Life is a continuous struggle to build eternal friendship with God.... Unconditional surrender to Him is the key... Detachment from everything is the beginning... Pure Love for Him is the source of eternal peace and silence
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
E-NOTICE FOR EE STUDENTS/GNIT
EXTRA CLASSES(PROJECT-ORIENTED/GATE/APTITUDE ETC.) WILL BE HELD FROM 9TH JAN,2012-13TH JAN,1012 FOR 2ND,3RD AND 4TH YEAR STUDENTS.PL. VISIT DEPT. NOTICE-BOARD FOR THE DETAILED TIME-TABLE
BYE
Real Pleasure lies in constant,devoted work in the interest of others
When we work hard for others, our self-interest issues are automatically care of by GOD through various means we may not understand....
The best way to cope up with the pressures of modern living are:
1. being choosy about friends/networking
2. being choosy about food/diet
3. minimizing documentation needs by reducing demands of variety
4. being engaged in some manual work on a daily basis
5. taking yogic exercises daily without fail
6.talking as least as possible,only the brief summary in clear terms
7.SILENCE IS THE BEST ANSWER FOR OPPONENTS
8. taking firm decisions after proper planning
9.DO IT NOW & LIVING IN THE PRESENT...
BEST OF LUCK,
HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE...
GOD BLESS...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Sweetest moments
Sweetest moments are those embedded with enchanting of the HOLY NAMES OF GOD AND INNER PRAYER AND MOMENTS OF COMPLETE SURRENDER TO HIM...
One may take almost infinite time to realize this path towards ecstasy and happiness...bye
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
FOR EXAMINESS
KEEP A FINE TOUCH OF CONSTANT HARD WORK FOR WRITING THE EXAMS...
IT IS SELF-REVEALED....
YOU SHOULD NOT BE PROUD OF KNOWING YOUR SUBJECT PROPERLY...
NEVER THINK THAT YOU ARE TOO INTELLIGENT SUCH THAT YOU NEED LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME TO ASSIMILATE THE MOST COMPLEX TOPICS,,,
HAVE FAITH ON YOUR WORK, NOT YOUR INTELLIGENCE...
INTELLIGENCE IS NOT NEEDED FOR DOING BETTER IN LIFE/WORK...
IT IS THE ACTUAL WORK WE DO THAT MATTERS AT THE END OF THE DAY...
WORK.WORK.WORK. WITH A CLEAR PURPOSE...
BYE
The only rays of hope...
The nothingness of this worldly lives can only be realized by the seekers of the Truth,not by the pleasure-seeking individuals who spend most of their time in earning money and power to exploit others for their own selfish pleasures. The destruction of the grand creation of God is dictated by those persons of this planet...
Whatever is created, is destroyed by God for maintaining eternal balance of Nature...
Mostly , people are self-destructive in nature, as their folishness only guide them to greed, jealousy and other complex motives...
Fools only are superficial in their search for self-identity and self-realization...
The only way to deal with fools is to completely ignore them and compel them to act according to ethical values and rules of a civilized society....As discretionary power of the fools will destroy the whole system created over a long period of time...
The things which are God-gifted and hence can never be purchased by money and muscle-power:
MENTAL PEACE,
MENTAL CULTURE,
SELF-DIGNITY,
HAPPINESS,
HEALTH,
GOOD AND RELIABLE FRIENDS(ONE OR TWO...),
INTEGRITY,
RESPECT AND ADMIRATION IN THE SOCIETY...
A COMPASSIONATE HEART,
AND MANY MORE....
EVIL-HEARTS ARE DESTROYED BY GOD'S WISH AND HUMAN EFFORTS ARE ACTUALLY NOT NEEDED, AS GOD KNOWS THOSE WHO CROSS THE LIMITS OF EVIL ACTIONS OF HIS CREATURES...
DEPENDENCE ON GOD IS THE CURE FOR EVERYTHING....
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT NEEDED FOR SUCH A RADICAL CHANGE OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS LIVING A LIFE....
BYE
A great moment for me..
I have been able to deactivate my facebook account. I was thinking over this event for a long time. It is a sheer waste time, energy and mental resources. This is total , perverted use of communication technology...I do not want to debate on the topic....
I now feel so relieved of the nonsensical action of mine in joining facebook...
God Bless...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
THOUGHT OF THE DAY...
WE ENJOY A DEEP SENSE OF HAPPINESS, WHEN WE ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING THAT BEARS A DEEP IMPRESSION OF OUR HARD WORK INVESTED FOR A NOBLE PURPOSE....
WE SHOULD NOT EXPECT MIRACLES TO HAPPEN TILL WE HAVE DONE ENOUGH FOR A MISSION/OBJECTIVE....
A TOUCH OF DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK IS AUTOMATICALLY EXPRESSED IN WHATEVER WE TRY TO EXPRESS TO OTHERS....
UPHOLDING PERSONAL HONESTY IS ANOTHER GREAT SOURCE OF HAPPINESS, WHERE A MILLION DOLLAR NIGHT'S SLEEP IS ATTAINED FREE OF COST.....
GOD BLESS...
WE SHOULD NOT EXPECT MIRACLES TO HAPPEN TILL WE HAVE DONE ENOUGH FOR A MISSION/OBJECTIVE....
A TOUCH OF DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK IS AUTOMATICALLY EXPRESSED IN WHATEVER WE TRY TO EXPRESS TO OTHERS....
UPHOLDING PERSONAL HONESTY IS ANOTHER GREAT SOURCE OF HAPPINESS, WHERE A MILLION DOLLAR NIGHT'S SLEEP IS ATTAINED FREE OF COST.....
GOD BLESS...
UT MARKS FOR NCES, EE704E , NOV-2011(QUIZ+15MARKS)
UT MARKS ON NCES SUBJECT CODE EE704E
1 4+13
2 4+14
3 4+13
4 4+14
5 4+14
6 4+15
7 3+13
8 4+14
9 4+14
10 4+15
11 4+10
12 4+13
13 4+15
14 3+14
15 4+13
16 4+14
17 4+14
18 4+14
19 4+15
20 4+15
21 3+12
22 4+14
23 4+14
24 4+14
25 4+14
26 4+15
27 4+15
28 4+14
29 5+15
30 4+15
31 4+14
32 4+15
33 4+15
34 5+15
35 4+14
36 4+15
37
38 4+10
39 3+14
40 4+13
41 4+15
42
43 4+14
44 3+15
45 4+13
46
47 4+15
48 3+10
49 4+15
50 5+14
51 4+15
52 5+15
53 3+14
54 4+15
55 5+15
56 4+14
57 3+13
58 4+15
59 3+13
60 3+14
61 4+14
62 3+12
63 3+9
64 3+11
65 3+14
66 4+14
1 4+13
2 4+14
3 4+13
4 4+14
5 4+14
6 4+15
7 3+13
8 4+14
9 4+14
10 4+15
11 4+10
12 4+13
13 4+15
14 3+14
15 4+13
16 4+14
17 4+14
18 4+14
19 4+15
20 4+15
21 3+12
22 4+14
23 4+14
24 4+14
25 4+14
26 4+15
27 4+15
28 4+14
29 5+15
30 4+15
31 4+14
32 4+15
33 4+15
34 5+15
35 4+14
36 4+15
37
38 4+10
39 3+14
40 4+13
41 4+15
42
43 4+14
44 3+15
45 4+13
46
47 4+15
48 3+10
49 4+15
50 5+14
51 4+15
52 5+15
53 3+14
54 4+15
55 5+15
56 4+14
57 3+13
58 4+15
59 3+13
60 3+14
61 4+14
62 3+12
63 3+9
64 3+11
65 3+14
66 4+14
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
e-notice for ECE students for Control System classes
All the students of ECE 3rd yr.,GNIT are hereby notified that they should attend my classes from 10.30am on Thursday i.e. 17.11.11
Special weightage in marks will be given to those who attend the special/remedial classes which are most important for the coming exams.
No excuse will be entertained.
Thanks
SM(EE Dept)
Special weightage in marks will be given to those who attend the special/remedial classes which are most important for the coming exams.
No excuse will be entertained.
Thanks
SM(EE Dept)
Project Report Format for FY students of EE
1. Cover page should contain color print of all details such as title, name,university roll and regn no.s supervisor,dept etc
2. the following compoents are most important:
CERTIFICATE FROM THE SUPERVISOR AND HOD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
INDEX
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
SYNOPSIS
PLAN OF WORK
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER-1,2,3 ETC REGARDING CIRCUITS AND ITS THEORETICAL ANALYSIS
COMPLETE CIRCUIT OR SYSTEM SCHEMATICS IN A5 SHEET OR ART PAPER WITH ALL DETAILS
SCOPE FOR HARDWARE REALIZATION
SCOPE FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT
SUMMARY
REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY/WEBLIOGRAPHY WITH DETAILS OF PUBLICATION,AUTHOR,YEAR ETC
NO. OF PAGES ABOUT 40-45 PGS
NATURE OF BINDING: SPIRAL ONLY
NO. OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED=2 TO SUPERVISOR & DEPT
EACH CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS HIS / HER OWN COPY OF THE REPORT
ADVICE: REGARDING VIVA-VOCE, PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR KINDS OF THEORETICAL QUESTIONS ON THE DEVICES USED IN THE SYSTEM CONCERNED
DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
THANKS
2. the following compoents are most important:
CERTIFICATE FROM THE SUPERVISOR AND HOD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
INDEX
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
SYNOPSIS
PLAN OF WORK
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER-1,2,3 ETC REGARDING CIRCUITS AND ITS THEORETICAL ANALYSIS
COMPLETE CIRCUIT OR SYSTEM SCHEMATICS IN A5 SHEET OR ART PAPER WITH ALL DETAILS
SCOPE FOR HARDWARE REALIZATION
SCOPE FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT
SUMMARY
REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY/WEBLIOGRAPHY WITH DETAILS OF PUBLICATION,AUTHOR,YEAR ETC
NO. OF PAGES ABOUT 40-45 PGS
NATURE OF BINDING: SPIRAL ONLY
NO. OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED=2 TO SUPERVISOR & DEPT
EACH CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS HIS / HER OWN COPY OF THE REPORT
ADVICE: REGARDING VIVA-VOCE, PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR KINDS OF THEORETICAL QUESTIONS ON THE DEVICES USED IN THE SYSTEM CONCERNED
DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
THANKS
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Mind is restless....
The whole world is burning with the fire of human desires, such as jealousy, ego and applying muscle power to have control over others....
To be strong and courageous, with a peaceful mind, is to seek a spiritual pattern of living that will eliminate the effects of all-round moral pollution and destructive attitudes....
Controlling the mind and engaging it for a definite mission should be every sound mind...
MEDITATE...
DO YOGIC EXERCISE...
AVOID THE COMPANY OF SCOUNDRELS WHO POSSESS EXTREME SELFISH DESIRES...
BE STRONG WITH ENEMY...
HAVE A DEFINITE PURPOSE FOR EVERY COMPONENT OF DAILY WORK...
TAKE CARE OF HEALTH AND FITNESS...
LEAD A LIFE OF
CONTINUOUS SELF-IMPROVEMENT ONLY...
ENJOY THE PLEASURE OF SELFLESS GIVING FOR THE DISTRESSED.....
To be strong and courageous, with a peaceful mind, is to seek a spiritual pattern of living that will eliminate the effects of all-round moral pollution and destructive attitudes....
Controlling the mind and engaging it for a definite mission should be every sound mind...
MEDITATE...
DO YOGIC EXERCISE...
AVOID THE COMPANY OF SCOUNDRELS WHO POSSESS EXTREME SELFISH DESIRES...
BE STRONG WITH ENEMY...
HAVE A DEFINITE PURPOSE FOR EVERY COMPONENT OF DAILY WORK...
TAKE CARE OF HEALTH AND FITNESS...
LEAD A LIFE OF
CONTINUOUS SELF-IMPROVEMENT ONLY...
ENJOY THE PLEASURE OF SELFLESS GIVING FOR THE DISTRESSED.....
Least Important in life
What others say about you is least important in life. The most important is to listen to our inner voice and conscience and lead our lives with definite purpose. My purpose is to realize God through my works and to understand the nothingness of mundane works and their material fruits.....
