There was a nip in the air amidst distinctly warmer weather as winter indicated its retreat amidst a receding pandemic. The sense of optimism was thus entirely understandable.

The volunteers for the day were Manjeet, Tushar, Mamata, Rima, Manvi, Aryan, Tushar, Neha, Surendra, Baisnabi, Priyanshi, Saurabh, Tisha, Vimal, Rashmi, and Smriti.

Surendra initiated proceedings by providing a primer on basic traffic rules to be observed on a day-to-day basis. This was of particular importance for the kids in attendance as most of them live in slums that are close to the daily traffic; crossing roads safely is an essential requirement. Common traffic practices like the left-right-left rule were reminded to the tiny tots.

Prof. Lokesh Upreti then conducted a role-play session where the children were apprised about the dos and don’ts of using zebra crossings.

The second part of the day’s sessions focussed on the rules of English grammar. Neha enlightened the students about what constituted good language in common English usage. She was assisted by Mamata as they ensured that the learners properly followed whatever was being taught; uses were copied in the notebooks, which were checked by the instructors. A quiz was carried out where the day’s learning was evaluated.

With the day drawing to an end, Haldiram Chips and Melody Coffee Bite toffees were distributed among the children before they headed homewards.

Prof. Upreti planned and presided over the day’s session. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma motivated the volunteers in the various tasks.

 The eminent speakers for the webinar were, Mr. Tushar Jani, Group Chairman of Cargo Service Center (CSC)Group, SCA Group of Companies; Dr. Mangesh T. Karad, Executive President and Vice Chancellor, MIT ADT University and Vice Chair –ASSOCHAM Council on Education (Maharastra), Mr. Shantanu Bhadkamkar, Managing Director, ATC Group and Chairman, Rotomatic Containers Private Limited and Capt. Shrirang S Gokhale,  Nautical Faculty, Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies.

The speakers talked about current logistics trends being followed by top companies. They quoted about how zomato servicing earlier used to provide tiffin services but after changing the logistics program, it upgraded to online platform and online food delivery services. Capt. Shrirang talked about the logistics giant, amazon packaging systems and how they use lots of cartons and recyclable plastic bins for packaging. They also use highly protected, eco-friendly packaging material. In the coming time, delivery companies like amazon will use flexible, creative and gorilla-based techniques.

Overall, the session was very insightful and thoughtful.

The resource person for the FDP were Dr. Anshu Tyagi, Associate Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies and Prof. Abha Gupta, Assistant Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies. Dr. Anshu Tyagi explained about Zotero which is an open- source software which allows easy and quick collection, organization and sharing of research. It is very convenient to use the software as it is open source and available for free to use. Zotero software assists in organizing and managing bibliographical data and research related material. Hands-on practice session was also facilitated by the resource person for the software.

Prof. Abha Gupta enlightened about Mendeley software which is also an open-source referencing software freely available for use of researchers, scholars, students and teachers. You can efficiently add papers for your work in the software. It is available to use by signing in your account on the website, as well as through as desktop application. Bothe the spaces are synced for easy and comfortable access. Mendeley has a provision to attach as a toolbar option with MS- word document as Mendeley cite-O-matic is extremely useful for generating bibliographies, references and citation in different kinds of styles such as Harvard, Chicago and APA. Hands-on practice session was also facilitated by the resource person for the software.

The workshop was very insightful. 

 (Aditya, Ankita, Laxmi, Naman, Palak, Raima, Tarushi, Utkarsh, Anubhi, Chetna, Niharika, Nitu, Nandini, Papiya, Shardul, Shivangi, Vanshika and Vidhi) ) to attend the SHRM Exclusive Session: Ace your Talent Management Strategy on 15th February, 2021as part of its learning and development initiatives.

The session had industry experts and senior practitioners who discussed critical questions about talent management focusing on the relevance and significance of Employer Branding, Gauging the True Pulse of Employees and Ensuring Meaningful Work for Employees in the background of the post pandemic workplace.

