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Time of India
3 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Experts deliberate on ways to protect nature
Patna: Experts at a seminar on World Nature Conservation Day on Tuesday highlighted the environmental concerns and deliberated on strategies to protect mother nature. The seminar titled 'Conservation strategies: Bihar's path to ecological balance', was organised by Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) and hosted by Patna University and Patna Science College's geology department. Mousumi Gupta of ADRI expressed concern over consistent Covid-19 virus loads and unpredictable spread pattern of the virus. She advocated for cleaner cooking fuels, improved ventilation and launch of cancer awareness programmes, citing her collaborative study with Mahavir Cancer Sansthan on female lung cancer. Discussions on global warming also featured at the seminar. Gopal Sharma, interim director of the National Dolphin Research Centre, said there has been a 68% reduction in biodiversity due to 1°Celsius global temperature rise since 1970. He proposed rainwater harvesting and rooftop gardening to combat urban heat islands. Syed Md Saalim of Patna University illustrated Arctic sea ice shrinkage since 1984, linking it to global warming impact on monsoons and agriculture in India. Sunil Kumar Gupta of EIACP at CSEC-ADRI lauded Bihar's govt for providing integrated 'chullahs' and LPG cylinders to curb air pollution. Atul Aditya Pandey of Patna University's geology department highlighted the university's research on the flood-prone Kosi river and water conservation. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Houses In Pagerwojo Container House | Search Ads Search Now Undo Dr Alka, principal of Patna Science College, urged a return to traditional Indian practices. Bhavuk Sharma said one out of four cities globally face water crisis. He expressed concern that north Bihar was experiencing rapid groundwater depletion, suggesting that rainwater harvesting was the need of the hour. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Sunil Kumar Gupta.
Time of India
6 days ago
- General
- Time of India
No takers for 58k vacant seats in PPU, 950 in PU
Patna: Even though the process of admission in the current academic session (2025-26) is almost over in different degree collages of Patna University and Patliputra University, a considerable number of sanctioned seats remained vacant in these colleges. PU students' welfare dean Anil Kumar said, "Nearly 950 of the total sanctioned 4,531 seats in arts, science and commerce streams, are vacant even after the end of the spot round of admissions. Finally, the university has allowed the principals of all these colleges to admit students against vacant seats on their own." Even the colleges could not fill their sanctioned seats in popular courses running under self-financed scheme. These courses include functional English (Patna College and B N College), BCA (B N College, Patna Science College, Magadh Mahila College, and Directorate of Distance Education), BBA (Patna College, B N College, Magadh Mahila College), biotechnology (Patna Science College and B N College), mass communications (Patna College), environmental science (Patna Science College) and social work (Magadh Mahila College). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Libas Purple Days Sale Libas Undo "In Patliputra University (PPU), about half of the sanctioned seats are vacant even after three rounds of admissions. There are 1.20 lakh sanctioned seats in undergraduate courses in different constituent and affiliated colleges of PPU, but only about 62,000 students have been admitted against these seats so far," said PPU students' welfare dean Rajeev Ranjan. When asked about the reason of seats remaining vacant in different honours subjects in PU colleges, Patna Science College's former principal S N Guha said that all subjects taught in colleges and universities are not equally popular. "All the seats in some more popular subjects are occupied immediately after the release of merit list, but the seats in less popular subjects are not occupied even after the three or four rounds of admission," he said. PU dean pointed out that most of the vacant seats have been reported in the subjects like Arabic, Persian, Bengali and Maithili. "The university can't compel one to study any particular subject and, hence, the seats in some subjects will remain vacant," he added.
