First $ession @ its be$t !!

          The session began at 4:30 pm with a good crowd, a mild breeze and the afternoon sun setting on us, an ideal atmosphere for interaction. As everyone took their seats, session kicked off with a few questions for the audience, the answer to which was innovation. It was followed by a quote 'Necessity is the mother of all invention' that holds in the present society as well. Further discussion continued about what we can achieve through an idea, as a portable water cooler i.e. our idea-> our product; gives us both satisfaction and happiness.

          It was now time for the platform heads to take the stage and first up was Aavishkar. Inventions and their implementation in both hardware and software sector was teased. Their flappy bird clone project was displayed and it made heads turn! 

           The next platform was Laghuchitra which was a crowd favorite as it valued indication. The real making of a short film was discussed, actors, directors, editors, scriptwriters, dialogue writers, screenplay were all cross checked. This got the crowd very active as they wanted to make sure that their fan bases got their due support with frequent hoots and woohoos! 

         Creative writing was the next platform. The crowd was told how to draw a link between imagination, creativity and desire. A poem which inspired the crowd to write more was told by our platform head. Projects like IC² library, the magazine, online publication were teased. 

         Next up was Kalasrusthi. Arts and crafts, modernizing and drawing what you see and making what you see come to life, the real meaning to the platform was clearly depicted. The news that exhibitions and field trips would be a monthly activity for the platform got everyone excited.

 
         Mayavi talked about how you can't explain dreams but you make images and videos do it, depict it through graphics. The platform looks forward to give picture to one's deep inner thoughts and imaginations.

       The next platform entrepreneurship gave us information about the tiny difference between innovation and invention by taking a mobile charger as an example. Pure genius! With this platform, an idea will be documented, implemented and then you can make money from your thought process.

           Now it was time for a small entertainment break. A thought process game was played during the break to spark the nerves. It reminded me of the Bollywood movie ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ for some reason.

         The break was followed by introducing the induction program to everyone present there. There was a debate that took place giving the freshers a teaser of what's coming in the near future. During the end of the session, audience was given more importance and few among them were picked up to give their feedback on the session. The session ended with wise words of our Faculty Advisor. The session was adjourned to next Monday after announcing agenda’s for Next session. Idea hour was reserved like a hot cake by four guys.  It was a peaceful session that took place without any interruptions and was a grand success! 

Diwali-A festival of lights and not of pollution and plights

“Your planet needs you. Say no to fireworks & fumes & celebrate an Eco-friendly Diwali”

Diwali is the one festival in India which is celebrated by all irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Diwali is celebrated to acknowledge the victory of good over evil. But with the changing time the style of celebrating Diwali has also changed drastically.

Now Diwali celebrations mean electric illumination and bursting noisy fire crackers. This change in the celebration style has imposed many negative effects on the environment; some of the effects are listed below:

•  Excessive air pollution
• Excessive noise pollution
• Soil pollution
• Excessive power consumption
• Consumerism (excess consumption means excess use of raw material)

Besides these environmental effects the modern style of celebrating Diwali also leads to various health hazards. Some of the major health hazards are listed below:

• Hearing loss
•   High blood pressure
• Sleeping disturbances
• Asthma
• Headache

How to Celebrate Eco-Friendly Diwali??

1.   Air Pollution through Firecrackers - "Say 'No' to Fire crackers and 'Yes' to life!" 
For most people lighting of firecrackers is the highlight of Diwali. Brighter the sparkles, louder the noise the greater the thrill!! In fact to many of us, these aesthetic forms of light seem so appropriate and most essential when celebrating the 'Festival of Lights'. 

But little do people realize that in our increasingly populated and polluted cities, the temporary joy of watching the firecrackers is soon replaced by the intense air pollution caused by these. The toxic substances used in the firecrackers release toxic gases that are harmful to the health of all living beings. The high level of noise generated by the crackers cause immense suffering to birds and animals. Besides, Diwali crackers are dreaded by the sick and the ailing. 

Sadly, few of us realize that the firecrackers used on Diwali are mostly made by very young children. Since the substances being handled are extremely toxic many of these child labourers get sick and die in their early teenage years. 

2.    High Energy Consumption
The festival of lights puts a considerably heavy load on electrical energy sources that are already overloaded. The use of electric lights to adorn homes, business establishments, monuments and roads requires a huge amount of electricity. The older tradition of burning oil lamps is a possible alternative to electric lights - even though it does use oil, the duration of the lamps is shorter

Five Principles of Nature conservation
 

To be able to conserve our natural environment it is important to keep in the following principles -

1.     Reduce : the amount of things we use 2.     Reuse : the things we have in different forms until we have absolutely no use for them 3.     Recycle: items that are no longer functional. 4.     Rethink: the choices we make when deciding to buy something and 5.     Refuse: things that we do not need at all.   “Pollution free Diwali, brings everywhere Khush-hali”