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HPU campus & nearby forests filled with garbage, Who is responsible?

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Fresh images show garbage heaps near VC office, in front of the Library and into the nearby forest. The trees are stabbed with tube-light rods and with strangled iron fences. Neither any student students nor SCA initiated any practical solution regarding Campus Beautification’. Why the revolutionary ghost inside SCA disappears when it comes to campus beautification and ecological issues?

SHIMLA- While the display of unity by HPU students against the anti-student policies of Vice Chancellor,ADN Bajpai, is admirable, their ignorance and a lack of efforts to find solution to some critical issues, which comes under the diameter of elected SCA’s responsibilities in the campus, are shocking.

Take a look at these pictures in the gallery below. It’s not just these days that the campus is becoming an ugly sight. It has always been more or less the same.

The pictures in the gallery are taken in front of the Vice Chancellor office (Shows the road right below HPU Administrative Block).

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These images show the area near HPU Library. The iron fences have began to penetrate the tree trunks and a slow death is inevitable if these are not removed before it’s too late. By the way, why these fences are even strangled around these trees including many other in the campus? Is it a sort of tree art thing? It’s completely ridiculous to see such a darkness in a place no less than a temple. The campus is mere a reflection of the state of mind of the students, staff and the administration.

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The trees are strangled for no reason. Please, take a look at these pictures in the gallery above, and tell us why the hell no one bothers about the ecology, the trees, and the greenery for which Himachal is known around the world.

Perhaps, the condition is worsening with time, and presently, it sounds like either the higher education failed to enlightened the students or the students failed the higher education.

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It’s an issue of a great concern that the highest educational institute, situated in the capital of the State, is in such a degraded condition. Don’t thrust it upon authorities alone. Yes, we are quite aware of the fact that the present VC, Prof. ADN Bajpai, is worthless, followed by Municipal Corporation of Shimla. We don’t doubt that. However, the elected SCA along with all the students, regardless of their affiliation to any particular student organizations, share the blame for turning HPU into such a ugly scene. We aren’t sure if SCA include ‘Campus Beautification’ as an issue in their manifesto or some individual student ever submitted written complaint to the authorities, but we noticed that the revolutionary ghost inside SCA disappears when authorities the students aren’t co-operating regarding these very issues. If SCA could chase away the eve-teaser to protect the girl students in HPU, then why not to maintain the same sense of duty when it comes to violators. We bet, slapping a guy caught littering around the campus makes a sense when he/she is ought to make use of the higher education and is expected to pass on some manners.

Shimla MC doesn’t surprise us anymore, but watching the educated section of the society littering around and accepting the stinking garbage heaps around them, did shock us. The varsity campus deserves to far more beautiful, pleasant, and more adorable so as to justify the the label of a higher educational institute.

If the authorities are worthless, then invite the students to contribute a Sunday fixing this mess themselves. HW will be more than glad to join the cause. We are sure that it’s not so difficult task for SCA to make a huge gathering within no time. They always do it for protest rallies, so there is a little doubt that the same can’t be done for the campus beautification.

If not beautification, then, at least try to aware the student community regarding these issues related to ecology and visual pollution. There is a lot that can be done to start a culture of maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of the campus.

Madan has studied English Literature and Journalism from HP University and lives in Shimla. He is an amateur photographer and has been writing on topics ranging from environmental, socio-economic, development programs, education, eco-tourism, eco-friendly lifestyle and to green technologies for over 9 years now. He has an inclination for all things green, wonderful and loves to live in solitude. When not writing, he can be seen wandering, trying to capture the world around him in his DSLR lens.

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Nauni Varsity Scholar Naincy Bags Scholarship to Pursue PhD in France

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Solan: Naincy Sagar, an alumna of Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni has bagged a fellowship for pursuing PhD from France. Nancy has reached France and will be pursuing PhD in Forest Genetics from the University of Orléans under INRAE fellowship. INRAE is France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Naincy has completed her BSc Forestry from College of Horticulture and Forestry (COH&F), Neri in 2018 and MSc Forest Biology and Tree Improvement and Genetic Resources from UAS, Dharwad, under ICAR’s National Talent Scheme. Before leaving for France last week, Naincy was working as a Junior Research Fellow in a research project at COH&F, Neri.

She had applied for a PhD with a scholarship in Forest Genetics which was advertised by INRAE. Naincy was successful in the interview and was awarded a fellowship for three years for pursuing PhD at the University of Orléans. During the course of the PhD, she will receive a total scholarship of around Rs 70 lakh along with medical reimbursement. Naincy will be working on forest tree larch species in the Project titled ‘Vigour at what cost? ‘Trade-off’ of hybrid vigour in Larch-Phenological, morphological and physiological determinants of hybrid superiority in Larix X eurolepis’ with a team of 20 scientists of Joint Integrated Biology Research Unit having expertise in genetics, genomics and physiology for the enhancement of tree and forest diversity

Dr. Parvinder Kaushal, Vice-Chancellor of the university spoke to Naincy via web conferencing and congratulated her. Dr. Kaushal, who has also done his doctorate from France, shared some tips and suggestions. He asked Naincy to explore this opportunity to learn about new cultures along with doing research that could help to enhance and conserve forest wealth in the future.

Naincy expressed gratitude towards her father Satya Prakash Sagar (Retd. SDO BSNL) and mother Monika Sagar, who is working as SDO in BSNL for their continuous support for higher studies. She also thanked Vice-Chancellor Dr. Parvinder Kaushal, Dean Dr. Kamal Sharma and Dr. Dushyant Sharma, Project Investigator and all the university staff for their support and guidance. The university administration, Dean of COH&F Neri congratulated Naincy and wished her success.  

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HP University Extends College Admission Date for 2021-22 Session Till Oct 25

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Shimla-Dates for admissions to undergraduate courses for the session 2021-22 in colleges affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University has been extended, which has come as a relief to not only those students who were seeking fresh enrollments in the first year but also to the students of the second and third year. 

The varsity informed that the decision was taken after considering requests received from various students regarding the same.  

Now, willing students can apply for enrollment in both government and private colleges till 5 PM, October 25, 2021.

This extension of date would benefit students who recently passed supplementary exams or those students of the second and third-year who had missed admission due to delay in declaration of their previous results.

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UHF Nauni Extends Admission Dates for UG, PG, PhD Till Oct 18

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Solan– Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, has extended the last date for applying to various Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programmes in Horticulture, Forestry, Biotechnology, Agribusiness and Business Management. Applicants can submit their complete online application on the university’s admission portal till 18th October.

The normal seats of BSc (Hons) Horticulture, BSc (Hons) Forestry and B Tech Biotechnology will be filled on the basis of scorecard of ICAR-AIEEA (UG) 2021.

Admissions to MSc, MBA (Agribusiness) and PhD (for normal and self-financing seats) will also be conducted on the scorecard of ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE-JRF/SRF respectively. Students who have appeared in the ICAR-AIEEA 2021 for UG and PG, or AICE-JRF/SRF examination and are interested in seeking admission, such students must fill the university online application form before 18th October. Undergraduate aspirants who have not appeared in the ICAR test can however apply for the self-financing seats for B Sc and B Tech Biotechnology programmes run by the university by filling the online application on the university website.

The university has also advised the registered candidates to submit complete online application forms along with online payment acknowledgement slip before the due date. The schedule for online counselling will be announced by the University on the website after the declaration of the ICAR examination result. Application forms other than online mode will not be accepted.

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