Time of India
6 days ago
- General
- Time of India
No takers for 62k vacant seats in PPU, 950 in PU
Patna: Even though the process of admission in the current academic session (2025-26) is almost over in different degree collages of Patna University and Patliputra University, a considerable number of sanctioned seats remained vacant in these colleges. PU students' welfare dean Anil Kumar said, "Nearly 950 of the total sanctioned 4,531 seats in arts, science and commerce streams, are vacant even after the end of the spot round of admissions. Finally, the university has allowed the principals of all these colleges to admit students against vacant seats on their own." Even the colleges could not fill their sanctioned seats in popular courses running under self-financed scheme. These courses include functional English (Patna College and B N College), BCA (B N College, Patna Science College, Magadh Mahila College, and Directorate of Distance Education), BBA (Patna College, B N College, Magadh Mahila College), biotechnology (Patna Science College and B N College), mass communications (Patna College), environmental science (Patna Science College) and social work (Magadh Mahila College). "In Patliputra University (PPU), about half of the sanctioned seats are vacant even after three rounds of admissions. There are 1.20 lakh sanctioned seats in undergraduate courses in different constituent and affiliated colleges of PPU, but only about 62,000 students have been admitted against these seats so far," said PPU students' welfare dean Rajeev Ranjan. When asked about the reason of seats remaining vacant in different honours subjects in PU colleges, Patna Science College's former principal S N Guha said that all subjects taught in colleges and universities are not equally popular. "All the seats in some more popular subjects are occupied immediately after the release of merit list, but the seats in less popular subjects are not occupied even after the three or four rounds of admission," he said. PU dean pointed out that most of the vacant seats have been reported in the subjects like Arabic, Persian, Bengali and Maithili. "The university can't compel one to study any particular subject and, hence, the seats in some subjects will remain vacant," he added.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Magadh Mahila College gets its 1st male principal, science college 1st woman head
Patna: Amid much debate about the selection of principals in Patna University's (PU) constituent colleges through a draw of lots, Nagendra Prasad Verma joined Magadh Mahila College as its principal on Thursday. The name of Verma as one of the 115 principals was recommended recently by Bihar State University Service Commission in response to an all-India advertisement and his posting in a women's college was finalised by the PU through a draw of lots. Verma, who was a teacher of history in Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, took over the charge from outgoing in charge Namita Kumari. Senior teachers pointed out that this is for the first time in the history of the 79-year-old institution that a man took over the charge as its principal. Only a few days back, the students of the college, led by Patna University Students' Union president, had protested the appointment. Similarly Patna Science College, a 98-year-old institution, will also have a woman principal for the first time since its inception in 1927. Alka, who was a teacher at a women's college in Hajipur (under Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University) joined Patna Science College as its principal, succeeding Atul Aditya Pandey, on Wednesday. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Cách giao dịch ETH/USD mà không cần nắm giữ Ether IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo From its first principal, V H Jackson (1927) to Pandey (2025), there was no women principal between them, as per the succession list, displayed in the principal's chamber. Yogendra Kumar Varma has already joined as the principal of Patna Law College as he was the lone incumbent for the post. Of two other newly appointed principals in PU colleges, home science department head Suheli Mehta has been asked to join Vanijya Mahavidyalay, an exclusive institution for commerce teaching, and Anil Kumar, a chemistry teacher from UP, has been asked to join the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar, 162-year-old Patna College, as its principal.
India.com
09-07-2025
- Science
- India.com
Who was Vashishtha Narayan Singh, maths genius who challenged Einstein! Topped BSc, MSc, worked at IIT, then...
India has produced several geniuses across diverse fields. One such person is Vashishtha Narayan Singh. He was considered to be a renowned maths genius who once challenged Einstein's theory, the E=mc2 theory. He was even given the title of 'Genius of Genius'. Who was Vashishtha Narayan Singh, maths genius who challenged Einstein! Vashishtha Narayan Singh, a famous mathematician in India, was born on April 2, 1942, in the village of Basantpur in Bhojpur district, Bihar. Speaking about his family, his father, Lal Bahadur Singh, was a police constable. Meanwhile, his mother was Lahaso Devi. Vashishtha Narayan proved to be a prodigious scholar from an early age, earning accolades not only in India but worldwide. He made headlines worldwide when he challenged the theories of world-famous physicist and Nobel laureate Albert Einstein. Thus, he has carved a niche for himself in the mathematical fraternity. Unfortunately, when he was at a young age, he happened to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, a serious mental illness, which changed the course of his life and his career. Speaking about his education, Vashishtha Narayan Singh did his schooling in the Netarhat School in Jharkhand. After that, he pursued his higher education in Patna Science College. He was a very bright student. He secured the first position in both BSc and MSc in consecutive years. In 1964, he added another great milestone by being the topper in UGC's Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) exam. Vashishtha Narayan Singh, a brilliant Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to mathematics while associated with top institutions such as NASA, IIT, and the University of California, Berkeley. Singh had serious mental health problems, but he was recognized internationally for his extraordinary intelligence. It is said he even disputed Einstein's famous equation, E = MC², and Gauss's claims. His unmatched intelligence impressed Berkeley University, in fact, they once referred to him as 'Genius of Geniuses.' A famous tale regarding Vashishtha Narayan Singh claims that at a time when their computers failed at a crucial point, NASA reached out to him for assistance. Vashishtha also supposedly made significant contributions to the Apollo missions, doing important calculations that helped NASA place a man on the moon.
