The theme was based on young professionals and job seekers for profession in various segments of their interests. The discussion also highlighted on salaried class and job seekers. Finally panelists threw light on other areas like smart city, start-up, make in India, digital India etc.The tax expert’s comment was on ongoing government policies relating to areas of agriculture and employability enhancement.The chartered accountant’s comment was that if we can reduce the gap between professional education and skill education which is required by industry then the problem of unemployment may be minimized up to a limit. He suggested the need to create entrepreneurs rather than job seekers. The third speaker’s input was to do with infrastructure and allied areas of health and insurance. Overall it was a good learning experience for students.

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PGDM Volunteer George also described Herbivorous, Carnivorous and Omnivorous animals with examples. He also mentioned certain wild animals like Lion, Cheetah, Jaguar, Elephant etc with their peculiarities. The children were amazed to know that an elephant weighs around 6000 Kg. The children also learnt some basics of English language through a practical exercise. MBA Volunteer Varun Arora treated the slum children with the Five Star chocolates and won their hearts.

The class concluded with the distribution of Melody éclairs and Takatak. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi accompanied and guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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The session on Math made the children familiar with the easy tricks of subtraction. Besides, they also revised the tables and counting. Prof. Gourvi Kakkar Madan of a Govt Degree College near Dadri felt attracted to Parivartan Activity out of her regular observation while passing through the highway. She also wished to teach and guide the slum children. The volunteers gave her a warm welcome for being a part of this noble task. She taught important lessons to slum buds this Sunday.

The children were overjoyed to know that the President of Parivartan Club, Mr. Rakesh Dam has got placed. Since Rakesh would be leaving soon for his joining, this Sunday he brought snacks and Coffee Bite éclairs for the tiny tots. The children thanked him and wished him all the best for all his future endeavours.

The class concluded with the distribution of Haldirams snacks and Parry’s Coffee Bite. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi accompanied and guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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Out of countless stories of amazement, tears and blessings, two stories are worth special mention. While we were in Bajariya (Ghaziabad Railway Station Road), the volunteers spotted two people sleeping on footpath even without linen. They were coiled around a Drum Furnace (Tandoor) of a small dhaba. Even the Tandoor had gone cold. The volunteers took no time in covering them with the warm blankets.

Another emotional moment was when the volunteers went ahead on the Passport Office Road in Kaushambi. They found a teenager pulling a rickshaw in just a shirt without proper woolen. When the volunteers clothed him with a thick jacket, the pleasure of warmth was brimming into his eyes. The boy did not hesitate in asking for a blanket too. It was given to him immediately and was reciprocated with deep obligation and a wide smile.

This noble task ended with the utmost satisfaction, unforgettable experiences and the countless blessings. The blankets and jackets were bought with the money donated by the students, faculty and staff members of ITS, Ghaziabad

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Volunteers of the day Radhika Jain, Samina Khatoon, Mayank Verma, Mayukh Sau, Mitesh Kumar, Nainsi Yadav, Richa Sharma, Jitender and Rakesh Dam started the celebration with the prayer and informed the children about the highlights of the day.

On 26th, 27th and 28th December, 2017, a donation collection camp was organized by Parivartan at ITS, Ghaziabad in which the faculty and the staff members and the students of various courses had donated woolen and normal clothes for the destitute. All these clothes were sorted in the Eklavya Boys Hostel on 30th December with the help of Mr. Rakesh Dam (President-Parivartan) and his friends. Finally around 4 big sacks full of clothes were taken to slum on 31st December for distribution among the needy. Hundreds of hands were up to grab the good quality clothes of their choice. The slum children and their family members availed the opportunity to the fullest being frank and loud.

Hon’ble Director Management of ITS, Ghaziabad Dr. Ajay Kumar was himself present on this occasion who celebrated the new year with the slum buds and elaborated the importance of new beginnings in life. He himself donated his own Suits, Sherwani and countless other branded clothes to slum dwellers.

The celebration included the decoration of the spot with balloons and ribbons, and the distribution Motichoor Laddus, balloons, balls and chocolates among the children. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi accompanied and guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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Volunteers of the day – Shweta Sharma, Renu Chauhan, Shivani Jain, Jhalak Agarwal, Shivi Gautam, Prateek Srivastava, Bikram Parajuli and Rakesh Dam started the day with the brief on the day’s activities and the competition.