UT-I marks for Values & Ethics in profession
UT-I MARKS 2011
Stream Roll No VALUES & ETHICS Stream Roll No VALUES & ETHICS Stream Roll No VALUES & ETHICS
IT 1 13 CSE-1 1 7.5 CSE-2 61 2
2 12 2 8.5 62 12.5
3 11 3 11 63 X
4 6.5 4 11 64 9.5
5 8.5 5 10.5 65 9.5
6 12 6 12 66 10
7 9 7 8 67 10
8 9 8 4.5 68 5.5
9 4 9 6.5 69 9.5
10 11.5 10 6 70 5
11 13 11 10.5 71 10
12 9.5 12 12 72 5.5
13 13 13 12 73 10
14 13 14 13.5 74 3.5
15 13 15 10 75 6
16 10 16 10 76 7
17 8 17 11.5 77 9.5
18 13.5 18 11 78 12
19 10.5 19 10 79 7.5
20 13 20 8 80 9.5
21 8 21 13 81 6
22 11 22 11.5 82 12.5
23 7.5 23 11 83 13.5
24 7 24 10.5 84 2.5
25 10 25 0 85 13
26 6 26 9.5 86 2.5
27 6.5 27 3 87 9.5
28 10.5 28 10 88 8
29 10 29 11.5 89 9
30 12.5 30 8 90 11
31 10.5 31 8 91 11
32 6.5 32 7.5 92 2.5
33 13.5 33 9 93 10.5
34 8.5 34 11.5 94 6.5
35 8 35 7 95 5.5
36 12 36 10 96 5
37 9.5 37 X 97 6
38 3.5 38 14 98 12
39 10 39 7 99 12.5
40 13 40 11.5 100 6
41 12.5 41 11.5 101 13
42 10.5 42 13.5 102 12
43 11 43 X 103 11.5
44 10.5 44 13 104 9.5
45 8 45 13.5 105 12
46 11 46 11.5 106 9
47 12.5 47 9 107 9.5
48 6.5 48 9 108 5
49 12 49 14 109 10.5
50 9.5 50 4.5 110 9
51 10 51 11.5 111 9.5
52 11 52 10.5 112 12
53 13.5 53 X 113 13
54 10.5 54 10 114 7
55 8.5 55 11 115 9
56 8.5 56 8.5 116 9.5
57 7.5 57 5 117 12.5
58 10 58 7.5 118 11
59 8.5 59 13.5 119 7.5
60 9.5 60 12 120 7.5
61 10.5 61 3 121 10
62 5.5 62 10 122 11
63 14 63 0.5 123 5.5
64 3.5 64 2 124 10
65 4 125 0
66 7.5 126 0
67 5.5 127 4
68 4 128 13.5
69 11.5 129 4
70 1
71 0
Stream Roll No VALUES & ETHICS Stream Roll No VALUES & ETHICS Stream Roll No VALUES & ETHICS
IT 1 13 CSE-1 1 7.5 CSE-2 61 2
2 12 2 8.5 62 12.5
3 11 3 11 63 X
4 6.5 4 11 64 9.5
5 8.5 5 10.5 65 9.5
6 12 6 12 66 10
7 9 7 8 67 10
8 9 8 4.5 68 5.5
9 4 9 6.5 69 9.5
10 11.5 10 6 70 5
11 13 11 10.5 71 10
12 9.5 12 12 72 5.5
13 13 13 12 73 10
14 13 14 13.5 74 3.5
15 13 15 10 75 6
16 10 16 10 76 7
17 8 17 11.5 77 9.5
18 13.5 18 11 78 12
19 10.5 19 10 79 7.5
20 13 20 8 80 9.5
21 8 21 13 81 6
22 11 22 11.5 82 12.5
23 7.5 23 11 83 13.5
24 7 24 10.5 84 2.5
25 10 25 0 85 13
26 6 26 9.5 86 2.5
27 6.5 27 3 87 9.5
28 10.5 28 10 88 8
29 10 29 11.5 89 9
30 12.5 30 8 90 11
31 10.5 31 8 91 11
32 6.5 32 7.5 92 2.5
33 13.5 33 9 93 10.5
34 8.5 34 11.5 94 6.5
35 8 35 7 95 5.5
36 12 36 10 96 5
37 9.5 37 X 97 6
38 3.5 38 14 98 12
39 10 39 7 99 12.5
40 13 40 11.5 100 6
41 12.5 41 11.5 101 13
42 10.5 42 13.5 102 12
43 11 43 X 103 11.5
44 10.5 44 13 104 9.5
45 8 45 13.5 105 12
46 11 46 11.5 106 9
47 12.5 47 9 107 9.5
48 6.5 48 9 108 5
49 12 49 14 109 10.5
50 9.5 50 4.5 110 9
51 10 51 11.5 111 9.5
52 11 52 10.5 112 12
53 13.5 53 X 113 13
54 10.5 54 10 114 7
55 8.5 55 11 115 9
56 8.5 56 8.5 116 9.5
57 7.5 57 5 117 12.5
58 10 58 7.5 118 11
59 8.5 59 13.5 119 7.5
60 9.5 60 12 120 7.5
61 10.5 61 3 121 10
62 5.5 62 10 122 11
63 14 63 0.5 123 5.5
64 3.5 64 2 124 10
65 4 125 0
66 7.5 126 0
67 5.5 127 4
68 4 128 13.5
69 11.5 129 4
70 1
71 0
Monday, October 31, 2011
Think about it!
The best way of instructing others is to live by example....
The fruits of hard work is always evident through the final output/contribution....
All big accomplishments are the fruits of highly focussed works of some devoted minds...
The fruits of hard work is always evident through the final output/contribution....
All big accomplishments are the fruits of highly focussed works of some devoted minds...
Question Bank for students of Values and Ethics in profession
Discuss about the approach of the system of utilitarianism of the ethics.
What is meant by corporate social responsibility? Is it related to corporate governance and corporate excellence? Discuss the role of ethics and values in the management of corporate affairs? If so clearly explain those roles in establishing a good society?
What is code of ethics? Discuss.
What is the role of Values and Ethics in Cyber Age?
What is meant by values & Ethics in profession?
Why has values & Ethics in profession been made mandatory in B. Tech, M.BA & MCA?
How are science technology and engineering related to the growth of economy?
Lives of thousands of people depend on Civil Engineers & architects who design & construct Air ports, Railway stations, Five Star Hotels and Multi-storeyed Buildings. If they are unscrupulous, what happens?
How does information technology and computers serve the human society? Why may happen if the technical experts are not abiding by codes of ethics?
An electrical or electronic engineer cause death or loss of millions of rupees of govt. Or corporate sector. Explain.
Human being should not bother about the caveat of ‟Limits to Growth”. Technology will take care of itself and shortage of raw materials in due course. Do you agree?
In a technology transfer, unless values and ethics are properly observed, the desired result may not be achieved. Do you agree?
Technology generates prosperity. Misuse of prosperity is due to ignorance about values and ethics by the society. Discuss.
Draw a diagram of Negergy –Synergy grid showing the frame work for introducing change in organisations.
Define:- (a) Tax Haven (b) Bribery (c) Black Marketing (d) Corruption (e) Hoarding (f) Corporate sins.
What is Kohlberg’s Moral Development Model?
What are the security threats in Information Technology? Discuss the origin and dangers of computer viruses.
What is Global energy balance
Or,
What is earth’s heat budget?
What do you mean by ‟Integrated Personality”? Explain the areas of human aesthetic experiences.
Discuss arguments in favour of and against bringing ethics is business.
Define values. Discuss about the value crisis in contemporary society.
What do you mean by Technology transfer, explain, in this connection, the different mechanism and problems of Technology Transfer?
What codes of professional ethics are universally followed in organizations and industries? Explain them briefly with particular reference to engineering Profession.
What is carbon-trading? In case of carbon-trading is globally introduce, which countries will be benefitted developed and developing.
Define horizontal technology transfer. If the acceptor country fails to run a factory with foreign technology, how far the donor country is responsible for it?
What is environmental ethics? Can these be maintained in case of sustainable development.
What is meant by character building? Give three parameters of what Vivekananda said about the same.
“Corruption in public life has encircled the entire society” – Do you agree, if so how can these be removed.
Human Society today is on a cross road – Discuss why value & ethics are being neglected by the modern generation.
How does law protect values? Give five values which can be protected by law.
A study of values and ethics will require some time to produce effect in the society – How can you expedite the implementation of effect of law.
Non observation of the principle of values and ethics has resulted in of huge wealth amongst a small group of people in the world-Explain how this can be can be stopped.
Describe the effect of value crisis in contemporary Indian Society.
Values crisis has not really occurred. It is the norms of values which has changed – Explain.
Whistle Blowing is legally permitted. Do the blowers really get protection in times of emergency?
Renewable energy sources are all dependent on the Sun. Explain with reasons.
Differentiate between sustainable development and actual development.
Technology transfer fails in many cases – Explain.
Discuss the details of the prediction of Club of Rome.
Discuss the role of technology assessment impact analysis.
What are the problems of technology transfer from a laboratory to factory? Compare horizontal and vertical transfer of technology.
Humanity has to choose between development and environmental degradation. Can development be achieved without degrading the environment – Explain with three examples
The conflict between business demands and professional ideas are gradually increasing – Explain how these can be minimized in case of people in (a) administration, (b) science, (c) technology, (d) engineering .
What is meant by corporate social responsibility? Is it related to corporate governance and corporate excellence? Discuss the role of ethics and values in the management of corporate affairs? If so clearly explain those roles in establishing a good society?
What is code of ethics? Discuss.
What is the role of Values and Ethics in Cyber Age?
What is meant by values & Ethics in profession?
Why has values & Ethics in profession been made mandatory in B. Tech, M.BA & MCA?
How are science technology and engineering related to the growth of economy?
Lives of thousands of people depend on Civil Engineers & architects who design & construct Air ports, Railway stations, Five Star Hotels and Multi-storeyed Buildings. If they are unscrupulous, what happens?
How does information technology and computers serve the human society? Why may happen if the technical experts are not abiding by codes of ethics?
An electrical or electronic engineer cause death or loss of millions of rupees of govt. Or corporate sector. Explain.
Human being should not bother about the caveat of ‟Limits to Growth”. Technology will take care of itself and shortage of raw materials in due course. Do you agree?
In a technology transfer, unless values and ethics are properly observed, the desired result may not be achieved. Do you agree?
Technology generates prosperity. Misuse of prosperity is due to ignorance about values and ethics by the society. Discuss.
Draw a diagram of Negergy –Synergy grid showing the frame work for introducing change in organisations.
Define:- (a) Tax Haven (b) Bribery (c) Black Marketing (d) Corruption (e) Hoarding (f) Corporate sins.
What is Kohlberg’s Moral Development Model?
What are the security threats in Information Technology? Discuss the origin and dangers of computer viruses.
What is Global energy balance
Or,
What is earth’s heat budget?
What do you mean by ‟Integrated Personality”? Explain the areas of human aesthetic experiences.
Discuss arguments in favour of and against bringing ethics is business.
Define values. Discuss about the value crisis in contemporary society.
What do you mean by Technology transfer, explain, in this connection, the different mechanism and problems of Technology Transfer?
What codes of professional ethics are universally followed in organizations and industries? Explain them briefly with particular reference to engineering Profession.
What is carbon-trading? In case of carbon-trading is globally introduce, which countries will be benefitted developed and developing.
Define horizontal technology transfer. If the acceptor country fails to run a factory with foreign technology, how far the donor country is responsible for it?
What is environmental ethics? Can these be maintained in case of sustainable development.
What is meant by character building? Give three parameters of what Vivekananda said about the same.
“Corruption in public life has encircled the entire society” – Do you agree, if so how can these be removed.
Human Society today is on a cross road – Discuss why value & ethics are being neglected by the modern generation.
How does law protect values? Give five values which can be protected by law.
A study of values and ethics will require some time to produce effect in the society – How can you expedite the implementation of effect of law.
Non observation of the principle of values and ethics has resulted in of huge wealth amongst a small group of people in the world-Explain how this can be can be stopped.
Describe the effect of value crisis in contemporary Indian Society.
Values crisis has not really occurred. It is the norms of values which has changed – Explain.
Whistle Blowing is legally permitted. Do the blowers really get protection in times of emergency?
Renewable energy sources are all dependent on the Sun. Explain with reasons.
Differentiate between sustainable development and actual development.
Technology transfer fails in many cases – Explain.
Discuss the details of the prediction of Club of Rome.
Discuss the role of technology assessment impact analysis.
What are the problems of technology transfer from a laboratory to factory? Compare horizontal and vertical transfer of technology.
Humanity has to choose between development and environmental degradation. Can development be achieved without degrading the environment – Explain with three examples
The conflict between business demands and professional ideas are gradually increasing – Explain how these can be minimized in case of people in (a) administration, (b) science, (c) technology, (d) engineering .
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Question Bank on Non-conventional Energy Sources for EE Final Year Students
0. What are the indirect forms of solar energy?
1. How is the energy continuously being produced in the sun?
2. Discuss the principle of solar collector. How can collector coating be used to improve the performance of a collector?
3. Classify different types of solar thermal collectors and show the constructional details of a flat-plate. What are its main advantages?
4. Which is the most expensive component in a solar PV system?
5. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of a solar PV system?
6. What range of wind speed is considered favourable of wind-power generation?
7. Derive an expression of energy available in the wind.
8. Using Betz model of a wind turbine, derive the expression for power extracted from wind. What is the maximum theoretical power that can be extracted and under what condition?
9. Sketch the diagram of a HAWT and explain the functions of its main components.
10. Explain the desirable features of bio-ethanol that makes it suitable as automobile fuel. What grade of bio-ethanol is required for blending with petrol and why?
11. Explain the process of gasification of solid bio-fuels. What is the general composition of the gas produced and what is its heating value? What are its main applications?
12. With the help of a neat diagram explain the working of a gasifier using wood-chip biomass. What further processing is required to use the gas produced in a diesel engine?
13. Explain the process of production of biogas from biomass. What are the main advantages of anaerobic digestion of biomass?
14. What do you understand by geothermal energy? What are the geothermal fields?
15. What are the merits and demerits of geothermal energy?
16. What are the major applications of geothermal energy?
17. Explain various types of geothermal resources.
18. Describe various energy extraction technologies used with hydrothermal resources.
19. What are the main hurdles in the development of tidal energy?
20. What types of sites are considered suitable for wave power development?
21. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of OTEC system
22. Explain the technologies available for OETC.
23. What are the major advantages of mini/micro hydro resources?
24. With the help of a neat diagram explain the layout of a typical micro hydro plant.
25. Explain various types of generating systems and generators considered for use in micro hydro resources.
1. How is the energy continuously being produced in the sun?
2. Discuss the principle of solar collector. How can collector coating be used to improve the performance of a collector?
