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Campus Placements at IUUHome Is Where the Heart IsNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON $5 TRILLION ECONOMY

st71 REPUBLIC DAY st71 REPUBLIC DAY

CELEBRATIONS AT IUUCELEBRATIONS AT IUU

st71 REPUBLIC DAY

CELEBRATIONS AT IUUs t71 Republic Day

was celebrated at

I M S U n i s o n

U n i v e r s i t y o n

January 26 by paying

tribute to martyrs and

freedom fighters who

sacrificed their lives

for our independence

and made it possible

to adopt a written

constitution in 1950.

The function was attended by the Vice

Chancellor Prof. Gautam Sinha, the Pro Vice

Chancellor Prof. Ravikesh Srivastava, the

Registrar Col. Pranav Kumar, Dean Student

Welfare- Prof. K. Ajay Singh, Deans of all

Schools, faculty members, administrative

staff and students of the University.

Prof. Sinha hoisted

the National Flag,

which was followed

by singing of the

National Anthem. In

his address, Prof.

Sinha stated that the

idea of a nation lies in

the very sense of

be longing in the

hearts of its citizens.

He also stated that Independence is not only

achieved at administrative level but also at a

personal, social and cultural level. He urged

the students to hold their heads high in

patriotism and proudly announce themselves

as Indian citizens as India is the largest threpublic in the world and every 6 person in

the world is an Indian.

st1 NATIONAL MEDIATION COMPETITIONstThe School of Law (SOL) organized 1

National Mediation Competition on January

28-29. Justice P. K. Jain, Former President

District Consumer Forum and Former Session

Judge Muradabaad, Uttar Pradesh was the

Chief Guest for the inauguration ceremony.

The inaugural ceremony commenced with an

overview of the competition by Prof. R. N.

Sharma, Dean School of Law who expressed

his gratitude to the Chief Guest in his address.

Prof. Gautam Sinha, Vice Chancellor, IUU

extended a warm welcome to the Chief Guest

and the participants from various esteemed

universities.

In his address, Justice P. K. Jain shed light on

the salience of knowledge of latest laws in the

rendition of an argument and acquainted the

participants on the need of confidence and the

articulation of learning and sequencing in the

genesis of legal dialect. He stressed on the

gravity of patience and endurance in the life of

a budding advocate.

A total of 18 teams participated in the

competition. National Law University

Jodhpur, National Law University Nagpur,

Amity Noida, Symbiosis Law School Pune,

UPES Dehradun, Symbiosis Hyderabad, Law

College Dehradun, Delhi Metropolitan

Education, Noida, UILS Panjab University,

Chandigarh were among the participants.

On day one the event was divided into four

preliminary rounds whereas day two

witnessed semi-finals and the final round. The

Judges for the semi-final and final rounds

included eminent and respected advocates

from Dehradun. The final rounds were

followed by a valedictory ceremony graced by

Mr. Himanshu Upadhaya, Advocate Supreme

Court of India as the Chief Guest.

The much awaited results were announced in

the following categories:

Winner Team : National Law University,

Jodhpur

First Runner up Team : University of

Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun

Best Advocate : Charu Sharma

Best Mediator : Parinishtha Ganz

Best Client : Shivam Pratap Singh

Chauhan

FAREWELL PARTY AT IUU

On January 18, a grand farewell party for the

final year post graduate students of MBA,

Integrated BBA-MBA and LLM was

organized at IMS Unison University. The

function started with a lamp lighting

ceremony and customary invocation of

Goddess Saraswati.

The Chancellor Prof. Gurdip Singh Bahri, the

Vice Chancellor Prof. Gautam Sinha, the Pro

Vice Chancellor Prof. Ravikesh Srivastava

and other dignitaries of the University were

present during the celebrations. The

Chancellor and Vice Chancellor addressed the

gathering and showered their blessings on the

graduating students.

Splendid performances by juniors garnered

applause from everyone. The celebration was

replete with foot- tapping dances to latest

Bollywood hits, romantic soulful song

performances and entertaining games that

involved participation from the audience.

GUEST LECTURE ON

‘CLEANING SCIENCE’School of Hospitality Management (SOHM)

organized an extension guest lecture of Mr.

Alok Joshi, Territory Manager-Uttarakhand

for Diversey on the topic 'Cleaning Science'

on January 29 . Dur ing the lec ture

information related to cleaning science,

maintenance of different types of floors and

surface areas, usage of cleaning chemicals

and their precautions was provided to the

students. Mr. Joshi also informed Hospitality

students about the new and innovative

equipment used in cleaning of large public

areas in the hotel industry.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON $5 TRILLION ECONOMYNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON $5 TRILLION ECONOMYNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON $5 TRILLION ECONOMYThe School of Management organized a two-

day National Conference on the topic '$ Five

Trillion Emerging Indian Economy – A Road

Map' on January 31. The Chief Guest for the

inaugural function was Dr. K. C. John,

Managing Director, Agnity India. The Vice

Chancellor of DIT University Prof. K. K.