The talk of the day was on ‘Resolutions for 2018’ which was based on the confessions of the mistakes committed in the passing year. The children frankly and honestly announced their New Year Resolutions which could make their life and relations better.

The second session of the day was a practical session in the computer labs. The children were taken to Lab 1 and Lab 6 where the task was to explore Google Images and find out the best greeting card for 2018. Then the children had to draw the same card on the paper given to them.

Drawing and decorating the Greeting Card on the sheet was the competition of the day. Out of around 150 children, 35 were chosen as winners of fabulous prizes like ball and rackets, flying disks, writing pads, stationery kits and highlighters. The encouraging presence and address of Director IT Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey boosted the morale of the children. He not only blessed them with his kind words but also felicitated them with prizes and appreciation.

The activity concluded with the snacks and the cold drinks served to all. All the children were gifted with balloons, ball pens and salty snacks Crax Curl. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi guided the volunteers and enjoyed the activity as the faculty coordinator of Utthan Lab

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Mr Mahajan is the leading global thought leader in Total Customer Value Management. Mr Mahajan worked for a Fortune 50 company in the USA for 17 years and had hand-on experience in consulting, training of leaders, professionals, managers and CEOs from numerous MNCs and local conglomerates like Tata, Birla and Godrej groups. He is also the author of widely acclaimed books “Customer Value Investment: Formula for Sustained Business Success”, “Total Customer Value Management: Transforming Business Thinking.” and " Value Creation: The Definitive Guide for Business Leaders". He was President, of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, and was Chairman, PlastIndia Committee, Vice President All India Plastics Manufacturers Association, Trustee Plastics Institute of America. He was a member of the US India think tank. He was Chairman of the US India Economics Relations Forum. Among his honors is a Fellowship from Harvard Business School and Illinois Institute of Technology. He also has 18 US patents.

The FDP was organized with the objectives:

· To create awareness about Co-creation of customer value

· Understanding Concept & global practices

· Implications for Indian companies in different sectors.

Addressing to the participants Mr. Mahajan highlighted that key development in marketing and business practice in the last decade has been the tremendous growth of customer relationship management (CRM). Many companies have invested significantly in customer databases to understand, monitor, analyse and influence customer behavior. The critical aspect of CRM is customer value, the economic value of the customer relationship to the firm. Customer Value Management is a measure of a company’s customers’ view of the perceived value for money delivered relative to that of their competitors’ customers. It is sometimes known as a Customer Value Added (CVA) approach. He said that effective Customer Value Analysis brings tangible benefits to a company. He shared various examples of multinational companies to make the participants understand the total customer value management and its implications.

The FDP content and the delivery were well appreciated by the participants.

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At first Dr Rajat Kathuria, Director and CE, ICRIER, highlighted the results of the study. He pointed out that while freelancing is an activity in which various sections of society were involved. As Dr Kathuria summarised, the online freelancing ecosystem had expanded to encompass a variety of skills, work type and commitment to freelancing. It facilitated the involvement of a signficant cohort of informal labour in India, particularly women. He stressed on the need for including freelancing as a part of labour policy design. He also referred to the necessity for building awareness and correcting perceptions through the concerted participation of multiple stakeholders.

The next speaker was Ms. Helani Galpaya, the CEO of LIRNEasia. She spoke on another survey carried out in India by her own organisation. This survey was more comprehensive and wide ranging in terms of both the issues covered as well as the respondents accessed. The focus was on a more micro view with the individuals being interviewed for assessing their outlook towards online freelancing as a remunerative activity.

Finally a panel discussion on the existing status of online freelancing in India and the way forward was held, with the participants being Mr Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Info Edge, Mr R.Chandrashekhar, President, NASSCOM, Mr Manish Kumar, MD and CEO, National Skill Development Council, and Dr Harsha Vardhana Singh, Executive Director, Brookings India. The discussion was moderated by Dr Kathuria.

It was a interesting and eye opening session on the diverse aspects of a virgin area like freelancing. Everybody gained some unique insights based on the preceding interactions.

Volunteers of the day Payel Sinha, Shashank Sharma, Mayank Chaturvedi, Prashanjit Sen, Mayukh Sau, Rubiya Nur, Jhalak Agarwal, Rupam Rani, Apurva, Abhijeet Giri, Guriya Kumari, D. Gagan Acharya, Harshvardhan, Novika Chadha, Bikram Parajuli and Rakesh Dam started the class with the prayer and informed the children about the significance of the day.