3. Classify different types of solar thermal collectors and show the constructional details of a flat-plate. What are its main advantages?
4. Which is the most expensive component in a solar PV system?
5. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of a solar PV system?
6. What range of wind speed is considered favourable of wind-power generation?
7. Derive an expression of energy available in the wind.
8. Using Betz model of a wind turbine, derive the expression for power extracted from wind. What is the maximum theoretical power that can be extracted and under what condition?
9. Sketch the diagram of a HAWT and explain the functions of its main components.
10. Explain the desirable features of bio-ethanol that makes it suitable as automobile fuel. What grade of bio-ethanol is required for blending with petrol and why?
11. Explain the process of gasification of solid bio-fuels. What is the general composition of the gas produced and what is its heating value? What are its main applications?
12. With the help of a neat diagram explain the working of a gasifier using wood-chip biomass. What further processing is required to use the gas produced in a diesel engine?
13. Explain the process of production of biogas from biomass. What are the main advantages of anaerobic digestion of biomass?
14. What do you understand by geothermal energy? What are the geothermal fields?
15. What are the merits and demerits of geothermal energy?
16. What are the major applications of geothermal energy?
17. Explain various types of geothermal resources.
18. Describe various energy extraction technologies used with hydrothermal resources.
19. What are the main hurdles in the development of tidal energy?
20. What types of sites are considered suitable for wave power development?
21. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of OTEC system
22. Explain the technologies available for OETC.
23. What are the major advantages of mini/micro hydro resources?
24. With the help of a neat diagram explain the layout of a typical micro hydro plant.
25. Explain various types of generating systems and generators considered for use in micro hydro resources.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Assignments for EE Final Yr. students: Last date 17.10.11 by 4.30pm
1.What are the disadvantages of solar energy?
2. Describe the flat-plate collector with the help of a suitable diagram.
3. Write the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collectors over flat-plate types of solar collectors.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of direct energy conversion system over the conventional power generation system?
5. Describe the principle of solar photovoltaic energy conversion.
6. What factors led to accelerated development of wind power?
7. What are the most favourable sites for installing of wind turbines?
8. Explain the major applications of wind power.
9. What is the origin of biomass energy? What is its global potential? What is the average efficiency of photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into biomass?
10. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of biomass energy?
11. What is the tidal energy? What is the minimum tidal range required for a practical tidal plant? How much is the potential in tides?
12. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of ocean wave energy?
2. Describe the flat-plate collector with the help of a suitable diagram.
3. Write the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collectors over flat-plate types of solar collectors.
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of direct energy conversion system over the conventional power generation system?
5. Describe the principle of solar photovoltaic energy conversion.
6. What factors led to accelerated development of wind power?
7. What are the most favourable sites for installing of wind turbines?
8. Explain the major applications of wind power.
9. What is the origin of biomass energy? What is its global potential? What is the average efficiency of photosynthetic conversion of solar energy into biomass?
10. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of biomass energy?
11. What is the tidal energy? What is the minimum tidal range required for a practical tidal plant? How much is the potential in tides?
12. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of ocean wave energy?
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Time Management for busy individuals
A few simple steps are enough for a cool personal living:
1. Each day is to be planned the night before
2. Detailed planning is absolutely necessary
3. Attend to finer details of professional works for a day
4. keep one hour in the early morning for yogic exercises for keeping yourself fit
5. before starting the day ask yourslef: AM I YOGA-FIT FOR DAY'S WORKS AHEAD ?
6. DO IT NOW will be the basic principle for all pending work
7. 'live in the present' will the basic idea for decision-making
8. Have faith in the people you work with and be understanding in all kinds of human interaction
9. Freeze the day's work in time, finish all important jobs
10. Spend time with family and go to bed at some stipulated time only
11. When eating, exercise, entertainment and work-schedule are all in right proportion and measured, LIFE IS BOUND TO BE COOL AND RELAXED ALL THE TIME...
12. RUNNING AFTER MONEY, NAME, FAME, POWER AND FULFILLMENT OF LUST
WILL ALWAYS BE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE......IT IS A REAL SIN....
BYE
1. Each day is to be planned the night before
2. Detailed planning is absolutely necessary
3. Attend to finer details of professional works for a day
4. keep one hour in the early morning for yogic exercises for keeping yourself fit
5. before starting the day ask yourslef: AM I YOGA-FIT FOR DAY'S WORKS AHEAD ?
6. DO IT NOW will be the basic principle for all pending work
7. 'live in the present' will the basic idea for decision-making
8. Have faith in the people you work with and be understanding in all kinds of human interaction
9. Freeze the day's work in time, finish all important jobs
10. Spend time with family and go to bed at some stipulated time only
11. When eating, exercise, entertainment and work-schedule are all in right proportion and measured, LIFE IS BOUND TO BE COOL AND RELAXED ALL THE TIME...
12. RUNNING AFTER MONEY, NAME, FAME, POWER AND FULFILLMENT OF LUST
WILL ALWAYS BE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE......IT IS A REAL SIN....
BYE
A quick race to name and fame can make life horrible..
In most of the cases of human conflict and misery, it is seen that today's human being have little patience. Mind is restless for getting recognition. The most vulgar form of Identity-crisis among today's youngsters is now very acute. In every new fashion ideas and dressing senses lies the core concept of making the common people fool. As core value-based education has taken a back-seat, our young poeple have least originality in thinking and acting, as there is no boundary of freedom and audacity.
With a least of real intelligence, and very poor attitudes, they are handicapped by their own follies. These fools can easily be used by the political masters and greedy business-houses of the land...
Shubha Bijoya to all
Bye
With a least of real intelligence, and very poor attitudes, they are handicapped by their own follies. These fools can easily be used by the political masters and greedy business-houses of the land...
Shubha Bijoya to all
Bye
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Riches of the mind and the heart
Possessions of money and wealth which are quite disproportionate to your needs and abilities will invite vanity...
Enmassing of huge wealth generally involves some kind of cheating...
A cheat looks to be a good person on the surface, but actually a traitor in disguise...
Be aware of cheats....Destroy them through non-cooperation...
A rich person without much education and culture will always be person of perverse vanity ....
Vanity is the only key to hell and destruction...
Enmassing of huge wealth generally involves some kind of cheating...
A cheat looks to be a good person on the surface, but actually a traitor in disguise...
Be aware of cheats....Destroy them through non-cooperation...
A rich person without much education and culture will always be person of perverse vanity ....
Vanity is the only key to hell and destruction...
A consumerist society proceeds towards a degraded living
When we run after money and earthly possessions, we should remind ourselves that such perversion produces variety of conflicts of interests among the fellow-beings. Even leading to bloodshed.
When we run after material possessions and acquisition of muscle power, we become blind to our own intelligence, and conscience. When these two things are absent, we certainly lead ourselves to darkness and death....
The best way to get rid of such a miserable life, is to ignore the possessions of others and to avoid the company of those rascals whose only mission of life is accumulation of wealth & money for their own selfish interest....
For a happy living :
Let us be good learners,
Let us be good persons,
Let us be good professionals,
Let us be strong enough to fight against of the anti-socials(real or disguished!)...
BYE
When we run after material possessions and acquisition of muscle power, we become blind to our own intelligence, and conscience. When these two things are absent, we certainly lead ourselves to darkness and death....
The best way to get rid of such a miserable life, is to ignore the possessions of others and to avoid the company of those rascals whose only mission of life is accumulation of wealth & money for their own selfish interest....
For a happy living :
Let us be good learners,
Let us be good persons,
Let us be good professionals,
Let us be strong enough to fight against of the anti-socials(real or disguished!)...
BYE
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Happiness redefined....part-2
My present state of happiness is dependent on my past actions as well as my inner vision for a simple, humble living through honest means
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The path leading to happiness....
STRONG & STOUT BODY WITH A CLEAN MIND,
HAVING LITTLE OR NO DESIRE FOR
NAME-FAME-WEALTH-MONEY-PLEASURE-POWER-IMMORTALITY PARAMETERS
BUT WITH FOCUS DAILY WORKS AND DUTIES
FINALLY
ENLIGHTEN
US
WITH HAPPINESS, A SPECIAL STATE OF MIND....
HAVING LITTLE OR NO DESIRE FOR
NAME-FAME-WEALTH-MONEY-PLEASURE-POWER-IMMORTALITY PARAMETERS
BUT WITH FOCUS DAILY WORKS AND DUTIES
FINALLY
ENLIGHTEN
US
WITH HAPPINESS, A SPECIAL STATE OF MIND....
Sunday, September 18, 2011
What others think about you or me
If I have integrity of character, it hardly matters what others think about me...
It is best to be harmless with respect to anyone...
But sometimes situation arises such that we need to be tough with people who are mindlessly cruel, inhuman and uncivilized...
To strike a balance between the two categories of thoughts of harless and harmful elements, it is always better to be tough with the cruel and the inhuman elements...
At the end of the day, the mission of human good needs to be administered by some sane elements in the society...
Fearlessness in this matter comes from the deep faith in God only...
Human beings are playthings at the hands of the Almighty....
God Bless...
Bye
It is best to be harmless with respect to anyone...
But sometimes situation arises such that we need to be tough with people who are mindlessly cruel, inhuman and uncivilized...
To strike a balance between the two categories of thoughts of harless and harmful elements, it is always better to be tough with the cruel and the inhuman elements...
At the end of the day, the mission of human good needs to be administered by some sane elements in the society...
Fearlessness in this matter comes from the deep faith in God only...
Human beings are playthings at the hands of the Almighty....
God Bless...
Bye
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Let us start Every day is a new day with newer ideas
I have been telling about this idea for a long time. We should have sufficient level of 'mind control' to forget the bitter components of the past.
We should also be open to newer ideas that would improve our present living by taking appropriate and decisive actions.
Past only should give the lessons that would help us develop better ways of thinking and performing our present duties.
PAST IS THE TEACHER THAT IMPARTS PERTINENT LESSONS FROM OUR PAST EXPERIENCE....
PRESENT IS FOR ACTING IN A SLOW BUT STEADY MANNER FOR ENSURING A MORE SUCCESSFUL AND PEACEFUL FUTURE...
FUTURE IS NON-EXISTENT, AS IT IS YET TO COME...
FUTURE IS BASED ON OUR PAST AND PRESENT ACTIONS....
AS WE CAN NOT CHANGE THE PAST, 'WE SHOULD TRY TO FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLE " LIVE IN THE PRESENT"....
To live a better life, we must avoid the temptation of being 'misled' by the 'glamorous advertisements' of the 'consumerist ' goods and services that are the real sources of conflicts and blood-shed among the half-educated, uncultured,greedy and jealous individuals of a civilized society.....
IT IS HENCE BEST TO LIVE A LIFE WITH LITTLE WANTS, NEEDS AND DEMANDS....
LIGHT FOODS, LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER, FRESH AIR, AND EXERCISE, COUPLED WITH DISCHARGING OF DAILY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH UTMOST SINCERITY CAN ONLY LEAD US TO THE PATH OF TRUE HAPPINESS...
THE BASIC CONDITION IS TO TALK AS LESS AS POSSIBLE AND TO BE CHOOSY ABOUT INTERACTING WITH PERSONS WITH HONESTY AND INTEGRITY....
GOD BLESS....
We should also be open to newer ideas that would improve our present living by taking appropriate and decisive actions.
Past only should give the lessons that would help us develop better ways of thinking and performing our present duties.
PAST IS THE TEACHER THAT IMPARTS PERTINENT LESSONS FROM OUR PAST EXPERIENCE....
PRESENT IS FOR ACTING IN A SLOW BUT STEADY MANNER FOR ENSURING A MORE SUCCESSFUL AND PEACEFUL FUTURE...
FUTURE IS NON-EXISTENT, AS IT IS YET TO COME...
FUTURE IS BASED ON OUR PAST AND PRESENT ACTIONS....
AS WE CAN NOT CHANGE THE PAST, 'WE SHOULD TRY TO FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLE " LIVE IN THE PRESENT"....
To live a better life, we must avoid the temptation of being 'misled' by the 'glamorous advertisements' of the 'consumerist ' goods and services that are the real sources of conflicts and blood-shed among the half-educated, uncultured,greedy and jealous individuals of a civilized society.....
IT IS HENCE BEST TO LIVE A LIFE WITH LITTLE WANTS, NEEDS AND DEMANDS....
LIGHT FOODS, LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER, FRESH AIR, AND EXERCISE, COUPLED WITH DISCHARGING OF DAILY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH UTMOST SINCERITY CAN ONLY LEAD US TO THE PATH OF TRUE HAPPINESS...
THE BASIC CONDITION IS TO TALK AS LESS AS POSSIBLE AND TO BE CHOOSY ABOUT INTERACTING WITH PERSONS WITH HONESTY AND INTEGRITY....
GOD BLESS....
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Happiness redefined....
Living with personal simplicity coupled with least needs and demands from outside produces a mental state which is free from any kind of worry & tension....To achieve such a state of true happiness needs real knowledge, devotion, selflessness and courage to fight against untruth...The process is slow, but it should be pursued with a definite direction and purpose....The ultimate purpose is to feel the beauty of creation of God...in every moment of life....His Blessings are the achievements of life....True action is working for Him in various forms and state...
bye
bye
The ultimate achievement of my life ...
When I was blessed with Guru-Mantra by my spiritual master, I could hardly realize what Guruji means.... After long years of that event, I now feel that Guru-Mantra is the only one achievement of my earthly life...It can be felt ...Nothing more can be expressed in words...Only a few people really get such a rarest opportunity in one's life-time...All other events of life are simply about leading a material life of a house-hold person....