Raina also graced the occasion with his

presence.

In his introductory remarks Prof. Gautam

Sinha, Vice Chancellor, IUU, emphasized on

the role of youth in

building a $5 trillion

e c o n o m y . P r o f .

Ravikesh Srivatsava,

Pro Vice Chancellor

spoke of opportunities

available in five key

areas: agriculture,

demand, innovation,

e m p l o y m e n t g e n e r a t i o n a n d s k i l l

development. In his address Dr. John

emphasized on the

importance of policy

reforms to unshackle

MSMEs and private

investment as a key

driver of demand,

creat ing capaci ty,

increas ing labour

p r o d u c t i v i t y ,

introducing new technology, and allowing

creative destruction. This virtuous cycle, he

said, would spur exports and lead to job

creation.

According to Dr. John's view point India

needs to sustain a real GDP growth rate of 9

percent to achieve the aspirational goal of

becoming a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024 – 25.

Dr. John also spoke about providing a digital

platform for enabling data rich individuals to

ride on the prosperity engine by leveraging

public digital goods – Digital Empowerment

and Protection Architecture (DEPA).

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Faculty Editor

Varsha Sisodia

Associate Faculty Editor

Student Editors

Aishwarya Pande

Neha Khemka

Swathi Arora

Ishshita Chanda

Layout Designer

ReportersYamini BishtShania Mary O’ ConnorHridaya SinghOshita Ahuja

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Sakshi Tiwari

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Bulbul Thapliyal

Editorial Team

Issue : January 2020

Editorial

Climate Change is an issue the entire world is facing collectively today. Google describes

Climate Change as a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change

apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels

of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.

To simply understand; climate change refers to environmental degradation at an accelerated

pace as a result of human activities. This in turn leads to catastrophic events such as Amazon

forest fires, Venice flood, Australia bushfires and firestorms occurring at a rapid rate.

It's not just human activities that have contributed to this degradation. It is also a result of our

outlook towards climate change. The sheer ignorance and the resultant lack of adequate action to

control the situation makes things worse. Despite the alarming situation of the Amazon forests –

Lungs of the Earth burning into ashes, which caught the attention of the whole world- the

Brazilian Government has not presented any consistent policy to protect the forest and its

people. Venice serves to be another example. Venice – UNESCO World Heritage site was losing

itself to the flooding. The local authorities had called for a state of emergency to be imposed in

the city as it was the worst flooding in Venice since 1966. The city has suffered grave damage and

it would cost hundreds of millions of Euros to fix the city.

One of the examples from India is – pollution in Delhi caused because of burning of firecrackers

during Diwali. The pollution level in Delhi has been hazardous since late October, with the air

quality dipping to 'severe' category more often than not. To hold down the dust and pollutants,

more than five lakh litres of water was sprinkled at 13 pollution hotspots in just two days.

As per ILO by 2030 India is set to lose productivity equivalent to 34 billion jobs due to global

warming. Besides this, climate change is already wreaking havoc in the agrarian sector. In 2019,

about 45 % of India was under drought and more than 12 states saw devastating floods.

Even after all these devastating consequences people and the government just refuse to consider

Climate Change an issue serious enough to be dealt with aggressively. If we don't start taking

appropriate action to restore ecological balance, we are all doomed. Climate Change is real and it

is impacting each one of us. Every individual needs to become aware and act in order to sustain

the environment, before the situation gets completely out of hand. We all add to the degradation

of the environment through our lifestyle. Little changes on our part can result in a better future.

We also need to raise our voices and demand the authorities to come up with actionable and

comprehensive plans to tackle Climate Change. It's crucial to realise, we are all responsible and

therefore, we all need to act responsibly.

Climate Change is RealHome Is Where the Heart Is

Aishwarya PandeBAJMC VI

“Why are you always on that phone of yours? Do you ever leave this thing?” Haven't majority of

us millennials heard this statement? Especially if grandparents are involved in the conversation,

what follows is “Our times were much simpler, when these mobile phones did not exist. People

would talk to each other. Not sit in the same room and be aware of what's happening at the other

end of the world but remain completely oblivious to their immediate surroundings.” It tends to

get on our nerves. I'm not writing from the sender's end. I speak from the receiving party's side.

So yes, it's irking but not absolutely wrong. Now this article isn't to slander and prove internet is a

bane and phones should be thrown away because of how addictive they've become. I'm not

suggesting that, and you wouldn't do that anyway because you're

'smart' people. But please do keep aside your device

for a few minutes as you go ahead and read this

piece.