The celebration of Christmas started with the decoration of the spot. The volunteers had reached early and decorated the tree and the wall with the ribbons, balloons and posters. Soon the members of the Cultural Club ‘Vibgyor’ of ITS, Ghaziabad took the reins in their hands and conducted interesting games for the slum children like passing the parcel and touching their own body parts as instructed. The winners were felicitated with the fabulous prizes like big balls and cricket kits. The cultural club members had also brought muffins for all children. Besides, senior PGDM students Payel, Shashank and Mayank had brought three really huge cakes for the slum buds out of their pleasure of getting placed in prestigious concerns.

The attraction of the day was PGDM I Year volunteer Mr. Harshvardhan who was warmly welcomed as Santa. The presence of Prof. Durba Roy gave the celebration a great height and energy. She not only enjoyed the celebration till the end but also interacted with the underprivileged children affectionately.

The celebration concluded with the distribution of Muffins, Cake pieces, balloons, balls and chocolates among the children. Dr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi accompanied and guided the volunteers as the faculty coordinator of CSR Club.

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On the behalf of I.T.S- Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad; Prof. Alok Singh has participated among the elite galaxy of eminent scholars and presented his research paper titled “A Critical Review on Supply Chain Performance Evaluation of Perishable Products in India”. More than 100 quality research papers across the world were submitted by different area experts in their different domain of expertise. The conference was inaugurated with benign presence of Prof. Pankaj Chandra (Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University), Prof. Peeyush Mehta (IIM Calcutta), Mr. Aamir Akhtar (CEO, Denim Fabrics of Arvind Ltd.) and Prof. Devanath Tirupati (Dean, Amrut Mody School of Management).

This three day international conference was organized by Society of Operations Management at Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad.

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The course materials included:
A practical workbook: Android Developer Fundamentals Course—Practicals
• A concept reference: Android Developer Fundamentals Course—Concepts
• Slide decks (for optional use by instructors)
• Videos of lectures (for reference by instructors and developers)
Android Developer Fundamentals includes five teaching units:
• Unit 1: Get started
• Unit 2: User experience
• Unit 3: Working in the background
• Unit 4: All about data
• Unit 5: What's next
Unit 1: Get started
This unit covers installing Android Studio, understanding project structure, building first app, creating activities, testing apps, and using the Android Support Library.First, One can deploy a simple Hello World app. One can go on to create an app with a simple activity, and then One can create a multi-screen app that passes data between activities. One can also learn how to use the Android Support Library to provide backward-compatibility with earlier versions of the Android system for app.
Unit 2: User experience
This unit covers how to get input from the user, implement navigation strategies, use themes and styles, test user interface, and follow Material Design principles.
One can create apps that use menus and tabs for navigation, and input controls such as spinners and picker dialogs to get information from the user. One can learn how to extract resources to create a style from an instance of a user interface element. One can write an app that displays a word list in a recycler view (and One can learn why it's better to use a recycler view than a plain scrolling list).One can also build a score-keeping app to explore Material Design guidelines.
Unit 3: Working in the background
This unit covers how to do background work, how to schedule tasks, and how to trigger events. It covers the performance implications of executing work in the background, as well as best practices for reducing battery drain. One can learn how Android determines which apps to keep running and which to stop when resources run low.
One can write an app that connects to the Internet in a background thread to find the author of any book. One can also build apps that send notifications and schedule tasks, and One can learn how to implement scheduling functionality for apps that run on earlier versions of Android.
Unit 4: All about data
This unit is all about data. It covers how to store data, update it, query it, load it, and make it available outside app.
One can build a word list and store the words in a database. To understand content providers, One can build a minimal content provider app. Then One can add a content provider to the word list app to provide an interface for querying and updating the list. One can finish by creating a separate app that uses a loader to load the word list via the content provider.
Unit 5: What's next?
This unit covers permissions, app performance, and security best practices. It explains how to run a trial of app so family and friends can try it out.
This unit also introduces some of the many additional Android features that you can add to your app, and explains how to publish your app in Google Play. 
It was a great learning experience with hand on lab instructions and practical work in android developer studio.

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