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Universities should focus on quality: President

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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said that leading educational institutions must approach the university ratings process in a more pro-active manner.

Speaking at the annual convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia, here, Mukherjee lamented the fact that with 723 universities and over 37,000 colleges in the country, not one featured in the top 200 universities of the world.

He asked institutions to ramp up physical infrastructure, fill up vacant faculty positions, attract talent from abroad, review curriculum to make it inter-disciplinary and industry-oriented, and promote centres of excellence.

Jamia Millia Islamia awarded a total of 4503 degrees and diplomas to students who successfully completed courses from different faculties of the 94-year-old university in the 2012-13 academic session. The university also awarded 162 gold medals to toppers of different courses and awarded 223 Ph.D. degrees to research scholars.

“This is your moment of glory, it is also an occasion to ponder over your priorities in life. As bright young minds you must help mitigate the problems afflicting us, especially issues like potable drinking water, sanitation, infrastructure, health, crime and gender bias,” Mukherjee added.

Education enhances lives, forwards thinking and enhances the capacity to believe, he said, asking students to make education useful by making themselves useful to society.

Quoting the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, the President said: “The season of failure is the best time to sow the seeds of success.”

Earlier, addressing students, Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani, who was the guest of honour, said she was confident that with the current crop of students, the Jamia legacy would prosper forever. She said that the message should go out that the students of Jamia are ready to make history.

Sporting a bandaged right arm, Irani inaugurated a new Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science on the Jamia campus after the convocation ceremony. She ignored questions from journalists about the scrapping of German language programmes from government schools and replacing them with Sanskrit.

Later, speaking to journalists, Vice-Chancellor Talat Ahmad said that students should have the freedom to choose languages that they feel are relevant to their future.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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