Literary Association organised an invited talk on “Being Ordinary to Extraordinary” on 21st September, 2011. This session was headed by Mr. Sanjay Rahate.
A noble gesture to help a fellow human being is blood donation, carried out when a person voluntarily agrees for blood to be drawn with the intention of donating it. Pillai College of Arts Commerce and Science, New Panvel in collaboration with Shree Sai Blood Bank, Panvel and Indian Red Cross Society (Bombay City Branch Blood Center) organized a Voluntary Blood Donation Camp on 14th September, 2011 at Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus, New Panvel. A total of 348 blood units have been collected from the voluntary blood donors. 107 blood units were collected by Indian Red Cross Society while Shree Sai Blood Bank collected 241 blood units. The blood donation camp saw a lot of youths participating in blood donation which is an encouraging indicator of voluntarism and awareness about blood donation. This was done under the abled guidance of Principal Dr. Daphne Pillai, N.S.S. Programme officer Prof. Shabab Rizvi, and Prof. Abida Khan. The registration and screening desks, set up by the blood banks and the N.S.S. volunteers, with a view of recipient, donor and blood testing safety measures were appreciative. The efforts of N.S.S. Leader Neha Kalsi and Abhishek Upadhye were all paid with the number of blood units collected. Last year, Pillai’s N.S.S. unit bagged first position in Raigad district by obtaining 202 blood bottles, which seems that this year their blood unit numbers may be the highest in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai districts. Overall the Blood Donation camp was great success.
Tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. To create awareness among the youngsters, Pillai’s N.S.S. Unit organized a talk on “Substance Abuse – Side Effects of Smoking” by Dr. Manish Bhanushali at Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus on 12th September, 2011. Dr. Manish stressed on the long term effects of smoking such as lung cancer, emphysema, cardiovascular diseases and premature ageing. He also said that It’s important to understand in the short term smoking cigarettes can be every bit as dangerous.
The following are 6 of the most dangerous short term side effects of smoking that were highlighted by him:
- Increased blood pressure.
- Increased heart rate.
- Narrowing of the arteries.
- Reduced amount of oxygen the blood can carry.
- Carbon monoxide levels in the blood rise.
- Creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells.
- The talk really helped the young minds to be on the right directions for a better health.
Reading plays a pivotal role in everyday life. Reading is a combination of intellectual and linguistic process which should be developed throughout life. To develop good reading skills and to encourage students to read, Literary Association organised News reading Competition on 30th August, 2011.
The winners of the competition were:
Konjitha
Shabir Shendu
F.Y.B.Com.
F.Y.B.Com.
First
Second
Energy efficiency and conservation recently have been receiving increased attention – and not only in discussions about national energy policy and the impact of global climate change, but in television ads for light bulbs and cars, on the labels of new refrigerators and in monthly electric bills. Energy conservation means using less energy and avoiding excessive or wasteful uses. Efficiency, on the other hand, means using less energy while getting the same results. Efficiency is therefore a subset of conservation; one way to conserve energy is to use it more efficiently. With this perspective, PCACS N.S.S. unit conducted an “Energy Conservation Drive” at Khanda colony, Panvel on 24th August, 2011. In this drive, the volunteers visited door to door for creating awareness about the importance of different forms of energy and some means and measures to save it for our future. 20 volunteers had been working endlessly for the success of the conservation drive which saw the fruits when some units of electricity saved were reflected in the electricity bills of those houses.
Management Association organised a Seminar on “POSTIVE ATTITUDE” to sharpen the skill of management with in the students by Dr. Sanjay Rohate, who is consultant for Indian Rwg by team and celebraties. The seminar was conducted on 16th August, 2011. 100 Management association students attended the seminar.
Management Association had organised Seminar on “CHOICE OR COMPROMISE”, on 16th August, 2011 in conclave. 40 students had participated.
The importance of trees in purifying the air, as natural resources, maintaining the ecological balance, preventing soil erosion, as medicines, habitats for faunal species, providing nutrients to the soil etc. is well known. On 8th August 2011, PCACS, N.S.S. unit conducted a tree plantation programme at “New Kalamboli Education Society Primary School, at Kalamboli” with a view of conserving trees and creating awareness among the school kids. About 80 plants of different varieties were planted at the school premises. Some common examples of plants planted were roses, palm tree, ashoka, tulsi etc. The tree plantation drive was a huge success with a participation of 25 N.S.S. volunteers.
A Lecture on “Positive Thinking” was organized on 9th March, 2011 by Mr. E. V. Swaminathan.