industry, Electricity etc were occupied by Engineers which is the case even now in states like Gujarat and countries like USA . I am very confident that these departments will perform much better if managed by Engineers and our chapter at the State level should make an action plan for the same. We are part of the society and are very much affected by the current burning problems of the society namely:-1) Corruption 2) Reservation We all know that we have to work in our own area of effluence and at the same time I am confident that we will have good impact if we think collectively and make action plan for these two burning problems of India. We at our local center of the institute have planned to make this action plan after conducting Kota level seminars on above two problems. In the end I being a very positive person wish to communicate that we all are going to see remarkable growth of INDIA in next 5 to 10 years in which we engineers and particularly young engineers are going to play a great role. In the end I once again welcome our Chief Guest, Guest Of Honour and all my Engineers family members and Hope that collectively we will achieve great heights for our INDIA. JAI HIND and JAI ENGINEERS” D N Nainani Prof. (Dr.) K.G. Sudhakaran presented the life sketch of Dr. M. Vishvesaraya. TECHNICAL SESSION Er. Sandeep Gupta– He expressed by presentation regarding on theme “Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era” – Knowledge Era and Knowledge Economy • • • • • • • • Knowledge flows in form of energy Knowledge and idea are main source of economic growth Knowledge has become more important than land, labor, money and other tangible resources Knowledge meaning is changing It is not defined as being stored in the minds of experts, represented in books It is being thought as something that does things or make things happen We are in Era where knowledge is defined and valued not for what it is but for what it can do Every era has a company that defines it. We are now in the Knowledge Economy. Knowledge Era Engineers… • • • • • • • Need to be able to locate, assess, and represent new information quickly. Need to be able to communicate this to others, and to be able to work productively in collaborations with others. Need to be adaptable, creative and innovative, and to be able to understand things at a ‘systems’ or big picture’ level. Must learn to creatively adapt to the fast-paced technical innovations we are seeing around the world. The world around us is changing, and so is engineering, and engineering education. Engineers need to be part of the change process. Any restructure in engineering education must aim to meet the challenges of a greater knowledge base and emerging technologies, develop depth in management and creativity in problem-solving, as well as understand the risks and uncertainties of the times Knowledge Era Engineers • LEARN • RELEARN • UNLEARN • The sum of human knowledge and the complexity of human problems are perpetually increasing; therefore every generation must overhaul its educational methods if time is to be found for what is new. (Bertrand Russell (Russell, 1926) Next 50 Years • Constructions and cities • Phones and communication • Automobiles and Transportation • Home appliances • Medicine and Human life • AI, Augmented reality, Robotics • Agriculture • Manufacturing • Textile • Internet and Social media We go as far as our thoughts go Cyber Loss/Threats • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In future the following cyber-related activities may be more apparent: Highly distributed denial of service attacks using Cloud processing A move from device-based to Cloud-based botnets, hijacking distributed processing power A mature illicit market for virtual items, both stolen and counterfeit Distributed bulletproof and criminal processing Physical attacks against data centers and Internet exchanges Electronic attacks on critical infrastructure, including power supply, transport and data services Micro-criminality, including theft and fraudulent generation of micro payments Bio-hacks for multi-factor authentication components Cyber-enabled violence against individuals, and malware for humans Cyber gang wars Advanced criminal intelligence gathering, including exploitation of big and intelligent data High impact, targeted identity theft and avatar hijack Sophisticated reputation manipulation Misuse of augmented reality for attacks and frauds based on social engineering • • Interference with, and criminal misuse of, unmanned vehicles and robotic devices Hacks against connected devices with direct physical impact (car-to-car communications, wearable technology, etc.) Er. V.K. Bansal Chief Guest of the function expressed that Engineers are privileged class of society. God has given the knowledge of science and math to engineers compare to others. Knowledge of science and math enabling the person to compute and do analysis to any problem of society in much better way. He motivated the parents as well as students for their bright future. VOTE OF THANKS Er. Anand Bardava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, and all the participants, Chief Guest, Key Speaker, and distinguished Engineers for their active participation. He also thanked the media for covering the program. The program ended with Dinner. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Celebration of Energy Conservation Day Activity under Divisional Board: Electrical Engineering Date: Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre 14.12.2015 Chairman Sh. Mahendra Chauhan and other distinguished Guests on Dais. Honorary Secretary Sh. D.K. Bhargava Addressing the audience Distinguished Audience at the eve of Energy Conservation Day 14.12.2015. INTRODUCTION It was a matter of immense pleasure that on 14th December 2015, “Energy Conservation Day” was as observed at Kota Local Centre premises, Engineers’ Bhawan, Jhalawar Road, Kota. Deliberations were given on the theme by Guest Speakers Dr. (Smt.) Annapurna Bhargava, FIE, Professor, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota (Raj.) and Er. K.M. Tandon, FIE, Sr. Vice President (F&E) & Business Head, DCM Shriram Ltd, Kota (Raj.) (Raj.).. Er. A.K. Gupta, Managing Director (Retd), Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam, Jaipur was the Chief Guest of the function. About 100 Engineers, Architects, Builders and Students of Engineering College/Polytechnic College, Kota attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the welcome of Chief Guest, distinguished guests, Guest GuestSpeakers by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre at 6.30 p.m. The Chief Guest, Chairman, Guest Guest-Speakers Speakers and Honorary Secretary garlanded th the portrait of Maa Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman welcomed the participants and distinguished Guests as well as students of University College of Engineering and Polytechnic College, Kota. Distinguished guests were honored by presenting them bouquets. TECHNICAL SESSION 1. Guest Speaker Dr. (Smt.)) Annapurna Bhargava, FIE addressed the participants on Energy Conservation in Domestic Appliances. Energy Conservation: She started her speech stating that it is imperative to understand the meaning of ““Energy Conservation”. She described the “Energy Conservation” as – act of saving any form of energy by reducing a service, that is, you need to cut back on you usage by doing without or making due with less fuel or electricity. While energy conservation might cut down on one’s comfort level and make things little inconvenient. Why Energy Conservation? She explained that most of our energy use comes from fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas that provide electricity and gas to power our growing energy needs. These resources are non-renewable which means that we will ultimately run out. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is responsible for global warming, and other pollutants. Energy saving tips for domestic appliances: She gave some of tips to conserve the energy in domestic appliances:Turn off lights when you leave the room or an area which is not needed. Work in rooms with windows where you don’t need artificial light. Shut down computer and turn off monitor when it is not needed. Clean or replace air filters as recommended. Energy is lost when air conditioners and hot-air furnaces have to work harder to draw air through dirty filters. Keep the air flow by keeping air vents open. Set your clothes washer to use warm or cold-water setting, not hot. Check the gaskets around your refrigerator/freezer doors to make sure they are clean and tightly sealed. Use less hot water by installing low-flow showerheads. Replace light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights. Efficient fluorescent light bulbs use less than half the energy than traditional incandescent bulbs do to produce the same amount of light, and they last a lot longer. Turn off TV when it is not being used. When purchasing an appliance such as a dishwasher or television, look for a model that’s highly efficient. If possible, choose an appliance that has an official label. Install curtain on your windows. When you by a car, choose one that gets good mileage. 