Session started with welcome address delivered by Ms. Nitya Vijaykumar, Sr. Knowledge Advisor, SHRM India. Experts on board were Pramod Joshi, CHRO,A2Z Group; Rajesh Rai, VP People Management and HR Head, Global Logic; Mohini Pal Chowdhury, HR Head, Quantiphi; Sahil Naya, Sr. Associate Director, KPMG and Unnati Sodha, Partner & Channels Business Lead, AP Success Factors. Experts deliberated on the struggle of the organizations today to improve productivity as the world of work becomes more complicated and confusing than ever and employees have been worrying about managing stress and maintaining well-being.

They shared their experience and views on how the organizations are relooking at their talent management strategy to have an engaged and productive workforce.

The Q & A session was moderated by Ms. Nitya Vijaykumar, Sr. Knowledge Advisor SHRM Indiaand it was quite interactive as participants asked many relevant questions and experts answered them to their satisfaction. Overall, it was a very insightful and thoughtful session.

Dr. Anusha Agarwal, Chairperson PGDM, emphasized on the importance of union budget for students. In the inaugural address, Dr. Neeraj Sanghi, faculty in charge of finance club, discussed pros and cones of union budget and its effect on India’s growth and development. Seven teams were shortlisted to demonstrate presentations on latest union budget’s implication on various sectors. The event Budget Decrypt covered varied fields such as health care, infrastructure, agriculture, taxation, railways, defense, and education & employment.

Participating teams were evaluated on creativity, contents, knowledge and presentation of the themes. Team ‘Tax-Manian Devils’ comprising of Kunal Sharma, Shivam Pandey, Tarushi Jain and Palak Goel won the event. Team ‘Pushpa-The Estimation’ of Umang Agarwal, Shruti Maheshwari, Gaurav Rawat and Bhumika Mendiratta and team ‘Vass Finance’ of Sonal Mishra, Akshay Ashish, Saurabh Kumar and Vidushi secured second and third places respectively. Audience cherished the event and participated in quiz round.  

Dr. Anush Agarwal, Chairperson PGDM along with Dr. Neeraj Sanghi and Dr. Rajeev Johri, the judges of the event, felicitated the winning teams with trophies and certificates of appreciation. All participating teams received certificate of participation. The session was concluded with vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Himanshu Paliwal, President Finvest Club.

The talk was delivered by our respected guest, Mr. Shubhabrata Rath, Joint Director  of ASSOCHAM GEM Green Building Certification Program, Dr. Prakash Barjatia, GB Member & Director, Education & Training Indian Society of Lighting Engineers, Mr. Yogesh Kumar Singh, Senior Scientist, Mr. L Pugazhenthy, Executive Director Indian Lead Development Association (Battery Society of India), Mr. Praveen Kumar Sood, Chairman, Regnant Energy Solutions Governing Council Member Solar Energy Society of India, Mr. Neeraj Arora, Senior Director & Head AASOCHAM GEM Green Building Certification Program. Mr. Shubhabrata Rath initiated the session by explaining how ASSOCHAM had taken a Green Initiative to care for the Mother Earth and to compliment in India’s Sustainability Movement and formed a council for Green and Eco-friendly Movement (CGEM), and Compliant with BEE ECBC 2017 & NBC 2016,GEM Certification Rating Levels, GEM advantages, Mission 20 states and 5 adjoining Countries, Successfully delivered the projects, ASSOCHAM has existing MOUs with leading agencies.

Dr. Prakash Barjatia discussed about SESI Activities & Membership, Aims , objectives and Vision.Mr. Yogesh Kumar Singh discussed about total installed capacity as on 31st March:3, which is 82,151.2 MW. Then he discussed about Exponential Growth of Renewable Power, Solar PV Module, types of modules, Mono PERC Solar Panel Solutions, Bifacial Solar Module, PV System Components then he discussed about failures of Photovoltaic Modules  and Typical failures found during IEC 61215,61646 visual inspection, system monitoring, Solar PV Operations &Maintenance Business Model-Building Blocks, PV Module Tech Bankability Ratings Pyramid in February 2022.

Mr. K Sridhar explained about Lead Batteries and its usage in Renewable Energy, Solar Panels in Car Parking in Cochin Airport, Floating Solar Panels in Vizag (Smart City), Renewed Boost, Mix within renewable Power and power growth estimate. He also discussedGlobally Lead consumption share, India’s Production & End Uses of Lead, Secondary Lead Share with LEAD (Long Experience, Easily Available, Affordable, Disposable).

