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February ,2017 Volume VI COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER THE CAMPUS SCOOPAffiliated to GGSIPU, New Delhi TO EMPOWER THE VOICE OF COMMUNITY Affiliated to GGSIPU, New Delhi Jan-Dec, 2015 February, 2017 VolumeVol: II Issue VI. II (8 pages) The Project Quick Facts Widening NH-24 Top 5 things to know about the expressway The end to commuter's woes? THE ALIGNMENT of Delhi The widening of The alignment of Delhi-Meerut Expresssway will start from NH-24 to be the Nizamuddin Bridge (T point km 00.00) end of the Greater in Delhi and will continue on the existing NH-24 up to Dansa (Km 30.38) Noida-Hapur route commuter’s daily About DASNA troubles. From DASNA, there will be a completely new alignment up to Meerut. The alignment will terminate on inner ring road/Meerut bypass near Railway crossing (KM 66) at Meerut. RS 2,809.6 CRORE Among the several highways/expressways Rs 2,809.6 Crore is the estimated cost that connect Delhi to to complete three of the project’s four packages. The first three packages are cities — Meerut & Nizamuddin Bridge to UP Border, UP Hapur (NH-24), Jaipur Border to Dasna and Dasna to Hapur. The (NH-8), Panipat (NH- fourth package will be a new alignment of Delhi Meerut Expressway from Dasna l) and Agra (Yamuna to Meerut and six-lane connector. Expressway and NH-2) Picture above: (Clockwise from top left) Traffic jams take hours to clear on — NH-24 is probably the the NH-24. Map showing the NH-24 will provide a new lease of life to all real estate destinations along the road. The widening of road will also result THE 87 KM PROJECT most densely populated into realignment as the travel time will reduce significantly and therefore as there are several small will allow people to move away from the cities." says a realtor. The 87 Km project besides 9 Km connector will have 6 lane expressway cities along the corridor. & 4+4 lane highway, service roads, Providing access to Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida, the road, once cycle tracks, flyovers elevated sections, fully developed, will connect up to Meerut and Hapur and is set to be a major and minor bridges, railway over bridges, vehicular underpasses and very busy stretch. Therefore, widening of the expressway will only act as pedestrian underpasses. a catalyst for real estate demand and development on both sides of the road in the future. This stretch of road suffers from nightmarish traffic 348.6 HECTARESHighlights LAND of the Monthjams everyday- widening it will answer the daily commuters prayers. REQUIRED Delhi Technical Campus 348.6 Hectares• International is the total land Conference of Advance 28/1,KnowledgePark-III, required for threeResearch packages, and and Innovation 343.36 hectares has already been GreaterNoida–201306 • Motivationalacquired. Talk by Indian Army Mobile: +91-852-721-5678 • Seminar on International Education Email : [email protected] by Princeton Review 1 Administration: • Mr. Vipin Sahni (Chairman) • Mrs. Kiran Sahni (Chairperson) CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE • Mr. Aman Sahni (Vice Chairman) • Hon’ble Justice Bhanwar Singh (Director General) • Prof. Umakanta Chaudhury (Coordinator) Table of Contents p-2 Chairperson’s Message p-3 Editor’s Desk • An Ode to Academic Autumn! p-3 Article of the Month • The role of teachers in the 21st “A hundred years from now, it will not matter what century! my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or p-6 Academic Events the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different • Management because I was important in the life of a child.” • Engineering —Forest E. Witcraft • Architecture p-10 Highlights of the Month ducation or literacy is what elevates a nation and place it • International Conference of among the best and the advanced. It is the best investment Advance Research & Innovation that always prospers, grows, develops, progresses and flourishes. • Motivational Talk by Indian Army The benefits multiply more than a hundred times with every • Seminar on International hand imparting and contributing in it. Education by Princeton Review The young generation of today is no more the ignorant soul or p-13 Beyond Academics Eempty vessel that needs to be filled with classroom theory only. Their world is electrified and digitalized like never before. It is that sparkling, radiant power and • New Year Celebration energy that can change the direction of whirling winds. As educators, all that • Lohri Celebrations is required of us is to discover that hidden treasure and utilize in the best and • 68th Republic Day Celebration fittest way. As Gray has written in these wonderful lines: p-15 Students’ Corner • Hostile Hostlers “Full many a gem of purest ray serene • Hostel The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen….” p-16 Research & Publications —Thomas Gray Editorial Like a precious