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Doon University organized a one-day workshop on “Hands-on Minds on Chemistry Teaching” as the Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) for chemistry teachers of the Schools of Uttarakhand on Friday under the aegis of PURSE Scheme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology.
This workshop was also supported by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) London. Nearly 100 chemistry teachers of the Schools of Uttarakhand participated in the workshop. During the Inauguration, the regional officer of CBSE Shri Manish Agarwal was the Chief Guest. Vice Chancellor of Doon University Prof. Surekha Dangwal presided over the ceremony. Dr. Neeraja Deshaputre, Principal Technical Officer at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune was the trainer and resource person.
Prof. Surekha Dangwal said that PURSE (Promotion of University Research & Scientific Excellence) is a flagship programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. She mentioned that PURSE was launched by the DST in the same year 2009 when Doon University launched its first academic session. PURSE is exclusively for the University sector of the country. Prof. Dangwal mentioned that so far it is the only Doon University in the State of Uttarakhand which has been recognized and selected by the DST for support under PURSE. There are nearly 60 Universities across the nation which have been selected by the DST for support under purse during the last 15 years. The main objective of the scheme is to strengthen the research capacity of performing Indian Universities and provide support for nurturing the research ecosystem and strengthening the R&D base of the Universities in the country. Under PURSE, Doon University is working to carry out Mission mode research activities to focus on the thrust area (i.e., Clean Energy) of National priorities.
Manish Agarwal (Regional Officer of CBSE) mentioned that the information about the workshop was circulated among all the schools of Uttarakhand and Western Uttar Pradesh. He said that such workshops are very much beneficial for the School teachers. He appreciated Doon University for such an initiative and connecting the schools of Uttarakhand.
The inaugural session of the workshop was attended by Prof. Gajendra Singh, Dr. Swati Bisht, Dr. Arun Kumar, Dr. Charu Dwivedi, Dr. Himani Sharma, Dr. Asha Ram Gairola, Dr. Sarita, Dr. Komal, Dr. Ujjwal Kumar, Dr. Suneet Naithani, Dr. Khushboo Singh and Dr. Shivani Verma.