Faith , humility, simplicity,and divine feelings are the true assets of living a life...
It feel comfortable only in the company with those who possess deep faith in the designs of the Almighty...Actions may produce huge material results, but peace of mind relies completely on the intensity of faith and devotion towards God
Bye
Faith , humility, simplicity,and divine feelings are the true assets of living a life...
It feel comfortable only in the company with those who possess deep faith in the designs of the Almighty...Actions may produce huge material results, but peace of mind relies completely on the intensity of faith and devotion towards God
Bye
Spiritual Thought of the Day: 'n'-th
Let God give me true devotion, where each of my actions are guided by His Blessings...
May God give me the strength to withstand the politics of the crooked fellow-beings whom I still do not hate...
May God give me the power of loving others without a real reason....
May God give me the strength to lead a life with detachment from greed, jealousy and lust...
May God give the power to offer my prayers for the well-being of all...
Bye
May God give me the strength to withstand the politics of the crooked fellow-beings whom I still do not hate...
May God give me the power of loving others without a real reason....
May God give me the strength to lead a life with detachment from greed, jealousy and lust...
May God give the power to offer my prayers for the well-being of all...
Bye
Faith is the foundation of a genuine spiritual living....
When I reflect on the true meaning and purpose of life , I divide it into two distinct parts: (1) material aspects of living and the essence of material pleasures and enjoyments, (2) Completely detached form of living with the thoughts of God-realization or Self-realization
Part-1: Hedonistic lifestyles revolves round the transitory pleasures and sorrows in time domain. They originate from basic instincts of seeking pleasure through sense organs and continuous search for them in various forms that are boundless for a mind full of ignorance, curiosity and fantasy....Unlimited desires and their gratification results into total frustration in the long run, due to the inherent limitations of enjoying pleasures through ill-cultured senses....finally frustration, depression, wrong-doings, use of brutal force, perversion comes down on the minds leading to drainage of vital energy and finally self-destruction and almost like the death of a street-dog....
Part-2: Here , after realizing the limitations of a hedonistic life, an intelligent being realizes the existence of life as a united whole of the eternal Divine Consciousness that is the root of everything that exists....thereby seeking His blessings through complete and unconditional surrender to God for complete liberation from the cycles of both pleasure and pain....
Beyond pleasure and pain lies a state that is permanently in an enlightened state which is internally driven by the graceful Will of the Almighty...
Such a life is based on self-realization and faith...
The easiest path to such a state of perpetual happiness arises from Bhakti or Devotion...
To be blessed with devotion, we must seek the company of the true sadhus, and holy men who lives on the thoughts of God and God only...
Bye
Part-1: Hedonistic lifestyles revolves round the transitory pleasures and sorrows in time domain. They originate from basic instincts of seeking pleasure through sense organs and continuous search for them in various forms that are boundless for a mind full of ignorance, curiosity and fantasy....Unlimited desires and their gratification results into total frustration in the long run, due to the inherent limitations of enjoying pleasures through ill-cultured senses....finally frustration, depression, wrong-doings, use of brutal force, perversion comes down on the minds leading to drainage of vital energy and finally self-destruction and almost like the death of a street-dog....
Part-2: Here , after realizing the limitations of a hedonistic life, an intelligent being realizes the existence of life as a united whole of the eternal Divine Consciousness that is the root of everything that exists....thereby seeking His blessings through complete and unconditional surrender to God for complete liberation from the cycles of both pleasure and pain....
Beyond pleasure and pain lies a state that is permanently in an enlightened state which is internally driven by the graceful Will of the Almighty...
Such a life is based on self-realization and faith...
The easiest path to such a state of perpetual happiness arises from Bhakti or Devotion...
To be blessed with devotion, we must seek the company of the true sadhus, and holy men who lives on the thoughts of God and God only...
Bye
TEACHING AS AN INTERESTING PROFESSION...
For all good teachers, teaching is more a passion or a hobby than a professional compulsion. Teaching is more about learning and then putting forward ideas and concepts that ignites the minds of the students for newer thinking and absorbing the concepts at the best possible form which can be applied in practice. Pure knowledge that does not directly or indirectly benefits practical life of the common man has little usefulness...Theoretical pundits and tall-talkers have little significance in real life....It is always better to strike a balance between theory and the hardware practices that would be of some practical use in the lives of the common people....
Making the subject matter simple , lucid and interesting to the learners are the primary goals of a good teacher...Teaching brings inner satisfaction that has no matching in earthly life...Over-professionalism and a mechanistic way of disciplining students really mars the true purpose of a teaching-learnin system...
Bye
Making the subject matter simple , lucid and interesting to the learners are the primary goals of a good teacher...Teaching brings inner satisfaction that has no matching in earthly life...Over-professionalism and a mechanistic way of disciplining students really mars the true purpose of a teaching-learnin system...
Bye
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Coping up with the pressure of daily life.....
The ways are multifaceted: some of them are
Avoiding people whom I do not like from heart,
Taking extreme caution about What I Say,
Being choosy about the people with whom I spend time for mental relaxation,
Having human dignity and respect to all people I interact with...,
Avoiding arguing with people who adamant and not dynamic in attitudes....,
Switching off the mobile phone, while relaxing ....
Review of my work-place performance on a daily basis....
Having faith in God and prayers to HIM, at all times...,
Having patience to tolerate things which I can not change presently...,
Having a good sleep at night....
BYE
Avoiding people whom I do not like from heart,
Taking extreme caution about What I Say,
Being choosy about the people with whom I spend time for mental relaxation,
Having human dignity and respect to all people I interact with...,
Avoiding arguing with people who adamant and not dynamic in attitudes....,
Switching off the mobile phone, while relaxing ....
Review of my work-place performance on a daily basis....
Having faith in God and prayers to HIM, at all times...,
Having patience to tolerate things which I can not change presently...,
Having a good sleep at night....
BYE
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Spiritual Thought of the Day-3
Indiffiference to material aspirations and detachment from ego, greed and jealousy are the true paths to personal happiness...
Extreme 'ego' and mean greed to quick fame will lead to sure destruction of mental peace...
Hard work in one'e chosen domain of knowledge and skills can only lead to sustainable happiness...
Humility and simplicity are the assets of the jewels in the human society...
Extreme 'ego' and mean greed to quick fame will lead to sure destruction of mental peace...
Hard work in one'e chosen domain of knowledge and skills can only lead to sustainable happiness...
Humility and simplicity are the assets of the jewels in the human society...
Important Topics for Unit Test-1 on Ethics
Renewable sources of energy and the future of energy
Appropriate Technology Movement & Human-centered technologies
Whistle Blowing and related managerial issues
Ethics in Engineering
Codes of Ethics for Engineers
Environmental Ethics including Global warming, climate change, depletion of fossil fuels, air-water-soil pollution , deforestation etc.
Personal Ethics
Conservation of Energy
Appropriate Technology Movement & Human-centered technologies
Whistle Blowing and related managerial issues
Ethics in Engineering
Codes of Ethics for Engineers
Environmental Ethics including Global warming, climate change, depletion of fossil fuels, air-water-soil pollution , deforestation etc.
Personal Ethics
Conservation of Energy
General Codes of Ethics & Professional Obligations of Engineers
General Code of Ethics for Engineers
Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct.
I. Fundamental Canons
Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall:
1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
2. Perform services only in areas of their competence.
3. Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
4. Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
5. Avoid deceptive acts.
6. Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession.
II. Rules of Practice
1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
a. If engineers' judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or property, they shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate.
b. Engineers shall approve only those engineering documents that are in conformity with applicable standards.
c. Engineers shall not reveal facts, data, or information without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized or required by law or this Code.
d. Engineers shall not permit the use of their name or associate in business ventures with any person or firm that they believe is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest enterprise.
e. Engineers shall not aid or abet the unlawful practice of engineering by a person or firm.
f. Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report thereon to appropriate professional bodies and, when relevant, also to public authorities, and cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
2. Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
a. Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical fields involved.
b. Engineers shall not affix their signatures to any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in which they lack competence, nor to any plan or document not prepared under their direction and control.
c. Engineers may accept assignments and assume responsibility for coordination of an entire project and sign and seal the engineering documents for the entire project, provided that each technical segment is signed and sealed only by the qualified engineers who prepared the segment.
3. Engineers shall issue publico by all interested parties.
c. Engineers shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, from outside agents in connection with the work for which they are responsible.
d. Engineers in public service as members, advisors, or employees of a governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in decisi founded upon knowledge of the facts and competence in the subject matter.
c. Engineers shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on technical matters that are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they have prefaced their comments by explicitly identifying the interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking, and by revealing the existence of any interest the engineers may have in the matters.
4. Engineers shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
a. Engineers shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest that could influence or appear to influence their judgment or the quality of their services.
b. Engineers shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on the same project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties.
c. Engineers shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, from outside agents in connection with the work for which they are responsible.
d. Engineers in public service as members, advisors, or employees of a governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in decisions with respect to services solicited or provided by them or their organizations in private or public engineering practice.
e. Engineers shall not solicit or accept a contract from a governmental body on which a principal or officer of their organization serves as a member.
5. Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts.
a. Engineers shall not falsify their qualifications or permit misrepresentation of their or their associates' qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or exaggerate their responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint venturers, or past accomplishments.
b. Engineers shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either directly or indirectly, any contribution to influence the award of a contract by public authority, or which may be reasonably construed by the public as having the effect or intent of influencing the awarding of a contract. They shall not offer any gift or other valuable consideration in order to secure work. They shall not pay a commission, percentage, or brokerage fee in order to secure work, except to a bona fide employee or bona fide established commercial or marketing agencies retained by them.
III. Professional Obligations
1. Engineers shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
a. Engineers shall acknowledge their errors and shall not distort or alter the facts.
b. Engineers shall advise their clients or employers when they believe a project will not be successful.
c. Engineers shall not accept outside employment to the detriment of their regular work or interest. Before accepting any outside engineering employment, they will notify their employers.
d. Engineers shall not attempt to attract an engineer from another employer by false or misleading pretenses.
e. Engineers shall not promote their own interest at the expense of the dignity and integrity of the profession.
2. Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest.
a. Engineers are encouraged to participate in civic affairs; career guidance for youths; and work for the advancement of the safety, health, and well-being of their community.
b. Engineers shall not complete, sign, or seal plans and/or specifications that are not in conformity with applicable engineering standards. If the client or employer insists on such unprofessional conduct, they shall notify the proper authorities and withdraw from further service on the project.
c. Engineers are encouraged to extend public knowledge and appreciation of engineering and its achievements.
d. Engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development1 in order to protect the environment for future generations.
3. Engineers shall avoid all conduct or practice that deceives the public.
a. Engineers shall avoid the use of statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact.
b. Consistent with the foregoing, engineers may advertise for recruitment of personnel.
c. Consistent with the foregoing, engineers may prepare articles for the lay or technical press, but such articles shall not imply credit to the author for work performed by others.
4. Engineers shall not disclose, without consent, confidential information concerning the business affairs or technical processes of any present or former client or employer, or public body on which they serve.
a. Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, promote or arrange for new employment or practice in connection with a specific project for which the engineer has gained particular and specialized knowledge.
b. Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, participate in or represent an adversary interest in connection with a specific project or proceeding in which the engineer has gained particular specialized knowledge on behalf of a former client or employer.
5. Engineers shall not be influenced in their professional duties by conflicting interests.
a. Engineers shall not accept financial or other considerations, including free engineering designs, from material or equipment suppliers for specifying their product.
b. Engineers shall not accept commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from contractors or other parties dealing with clients or employers of the engineer in connection with work for which the engineer is responsible.
6. Engineers shall not attempt to obtain employment or advancement or professional engagements by untruthfully criticizing other engineers, or by other improper or questionable methods.
a. Engineers shall not request, propose, or accept a commission on a contingent basis under circumstances in which their judgment may be compromised.
b. Engineers in salaried positions shall accept part-time engineering work only to the extent consistent with policies of the employer and in accordance with ethical considerations.
c. Engineers shall not, without consent, use equipment, supplies, laboratory, or office facilities of an employer to carry on outside private practice.
7. Engineers shall not attempt to injure, maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects, practice, or employment of other engineers. Engineers who believe others are guilty of unethical or illegal practice shall present such information to the proper authority for action.
a. Engineers in private practice shall not review the work of another engineer for the same client, except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the connection of such engineer with the work has been terminated.
b. Engineers in governmental, industrial, or educational employ are entitled to review and evaluate the work of other engineers when so required by their employment duties.
c. Engineers in sales or industrial employ are entitled to make engineering comparisons of represented products with products of other suppliers.
8. Engineers shall accept personal responsibility for their professional activities, provided, however, that engineers may seek indemnification for services arising out of their practice for other than gross negligence, where the engineer's interests cannot otherwise be protected.
a. Engineers shall conform with state registration laws in the practice of engineering.
b. Engineers shall not use association with a nonengineer, a corporation, or partnership as a "cloak" for unethical acts.