Mr. Praveen Kumar Sood further discussed about Carbon Emissions per capita by Country, Decentralized DC Micro/ Mini Grids Powered by Solar /Wind Hybrid Systems with Advanced Lead Acid Maintenance Free Energy Storage to solve Rural Electricity Problem, Vertical axis wind turbine, heat pump etc.

The session was quite interactive as participants asked many relevant questions and our guests answered them to their satisfaction. The session was then concluded with the presentation of a virtual plaque of honour as a token of gratitude. Overall, the session was indeed a very insightful and thoughtful.

Mr. K. K. Gupta, Director, Resurgent India Ltd. welcomed the guests. He talked about the importance of cash management in the businesses and practical aspect of cash flow. He also discussed about the Role of MSME and strategies and method to be adopted by them to overcome such unprecedented situations.

Mr. Tilak Raj Chawla , Ex-executive director Allahabad Bank,  shared his views on Adequate Cash that has to be there. He debated how existing capacities being escalated to much higher levels also creates problem. He stressed on provision of cash-budget method for lending.

CA Amit Sahai Mathur, Co-founder & CEO Fouraxes business solutions Pvt. Ltd.), stated that with constant cash outflow happening, there were no inflows as no business transactions were happening at the time of covid. In the 2nd lockdown no incentives were given by the government. The challenge was how to fund the business growth.

CA Manish Gadia, Partner, JMP associates) stated that this is the time to provide due care towards cash besides profit. He also stressed on giving importance to operating cash flow is imperative at this time. He mentioned to cut down expenses or do better planning to give proper time for receivables management. He advised to defer the purchase or restructure financing activities and go for personal level funding or raise money from banks for investing activities.

Mr. D.S. Rajput concluded that to be in the business, survival is more important. Costs should be cut down and guarantee for the project is provided by insurance companies but in India, this right is exclusively with the banks. So, in the coming time insurance companies are also going to come with new projects and it’s going to help businesses.

The session ended with the Vote of Thanks by Mr.K.K. Gupta. He extended his gratitude to all the eminent speakers as well as to the audience.

The session was organised by the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) of the college.
In his interaction with students and faculty, Dr Bajpai discussed various aspects of marketing including Customer Co-creation, Lead users and marketing innovations. He shared many examples from the corporate world with respect to their efforts in delivering superior customer value resulting in a better Problem – Solution – Market Fit. The session ended with question – answer round followed by a vote of thanks.

An Empirical Study on Private IT and Educational Sectors in India” in the Track on Information Systems Management in the 2nd International Conference on Business Research and Innovation organized by Management Development Institute Murshidabad from 28– 29th January ,2022.

This 2 days conference witnessed participation from many prestigious institutions from all across India. The research paper was related to implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Modern HR processes. The Session was chaired by DR. MOHITA GANGWAR SHARMA (FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT) and co- chaired by DR. AMRITA SENGUPTA.

The presenter received valuable  inputs  for further research and was appreciated for the research work.

The workshop was facilitated by FACILITATED BY- Ashutosh Mishra and Deeksha Rattan, certified Trainers with a brief introduction of Emotional Intelligence and its significance at workplace and real life. There various topics included in workshops were Emotional Intelligence Self Awareness, Self Management, Empathy, Relationship Management etc. The workshop was in conducted in an interactive and engaging mode where, the trainers presented various clipping from various movies and web series like Kota Factory, Munna Bhai MBBS etc.  and highlighted the  relevance of dimensions of emotional intelligence with the life of an individual and group. The trainer further discusses that, at a personal level, emotional intelligence helps us:

·         Manage our emotions when stressed or feeling overwhelmed

·         Improve relationships with the people we care about

At work, emotional intelligence can help us:

·         Resolve conflicts 

·         Coach and motivate others

·         Create a culture of collaboration

·         Build psychological safety within teams

They further discussed about various dimensions of EI such as Self Awareness, Self Management, Empathy and Relationship Management. Various quizzes were also conducted in between to check knowledge of audience. The workshop was overall interactive and full of learning.