Each one of us as an individual has an

extremely busy life. However, according

to research from RescueTime, one of

several apps for iOS and Android created

to monitor phone u s e , p e o p l e

generally spend an average of three

hours and fifteen minutes on their

phones every day, with the top 20% of

smartphone users spending upwards of

f o u r a n d a h a l f hours. This might

not be for 'work r e l a t e d ' r e a s o n s

solely. But this article isn't about the time we're spending on our devices. This piece is about the

time we aren't spending with our loved ones.

Some of us have our schools to match pace with, others college and rest of us have our work

keeping us on our toes. If we are staying with our family, we are actually quite lucky, though this

simple pleasure may pass unnoticed. Home isn't a place it is a feeling which you discover only

around people you love. It's in the little things; like coming back home to freshly brewed coffee

as a searing pain runs down your neck due to all the problems of the world being laden on your

shoulders. It's your mom calling you to the dinner table five times before you actually grace the

gathering with your presence. Every day, the same harmless threats “I will only call once from

tomorrow, whoever wishes to eat may do so or deal with their hunger pangs on their own, later.”,

followed by five calls every day yet again, to remind you that the food is getting cold. The thing is, the food is

getting cold and our family is getting old.

Times are changing rapidly and we are moving out of cities and our homes at the speed of bullet trains. Once upon a

time when this world was sans the distraction of technology; families would sit and spend time together.

Grandparents would tell humiliating stories about their children, about how the struggle for independence was real,

how nights were spent sleeping under the starlit sky in summers and adventures of simpler days. It's not that people

didn't shift to different places back then or children didn't leave homes for better prospects.

But when they left, they carried lots of stories and memories with them. The stories are still here but sadly, we aren't

listening. It's not their loss. It's ours.

One day, when we come back to an empty home, frozen food in the fridge and have nobody to nag us on our

constant screen time, we are going to miss it. But the deal is, to make memories with the people you love and your

family. Have a cup of tea with your family, eat at least one meal together, and spend at least an hour from your entire

day with your parents and grandparents. Spend some time with your other family members when you get the

chance. When times change and so does your life, as you'll look back, at least you wouldn't say “I wish I had spent

more time with them.” You would rather end up saying “I'm glad I made all those memories.”

EXTENSION LECTURE ON

‘PERSONALITY AND FIRST IMPRESSION’

School of Hospitality Management conducted

an extension lecture on ‘Personality and First

Impression’ by Ms. Shalini Mehta, Image

Consultant and Etiquette Coach on January

15. During the lecture, Ms. Mehta discussed

the impact of first impressions, for instance

the impact of self-branding on potential

employers or business. First-impression

constitutes elements like positive and true

self-image, corporate dressing, body language

and personal hygiene, etiquette and manner.

Communication skills which highly influence

one's success in the personal and professional

front were also discussed.

WORKSHOP ON MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY AND MOBILE PHONE ETIQUETTE

On January 11, the School of Hospitality

Management (SOHM) organized a workshop

on Mobile Phone Technology and Mobile

Phone Etiquette. The resource persons for the

workshop were Dr. Vinay Rana, Dean, SOHM

and Ms. Kavita Rawat, Assistant Professor,

The objective of the workshop was to

sensitize students on balanced use of mobile

phone, its ill-effects and precautions to save

oneself from over-exposure along with the

f u n d a m e n t a l e t i q u e t t e s t o f o l l o w

professionally while using a mobile phone.

INTERNAL FACULTY SEMINAR ON THE TOPIC 'CONTEMPORARY TECHNO LEGAL ISSUES'

On January 14, the School of Law (SOL)

organized an internal faculty seminar on the

topic 'Contemporary Techno Legal Issues'.

The resource person for the seminar was Dr.

Shoaib Mohammad, Assistant Professor, SoL.

In his presentation Dr. Mohammad discussed

the relationship between Law and Technology

and opined that as Law cannot be enacted /

amended on day-to-day basis the cases

relating to Technology should be dealt with

following the principles of precedents. He

also discussed Cyber Crimes, Motor Vehicles

Act and medical negligence among other

topics. During the discussion he cited cases

decided by Canadian Courts, English Courts

and the Supreme Court of India.

A FIELD TRIP TO DHANAULTIThe School of Liberal Arts (SOLA) on January 25 organized a

field trip to Dhanaulti for its students. The objective of the trip

was to acquaint students with the culture and geography of

Uttarakhand region. They enjoyed the beauty of the snow laden

mountains and interacted with localides of the region. They also

visited the places like the Eco park and the Surkanda temple.

Campus Placements at IUUCREDITAS SOLUTIONS

Creditas conducted a campus placement drive for the final year students of

MBA, BBA and B.Com Hons. on January 15. The company aims to help

financial institutions find better ways to reach and interact with their customers.