9. Engineers shall give credit for engineering work to those to whom credit is due, and will recognize the proprietary interests of others.
a. Engineers shall, whenever possible, name the person or persons who may be individually responsible for designs, inventions, writings, or other accomplishments.
b. Engineers using designs supplied by a client recognize that the designs remain the property of the client and may not be duplicated by the engineer for others without express permission.
c. Engineers, before undertaking work for others in connection with which the engineer may make improvements, plans, designs, inventions, or other records that may justify copyrights or patents, should enter into a positive agreement regarding ownership.
d. Engineers' designs, data, records, and notes referring exclusively to an employer's work are the employer's property. The employer should indemnify the engineer for use of the information for any purpose other than the original purpose.
e. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and should keep current in their specialty fields by engaging in professional practice, participating in continuing education courses, reading in the technical literature, and attending professional meetings and seminars.
Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct.
I. Fundamental Canons
Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall:
1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
2. Perform services only in areas of their competence.
3. Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
4. Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
5. Avoid deceptive acts.
6. Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession.
II. Rules of Practice
1. Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
a. If engineers' judgment is overruled under circumstances that endanger life or property, they shall notify their employer or client and such other authority as may be appropriate.
b. Engineers shall approve only those engineering documents that are in conformity with applicable standards.
c. Engineers shall not reveal facts, data, or information without the prior consent of the client or employer except as authorized or required by law or this Code.
d. Engineers shall not permit the use of their name or associate in business ventures with any person or firm that they believe is engaged in fraudulent or dishonest enterprise.
e. Engineers shall not aid or abet the unlawful practice of engineering by a person or firm.
f. Engineers having knowledge of any alleged violation of this Code shall report thereon to appropriate professional bodies and, when relevant, also to public authorities, and cooperate with the proper authorities in furnishing such information or assistance as may be required.
2. Engineers shall perform services only in the areas of their competence.
a. Engineers shall undertake assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific technical fields involved.
b. Engineers shall not affix their signatures to any plans or documents dealing with subject matter in which they lack competence, nor to any plan or document not prepared under their direction and control.
c. Engineers may accept assignments and assume responsibility for coordination of an entire project and sign and seal the engineering documents for the entire project, provided that each technical segment is signed and sealed only by the qualified engineers who prepared the segment.
3. Engineers shall issue publico by all interested parties.
c. Engineers shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, from outside agents in connection with the work for which they are responsible.
d. Engineers in public service as members, advisors, or employees of a governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in decisi founded upon knowledge of the facts and competence in the subject matter.
c. Engineers shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on technical matters that are inspired or paid for by interested parties, unless they have prefaced their comments by explicitly identifying the interested parties on whose behalf they are speaking, and by revealing the existence of any interest the engineers may have in the matters.
4. Engineers shall act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
a. Engineers shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest that could influence or appear to influence their judgment or the quality of their services.
b. Engineers shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on the same project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to by all interested parties.
c. Engineers shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or indirectly, from outside agents in connection with the work for which they are responsible.
d. Engineers in public service as members, advisors, or employees of a governmental or quasi-governmental body or department shall not participate in decisions with respect to services solicited or provided by them or their organizations in private or public engineering practice.
e. Engineers shall not solicit or accept a contract from a governmental body on which a principal or officer of their organization serves as a member.
5. Engineers shall avoid deceptive acts.
a. Engineers shall not falsify their qualifications or permit misrepresentation of their or their associates' qualifications. They shall not misrepresent or exaggerate their responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint venturers, or past accomplishments.
b. Engineers shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either directly or indirectly, any contribution to influence the award of a contract by public authority, or which may be reasonably construed by the public as having the effect or intent of influencing the awarding of a contract. They shall not offer any gift or other valuable consideration in order to secure work. They shall not pay a commission, percentage, or brokerage fee in order to secure work, except to a bona fide employee or bona fide established commercial or marketing agencies retained by them.
III. Professional Obligations
1. Engineers shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
a. Engineers shall acknowledge their errors and shall not distort or alter the facts.
b. Engineers shall advise their clients or employers when they believe a project will not be successful.
c. Engineers shall not accept outside employment to the detriment of their regular work or interest. Before accepting any outside engineering employment, they will notify their employers.
d. Engineers shall not attempt to attract an engineer from another employer by false or misleading pretenses.
e. Engineers shall not promote their own interest at the expense of the dignity and integrity of the profession.
2. Engineers shall at all times strive to serve the public interest.
a. Engineers are encouraged to participate in civic affairs; career guidance for youths; and work for the advancement of the safety, health, and well-being of their community.
b. Engineers shall not complete, sign, or seal plans and/or specifications that are not in conformity with applicable engineering standards. If the client or employer insists on such unprofessional conduct, they shall notify the proper authorities and withdraw from further service on the project.
c. Engineers are encouraged to extend public knowledge and appreciation of engineering and its achievements.
d. Engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development1 in order to protect the environment for future generations.
3. Engineers shall avoid all conduct or practice that deceives the public.
a. Engineers shall avoid the use of statements containing a material misrepresentation of fact or omitting a material fact.
b. Consistent with the foregoing, engineers may advertise for recruitment of personnel.
c. Consistent with the foregoing, engineers may prepare articles for the lay or technical press, but such articles shall not imply credit to the author for work performed by others.
4. Engineers shall not disclose, without consent, confidential information concerning the business affairs or technical processes of any present or former client or employer, or public body on which they serve.
a. Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, promote or arrange for new employment or practice in connection with a specific project for which the engineer has gained particular and specialized knowledge.
b. Engineers shall not, without the consent of all interested parties, participate in or represent an adversary interest in connection with a specific project or proceeding in which the engineer has gained particular specialized knowledge on behalf of a former client or employer.
5. Engineers shall not be influenced in their professional duties by conflicting interests.
a. Engineers shall not accept financial or other considerations, including free engineering designs, from material or equipment suppliers for specifying their product.
b. Engineers shall not accept commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from contractors or other parties dealing with clients or employers of the engineer in connection with work for which the engineer is responsible.
6. Engineers shall not attempt to obtain employment or advancement or professional engagements by untruthfully criticizing other engineers, or by other improper or questionable methods.
a. Engineers shall not request, propose, or accept a commission on a contingent basis under circumstances in which their judgment may be compromised.
b. Engineers in salaried positions shall accept part-time engineering work only to the extent consistent with policies of the employer and in accordance with ethical considerations.
c. Engineers shall not, without consent, use equipment, supplies, laboratory, or office facilities of an employer to carry on outside private practice.
7. Engineers shall not attempt to injure, maliciously or falsely, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects, practice, or employment of other engineers. Engineers who believe others are guilty of unethical or illegal practice shall present such information to the proper authority for action.
a. Engineers in private practice shall not review the work of another engineer for the same client, except with the knowledge of such engineer, or unless the connection of such engineer with the work has been terminated.
b. Engineers in governmental, industrial, or educational employ are entitled to review and evaluate the work of other engineers when so required by their employment duties.
c. Engineers in sales or industrial employ are entitled to make engineering comparisons of represented products with products of other suppliers.
8. Engineers shall accept personal responsibility for their professional activities, provided, however, that engineers may seek indemnification for services arising out of their practice for other than gross negligence, where the engineer's interests cannot otherwise be protected.
a. Engineers shall conform with state registration laws in the practice of engineering.
b. Engineers shall not use association with a nonengineer, a corporation, or partnership as a "cloak" for unethical acts.
9. Engineers shall give credit for engineering work to those to whom credit is due, and will recognize the proprietary interests of others.
a. Engineers shall, whenever possible, name the person or persons who may be individually responsible for designs, inventions, writings, or other accomplishments.
b. Engineers using designs supplied by a client recognize that the designs remain the property of the client and may not be duplicated by the engineer for others without express permission.
c. Engineers, before undertaking work for others in connection with which the engineer may make improvements, plans, designs, inventions, or other records that may justify copyrights or patents, should enter into a positive agreement regarding ownership.
d. Engineers' designs, data, records, and notes referring exclusively to an employer's work are the employer's property. The employer should indemnify the engineer for use of the information for any purpose other than the original purpose.
e. Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers and should keep current in their specialty fields by engaging in professional practice, participating in continuing education courses, reading in the technical literature, and attending professional meetings and seminars.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Spiritual Thought of the Day-2
Science and Technology can never solve all problems of life, along with scientific knowledge we should be to lead a life of faith, integrity, self-discipline, and service to the distressed to make life truly satisfying....
Seeking huge material possessions paves the way to mental turmoils, not to peace in any manner...
Patience and tolerance are great human qualities....
Silence is most of the times a great answer to the seekers of truth...
Knowing is not enough, realizing is more important....
Feelings come only after realization....
To be happy , we should seek the path of self-realization...
bye
Seeking huge material possessions paves the way to mental turmoils, not to peace in any manner...
Patience and tolerance are great human qualities....
Silence is most of the times a great answer to the seekers of truth...
Knowing is not enough, realizing is more important....
Feelings come only after realization....
To be happy , we should seek the path of self-realization...
bye
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Spiritual Thought of the Day-1
Prayer to the Alimighty is the greatest healer in one's life
We should try to live ONE DAY AT A TIME, BY LIVING IN THE PRESENT, WORRYING LEAST ABOUT FUTURE, APPLYING LESSONS OF THE PAST, DOING WORK BY ' DO IT NOW',AFTER CLEASING THE MIND BY ENCHANTING THE HOLY NAMES OF GOD, AND BY LEADING A MORE REGULATED AND DISCIPLINED LIFE....AS FAR AS POSSIBLE....BY CONTINUOUSLY SEEKING THE PATH OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELFLESSNESS..
HAPPINESS LIES IN NOT RUNNING AFTER IT, IT LIES WITHIN, SO LET US LOOK INWAARD...LET US TRY THE PATH OF YOGAS INCLUDING MEDITATION, AND CONSTANT SELFLESS WORK WITHOUT NOT BEING GREEDY ABOUT ITS FRUITS....
BYE BYE
We should try to live ONE DAY AT A TIME, BY LIVING IN THE PRESENT, WORRYING LEAST ABOUT FUTURE, APPLYING LESSONS OF THE PAST, DOING WORK BY ' DO IT NOW',AFTER CLEASING THE MIND BY ENCHANTING THE HOLY NAMES OF GOD, AND BY LEADING A MORE REGULATED AND DISCIPLINED LIFE....AS FAR AS POSSIBLE....BY CONTINUOUSLY SEEKING THE PATH OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELFLESSNESS..
HAPPINESS LIES IN NOT RUNNING AFTER IT, IT LIES WITHIN, SO LET US LOOK INWAARD...LET US TRY THE PATH OF YOGAS INCLUDING MEDITATION, AND CONSTANT SELFLESS WORK WITHOUT NOT BEING GREEDY ABOUT ITS FRUITS....
BYE BYE
Alternative/Renewable Sources of Energy
Alternative energy is an umbrella term that refers to any source of usable energy intended to replace fuel sources without the undesired consequences of the replaced fuels.[1]
The term "alternative" presupposes a set of undesirable energy technologies against which "alternative energies" are contrasted. As such, the list of energy technologies excluded is an indicator of which problems the alternative technologies are intended to address. Controversies regarding dominant sources of energy and their alternatives have a long history. The nature of what was regarded alternative energy sources has changed considerably over time, and today, because of the variety of energy choices and differing goals of their advocates, defining some energy types as "alternative" is highly controversial.
• In a general sense in contemporary society, alternative energy is that which is produced without the undesirable consequences of the burning of fossil fuels, such as high carbon dioxide emissions, which is considered to be the major contributing factor of global warming according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Sometimes, this less comprehensive meaning of "alternative energy" excludes nuclear energy (e.g. as defined in the Michigan Next Energy Authority Act of 2002).[2]
Definitions
Source Definition
Oxford Dictionary energy fuelled in ways that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment.[3]
Princeton WordNet energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment.[4]
Responding to Climate Change 2007 energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind).[5]
Natural Resources Defense Council energy that is not popularly used and is usually environmentally sound, such as solar or wind energy (as opposed to fossil fuels).[6]
Materials Management Services Fuel sources that are other than those derived from fossil fuels. Typically used interchangeably for renewable energy. Examples include: wind, solar, biomass, wave and tidal energy.[7]
Torridge District Council Energy generated from alternatives to fossil fuel. Need not be renewable.[8]
History
Historians of economies have studied the key transitions to alternative energies and regard the transitions as pivotal in bringing about significant economic change.[9][10][11] Prior to shift to an alternative energy, supplies of the dominant energy type became erratic, accompanied by rapid increases in energy prices.
Coal as an alternative to wood
Historian Norman F. Cantor describes how in the late medieval period, coal was the new alternative fuel to save the society from overuse of the dominant fuel, wood:
"Europeans had lived in the midst of vast forests throughout the earlier medieval centuries. After 1250 they became so skilled at deforestation that by 1500 AD they were running short of wood for heating and cooking... By 1500 Europe was on the edge of a fuel and nutritional disaster, [from] which it was saved in the sixteenth century only by the burning of soft coal and the cultivation of potatoes and maize. "[12]
Petroleum as an alternative to whale oil
Whale oil was the dominant form of lubrication and fuel for lamps in the early 19th century, but the depletion of the whale stocks by mid century caused whale oil prices to skyrocket setting the stage for the adoption of petroleum which was first commercialized in Pennsylvania in 1859.[13]
Alcohol as an alternative to fossil fuels
Main article: Ethanol fuel
In 1917, Alexander Graham Bell advocated ethanol from corn and other foodstuffs as an alternative to coal and oil, stating that the world was in measurable distance of depleting these fuels. For Bell, the problem requiring an alternative was lack of renewability of orthodox energy sources.[14] Since the 1970s, Brazil has had an ethanol fuel program which has allowed the country to become the world's second largest producer of ethanol (after the United States) and the world's largest exporter.[15] Brazil’s ethanol fuel program uses modern equipment and cheap sugar cane as feedstock, and the residual cane-waste (bagasse) is used to process heat and power.[16] There are no longer light vehicles in Brazil running on pure gasoline. By the end of 2008 there were 35,000 filling stations throughout Brazil with at least one ethanol pump.[17]
Cellulosic ethanol can be produced from a diverse array of feedstocks, and involves the use of the whole crop. This new approach should increase yields and reduce the carbon footprint because the amount of energy-intensive fertilizers and fungicides will remain the same, for a higher output of usable material.[18][19] As of 2008, there are nine commercial cellulosic ethanol plants which are either operating, or under construction, in the United States.[20]
Coal gasification as an alternative to petroleum
In the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter's administration advocated coal gasification as an alternative to expensive imported oil. The program, including the Synthetic Fuels Corporation was scrapped when petroleum prices plummeted in the 1980s. The carbon footprint and environmental impact of coal gasification are both very high.