2. Guest Speaker Er. K.M. Tandon, FIE addressed the participants on Energy Conservation in Industries. Speaker added one more terminology – Energy Efficiency. He clarified that Energy conservation is an effective way to lower overall energy consumption; whereas Energy Efficiency is defined as saving energy, but keeping the same level of service. For example, if you replace an inefficient incandescent light bulb with a more efficient compact fluorescent bulb, you are practicing energy efficiency. Energy efficiency uses advances in science and technology to provide services and products that require the use of less energy. Examples include replacing older model appliances, such as a refrigerator or washing machine, with newer, energy-efficient models. Modern appliances use significantly less energy than older models, yet provide the same or better service. Energy Saving Tips for Industries: He gave some tips on to save the energy in industries :Improve power quality – Too high fluctuations of voltage and frequency. Reduce over-loading and avoid over-sized motor. Use energy efficient motors – More expensive but rapid payback. Avoid rewinding of motors more times. Power factor correction by capacitors. Speed control of motors. Inspect motors regularly for wear, dust, lubricant and alignment etc. The awareness to minimize energy usage in the workplace. Similarly to use energy efficient refrigeration, cooling, pumping, boiling and all other systems. Support renewable energy. Importance of Power Trading & RPO on Green Power. 3. Speech of Chief Guest: Chief Guest discussed the increasing interest in energy storage for the grid. He explained that it is attributed to various factors including – 1. 2. 3. 4. Capital cost of managing peak demands Investment needed for grid reliability Integration of renewable energy sources Low value battery systems for energy storage & grid application. Chief Guest presented a memento to Dr. (Smt.) Annapurna Bhargava and Er. K.M. Tandon. Chairman presented the same to Chief Guest. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, and all the participants, Chief Guest, Guest Speakers and distinguished Engineers, students of University College of Engineering as well as Polytechnic College, Kota for their active participation. He also thanked to media for covering the program. The program ended with High-Tea. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Technical Lecture on ‘Role of Army Engineers & Integrated Border Checkpoint Project in Maharashtra’ Activity under Divisional Board: CIVIL Date: 20.12.2015 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Key Speaker - Brig. Devendra Kapil addressing the august gathering. Distinguished Guests and audience INTRODUCTION In the series of knowledge sharing programs, on 20th December, 2015 at 6:00 pm a technical lecture on “Role of Army Engineers & Integrated Border Checkpoint Project in Maharashtra” was organized at Kota Local Centre premises, Engineers’ Bhawan, Jhalawar Road, Kota. Lecture was delivered ered by Brigadier Devendra Kapil (Retired) on the subject. He was also Chief Guest of the function. About 100 Engineers, Architects, Builders and Students of Engineering College/Polytechnic College, Kota attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the welcome of Chief Guest and key speaker, distinguished guests, by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre. The Chief Guest, Chairman and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait of Maa Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman welcomed the participants and distinguished Guests as well as students of University College of Engineering and Polytechnic College, Kota. Chief Guest & Key ey Speaker and Distinguished guests were honored by presenting bouquets. TECHNICAL SESSION Chief Guest and Guest Speaker, Brigadier Devendra Kapil addressed the participants on the theme in two phases. PHASE-II : Role of Army Engineers Chief Guest and Guest est Speaker, Brigadier Devendra Kapil in his speech explained in detail the hardcore and challenging role of army engineers in security & development of the nation. He explained that Army Engineers are responsible for providing mobility to own forces by constructing bridges, tracks and helipads etc in war. On the other hand corps of engineers are responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of all works, buildings, airfields, dock installations, etc., together with other services such as military roads, water and electricity supply, drainage, refrigeration, furniture, required by the Army. The role of Electronics & Mechanical Engineers is to achieve and maintain the operational fitness of electronic, mechanical, electrical and optical equipment of the Indian Army. He further added that Corps is responsible for providing engineering support to the army equipment ranging from light vehicles to tanks, guns, missiles, radars, computers, helicopters, communication equipment, night vision devices, simulators and so on during war and peace. The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers has effectively met the challenges arising from the production of such multi-disciplinary high technology military hardware through continuous evolution of its engineering support system. PHASE-II : INTEGRATED BORDER CHECKPOINT PROJECT IN MAHARASHTRA Guest Speaker in his second phase of speech, explained about need of present time to vigorously execute the different activities encompasses of various departments through an integrated system which is presently being executed manually and in offline manner. In line of above, he made the members acquainted with first of its kind computerization project in Maharashtra. He explained by Power Point Presentation that how the integration of 22 border check points have been made, bringing together the departments of transport, sales tax and excise. The system starts working as soon as any vehicle enters the Maharashtra border till it leaves the state border. The information regarding vehicle will be available to all 22 checkpoints. The Project will have a centralized control unit also. The project involves road traffic automation, including automatic vehicle identification by using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), vehicle classification, license plate recognition, violation and incident capturing. Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman presented a memento to the Chief Guest & Key Speaker, Brigadier Devendra Kapil. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, and all the participants, Chief Guest & Key Speaker and distinguished Engineers, students of University College of Engineering as well as Polytechnic College, Kota for their active participation. He also thanked to media for covering the program. The program ended with High-Tea. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Late Sh. Abdul Matin Memorial Lecture Activity under Divisional Board: CIVIL Date: 17.01.2016 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan addressing the august gathering. Distinguished Guests and audience INTRODUCTION As always, this year too “Late Shri Abdul Matin Memorial Lecture” was organized on 17th January, 2016 at 06:30 PM. Theme of the Lecture was “ Advancement in Construction Material”. The Program was graced by Er. C.L.Dayani, MIE, Superintending Engineer (Retd), CAD, Kota as Chief Guest, Er. O.P. Saxena, Chief Engineer, Irrigation (Retd), Govt. of Rajasthan as Guest of Honor. Key Lecture on the theme was delivered by Dr. P.K. Agarwal, FIE, Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Rajasthan Technical University. Deliberation waswas also given by Er. Mahendra Chauhan, Chairman, KLC. About 50 Corporate Members and 20 non-corporate members including Engineers, Architects, Builders and Students of Engineering College/Polytechnic College, Kota attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the welcome of Chief Guest, Guest of Honor and key speaker, distinguished guests, by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre. The Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, Chairman and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait of Late Shri Abdul Matin, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman welcomed the participants and distinguished Guests as well as students of Rajasthan Technical University and Polytechnic College, Kota. Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, Key Speaker and Distinguished guests were honored by presenting bouquets by Chairman and other Executive Committee Members. Er. C.M. Saxena, MIE presented Life Sketch of Late Er. Abdul Matin. TECHNICAL SESSION Welcome Address & Deliberation by Er. Mahendra Chauhan, Chairman: Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan welcomed all distinguished guests, Chief Guest, Key Speaker and students of Engineering College as well as Govt Polytechnic College. The Chairman also presented deliberation on “Un-Burnt Carbon Particles in Cement: Part of BIS in Cement Quality”. He expressed that content of un-burnt carbon particles in cement is found beyond the permissible limit of BIS, which accelerates the corrosion of steel in OPC mortar containing fly ash and different percentage of carbon. The alkalinity of the cement is greatly affected with increased carbon contents, and when the quantity of carbon is increased, cement lost its characteristic color. He advised to take note of following information which is normally printed on a standard cement bag at the time of purchasing: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Type of cement - Colour of lettering on the bag is black for OPC, Red for PPC, and Orange for PSC. IS Certification Mark. Net mas of cement. Week and year of packing. Manufacture's name, address and registered Trade Mark, if any. Maximum Retail Price (MRP) He strongly counsel to ask manufacturer for quality check report of the particular batch and report BIS if any of the standard is being not followed and quality is poor. Key Lecture on Theme by Dr. P.K. Agarwal, FIE, Professor: He in his speech outlined the problems of construction materials at the end of the 20th century and also of the construction materials of future. It was described how new materials such as carbon fibre reinforced polymer high-strength concrete and high-performance concrete, create the possibility of a further development. He also narrated various factors determining quality of cement and initial and final setting of concrete & its laboratory procedures determining strength of concrete. high strength steel proved to be very good construction materials. They are so-called ductile materials that have high tensile and compressive strength. This strength enables the construction of steel bent elements with spans that some years ago were beyond consideration. The subsequent improvements of the production technology made it possible to obtain steel with increasingly better properties. Chief Guest Er. C.L. Dayani encouraged young engineers to do new innovations, work hard, punctuality, honesty and hard work. Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman presented a memento to the Chief Guest & Key Speaker, Dr. P.K. Agrawal, FIE, Professor RTU, Kota. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, participants, Chief Guest & Key Speaker, distinguished Engineers, students of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota as well as Govt. Polytechnic College, Kota for their active participation. He also thanked to media for covering the program. The program ended with High-Tea. Name of Centre: Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: W orkshop on “Startup India for Young Entrepreneurs” Activity under Divisional Board: Interdisciplinary Date: 22.03.2016 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Distinguished Guests on Dais, Chief Guest Hon’ble Dr. N.P. Kaushik, Vice Chancellor, RTU, Kota delivering the deliberations A view of Participants INTRODUCTION It was a matter of great pleasure that on 18th March 2016, a Workshop on “Startup India for Young Entrepreneurs” was organized at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota Campus at 02:30 pm by the Kota Local Centre, Kota. Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Hon’ble Prof. N.P. Kaushik, FIE was the Chief Guest and Dr. Annapurna Bhargava, FIE, Professor, RTU, also executive committee member of IEI, KLC was Coordinator of the program. Er. Anand Bardava, MIE, Manager (Technical), Rajasthan Financial Corporation, Kota, Er. Trilok Maheshwari, MIE, Managing Director, IT Campus, Kota and Shri Govind Ram Mittal, Founder Chairman of SSI Association, Kota were the speakers of the Seminar. About 130 students of B.Tech. Final Year, M.Tech. and Research Scholars attended the Seminar. A Certificate of participation was given to the students attended the seminar. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the Introduction of Chief Guest, distinguished guests, Speakers by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre at 2.30 p.m. The Chief Guest, Chairman, Coordinator, Speakers and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait. of Maa Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Bouquets were presented to Chief Guest, Coordinator of Program, and Speakers. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Chouhan, Chairman welcomed the participants and distinguished Guests. He extended his thankfulness to Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor for sparing his valuable time from busy schedule. He also motivated the students to take notes of the deliberations given by speakers. TECHNICAL SESSION Speaker, Er. Trilok Maheshwari, MIE, who is Entrepreneur, shared views about his own establishment and in his address narrated the Essentials of thinking to start a startup. He described that he or she who has at least one innovative idea for the next big thing, willing to become job creator and not job seeker, take action & go quickly to make his/her idea a reality, can start a startup. Educational/ professional qualification doesn’t matter. If you're thinking you may want to leave your day job and set out as a founder, it might be helpful to reflect and make a plan but, once you've made up your mind, you need to go — and quick. A big part of execution is simply getting started, but once you've got the ball rolling it's helpful to have a checklist of steps to follow to make sure everything is in order. These steps can be:1. Do your market research 2. Secure intellectual property 3. Decide on branding 4. Incorporate 5. Choose a co-founder 6. Write a business plan 7. Pick a workplace 8. Find a mentor 9. Apply for an accelerator program 10. Raise capital Speaker, Er. Anand Bardava, MIE described all about STARTUP INDIA ACTION PLAN. He added that what was perhaps the largest startup conference for entrepreneurs in India with PM Narendra Modi action plan for Startup India launched on January 16, 2016, which included new policies and initiatives that would make it easier for investors and startup founders to incubate their ventures in the country. It was also made known to participants that DIPP has launched the Startup Portal with the mobile application which is an integral component of the Action Plan envisaged to be implemented. The portal and the mobile application will be dedicated to startups which will help enterprises get them registered online in a day. Here are some benefits which startups could receive through this launch. 1. Information Availability 2. Enable Exchange of Knowledge 3. Application for Startup Recognition 4. Real Time Startup Recognition 5. Approval of Inter-Ministerial Board Eligibility criteria 1. It must be an entity registered/incorporated as a) Private Limited Company under the Companies Act, 2013; or b) Registered Partnership firm under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932; or c) Limited Liability Partnership under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. 2. Five years must not have elapsed from the date of incorporation/registration. 3. Annual turnover (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013) in any preceding financial year must not exceed Rs. 25 crore. 4. Startup must be working towards innovation, development, deployment or commercialization of new products, processes or services driven by technology or intellectual property. 5. The Startup must aim to develop and commercialize: a) a new product or service or process; or b) a significantly improved existing product or service or process that will create or add value for customers or workflow. 6. The Startup must not merely be engaged in: a) developing products or services or processes which do not have potential for commercialization; or b) undifferentiated products or services or processes; or c) products or services or processes with no or limited incremental value for customers or workflow 7. The Startup must not be formed by splitting up, or reconstruction, of a business already in existence. 8. The Startup has obtained certification from the Inter-Ministerial Board, setup by DIPP to validate the innovative nature of the business, and a) be supported by a recommendation (with regard to innovative nature of business), in a format specified by DIPP, from an incubator established in a post-graduate college in India; or b) be supported by an incubator which is funded (in relation to the project) from GoI as part of any specified scheme to promote innovation; or c) be supported by a recommendation (with regard to innovative nature of business), in a format specified by DIPP, from an incubator recognized by GoI; or d) be funded by an Incubation Fund/Angel Fund/Private Equity Fund/Accelerator/Angel Network duly registered with SEBI* that endorses innovative nature of the business; or e) be funded by the Government of India as part of any specified scheme to promote innovation; or f) have a patent granted by the Indian Patent and Trademark Office in areas affiliated with the nature of business being promoted. Founder of the SSIA, and one of the acclaimed names in the industry circle, Shri Govind Ram Mittal shared his experiences to establish a Startup and various rules related to industries. He also shared about his continuous liaison with the state ministry for simplifying the rules to ease the business. He assured to participant that they can contact to him any time whenever they seek their help. He will always be available. The Chief Guest, Hon’ble Dr. N.P. Kaushik in his address motivated and encouraged the students to become job creator and not the job seeker. Chief Guest presented mementos to Speakers Er. Anand Bardava, Er. Trilok Maheshwari, Shri Govind Ram Mittal and Dr. Annapurna Bhargava, Coordinator of program. Chairman presented a memento to the Chief Guest. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair and all the participants, Chief Guest, Speakers for their active participation. He also thanked the media for covering the program. The program ended with high tea. Name of Centre: Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Celebration of W orld W ater Day Activity under Divisional Board: Civil Engineering/Agriculture Engineering Date: 22.03.2016 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Chief Guest, Er. Sumnesh Mathur MIE, Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department delivering the deliberations A view of Participants INTRODUCTION It was a matter of great pleasure that on 22nd March 2016, “World Water Day” was w organized at Kota Local Centre premises, Engineers’ Bhawan, Jhalawar Road, Kota on ”W ater & Jobs”. Er. Sumnesh Mathur MIE, Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department, Kota was the Chief Guest and Er. R.K. Bhartiya, Addl. Chief Engineer, PHED, Kota was Guest of Honor of the function. Key note Speaker was Dr. Dr. V.N. Bave, Sr. Hydro Geologist, GWD, Kota. Deliberations were also delivered by Er. O.P. Saxena and Er. R.P. Gupta, Chief Engineers (Retd), Department of Irrigation, Kota. About 130 eminent engineers and Industrialists students of Engineering College/Polytechnic olytechnic College, Kota attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the Introduction of Chief Guest, distinguished guests, KeyKey Speaker by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre at 6.30 p.m. The Chief Guest, st, Chairman, Key-Speaker Key Speaker and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait of Maa Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Chouhan, Chairman welcomed the participants and distinguished Guests as well as students udents of University College of Engineering and Polytechnic College, Kota. TECHNICAL SESSION Guest of honor, Er. R.K. Bhartiya, Addl. Chief Engineer, PHED, Kota in his onset deliberation stated that Scarcity and misuse of fresh water create a serious and growing threat to sustainable development and protection of the environment. Human health and welfare, food security, industrial development and the ecosystems on which they depend, are all at risk, unless water and land resources are managed more effecti effectively. To reverse the present trends of over consumption, pollution, and rising threats from drought and floods he narrated following four guiding principles of Dublin and stressed upon the need of concerted action. 1. Fresh water is a finite and vulnerable resource, essential to sustain life, development and the environment 2. Water development and management should be based on a participatory approach, involving users, planners and policy-makers at all levels 3. Women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water 4. Water has an economic value in all its competing uses and should be recognized as an economic good He described the major benefits to come from implementation of the Dublin recommendations will be: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Alleviation of poverty and disease Protection against natural disasters Water conservation and reuse Sustainable urban development Agricultural production and rural water supply Protecting aquatic ecosystems Resolving water conflicts Capacity building He in his speech described the Water Allocation Priorities which in the planning and operation of systems should be followed. Water allocation priorities broadly should be as follows: -Drinking water -Irrigation -Ecology/ Afforestation/biodiversity/tourism -Agro-industries -Hydro-power - Non-agro-based industries. -Navigation and other uses. Key Speaker, Dr. V.N. Bave, Sr. Hydro Geologist, GWD, Kota in his speech on the theme – “Water & Jobs”, stated that an estimated three out of four jobs that make up the global workforce are either heavily or moderately dependent on water. This means that water shortages and problems of access to water and sanitation could limit economic growth and job creation in the coming decades. Water and jobs are inevitably linked on various levels, whether we look at them from an economic, environmental or social perspective. Decent jobs are directly linked to water management, in areas such as providing water supply, infrastructure and waste management; and water-dependent sectors, such as agriculture, fishing, energy, industry and health. Moreover, access to improved drinking water and sanitation facilitates job creation and a healthy, educated and productive workforce which is the foundation for growth. Chief Guest, Er. Sumnesh Mathur MIE, Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department, Kota stressed upon conservation of water. Water conservation is a key challenge, which requires public participation. Mass awareness on the need for water conservation and providing common tips to effectively participate in this important mission is need of the time. He suggested that – Efficiency of utilization in all the diverse uses of water should be ensured and awareness of water as a scarce resource should be fostered. Consciousness about conservation should be promoted through education, regulation, incentives and disincentives. Water resources should be conserved and the availability augmented by maximizing retention in the catchments area, minimizing pollution and avoiding wastage. For this following measures are of utmost importance: o Selective lining of the conveyance systems o Modernization and rehabilitation of existing water distribution systems o Roof top rain water harvesting o Recycling, and re-use of treated effluent water and o New techniques like drip and sprinkler irrigation may be promoted, wherever feasible. He also gave tips for Conserving Water for Domestic and Municipal Use. Deliberations were also delivered by Er. O.P. Saxena and Er. R.P. Gupta on Irrigation Water. Chief Guest presented a garland and Certificate of Honor to Er. Shyam Lal Gupta, also is member of executive committee, for his outstanding contribution to Kota Region. Chief Guest presented a memento to Er. R.K. Bhartiya, Dr. V.N. Bave, Er. R.P. Gupta. Chairman presented a memento to the Chief Guest. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, and all the participants, Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, Key Speaker and distinguished Engineers, students of University College of Engineering as well as Polytechnic College, Kota for their active participation. He also thanked the media for covering the program. The program ended with Dinner. Name of Centre: Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: W orkshop on “Green Building & Structure Design by STAAD Pro” Activity under Divisional Board: Civil & Mechanical Engineering Date: 09.04.2016 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Distinguished Guests on Dais, Key Speaker Er. Ashish Kumar Jain, M.Tech. Structure, IIT Roorkee delivering the deliberations A view of Participants INTRODUCTION The various software and tools that have been created as a result of technology have made things safer, cheaper, more efficient and more reliable. More construction companies are seeing how certain computer programs have managed to improve overall work and are now investing in technical education for their staff. They also look for employees with knowledge of new technology. It was a matter of great pleasure that on 9th April 2016, a Workshop on “Green Building & Structure Design By STAAD Pro” was as organized at Kota Regional Centre at 04:30 pm by the Kota Local Centre, Kota. Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan, FIE presided over the program. Er. Ashish Kumar Jain, M.Tech. Structure (Roorkee e)) was the key speaker. About 100 students of B.Tech. Final Year, M.Tech. and Research Scholars attended the Workshop. A Certificate of participation was given to the students attended the Workshop. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the Introduction of distinguished guests, key Speaker by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Regional Centre at 2.40 p.m. The Chairman, Key Speaker and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait. of Maa Sarasw Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Bouquets were presented to Key Speaker and Mentors of the various Engineering & Technical Colleges. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Chouhan, Chairman welcomed the Key Speaker, distinguished Guests and a participants. He also motivated the students to take notes of the deliberations given by speakers. TECHNICAL SESSION The Chairman in his deliberations stated that cementing materials have played a vital role and were used widely in the ancient world also. Cement is the core subject of discussion whenever construction is discussed. He discussed about the chemical composition, Basic Tests of cement and ideal applications of PPC and OPC. The Chairman also described the precautions to be taken while purchasing hasing cement. He elaborated the various markings printed on cement bags. Past Chairman, of IEI, Kota Local Centre, Er. D. Nainani, FIE, who is also Chairman of Aashirwad Housing, shared his own experiences and mentioned about turning points in his life before the students. He stated that enthusiasm, nature of learning and not to compete with others (one should compete with himself) are three mantra’s for being successful. Er. Ashish Kumar Jain in his keynote address referred to meaning, concept, objective and Goals of Green Building. He mentioned that Green Building concept is gaining importance in India. These are buildings that ensure waste is minimized at every stage during the construction and operation of the building, resulting in low cost. He further mentioned that Green Buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by: Efficiently using energy, water and other resources. Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity. Reducing waste, pollution and environment degradation. It often emphasized to take advantage of using sunlight through solar and photovoltaic techniques and using plants and trees through green roofs, rain gardens and for reduction of rainwater run-off. He mentioned Fundamental principles of Green Building as Structure Design Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Materials Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality Enhancement, Operations and Maintenance Optimization, and Waste and Toxics Reduction He in his speech also narrated about AAC and mentioned that it is a lightweight, precast, Foam concrete building that simultaneously provides structure, insulation, and fire- and mold-resistance. AAC products include blocks, wall panels, floor and roof panels, cladding (facade) panels and lintels. One of its advantages described by him in construction is its quick and easy installation, because the material can be routed, sanded, or cut to size on site using standard carbon steel power tools. He also mentioned many other advantages of using AAC blocks. Prefabrication practices were also described to the students. STAAD or STAAD Pro was described as structural analysis and design computer program. He mentioned that it supports several steel, concrete and timber design codes. It can make use of various forms of analysis from the traditional 1st order static analysis, effect refers to the abrupt changes in ground shear, overturning moment, and/or the axial force distribution at the base of a sufficiently tall structure or structural component when it is subject to a critical lateral displacement, It can also make use of various forms of dynamic analysis from modal extraction to time history and response spectrum analysis. In his power point presentation he mentioned step-by-step various parameters to be inputted and how the results are analyzed and finalized the designs. The Chairman presented mementos to Key Speaker Er. Ashish Kumar Jain. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair and all the participants, Key Speaker for their active participation. He also thanked the media for covering the program. The program ended with high tea. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Technical Visit at Hanging Bridge Kota/Cable Stayed Bridge Kota Activity under Divisional Board: CIVIL Date: 09.04.2016 Venue: Hanging Bridge Kota/Cable Stayed Bridge Kota View of Participants at Kota Hanging Bridge on Chambal River, Chairman Sh. Mahendra Chauhan, Honorary Secretary Sh. D.K. Bhargava and others. A view of Hanging Bridge/ Cable Stayed Bridge on Chambal River. Introduction IEI Kota Local Center organized a Technical Visit on 9th April, 2016 for their members to Cable Stayed Bridge (also known as Hanging Bridge). HIGHLIGHTS OF TECHNICAL VISIT There were 24 participants of visit. (Spouses were not allowed by NHAI) for security purpose. The bus departed at 09:00 am from the campus of IEI Kota Local Center and reached to the Hanging Bridge at 11:00 am. After a short while members moved to the Hanging Bridge. All members enhanced their technical knowledge. Returned to Kota at 2:00 pm. INTRODUCTION OF Kota Hanging BridgeThe Kota Bridge or Kota Chambal or Kota Cable Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge under construction in Kota, Rajasthan, India. The bridge is situated on the Kota Bypass. It crosses the Chambal River just outside the city. This is first bridge in India which is having single Pylon system. The project is being supported by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in a 2325 million investment on the bridge and a 5-year-deadline. The bridge is scheduled to be opened in November 2012. It was being constructed jointly by Hyundai Engineering of South Korea and Gammon India and this is just like millau viaduct in France the construction is almost same. Kota Hanging Bridge hasSingle Pylon. Carries 4 lanes of roadway Crosses Chambal River Locale Kota, Rajasthan, India Official name Kota Bypass Bridge Other name(s) Chambal Cable bridge Maintained by NHAI Characteristics Design Cable-stayed bridge Total length 1.5 km Width 30 meters Height 125 metres (410 ft) (Pylons) Longest span 350.5 meters (1150 ft) P4-P5 Clearance above 46 meters Clearance below 46 metres History Construction begin 2008 Construction end May 2017 (Tentatively) VOTE OF THANKS Chairman, Er. Mahendra Chauhan expressed his vote of thanks to officials of NHAI, Er. Sunil Bohra Executive Committee member and those who made the entire programme a great grand success. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Late Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar Memorial Lecture Activity under Divisional Board: CIVIL Date: 09.05.2016 Venue: Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan, and other distinguished Guests on dais Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Distinguished Guests and audience INTRODUCTION It was proposed in executive committee meeting held on 26.03.2016, that in the honor of our beloved Late Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar, who was Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre (2012-14), that “Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar Memorial lecture” should be arranged every year on 9th May. All the members unanimously agreed to the proposal and the Chairman gave his consent for the same. The Honorary Secretary informed that this year the Day will be observed on 9th May, 2016 including Lectures on “Engineering Profession: Values and Ethics”. In this regard, “Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar Memorial lecture” was organized on 9th May, 2016 at 06:30 PM. Theme of the Lecture was “Engineering Profession: Values and Ethics” The Program was Chaired by Er. Mahendra Chauhan, Chairman, KLC. Other distinguished guests Er. O.P. Saxena, FIE Past Chairman & Chief Engineer, Irrigation (Retd), Govt. of Rajasthan and Er. S.S. Yadav from Rajasthan State Centre, Key Lecture on the theme was delivered by Prof. H.D. Charan, HOD, Civil Engineering Department, Rajasthan Technical University. About 50 Corporate Members and 20 non-corporate members including Engineers, Architects, Builders and Students of Engineering College/Polytechnic College, Kota attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the welcome of distinguished guests, members and others, key speaker, by Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre. Key Speaker, Chairman and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait of Late Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar and Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman welcomed the participants and distinguished Guests as well as students of Rajasthan Technical University and Polytechnic College, Kota. Key Speaker and Distinguished guests were honored by presenting bouquets by the Chairman and other Executive Committee Members. Er. Nathani, presented Life Sketch of Late Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar. TECHNICAL SESSION Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan welcomed all distinguished guests, Key Speaker and students of Engineering College as well as Govt Polytechnic College and remembers Er. Pradeep Bhatnagar. Smt. Bhatnagar and mother of Sh. Pradeep Bhatnagar were also presented in this programme. of the standard is being not followed and quality is poor. Key Lecture on Theme by Prof. H.D. Charan, MIE Prof. Charan empathized that Engineering is transforming science into useful products for human comfort. Engineering is something that engineers do, and what they do has profound effects on others. Ethics in engineering then is the ability as well as responsibility of an engineer to judge his decisions from the context of the general wellbeing of the society. It is the study of moral issues that confront engineers and engineering organizations when some crucial decisions are taken. Engineering research and practice requires that the task being performed considers all the pros and cons of a certain action and its implementation. Professional engineering bodies like IEEE, ASME, IEI etc., have evolved comprehensive ethics codes relevant to their respective professions, based on the rich experience of their members. Independent organizations like NSPE have prepared value based ethical codes applicable to all engineering professions. Teaching engineering ethics in academic institutions is undertaken largely through many case studies for creating awareness interactively among engineering students of all disciplines. By studying engineering ethics, the students develop awareness and assessment skill of the likely impact of their future decisions on moral and ethical grounds. Ethical standards in engineering are influenced by many factors: 1.Engineering as an experimentation for the good of mankind is a notable factor involving far reaching consequence, 2. Ethical dilemmas make engineering decisions relatively difficult to make. 3. Risk and safety of citizens as a social responsibility is a prime concern of an engineer, 4. Technological advancement can be very demanding on the engineering skill in the global context, 5. Moral values and responsible conduct will play a crucial role in decision making. The study of engineering ethics within an engineering program helps students prepare for their professional lives. A specific advantage for engineering students who learn about ethics is that