MSRMBDS Camp at MSRIT
The first camp for MSRMBDS this semester was held on 23/09/08. The number of donations or the units collected were 31. None of the donors were deferred. But, there was one girl who fainted after donating for the first time.
Whose work is it anyway!
Our Organization has been a WORKING organization right from day one. Ideas are good. Thoughts are great. Knowledge is important. Talent rules. BUT in the end it is work that counts. Acceptable or unacceptable - we have lived by this code. We have pushed ourselves and those who have come with us for more work.
Donor Registration Drive at MSRIT
Motivating donors to become regular voluntary blood donors is one way to achieve 100% voluntary blood donation. But in the process, emergency blood requests are bound to turn up and Sankalp volunteers are always on their toes to attend to emergency blood requests. The last hope for a patient is an emergency donation. This is done when the request is of absolutely critical level and the blood is not available in the rest of the city (particularly the rare groups, Apheresis units, and the seasonal shortage of even common groups).
Donor Registration Drive in IISc
One of the many amazing things about the pride of Bangalore - the Indian Institute of Science is that the students of this prestigious institutes have never thought twice before helping a person in need. The very special relationship that we share with the Student’s Council of IISc has in the past ensured that many critical blood requests were fulfilled on time.
The Moon Lit Dream - Countdown has begun
Yipee! They are again doing things that I am proud of. The things that make my chest swell. The things that I will speak about in the time to come.
Sunderbans: The mighty forests in the East
Sundarbans, formerly Sunderbunds, vast tract of forest and saltwater swamp forming the lower part of the Ganges Delta, extending about 160 miles (260 km) along the Bay of Bengal from the Hooghly River Estuary (India) to the Meghna River Estuary in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans are a part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The whole tract reaches inland for 60-80 miles (100-130 km).A network of estuaries, tidal rivers, and creeks intersected by numerous channels, it encloses flat, marshy islands covered with dense forests.A network of estuaries, tidal rivers, and creeks intersected by numerous channels, it encloses flat, marshy islands covered with dense forests.
Chandrayaan: India's foray into the Lunar world
Chandrayaan I is an unmanned lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).The mission includes a lunar orbiter as well as an impactor. The spacecraft will be launched by a modified version of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The remote sensing satellite will weigh 1304 kg (590 kg initial orbit mass and 504 kg dry mass) and carry high resolution remote sensing equipment for visible, near infrared, soft and hard X-ray frequencies. Over a two-year period, it is intended to survey the lunar surface to produce a complete map of its chemical characteristics and 3-dimensional topography. The polar regions are of special interest, as they might contain water ice.The ISRO has identified Mylswamy Annadurai as Project Chief.The spacecraft is scheduled for launch on October 22 with a window fixed between October 19 and October 28.They estimate the cost to be INR 3.8 billion (US$ 83 million).
National Defence College: Where Leaders are made
National Defence College, NDC, is a pioneering institute of its type in Asia. The basic role of the college has remained largely unchanged since 1959, when the President of India sanctioned “the setting up of a National Defence College for providing instruction to senior service and civil officers in the wider aspects of higher direction and strategy of warfare.” Today, NDC continues to provide future decision-makers with the necessary skills and background for filling senior positions in national security and associated fields.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, inaugurated the National Defence College (NDC) on April 27, 1960.
Should the use of firecrackers be avoided?
Come Diwali and there is celebration all around. The festival of lights also brings with it the opportunity to see the beautiful fireworks. At the same time, many of us are aware where these fire crackers come from. Our celebration comes at the cost of hundreds of thousands of child labours many of whom will die before celebrating their 18th birthday. Celebrations or Cause?
Let's discuss what we can do.