Most common types of alternative energy
• Solar energy (generating of electricity from sun)
• Wind energy (generating of electricity from wind)
• Geothermal energy (using hot water or steam from the Earth’s interior for heating buildings or electricity generation)
• Biofuel and Ethanol (plant-derived substitutes of gasoline for powering vehicles)
• Hydrogen (used as clean fuel for airplanes, spaceships, and vehicles)
Hydrogen alternative energy and nuclear energy are also frequently mentioned as the alternative sources of energy; however, they are surrounded by growing disputes on their safety for the environment, so it is still unclear how long those energy sources will remain marked as alternative and environment friendly energy sources.[21]
Renewable energy vs non-renewable energy
Main article: Renewable energy
Renewable energy is generated from natural resources—such as sunlight,[22] wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat—which are renewable (naturally replenished). When comparing the processes for producing energy, there remain several fundamental differences between renewable energy and fossil fuels. The process of producing oil, coal, or natural gas fuel is a difficult and demanding process that requires a great deal of complex equipment, physical and chemical processes. On the other hand, alternative energy can be widely produced with basic equipment and naturally basic processes. Wood, the most renewable and available alternative energy, burns the same amount of carbon it would emit if it degraded naturally.[23]
Ecologically friendly alternatives
Renewable energy sources such as biomass are sometimes regarded as an alternative to ecologically harmful fossil fuels. Renewables are not inherently alternative energies for this purpose. For example, the Netherlands, once leader in use of palm oil as a biofuel, has suspended all subsidies for palm oil due to the scientific evidence that their use "may sometimes create more environmental harm than fossil fuels".[24] The Netherlands government and environmental groups are trying to trace the origins of imported palm oil, to certify which operations produce the oil in a responsible manner.[24] Regarding biofuels from foodstuffs, the realization that converting the entire grain harvest of the US would only produce 16% of its auto fuel needs, and the decimation of Brazil's CO2 absorbing tropical rain forests to make way for biofuel production has made it clear that placing energy markets in competition with food markets results in higher food prices and insignificant or negative impact on energy issues such as global warming or dependence on foreign energy.[25] Recently, alternatives to such undesirable sustainable fuels are being sought, such as commercially viable sources of cellulosic ethanol.
Relatively new concepts for alternative energy
Algae fuel
Algae fuel is a biofuel which is derived from algae. During photosynthesis, algae and other photosynthetic organisms capture carbon dioxide and sunlight and convert it into oxygen and biomass. The benefits of algal biofuel are that it can be produced industrially, thereby obviating the use of arable land and food crops (such as soy, palm, and canola), and that it has a very high oil yield as compared to all other sources of biofuel.
Biomass briquettes
Biomass briquettes are being developed in the developing world as an alternative to charcoal. The technique involves the conversion of almost any plant matter into compressed briquettes that typically have about 70% the calorific value of charcoal. There are relatively few examples of large scale briquette production. One exception is in North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where forest clearance for charcoal production is considered to be the biggest threat to Mountain Gorilla habitat. The staff of Virunga National Park have successfully trained and equipped over 3500 people to produce biomass briquettes, thereby replacing charcoal produced illegally inside the national park, and creating significant employment for people living in extreme poverty in conflict affected areas. [26]
Biogas digestion
Biogas digestion deals with harnessing the methane gas that is released when waste breaks down. This gas can be retrieved from garbage or sewage systems. Biogas digesters are used to process methane gas by having bacteria break down biomass in an anaerobic environment. [27] The methane gas that is collected and refined can be used as an energy source for various products.
Biological Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen gas is a completely clean burning fuel; its only by-product is water.[28] It also contains relatively high amount of energy compared with other fuels due to its chemical structure.[29]
2H2 + O2 → 2H2O + High Energy
High Energy + 2H2O → 2H2 + O2
This requires a high-energy input, making commercial hydrogen very inefficient.[30] Use of a biological vector as a means to split water, and therefore produce hydrogen gas, would allow for the only energy input to be solar radiation. Biological vectors can include bacteria or more commonly algae. This process is known as biological hydrogen production.[31] It requires the use of single celled organisms to create hydrogen gas through fermentation. Without the presence of oxygen, also known as an anaerobic environment, regular cellular respiration cannot take place and a process known as fermentation takes over. A major by-product of this process is hydrogen gas. If we could implement this on a large scale, then we could take sunlight, nutrients and water and create hydrogen gas to be used as a dense source of energy.[32] Large-scale production has proven difficult. It was not until 1999 that we were able to even induce these anaerobic conditions by sulfur deprivation.[33] Since the fermentation process is an evolutionary back up, turned on during stress, the cells would die after a few days. In 2000, a two-stage process was developed to take the cells in and out of anaerobic conditions and therefore keep them alive.[34] For the last ten years, finding a way to do this on a large-scale has been the main goal of research. Careful work is being done to ensure an efficient process before large-scale production, however once a mechanism is developed, this type of production could solve our energy needs.[35]
Floating wind farms
Floating wind farms are similar to a regular wind farm, but the difference is that they float in the middle of the ocean. Offshore wind farms can be placed in water up to 40 metres (130 ft) deep, whereas floating wind turbines can float in water up to 700 metres (2,300 ft) deep.[36] The advantage of having a floating wind farm is to be able to harness the winds from the open ocean. Without any obstructions such as hills, trees and buildings, winds from the open ocean can reach up to speeds twice as fast as coastal areas.[37]
Investing in alternative energy
Over the last three years publicly traded alternative energy have been very volatile, with some 2007 returns in excess of 100%, some 2008 returns down 90% or more, and peak-to-trough returns in 2009 again over 100%.[citation needed] In general there are three subsegments of “alternative” energy investment: solar energy, wind energy and hybrid electric vehicles. Alternative energy sources which are renewable, free and have lower carbon emissions than what we have now are wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, and bio fuels. Each of these four segments involve very different technologies and investment concerns.
For example, photovoltaic solar energy is based on semiconductor processing and accordingly, benefits from steep cost reductions similar to those realized in the microprocessor industry (i.e., driven by larger scale, higher module efficiency, and improving processing technologies). PV solar energy is perhaps the only energy technology whose electricity generation cost could be reduced by half or more over the next 5 years. Better and more efficient manufacturing process and new technology such as advanced thin film solar cell is a good example of that helps to reduce industry cost.[38]
The economics of solar PV electricity are highly dependent on silicon pricing and even companies whose technologies are based on other materials (e.g., First Solar) are impacted by the balance of supply and demand in the silicon market.[citation needed] In addition, because some companies sell completed solar cells on the open market (e.g., Q-Cells), this creates a low barrier to entry for companies that want to manufacture solar modules, which in turn can create an irrational pricing environment.
In contrast, because wind power has been harnessed for over 100 years, its underlying technology is relatively stable. Its economics are largely determined by siting (e.g., how hard the wind blows and the grid investment requirements) and the prices of steel (the largest component of a wind turbine) and select composites (used for the blades). Because current wind turbines are often in excess of 100 meters high, logistics and a global manufacturing platform are major sources of competitive advantage. These issues and others were explored in a research report by Sanford Bernstein. Some of its key conclusions are shown here.[24]
Alternative energy in transportation
Due to steadily rising gas prices in 2008 with the US national average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas rising above $4.00 at one point,[39] there has been a steady movement towards developing higher fuel efficiency and more alternative fuel vehicles for consumers. In response, many smaller companies have rapidly increased research and development into radically different ways of powering consumer vehicles. Hybrid and battery electric vehicles are commercially available and are gaining wider industry and consumer acceptance worldwide.[40]
For example, Nissan USA introduced the world's first mass-production Electric Vehicle "Nissan Leaf".[41]
Making Alternative Energy Mainstream
Before alternative energy becomes main-stream there are a few crucial obstacles that it must overcome: First there must be increased understanding of how alternative energies work and why they are beneficial; secondly the availability components for these systems must increase; and lastly the pay-off time must be decreased.
For example, electric vehicles (EV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) are on the rise. These vehicles depend heavily on an effective charging infrastructure such as a smart grid infrastructure to be able to implement electricity as mainstream alternative energy for future transportations.[42][unreliable source?]
Disadvantages
There are a number of issues that would arise from switching to alternative energy. “Increasing the nation’s use of natural gas for electricity generation could result in adverse economic consequences”, especially since “natural gas currently costs about four times more than coal”.[43] Furthermore, if there were a widespread switching to natural gas from coal the United States would become increasingly dependent on international supplies. Also, “large-scale fuel switching would require substantial investments in pipeline storage and storage capacity and new terminals to process imported natural gas”.[43] There is also the question of whether to convert existing coal-burning plants or to construct new ones. “Burning natural gas at an existing coal plant would require a pipeline with the ability to meet the plant’s fuel supply requirements”.[43] It would also require “expansion of interstate and intrastate pipelines to transport increased volumes of natural gas” [43] Overall it would be more feasible and cost-effective to construct new natural gas units than to switch coal-burning plants.
Reference: www.en.wikipedia.com
The term "alternative" presupposes a set of undesirable energy technologies against which "alternative energies" are contrasted. As such, the list of energy technologies excluded is an indicator of which problems the alternative technologies are intended to address. Controversies regarding dominant sources of energy and their alternatives have a long history. The nature of what was regarded alternative energy sources has changed considerably over time, and today, because of the variety of energy choices and differing goals of their advocates, defining some energy types as "alternative" is highly controversial.
• In a general sense in contemporary society, alternative energy is that which is produced without the undesirable consequences of the burning of fossil fuels, such as high carbon dioxide emissions, which is considered to be the major contributing factor of global warming according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Sometimes, this less comprehensive meaning of "alternative energy" excludes nuclear energy (e.g. as defined in the Michigan Next Energy Authority Act of 2002).[2]
Definitions
Source Definition
Oxford Dictionary energy fuelled in ways that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment.[3]
Princeton WordNet energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment.[4]
Responding to Climate Change 2007 energy derived from nontraditional sources (e.g., compressed natural gas, solar, hydroelectric, wind).[5]
Natural Resources Defense Council energy that is not popularly used and is usually environmentally sound, such as solar or wind energy (as opposed to fossil fuels).[6]
Materials Management Services Fuel sources that are other than those derived from fossil fuels. Typically used interchangeably for renewable energy. Examples include: wind, solar, biomass, wave and tidal energy.[7]
Torridge District Council Energy generated from alternatives to fossil fuel. Need not be renewable.[8]
History
Historians of economies have studied the key transitions to alternative energies and regard the transitions as pivotal in bringing about significant economic change.[9][10][11] Prior to shift to an alternative energy, supplies of the dominant energy type became erratic, accompanied by rapid increases in energy prices.
Coal as an alternative to wood
Historian Norman F. Cantor describes how in the late medieval period, coal was the new alternative fuel to save the society from overuse of the dominant fuel, wood:
"Europeans had lived in the midst of vast forests throughout the earlier medieval centuries. After 1250 they became so skilled at deforestation that by 1500 AD they were running short of wood for heating and cooking... By 1500 Europe was on the edge of a fuel and nutritional disaster, [from] which it was saved in the sixteenth century only by the burning of soft coal and the cultivation of potatoes and maize. "[12]
Petroleum as an alternative to whale oil
Whale oil was the dominant form of lubrication and fuel for lamps in the early 19th century, but the depletion of the whale stocks by mid century caused whale oil prices to skyrocket setting the stage for the adoption of petroleum which was first commercialized in Pennsylvania in 1859.[13]
Alcohol as an alternative to fossil fuels
Main article: Ethanol fuel
In 1917, Alexander Graham Bell advocated ethanol from corn and other foodstuffs as an alternative to coal and oil, stating that the world was in measurable distance of depleting these fuels. For Bell, the problem requiring an alternative was lack of renewability of orthodox energy sources.[14] Since the 1970s, Brazil has had an ethanol fuel program which has allowed the country to become the world's second largest producer of ethanol (after the United States) and the world's largest exporter.[15] Brazil’s ethanol fuel program uses modern equipment and cheap sugar cane as feedstock, and the residual cane-waste (bagasse) is used to process heat and power.[16] There are no longer light vehicles in Brazil running on pure gasoline. By the end of 2008 there were 35,000 filling stations throughout Brazil with at least one ethanol pump.[17]
Cellulosic ethanol can be produced from a diverse array of feedstocks, and involves the use of the whole crop. This new approach should increase yields and reduce the carbon footprint because the amount of energy-intensive fertilizers and fungicides will remain the same, for a higher output of usable material.[18][19] As of 2008, there are nine commercial cellulosic ethanol plants which are either operating, or under construction, in the United States.[20]
Coal gasification as an alternative to petroleum
In the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter's administration advocated coal gasification as an alternative to expensive imported oil. The program, including the Synthetic Fuels Corporation was scrapped when petroleum prices plummeted in the 1980s. The carbon footprint and environmental impact of coal gasification are both very high.
