Department of Applied Chemistry Organized the First Invited Lecture

ALIGARH March 2: The Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University organized the first invited lecture on "Indoor Air Pollution: A Major Environmental and Health Challenge in India" by Dr. Ajay Taneja, Head of the Chemistry Department, Institute of Basic Sciences, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra.

The Chairman, Department of Applied Chemistry, Professor Ali Mohammad welcomed the guests, faculty members and students present at the lecture after a short introduction of the guest speaker, Dr. Ajaya Taneja.

The talk covered the different aspects on the reasons and prevention of illnesses and deaths, especially of children and women as a result of inhalation of toxic pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of biomass indoor. It was suggested that the combined efforts of public, administrators, politicians and media are required to fight with the life threatening hazard.

Professor S.M.A. Rizvi, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology and Professor K.S. Siddiqui, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, were present in the lecture. Professor Kabiruddin, Professor Syed Ashfaq Nabi and Dr. Abdul Rauf from the Department of Chemistry and all the faculty members of the Department of Applied Chemistry were also present on the occasion. The lecture was also attended by a large number of students of B.Tech. The research scholars from the Departments of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry attended the lecture and participated in the interactive session following the lecture.

­Professor A. A. Khan proposed the vote of thanks. He appreciated the efforts of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis for his initiative to start lecture series which would go a long way in improving the academic environment of the University. He thanked the guest speaker for delivering a very informative lecture, faculty members and students for their participation and their quest of knowledge.

MoU with Darussalam Institute of Islamic Studies, Indonesia and AMU

ALIGARH December 15: The Aligarh Muslim University today signed a Memorandum of Uniderstanding with Darussalam Institute of Islamic Studies, Indonesia with the objective to collaborate on educational matters for the betterment of two institutions and to arrange long run strategy for Human Resource Development.

A seven member delegation of the Darussalam Institute of Islamic Studies, Idonesia today met the AMU Vice Chancellor Professor P.K. Abdul Azis and other senior officials of the University.

This Indonesian delegation also visited the Departments of Theology, Islamic Studies, Arabic and the University library.

These two Institutes agree to organize Conferences, Seminars and Scientific discussions on various issues including development curriculum on Islamic Studies, Shariah Arabic language and Islamic heritage and bringing the social and human sciences into Islamic perspective.

Both the institutions will hold joint cultural programme of the students and will exchange visiting Professors between the two institutions for agreed period.



(Dr. Rahat Abrar)

Public Relations Officer