they develop clarity in their understanding and thought about ethical issues and the practice in which they arise. The study of ethics helps students to develop widely applicable skills in communication, reasoning and reflection. These skills enhance students' abilities and help them engage with other aspects of the engineering program such as group work and work placements. The scope of engineering ethics envelopes diverse activities like 1. Engineering as a social experimentation 2. Engineers responsibility for safety 3. Role of engineers, managers, consultants etc. 4. Rights of engineers 5. Moral reasoning and ethical theories 6. Responsibility to employers 7. Global issues and concerns The best way to teach engineering ethics is by using case studies—not just the disaster cases that make the news, but the kinds of cases that an engineer is more likely to encounter. Many real time cases are available or some hypothetical cases can be constructed and there are methods for analyzing them. Engineering ethics can be taught in a free-standing course, but there are strong arguments for introducing ethics in technical courses as well. If the subject of professional ethics is how members of a profession should, or should not, affect others in the course of practicing their profession, then engineering ethics is an essential aspect of engineering itself and education in professional responsibilities should be part of professional education in engineering, just as it is in law and medicine. Professional ethics Profession is a commitment to a designated and organized occupation by virtue of being an authority over a body of knowledge with requisite skills acquired through specialized training. An occupation becomes a profession when a group of people sharing the same occupation work together in a morally acceptable way with members setting and following a certain ethics code. A professional is a practitioner belonging to a specific profession. Professional ethics, as opposed to personal values and morality, is a set of ethical standards and values a practicing engineer is required to follow. It sets the standards for professional practice, and is only learned in a professional school or while practicing one’s own profession. Today, it is an essential part of professional education because it helps students deal with issues they will face. The best way to teach engineering ethics is by using case studies—not just the disaster cases that make the news, but the kinds of cases that an engineer is more likely to encounter. Many real time cases are available or some hypothetical cases can be constructed and there are methods for analyzing them. Engineering ethics can be taught in a free-standing course, but there are strong arguments for introducing ethics in technical courses as well. If the subject of professional ethics is how members of a profession should, or should not, affect others in the course of practicing their profession, then engineering ethics is an essential aspect of engineering itself and education in professional responsibilities should be part of professional education in engineering, just as it is in law and medicine. Professional Codes of Ethics A code of ethics prescribes how professionals are to pursue their common ideal so that each may do the best at a minimal cost to oneself and those they care about. The code is to protect each professional from certain pressures (for example, the pressure to cut corners to save money) by making it reasonably likely (and more likely then otherwise) that most other members of the profession will not take advantage. A code is a solution to a coordination problem. A professional has obligations to the employer, to customers, to other professionals- colleagues with specific expectations of reciprocity. Individual Responsibility: An individual in his professional capacity has responsibility for the regular tasks he is assigned, for the outcomes of the actions and decisions. A professional is answerable and liable for the actions. He should have the capacity and moral strength to defend his actions/decisions. Individuals may fail for one or the other of the following reasons: 1.failure to meet minimum appropriate standards or falling very much below expectations due to negligence, 2. deliberate underperformance. Er. Mahendra Kumar Chauhan, Chairman Kota Local Centre encouraged young engineers to do new innovations, work hard, punctuality, honesty and hard work. He presented a memento to the Key Speaker Prof. H.D. Charan Professor RTU, Kota. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, participants, Key Speaker, distinguished Engineers, students of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota as well as Govt. Polytechnic College, Kota for their active participation. The program ended with HighTea. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: All India Seminar on “Sustainable Development & Renewable Energy” Activity under Divisional Board: Electrical Engineering Division Board Date: 14-15 May 2016 Venue: In Inaugural Session (Releasing the CD of proceedings) IEI KLC premises, Engineers Bhawan, Kota & Rajasthan Technical University, Kota Valedictory Session 15.05.2016 at RTU, Kota (Participants) INAUGURAL SESSION:The Institution of Engineers (India) Kota Local Centre was organized two days All India Seminar in the aegis of Electrical Engineering Division Board during 14-15 May 2016 on “Sustainable Development & Renewable Energy” at Kota. Inaugural session on 14 May 2016 was organized at IEI KLC premises Engineers Bhawan, Jhalawar Road, Kota and Valedictory session on 15 May 2016 was organized at Conference Hall of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. Programme was sponsored by TEQUIP II, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota subject to his terms and conditions. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota Prof. N.P. Kaushik, FIE was the Chief Guest of Inaugural session, and Prof. D.P. Kothari, FIE Former Director of IIT Delhi and renowned personality in Electrical Engineering field was Distinguished Guest of Honor as well as Key Note Speaker of the session. Prof. R.A. Gupta from MNIT Jaipur was also the Guest of Honor of the function. Prof. (Smt) Annapurna Bhargava FIE was the convener of this programme and Er. S.K. Sharma MIE was Co-Convener of the programme. Inaugural Session:Programme started by garlanding of Portrait of Goddess Maa Saraswati and Sir M Vishvesaraya and lighted up the lamp by distinguished Guests. Chairman Sh. Mahendra Chauhan welcomed all distinguished Guests, participants, nominees of this seminar and others and congratulates for success the programme. Prof. (Smt) Annapurna Bhargava FIE convened the programme and reported about the theme and its importance. Prof. Annapurna Bhargava explained that Synchrophasor based Wide Area Monitoring Protection and Control (WAMPC) System forms an important component of Smart Grid initiative. It offers new paradigm of real time security monitoring and control. Large number of PMUs has to be deployed in the transmission grid at strategic locations, along with other equipments and the WAPMC functions should be embedded with the existing EMS functions. Its successful implementation requires development of suitable application tools. The successful adoption of this emerging technology will require efforts jointly by academic institutions, industries and utilities. Next decade our country will see a phenomenal transformation in our power sector. Consumers may also become power generators. This change will necessitate use of state of art technology, upgrading existing systems, use of fast communication system finding new solutions etc. to meet our countries energy demand. I urge engineer’s fraternity & research organizations to work rigorously. The Smart Grid will revolutionize generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of energy. It will make the Grid much more Reliable, efficient, flexible, Environment friendly. The Smart Grid concept is still evolving. India must be a part of this evolution, and not a late follower. Orgnising Secretary D K Bhargava emphasized that India has huge solar potential. The sunniest parts are situated in the south/east coast, from Calcutta to Madras. Solar energy can be used in two ways- Solar heating & Solar electricity. A solar power plant offers good option for electrification in areas of disadvantageous locations such as hilly regions, forests, deserts & islands where other resources are neither available nor exploitable in techno economically viable manner. Most parts of the country have about 250 to 300 sunny days. Thus there is tremendous solar potential. India is on the second position in the world in utilization of solar thermal. Key Note Speaker and Guest of honor Prof. D P Kothari, former Director I/C IIT, Delhi explained the power generation scenario of the country. He explained the issue of power quality in India. India meets its electricity demands with 65 percent use of non-renewables, 19 percent of that demand is met with hydropower, 12 percent from renewables, and 2 percent from nuclear power. Demand is far outpacing supply in meeting the rapidly growing electricity needs of the country. Electricity shortages have resulted in loss of profits for many companies, loss in productivity as plants and businesses have been forced to shut down for a few days a month or slow down manufacturing, and added operational costs as some businesses have