stone unmined at the bottom of the ocean or a beautiful Bharti Shokeen flower blooming in the deep woods yet unnoticed, each child is blessed with Vhuyashi Das miraculous powers and prowess which are yet to be discovered and known to Ankit Gambhir Nikita the world. The only effort that needs to be done on the part of academicians is Sanober Khan to channelize, direct and felicitate this overflowing and overwhelming potential Nikhil Nigam of students. All that is required is to give them exposure, experience and an Ajay Singh Redhu experiment of their own. Sugandh Singh I am glad that the institute has been striving hard to shape and sharpen the Ar. Sushma Garg Ar. Arundhati skills of students. In addition to various academic events, seminars, workshops and an International Conference conducted and held this month, we were fortunate to have a Motivational Talk by the Indian Army that happened to 2 visit Greater Noida for selections in defence services and a seminar on Higher 2 Studies by the Princeton Review. Editor’s Desk An Ode to Academic Autumn! till rejuvenated and mesmerized with the “Heard melodies are sweet, sweet memories of summer, in winter, the But those Unheard are Sweeter!” – John Keats soul complains- Climbing this tough mountain, if you slip the ladder, you “Where are the songs of spring?” - ‘Ode should not feel disheartened. Remember this doctrine that Sto Autumn’, John Keats imperfections and failures are the man’s glory. These are the training and preparation steps for the final achievement. The Academic Autumn excitedly responds: “Here is God’s plenty!” - Chaucer “What is our failure here but a triumph’s evidence for the fullness of the days? Here we enter the vibrant winter witnessing and unfolding new songs and tales every day. This sweet Why else was the pause prolonged but that singing might season celebrates and heralds the arrival of New Year. issue thence? Then comes the fun filled, rocking and dancing Lodhi Why rushed the discords in but that harmony should be that wraps everyone in its warmth. Oh! 26th January, Get prized.” up….march and salute the flag with the slogan ‘Jai Hind’! With all the hard work and rigorous training that you have No..no..not yet! The Army Jawans are here as they felt gone through all these years in the institute, you have now the need to Inspire, Motivate and Encourage the future reached the final stage of fruition. I bless my students once of the Nation. With all these intellectual and academic again with these words: supplements, now we are up, ready for the big call ‘International Conference of Advance Research and “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp Innovation’. Or what’s a heaven for?” n Lovely! Let me live and enjoy the autumn! Now I realize —Bharti Shokeen 3 3 Article of the Month! The role of teachers in the 21st century! ARUNDHATI KHASNABIS Architect and Industrial Designer, Faculty at the School of Architecture, DTC ducators today are striving to create eternal learners, rather than learned people. The key to stay in the top of the food-chain in this dog eats dog world is adaptability which is nothing new according to the evolutionary theories. EWe do know that the species that have survived the test of the changing climates of the world are the ones that could accommodate changes in their systems. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” —Alvin Toffler The industry today requires flexible minds that can adapt as fast as the technology evolves. To survive such a scenario, fresh graduates have to have the keenness to learn and apply their knowledge, and most importantly, understanding to good use. The place for mnemonics that was 15 years back has made way for strong understanding of fundamentals. Teachers’ duty of ingraining understanding of principles is of paramount importance in this scenario. think, rather than molding them into models of stereotypical “Those who know how to think need no teachers.” perfection. —M.K. Gandhi Evaluation rather than examination In this world, knowledge is dispensed at the click of a The examination based education system proves to be a button, and the only thing separating a question from an burden to this effort by teachers. The emphasis of education answer is a password encryption, if at all. Asking the right is on marks scored rather than learning which is detrimental question is of utmost importance as asking the wrong one to the learning of students because students work with the will result in a flood of irrelevant information. So, teachers sole motive of scoring well in examinations. now have the challenging role of teaching the students to 4 Education is sold, not imparted Independent thinkers, confident in their abilities, adept at the ways of the world and people, are what the educators Commercialization of education further adds to the problem need to produce.
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