Over 3 years, they have grown to become a leading provider of Customer

Engagement Solutions to top financial institutions in India.

WeP SOLUTIONS LTD.

WeP Solutions conducted an exam as a part of their selection process for the final

year shortlisted MBA students on January 17. The package on the offer was INR

4.5 lac per annum. The company was established in the year 1988 as a part of

Wipro's domestic IT business.

EXTRAMARKS

Extramarks organized a campus placement for the final year MBA, BBA and

B.Com Hons. students on January 21 and offered a package of 12.38 lac per

annum. The company provides learning solutions to students of K-12 segment.

Its learning App has become extremely popular among students in India and

abroad. Premier schools in India are using Extramarks learning solutions to deliver

education to students.

CLUB MAHINDRA HOLIDAYS

Club Mahindra Holidays organized a campus placement drive for final year

students of MBA on January 27. The company was incorporated as Mahindra

Holidays and Resorts India Limited (MHRIL) in the year 1996. Subsequently,

the company's status was changed to public limited in the year 1998.

Of What Use?Neha KhemkaBAJMC VI

Of what use is my voice if I am not able to say

anything about the current situation of the

world?

Of what use are my words if I am not able to

iterate what is happening around us?

Of what use is my knowledge if I am not able

to enlighten people about what is really

happening in the world?

Of what use are my senses if I differentiate

between humans on the basis of caste,

religion and gender?

Of what use is our existence if we just watch

the world we live in bleed everyday?

The seniors sizzled the ramp with their breath-

taking walk and stunning outfits. The Vice

Chancellor Prof. Gautam Sinha and the Pro

crowned the winners :

The winner were :

Ms. Farewell : Swarna Gupta

Mr. Farewell : Nishant Goyal

Ms. Talented : Vibhuti Upreti

Mr. Talented : Lhrong

Ms. Spark : Shivani Sapra

Mr. Spark : Siddharth Arora

FAREWELL Continued from Page 1

Home isn't a place it is a feeling which “you discover only around people you love”

Faculty Seminar at SOMCThe School of Mass Communication organized a Faculty

Seminar and Paper Presentation on January 31 for its

faculty members. The resource person for the seminar was

Mr. Aditya Kumar Shukla, Assistant Professor, SOMC.

The topic of the presentation was 'Yoga Philosophical

Study of Communication Process' with special reference to

the Patanjali Yoga Philosophy. The unique study explores

the relevance of ancient Indian yoga philosophy to

communicate discipline and revisits yoga philosophy from

a communication perspective.

Mr. Shukla further discussed Interpersonal, Intrapersonal

and Transpersonal Communication as envisioned in the

Patanjali Yoga Philosophy. Currently the only research

study on such a topic in India, the seminar was beneficial

for Media faculties as it shed light on alternate and Vedic

aspects of Communication.

Mr. Kumaraswamy, CFO, JK Paper, is an

astute economic thinker combining his vast

experience in multinationals with sound

insight into the working of the economy from

a practitioner's point of view. His book,

'Making Growth Happen in India', published

in 2014, talks about economic growth

strategies for India. Mr. Kumaraswamy in his

keynote address, spoke about a feasible real

growth rate of 7.6 per cent, after adjusting for

inflation and currency depreciation.

On day one the technical session was chaired

by Dr. Devna Sharma, HoD, DAV PG

College, with a paper presentation on 'Path to

US $5T Economy – Guidelines'. The Guest

Speakers for day two were Dr. James Daniel

Paul, Project Manager-Transaction Advisory

Services, Ernest and Young LLP and Dr.

Parameshwar P. Iyer, Former Chairman,

IPTEL, IISC, Bengaluru. The second day of

the conference ended with the technical

sessions followed by a valedictory ceremony.

Overall 59 papers were presented with 37

external papers, and 22 papers from within the

University. One international paper was

presented from the Kingdom of Bahrain. 29

institutions participated in the Conference.

The two-day conference ended with the

a n n o u n c e m e n t o f t h e f o r t h c o m i n g

International Conference on the theme “The

Age of Digital Transformation- Impact of

Emerging Technologies in Marketing” in

December 18-19 2020 in collaboration with

NASMEI, US.

Continued from Page 1

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

NATIONAL YOUTH DAY CELEBRATIONS

The National Youth

Day was celebrated at

I M S U n i s o n

January 13 with a

g u e s t l e c t u r e b y

Swami Atmananda from Ramkrishna

Mission, an NGO founded by Swami

Vivekanand. In his address Swami Atmanand

highlighted the importance of youth day and

encouraged the youth to learn from the ideals

and teachings of Swami Vivekanand and

imbibe them in their lives.