been forced to pay for power back up units. While growing demand is part of the problem, poor infrastructure equally contributes to electricity shortfalls that have hindered recovery in India’s industrial sector and hurt its overall economic growth. Guest of honor Prof. R A Gupta, Professor, MNIT, Jaipur stressed for use a different way of energy generation rather than fossil fuel by 2030, by the contributions of reduction from Renewable energy (22%). He suggested improving the fuel to energy conversion of fossil fuel improve the loss of energy transmission to end use and energy efficiency at end-use: potential of contributing up to 65% of the projected growth reduction. Er. A K Gupta, former MD, Jaipur Vidhyut Vitaran Nigam,Jaipur insisted to use rooftop solar generation in domestic and commercial buildings to avoid grid dependency. Rajasthan has about 2,08,110 km2 of desert land, which is 60% of the total area of the state. He said that Rajasthan receives solar radiation of 6.0-7.0 kWh/m2. As the area has low rainfall, about 325 days have good sunshine in a year. In view of this, even before the creation of National Solar Mission, Govt. of Rajasthan has taken an initiative in 2008 and approved two Solar Projects each of 5 MW under Generation Based Incentive Scheme (GBI). To provide encouragement in solar sector, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) issued orders on 2nd April 2008, first time in India, imposing solar specific renewable procurement obligation (RPO) for Discom in Rajasthan. To meet out RPO requirement, the State Government approved Solar Projects of 11 private sector developers for setting up of 66 MW capacity utilizing all available technologies in solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal. The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has also notified the RERC Regulations, 2010 on 23rd December, 2010. Further, Rajasthan Electricity Regulation Commission has also issued from time to time the RPOs and feed-in tariff for Renewable Energy Projects. Ashish khandelwal, Department of Electrical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Jhalawar said that variety of fuels can be produced from biomass resources including liquid fuels, such as ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, and Fischer-Tropsch diesel and gaseous fuels, such as hydrogen and methane. He emphasized that Biodiesel has become more attractive recently because of its environmental benefits. The cost of biodiesel, however, is the main obstacle to commercialization of the product Biodiesel is a renewable fuel manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, and recycled cooking oils. Biodiesel offers many benefits i.e. It is renewable, energy efficient, displaces petroleum-derived diesel fuel. It can be used in most diesel equipment with no or only minor modifications. It can reduce global warming gas emissions, tailpipe emissions, including air toxins. It is non-toxic, biodegradable, and suitable for sensitive environments and It is made from either agricultural or recycled resources. S N Joshi, Assistant Professor, Govt women Engineering college, Ajmer said that Despite significant benefits to the environment and great long-term potential for sustainable energy development, hybrid Renewable Energy systems are currently in an economic disadvantage position because of their high installation costs compared with traditional electricity generation technologies. In the majority of cases, the incentives from federal and state governments and local utilities are necessary to make a hybrid system economically viable, which, in turn, makes the incentive policies so critical to the widespread deployment of such systems. Amrita Jain presented her paper titled Development of Solar MPPT System Using Boost Converter with Microcontroller. In this paper, she explained Solar power systems benefit from an MPPT device in order to extract the maximum available power from the solar panels in the system. The MPPT is a charge controller that compensates for the changing Voltage vs. Current characteristic of a solar cell. By monitoring the voltage and current output of the solar panel, the MPPT tracks the always-changing operating point in order to draw the maximum amount of power available during all periods of the day. A circuit that would monitor the solar panels power output and adjust the operating conditions based on a control system in order to maximize the power output is successfully designed. Chief Guest of the function Prof. N P Koushik, Vice Chancellor Rajasthan Technical University emphasized the need to shift toward renewable energy to save environment and sustainable development. India’s energy use has nearly doubled since 2000. Yet much of the population still lacks access to modern energy, and there are long-standing difficulties investing domestically in new supplies, not least because prices are kept too low to make new investments viable. In recent years, the country has sourced nearly half its new coal use from abroad, and the electricity system, once almost entirely fuelled by domestic resources, increasingly depends on imports to meet new demand. This new dependence raises both geopolitical and balance-of payments. Technical papers were also presented in this session. Honorary Secretary gave the vote of thanks to administration of IEI HQ, Administration of Kota city, Distinguished Guests and participants as well as TEQUIP II of Rajasthan Technical University for their heartily support for success this seminar. VALEDICTORY SESSION:Valedictory session was organized at Conference Hall at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota on 15 May 2016. Prof. S.C. Jain, Dean Faculty Affairs & Director TEQUIP II was the Chief Guest of the function. Prof. Dheeraj Palwalia HOD, Electrical Engineering Deptt, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota was the Guest of Honor of the function. Technical papers were also presented in this session. Valedictory Programme was started at 4.30 pm by garlanding of Portrait of Goddess Maa Saraswati and Sir M Vishvesaraya and lighted up the lamp by distinguished Guests. Sh. Mahendra Chauhan Chairman welcomed all distinguished Guests, participants, nominees of this seminar and others and congratulates for success the programme. Prof. (Smt) Annapurna Bhargava FIE was the convener of this programme and Er. S.K. Sharma MIE was Co-Convener of the programme. Certificates for nominees were distributed by the Chief Guest. Mementos were also presented to distinguished guests. CONCLUSIONS India has a long way to go achieve economic sovereignty in terms of its energy security. It needs to urgently formulate an energy doctrine which is aligned to its foreign policy in order to secure the present and future energy needs of the state. It needs to create more national energy options instead of relying on imports, through exploration of low-carbon hydrocarbons or by promoting alternative sources of energy. Technology partnerships should be actively pursued to accelerate efficient utilization of domestic resources and also develop efficient processes and infrastructure to extract resources like shale and coal bed methane. Encouraging private investments in exploration and harness of new energy reserves will further breathe life into the tightly-controlled sector fuelling competition and growth. Every little drop counts and India must get its act together in guaranteeing long term energy supplies in order to reach its goals of energy security. Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended his vote of thanks to the President of IEI. The Secretary & Director General of IEI, Chairman of Electrical Engineering Division Board, IEI, Vice Presidents of IEI, Dr. SK Calla FIE, Officials of HQ of IEI, Er. G.S. Dangayach, and other members of National Advisory Committee, Hon,ble Vice Chancellor Prof. N.P. Kaushik, FIE, and other Local Advisory Committee, members of organizing committee, Director TEQUIP II of RTU, Kota, Prof. (Smt.) Annapurna Bhargava Convener and Asst. Professor S.K. Sharma MIE Co-convener of this seminar, Chairman Sh. Mahendra Chauhan FIE and others distinguished guests, participants, and others whose gave their support directly and indirectly for success the seminar. Programme ended with high tea. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: Celebration of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Activity under Divisional Board: ET Date: 17.05.2016 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Honorary Secretary addressing & others on dais A view of Participants INTRODUCTION It was a matter of great pleasure that on 17th May 2016 “World Telecommunication & Information Society Day” was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Engineers’ Bhawan, Kota Local Centre premises Jhalawar Road, Kota. About 100 eminent Engineers attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program started with the welcome of Chief Guest, Guest of Honour, Guest Speaker and the members of KLC by Er. Mahendra Chauhan, Chairman of Kota Local Centre and Er. D.K. Bhargava Honorary Secretary at 7.00 p.m. The Chief Guest, Guest of Honor, Chairman and Guest Speaker garlanded the portrait of Maa Saraswati and Dr. M Visvesvaraya and lighted the lamp. Er. Mahendra Chauhan Chairman of the Kota Local Centre has welcomed the Chief Guest, Guest Speaker, Distinguished Guests, Members of Kota Local Centre and others. TECHNICAL SESSION The Chief Guest of the function was Er. (Smt) Rajul Goyal, Principal Polytechnic College, Jhalawar (Raj.). Er. Rahul Birla General Manager Multi Metals, Kota was the Guest of Honor of the function. Dr. O.P. Rishi, Director IT & Research, University of Kota, was Guest Speaker of the function. Dr. O.P. Rishi, Director, IT & Research University of Kota emphasized on theme “ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact” ” He focused on ICT entrepreneurs and start-ups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which have a key role in ensuring economic growth in a sustainable and inclusive manner. They are often the source of innovative ICT-enabled solutions that make a longlasting impact in global, regional and national economies, and are an important source of new jobs especially for youth. SMEs make up more than 90 per cent of all businesses worldwide, and represent a ‘path out of poverty’ for many developing countries. He urged governments to apply better interventions to support small businesses. He also focused on creating ideas, programmes, platforms and products for start-ups and ventures, and provided a status update on the emerging market tech start-up scene. He delved into the social impact of ICTs by showcasing how developers create unique and life-changing applications for social good, such as introducing the hearing impaired to the world of music. A panel discussion may be best practices in enabling ICT innovation through small business development, both in terms of applications and development of the ICT sector. Er. Rahul Birla expressed his views, that for entrepreneurs, ICT is must. Without ICT, we can’t go ahead. Er. (Smt) Rajul Goyal Principal Govt Polytechnic College, Jhalawar Chief Guest of the function expressed her views that theme is very relevant in present status. He said that Entrepreneurs have to used Information Communication technology for Social Impact. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary thanked all the delegates and members for their active participation and sharing their thoughts on the subject. He also thanked the media for covering the program. The program ended with High Tea. Name of Centre : Kota Local Centre Title of Activity: World Environment Day Celebration Activity under Divisional Board: Environmental Engineering Date: 05.06.2016 Venue: Engineers Bhawan, Kota Local Centre Distinguished Guests on Dais, Key Speaker Sh. S.R. Yadav, DFO, Kota, delivering the speech. On Dais: Sh. D.K. Bhargava, Sh.M.K. Chauhan, Chief Guest Sh. Anil Kapoor, Conservator of Forest, and Sh.S.S. Jain, President-Manglam Cement Ltd., Modak, Kota (Raj.) A view of Participants INTRODUCTION It was a matter of great pleasure that on 5th June 2016, “World Environment Day” was organized at Kota Local Centre premises, Engineers’ Bhawan, Jhalawar Road, Kota on “Illegal Trade in Wildlife”. Sh. S.R. Yadav, District Forest Officer (Wildlife), Kota was Key speaker, Sh. Anil Kumar Kapoor, Conservator of Forest, Kota was the Chief Guest of the function. Sh. S.S. Jain, President Manglam Cement Ltd., Morak was the Guest of Honor of the function. Sh. Mahendra Chauhan FIE Chairman Kota Local Centre presided over the function. About 225 eminent engineers and their spouse were attended the function. INAUGRATION FUNCTION The program was started with the Introduction of Chief Guest, distinguished guests, KeySpeaker, guest spaeker by Er. D.K. Bhargava Honorary Secretary of Kota Local Centre at 7.00 p.m. The Chief Guest, Chairman, Key-Speaker, Guest of Honor, and Honorary Secretary garlanded the portrait of Maa Saraswati, Dr. M Vishvesaraya and lighted the lamp. Welcome Address by Chairman Er. Mahendra Chauhan Chairman KLC welcomed the distinguished Guests, Chief Guest, Key Speaker, Guest of Honor and participants. TECHNICAL SESSION Key Speaker Sh. S.R. Yadav District Forest Officer (Wildlife) Kota expressed thatWildlife trade is perhaps the most immediate threat to animals in many parts of the world. Around the globe, wildlife is being bought and sold on an increasingly massive scale as pets, meat, and food, as medicine, furs, feathers, skins, and trophies. Wildlife smuggling or trafficking involves the illegal gathering, transportation, and distribution of animals and their derivatives. This can be done either internationally or domestically. Estimates of the money generated by wildlife smuggling vary, in part because of its illegal nature. "Animal poaching" is when an animal is killed illegally. It usually occurs when an animal possesses something that is considered valuable (i.e. the animal's fur or ivory). Many countries believe that the rhino horn is an important ingredient for many medicines. This is false. The primary reason for the founding of Wildlife SOS has been to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife in distress in both urban and rural environments. Wildlife SOS rescues a number of orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife found in cities and locations from wherever they work in India. Injured animals are given medical treatment and many are released back into the wild. Where this is not possible, permanent homes are provided for the animals at one of our many rescue facilities. Although Wildlife SOS is mainly known for our work of rescuing and rehabilitating ‘dancing bears’ or Sloth Bears, we also have active projects to help Leopards and Black Bears which are a caught or involved in human-wildlife conflict situations in several states. Captive Elephant welfare and rescuing performing elephants is something Wildlife SOS has been associated with for many years. We also work on various projects targeted at environment and biodiversity conservation, as well as, reducing our carbon footprint. Wildlife SOS has formal ‘co-operative’ agreements in place with state governments and forest departments in more than nine states in India to help rescue and rehabilitate the animals in distress. Wildlife SOS works in many areas including the Jammu Kashmir area of India where human conflicts with Asiatic black bears and leopards have become far too common, and unfortunately often end badly for both people and wildlife. The Wildlife SOS program includes educating the people through a series of workshops which explain how to avoid such negative encounters. Sh. S.S. Jain President Manglam Cement Ltd., Morak Distt Kota expressed his views thatLocated at Mathura, near bear rescue center, is the Elephant Conservation and Care Center.“Elephant Conservation and Care Center” is a project of Wildlife SOS, created in 2010 in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department to rehabilitate severely abused captive elephants in distress. All the elephants housed at the center have shocking stories of the situations they had to be rescued from. Here, several elephants that used to spend their days doing hard work in often harsh conditions are living out their retirement years in peace and safety. No longer forced to bear heavy loads, or walk on hot pavement, these majestic creatures are finally able to spend their days happily, with frequent baths, a nutritious diet, and good veterinary care. The Elephant Conservation and Care Center currently houses 18 elephants which includes 12 females and 6 male elephants. The center is full of natural vegetation with enough open fields around for their daily walks and several trees available to scratch themselves, thus making it closest to the natural habitat of the elephants. Water pools have been provided to the elephants with the free access for them to bath and play in the water, at will. Chief Guest Sh. Anil Kumar Kapoor Conservator of Forest, Kota expressed thatWildlife SOS recognizes that human caring and understanding is crucial to saving wild animals and protecting the habitats they need to survive. We work in both rural and urban communities to educate people about the surrounding environment and the animals. Education takes many forms, from showing people the little things they can do to help the environment to techniques for avoiding human wildlife conflicts. Wildlife SOS has also been working to resolve man-wildlife conflicts by educating villagers, tribal communities and farmers who live in conflict zones. Wildlife SOS has been conducting awareness programs to educate the public and encourage responsible community participation in conservation initiatives such as tree plantation drives in association with the school authorities of Jammu & Kashmir, cleaning plastics from Bannerghatta to cleaning the Dal Lake with schools and colleges. Students and volunteers learn about animal conservation and behavior and going forward these students organize rallies to grow awareness about wildlife conservation and protection amongst their communities. We work towards educating local village communities, school children and college-aged youth about avoidance behavior in the presence of bears and other wild animals and sustainable livelihood without destroying the environment or encroaches the buffer areas. Sh. S.S. Jain and Sh. S.R. Yadav was bestowed with memento by Hon’ble Chief Guest. Sh. Mahendra Chauhan Chairman KLC presented a memento to the Chief Guest. VOTE OF THANKS Er. D.K. Bhargava, Honorary Secretary extended vote of thanks to Chair, and all the participants, Chief Guest, distinguished Guests, Key Speaker, Guest of Honor and distinguished Engineers, for their active participation. He also thanked the media for covering the program. The program ended with Dinner.