Most common types of alternative energy
• Solar energy (generating of electricity from sun)
• Wind energy (generating of electricity from wind)
• Geothermal energy (using hot water or steam from the Earth’s interior for heating buildings or electricity generation)
• Biofuel and Ethanol (plant-derived substitutes of gasoline for powering vehicles)
• Hydrogen (used as clean fuel for airplanes, spaceships, and vehicles)
Hydrogen alternative energy and nuclear energy are also frequently mentioned as the alternative sources of energy; however, they are surrounded by growing disputes on their safety for the environment, so it is still unclear how long those energy sources will remain marked as alternative and environment friendly energy sources.[21]
Renewable energy vs non-renewable energy
Main article: Renewable energy
Renewable energy is generated from natural resources—such as sunlight,[22] wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat—which are renewable (naturally replenished). When comparing the processes for producing energy, there remain several fundamental differences between renewable energy and fossil fuels. The process of producing oil, coal, or natural gas fuel is a difficult and demanding process that requires a great deal of complex equipment, physical and chemical processes. On the other hand, alternative energy can be widely produced with basic equipment and naturally basic processes. Wood, the most renewable and available alternative energy, burns the same amount of carbon it would emit if it degraded naturally.[23]
Ecologically friendly alternatives
Renewable energy sources such as biomass are sometimes regarded as an alternative to ecologically harmful fossil fuels. Renewables are not inherently alternative energies for this purpose. For example, the Netherlands, once leader in use of palm oil as a biofuel, has suspended all subsidies for palm oil due to the scientific evidence that their use "may sometimes create more environmental harm than fossil fuels".[24] The Netherlands government and environmental groups are trying to trace the origins of imported palm oil, to certify which operations produce the oil in a responsible manner.[24] Regarding biofuels from foodstuffs, the realization that converting the entire grain harvest of the US would only produce 16% of its auto fuel needs, and the decimation of Brazil's CO2 absorbing tropical rain forests to make way for biofuel production has made it clear that placing energy markets in competition with food markets results in higher food prices and insignificant or negative impact on energy issues such as global warming or dependence on foreign energy.[25] Recently, alternatives to such undesirable sustainable fuels are being sought, such as commercially viable sources of cellulosic ethanol.
Relatively new concepts for alternative energy
Algae fuel
Algae fuel is a biofuel which is derived from algae. During photosynthesis, algae and other photosynthetic organisms capture carbon dioxide and sunlight and convert it into oxygen and biomass. The benefits of algal biofuel are that it can be produced industrially, thereby obviating the use of arable land and food crops (such as soy, palm, and canola), and that it has a very high oil yield as compared to all other sources of biofuel.
Biomass briquettes
Biomass briquettes are being developed in the developing world as an alternative to charcoal. The technique involves the conversion of almost any plant matter into compressed briquettes that typically have about 70% the calorific value of charcoal. There are relatively few examples of large scale briquette production. One exception is in North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where forest clearance for charcoal production is considered to be the biggest threat to Mountain Gorilla habitat. The staff of Virunga National Park have successfully trained and equipped over 3500 people to produce biomass briquettes, thereby replacing charcoal produced illegally inside the national park, and creating significant employment for people living in extreme poverty in conflict affected areas. [26]
Biogas digestion
Biogas digestion deals with harnessing the methane gas that is released when waste breaks down. This gas can be retrieved from garbage or sewage systems. Biogas digesters are used to process methane gas by having bacteria break down biomass in an anaerobic environment. [27] The methane gas that is collected and refined can be used as an energy source for various products.
Biological Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen gas is a completely clean burning fuel; its only by-product is water.[28] It also contains relatively high amount of energy compared with other fuels due to its chemical structure.[29]
2H2 + O2 → 2H2O + High Energy
High Energy + 2H2O → 2H2 + O2
This requires a high-energy input, making commercial hydrogen very inefficient.[30] Use of a biological vector as a means to split water, and therefore produce hydrogen gas, would allow for the only energy input to be solar radiation. Biological vectors can include bacteria or more commonly algae. This process is known as biological hydrogen production.[31] It requires the use of single celled organisms to create hydrogen gas through fermentation. Without the presence of oxygen, also known as an anaerobic environment, regular cellular respiration cannot take place and a process known as fermentation takes over. A major by-product of this process is hydrogen gas. If we could implement this on a large scale, then we could take sunlight, nutrients and water and create hydrogen gas to be used as a dense source of energy.[32] Large-scale production has proven difficult. It was not until 1999 that we were able to even induce these anaerobic conditions by sulfur deprivation.[33] Since the fermentation process is an evolutionary back up, turned on during stress, the cells would die after a few days. In 2000, a two-stage process was developed to take the cells in and out of anaerobic conditions and therefore keep them alive.[34] For the last ten years, finding a way to do this on a large-scale has been the main goal of research. Careful work is being done to ensure an efficient process before large-scale production, however once a mechanism is developed, this type of production could solve our energy needs.[35]
Floating wind farms
Floating wind farms are similar to a regular wind farm, but the difference is that they float in the middle of the ocean. Offshore wind farms can be placed in water up to 40 metres (130 ft) deep, whereas floating wind turbines can float in water up to 700 metres (2,300 ft) deep.[36] The advantage of having a floating wind farm is to be able to harness the winds from the open ocean. Without any obstructions such as hills, trees and buildings, winds from the open ocean can reach up to speeds twice as fast as coastal areas.[37]
Investing in alternative energy
Over the last three years publicly traded alternative energy have been very volatile, with some 2007 returns in excess of 100%, some 2008 returns down 90% or more, and peak-to-trough returns in 2009 again over 100%.[citation needed] In general there are three subsegments of “alternative” energy investment: solar energy, wind energy and hybrid electric vehicles. Alternative energy sources which are renewable, free and have lower carbon emissions than what we have now are wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, and bio fuels. Each of these four segments involve very different technologies and investment concerns.
For example, photovoltaic solar energy is based on semiconductor processing and accordingly, benefits from steep cost reductions similar to those realized in the microprocessor industry (i.e., driven by larger scale, higher module efficiency, and improving processing technologies). PV solar energy is perhaps the only energy technology whose electricity generation cost could be reduced by half or more over the next 5 years. Better and more efficient manufacturing process and new technology such as advanced thin film solar cell is a good example of that helps to reduce industry cost.[38]
The economics of solar PV electricity are highly dependent on silicon pricing and even companies whose technologies are based on other materials (e.g., First Solar) are impacted by the balance of supply and demand in the silicon market.[citation needed] In addition, because some companies sell completed solar cells on the open market (e.g., Q-Cells), this creates a low barrier to entry for companies that want to manufacture solar modules, which in turn can create an irrational pricing environment.
In contrast, because wind power has been harnessed for over 100 years, its underlying technology is relatively stable. Its economics are largely determined by siting (e.g., how hard the wind blows and the grid investment requirements) and the prices of steel (the largest component of a wind turbine) and select composites (used for the blades). Because current wind turbines are often in excess of 100 meters high, logistics and a global manufacturing platform are major sources of competitive advantage. These issues and others were explored in a research report by Sanford Bernstein. Some of its key conclusions are shown here.[24]
Alternative energy in transportation
Due to steadily rising gas prices in 2008 with the US national average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas rising above $4.00 at one point,[39] there has been a steady movement towards developing higher fuel efficiency and more alternative fuel vehicles for consumers. In response, many smaller companies have rapidly increased research and development into radically different ways of powering consumer vehicles. Hybrid and battery electric vehicles are commercially available and are gaining wider industry and consumer acceptance worldwide.[40]
For example, Nissan USA introduced the world's first mass-production Electric Vehicle "Nissan Leaf".[41]
Making Alternative Energy Mainstream
Before alternative energy becomes main-stream there are a few crucial obstacles that it must overcome: First there must be increased understanding of how alternative energies work and why they are beneficial; secondly the availability components for these systems must increase; and lastly the pay-off time must be decreased.
For example, electric vehicles (EV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) are on the rise. These vehicles depend heavily on an effective charging infrastructure such as a smart grid infrastructure to be able to implement electricity as mainstream alternative energy for future transportations.[42][unreliable source?]
Disadvantages
There are a number of issues that would arise from switching to alternative energy. “Increasing the nation’s use of natural gas for electricity generation could result in adverse economic consequences”, especially since “natural gas currently costs about four times more than coal”.[43] Furthermore, if there were a widespread switching to natural gas from coal the United States would become increasingly dependent on international supplies. Also, “large-scale fuel switching would require substantial investments in pipeline storage and storage capacity and new terminals to process imported natural gas”.[43] There is also the question of whether to convert existing coal-burning plants or to construct new ones. “Burning natural gas at an existing coal plant would require a pipeline with the ability to meet the plant’s fuel supply requirements”.[43] It would also require “expansion of interstate and intrastate pipelines to transport increased volumes of natural gas” [43] Overall it would be more feasible and cost-effective to construct new natural gas units than to switch coal-burning plants.
Reference: www.en.wikipedia.com
Ethical Issues relating to Whistle Blowing...
• Whistle blowing can be defined as the disclosure by organizational members (former or current) of illegal, immoral or illegitimate practices under the control of their employers,to persons or organizations that may be able to affect action.
• While the reporting of sensitive issues may be part of the individual's role within the organization (e.g., internal auditors, inspectors), when the individual finds it necessary to reveal ethically sensitive issues to organizational members outside the normal chain of command, it is also considered whistle-blowing through internal channels.
• Whistle blowing is done by the individuals who go out of the organizational hierarchy and make information available to public or other external authorities to get a positive action.
• If there is a misdeed or illegal activity in the organization, associated with the perception of an individual employee that either the management can prevent a malpractice/unethical/illegal transaction etc. within an organization, whistle-blowing takes place for initiation of appropriate and corrective actions by the top management. This occurs because some people believe that t some action should be taken against the illegal / unethical activity that would cause enormous public loss/harm.
• There should sufficient concrete evidence with the whistle-blower, where appropriate legal action could be taken up for resolving the issue of any illegal/unethical activity.
TWO MOST IMPORTANT POINTS IN WHISTLE-BLOWING:
• the availability of the information.
• The sensitive information would be available only to a selected few or understanding the issues in the information is possible only by particular individuals.
• Employees at large would generally feel that the information or the illegal activity is part of the organizational functioning and tend to avoid making bold moves to correct them.
• It can be generalized to a certain extent that whistle blowers have a high level of moral responsibility, guts and concern for the organization and society at large.
• In the industrial/organizational context, some of the activities which the employees feel are misdemeanors will be exposed in the form of rumors in the organization. The rumors about misconduct/illegal practices/ unethical transactions of business processes also help to elicit organizational response.
• In the whole process the various stakeholders play a major role. The managers, other employees and the society at large can be seen as major stake holders. The whistle blowers are often treated as traitors by the organization. People within the organization tend to treat them as outcasts and blame the whistle blowers for putting the organization in a difficult situation.
• Study of some of the cases show that whistle blowers often leave the organization or face employer or coworker retaliation. This creates an unsafe and difficult situation for whistle blowers and employees often take the stance of avoiding getting into trouble.
• Organizations that have strong ethical background can do things to support whistle blowers and take actions at the right point of time. The most important managerial action would be keeping the issue from getting out of control, avoiding criticism from public and preventing image loss. Responding at the right time to issues and encouraging people to bring out problems concerning the functioning and governance of the organization would be critical here.
• HR department can set up policies and systems that would track down the internal voices of the employees. For HR, setting up communication channels and other mechanisms that not only allow but also promote healthy, and an employee friendly culture.
• Employing accountability/ethics officers and providing special telephone numbers and e-mail accounts encourage employees to bring out sensitive issues by maintaining anonymity. Setting up a clear value system in the organization which is implied in recruitment, training, performance appraisal etc would help in developing and nurturing an open, honest culture.
Managing whistle blowing :
• Whistle blowers should confirm whether the practice followed in the organization will cause harm to an individual or the general public if uncorrected, make sure that the facts in hand are reliable and not mere rumors, be fairly certain that by bringing the matter before an outside group/ the general public/the media so that the problem can be corrected and harm avoided.
• Law can be a big tool for the whistle blowers in some cases. Support from the law can help prevent sufferings of whistle blowers, e.g. in the US, Whistle-blowers Protect Act of 1989 protects federal employees who make public interest disclosures.
• The guts and high moral responsibility of whistle blowers shows that whistle blowers can play a vital role in fighting loose ethics and slack corporate governance. Many of the times whistle blowers have to undergo insult and injury in form of job loss, ridiculing, retaliation and boycott. An important aspect here would be the tolerance of the society towards corruption and unfair practices. In the Indian context it is of high importance that organizations takes a serious view of instilling high sense of ethics and compliance of laws that are generally formulated to protect the employees who play the role of whistle blowers against corruption both in the private and public sector.
• While the reporting of sensitive issues may be part of the individual's role within the organization (e.g., internal auditors, inspectors), when the individual finds it necessary to reveal ethically sensitive issues to organizational members outside the normal chain of command, it is also considered whistle-blowing through internal channels.
• Whistle blowing is done by the individuals who go out of the organizational hierarchy and make information available to public or other external authorities to get a positive action.
• If there is a misdeed or illegal activity in the organization, associated with the perception of an individual employee that either the management can prevent a malpractice/unethical/illegal transaction etc. within an organization, whistle-blowing takes place for initiation of appropriate and corrective actions by the top management. This occurs because some people believe that t some action should be taken against the illegal / unethical activity that would cause enormous public loss/harm.
• There should sufficient concrete evidence with the whistle-blower, where appropriate legal action could be taken up for resolving the issue of any illegal/unethical activity.
TWO MOST IMPORTANT POINTS IN WHISTLE-BLOWING:
• the availability of the information.
• The sensitive information would be available only to a selected few or understanding the issues in the information is possible only by particular individuals.
• Employees at large would generally feel that the information or the illegal activity is part of the organizational functioning and tend to avoid making bold moves to correct them.
• It can be generalized to a certain extent that whistle blowers have a high level of moral responsibility, guts and concern for the organization and society at large.
• In the industrial/organizational context, some of the activities which the employees feel are misdemeanors will be exposed in the form of rumors in the organization. The rumors about misconduct/illegal practices/ unethical transactions of business processes also help to elicit organizational response.
• In the whole process the various stakeholders play a major role. The managers, other employees and the society at large can be seen as major stake holders. The whistle blowers are often treated as traitors by the organization. People within the organization tend to treat them as outcasts and blame the whistle blowers for putting the organization in a difficult situation.
• Study of some of the cases show that whistle blowers often leave the organization or face employer or coworker retaliation. This creates an unsafe and difficult situation for whistle blowers and employees often take the stance of avoiding getting into trouble.
• Organizations that have strong ethical background can do things to support whistle blowers and take actions at the right point of time. The most important managerial action would be keeping the issue from getting out of control, avoiding criticism from public and preventing image loss. Responding at the right time to issues and encouraging people to bring out problems concerning the functioning and governance of the organization would be critical here.
• HR department can set up policies and systems that would track down the internal voices of the employees. For HR, setting up communication channels and other mechanisms that not only allow but also promote healthy, and an employee friendly culture.
• Employing accountability/ethics officers and providing special telephone numbers and e-mail accounts encourage employees to bring out sensitive issues by maintaining anonymity. Setting up a clear value system in the organization which is implied in recruitment, training, performance appraisal etc would help in developing and nurturing an open, honest culture.
Managing whistle blowing :
• Whistle blowers should confirm whether the practice followed in the organization will cause harm to an individual or the general public if uncorrected, make sure that the facts in hand are reliable and not mere rumors, be fairly certain that by bringing the matter before an outside group/ the general public/the media so that the problem can be corrected and harm avoided.
• Law can be a big tool for the whistle blowers in some cases. Support from the law can help prevent sufferings of whistle blowers, e.g. in the US, Whistle-blowers Protect Act of 1989 protects federal employees who make public interest disclosures.
• The guts and high moral responsibility of whistle blowers shows that whistle blowers can play a vital role in fighting loose ethics and slack corporate governance. Many of the times whistle blowers have to undergo insult and injury in form of job loss, ridiculing, retaliation and boycott. An important aspect here would be the tolerance of the society towards corruption and unfair practices. In the Indian context it is of high importance that organizations takes a serious view of instilling high sense of ethics and compliance of laws that are generally formulated to protect the employees who play the role of whistle blowers against corruption both in the private and public sector.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Appropriate Technology and Human-centered Technologies
• Appropriate technology is an ideological movement (and its manifestations) originally articulated as "intermediate technology" by the economist Dr. Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful.
• Though the nuances of appropriate technology vary among fields and applications, it is mostly about technological choice and application that is small scale, labor intensive, energy efficient, environmentally sound and locally controlled.
• Both Schumacher and many modern-day proponents of appropriate technology also emphasize the technology as people centered or Human-centered Technolgy
• The main concept of Appropriate technology is proposed for application in relationship to economic development and as an alternative to transfers of capital-intensive technology from industrialized nations to developing countries.
• Appropriate technology movements can be found in both developing and developed countries.
• In the developed countries, the appropriate technology movement evolved out of the energy crisis of the 1970s and takes up issues mainly on environmental and sustainability issues.
• Some of the prominent examples of Appropriate technology are : bike- and hand-powered water pumps (and other self-powered equipment), use of renewable sources of energy for human benefits, green technologies that have least environmental impact, self-contained solar-powered light, bulbs and streetlights, and passive solar building designs.
• These forms of technologies would address the core issues of the common people who might not possess specialized skills/training and would bring benefits of science to millions of people without detrimental impact on natural environment as well as human health.
• Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, the great Indian philosophers , had advocated these concepts in relation to education where physical labor would be applied by everyone, for generating basic necessities of life as well as wealth by using some kind of human skills for sustenance of a natural and happy living.
• Though the nuances of appropriate technology vary among fields and applications, it is mostly about technological choice and application that is small scale, labor intensive, energy efficient, environmentally sound and locally controlled.
• Both Schumacher and many modern-day proponents of appropriate technology also emphasize the technology as people centered or Human-centered Technolgy
• The main concept of Appropriate technology is proposed for application in relationship to economic development and as an alternative to transfers of capital-intensive technology from industrialized nations to developing countries.
• Appropriate technology movements can be found in both developing and developed countries.
• In the developed countries, the appropriate technology movement evolved out of the energy crisis of the 1970s and takes up issues mainly on environmental and sustainability issues.
• Some of the prominent examples of Appropriate technology are : bike- and hand-powered water pumps (and other self-powered equipment), use of renewable sources of energy for human benefits, green technologies that have least environmental impact, self-contained solar-powered light, bulbs and streetlights, and passive solar building designs.
• These forms of technologies would address the core issues of the common people who might not possess specialized skills/training and would bring benefits of science to millions of people without detrimental impact on natural environment as well as human health.
• Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, the great Indian philosophers , had advocated these concepts in relation to education where physical labor would be applied by everyone, for generating basic necessities of life as well as wealth by using some kind of human skills for sustenance of a natural and happy living.
The Club of Rome (Contd.)
• The Club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with a variety of international political and environmental issues. Founded in 1968 at David Rockefeller’s estate in Bellagio, Italy, the CoR describes itself as "a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity."
• Members of the club consist of current and former Heads of State, UN bureaucrats, high-level politicians and government officials, diplomats, scientists, economists, and business leaders from around the globe.
• It raised considerable public attention in 1972 with its report The Limits to Growth.
• The mission of CoR can be stated as: its mission is "to act as a global catalyst for change through the identification and analysis of the crucial problems facing humanity and the communication of such problems to the most important public and private decision makers as well as to the general public."
• There are national CoR associations in many nations, including a number of European nations, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Asian nations.
• These associations analyze national problems in terms of the same factors and give advice nationally to decision-makers.
• Members of the club consist of current and former Heads of State, UN bureaucrats, high-level politicians and government officials, diplomats, scientists, economists, and business leaders from around the globe.
• It raised considerable public attention in 1972 with its report The Limits to Growth.
• The mission of CoR can be stated as: its mission is "to act as a global catalyst for change through the identification and analysis of the crucial problems facing humanity and the communication of such problems to the most important public and private decision makers as well as to the general public."
• There are national CoR associations in many nations, including a number of European nations, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Asian nations.
• These associations analyze national problems in terms of the same factors and give advice nationally to decision-makers.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Read more about The Club of Rome. and Appropriate Technology
The Club of Rome, a global think-tank formed in 1968 , focuses upon some fundamental issues of international importance such as
- depletion of fossil fuel and natural & mineral resources reserves
- global warming
- climate change
- use of environment-friendly technologies
- environmental degradation: air, water, soil etc.
- dangers and safety issues of nuclear power plants
- deforestation and afforestation issues for the global community
Engineering & Environment: core issues
- personal honesty and integrity of the Engg. professionals...very very important
- upholding self-dignity in all situations
- taking special of health, safety and organizational environment so as to ensure an ambiance that provides best possible facilities such as proper lighting, proper ventilation, good drinking water, clean sanitation, food canteen, medical facilities, smoke-dust-free environment, hazardous-substance-free place,
- and providing accessories such as safety shoes, helmet, ear-protector etc., as needed in a particular work-place
- having concern for employee welfare
- having concern for Corporate Social Responsibility by communicating with the top management personnel
- creating an ethical climate that discourages all sorts of human discrimination in terms of caste, creed, race, culture, sexual orientation, sexual harassment of any kind, illegal transactions
- encouraging and nurturing talents and innovations for organizational and social benefits....
Personal Ethics
Major personal traits:
- honesty
- integrity of thoughts, actions and words
- keeping commitments
- helping other fellow-beings in need
- not accepting any bribe
- truthfulness
- doing no harm to others
- having respect for others
- upholding self-dignity & discharging duties and responsibilities with dedication
- sense of social responsibility
Some Issues on Non-conventional Energy Sources will be uploaded shortly...
Pl. bear with for 3-4 days.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Ecology and its stability
Instability is caused by many factors:
- DESTRUCTION OF NATURAL VEGETATION AND ANIMAL SPECIES PARTLT OR COMPLETELY
- mindless industrialization resulting into introduction of toxic substances and pesticides, and toxic gases in the natural environment
- unbridled growth of population and resultant scarcity of vital resources
- deforestation and desertification
- intentional destruction of water-bodies in the hands of the greedy
- global warming due to green house effect
- climate changes and its effect on food resources and human health
- ozone layer destruction and adverse effect on health
- imbalance in the inter-relationships of the biotic and physical environments
bye
Friday, August 12, 2011
An engineer's ethical responsibilities
- having high level of personal integrity and honesty
- ensuring health and safety of all personnel, and inculcating safe habits and awareness among all
- providing sufficient lighting and ventillation, preventing exposure to noise and air pollution for the personnel who work in an industrial undertaking
- installation of ESPs in chimneys, Effluent Treatment Plants as needed in a plant
- inculcating safety habits and rehearsing of fire-extinguishing techniques
- safety measures for emission of hazardous chemicals and gases, if needed
- being a responsible technocrat for taking decisions as well as for all consequent actions and their effects
- taking care of CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY for general well-being of the people in the surrounding areas
- taking care of legal and other ethical issues such that the ethical environment is conducive for one and all, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, race, or different cultural orientation.....
Emerging issues in ethics
The biggest issue concerned with the long-term sustainability of human civilization is:
conservation of energy
We have had eleborate discussions on simple techniques of Energy Conservation(EC), especially using Electric Energy more judiciously, using only * rated energy efficient appliances, switching the devices when it is not used, maintenance of the appliances etc.
It is more about habit and attitudes of the end-users of ENERGY.
Second big issue is about plantation and affortation efforts whereever, we get opportunity, or we should create opportunity for ourselves for planting new siblings/plants. Trees are the greatest assets of Mother Nature.
Thirdly, we should continuously try to evolve ourselves for more natural living: reducing pace of living, avoiding fast foods, soft drinks, and having sufficient sleep & rest periods between our systematic, planned work or duties.
Natural living also encompasses eating more green vegetables, and less of meat etc, caring for and helping family members and others in distress, and keeping a cheerful mood under all circumstances of trials and tribulations...bye
conservation of energy
We have had eleborate discussions on simple techniques of Energy Conservation(EC), especially using Electric Energy more judiciously, using only * rated energy efficient appliances, switching the devices when it is not used, maintenance of the appliances etc.
It is more about habit and attitudes of the end-users of ENERGY.
Second big issue is about plantation and affortation efforts whereever, we get opportunity, or we should create opportunity for ourselves for planting new siblings/plants. Trees are the greatest assets of Mother Nature.
Thirdly, we should continuously try to evolve ourselves for more natural living: reducing pace of living, avoiding fast foods, soft drinks, and having sufficient sleep & rest periods between our systematic, planned work or duties.
Natural living also encompasses eating more green vegetables, and less of meat etc, caring for and helping family members and others in distress, and keeping a cheerful mood under all circumstances of trials and tribulations...bye
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Components of Ethics
It really takes a lifetime to realize the importance of ethics. As most people are infatuated by the dreams of 'name,fame,wealth,money,pleasure,power and mortal immortality', a few know the right path to true happiness...The misguided souls then fall into the darker side of life and gets entrapped by dishonesty,cheating, falsehood, and unethical ways that ultimately lead to a life of mental restlessness, sleeplessness,unhappiness, and painful days....
Greed leads to violence and pain in the long run...many people forget:
Greed leads to violence and pain in the long run...many people forget:
- business ethics
- environmental ethics
- engg/technological ethics
- effects of technological growth
- appropriate technology movement
- human-centered technology
- professional ethics
- personal values and ethics
- social, cultural ,psychological and aesthetic values
- and many more ...
Monday, July 11, 2011
Behind everything there is His hand only...
The history of my life, my failures and successes, God only did the shaping...I received everything free from Him..that way I could never focus on material success, as it was hardly needed....At every step I talk to Him mentally and seek His blessings without which I could have been finished by now...I hardly have much passion to live a life of luxury...I want to just pull on till the last call comes and till that I want to contribute someway to the lives of those who really could not realize Life for lack of knowledge, Guru and honest actions....
SELFLESS ACTIONS ONLY HOLDS THE KEY TO ETERNAL HAPPINESS, FOR ME AS A PERSON...
SELFLESS ACTIONS ONLY HOLDS THE KEY TO ETERNAL HAPPINESS, FOR ME AS A PERSON...
Facebook somehow retarded my blogging!
Still blog is my favourite pastime...It has the freedom to be creative at times, whereas FB does not have the freedom to be different, and eccentric at times....
Researching has now become my new passion, visiting CU library is really an excellent opportunity for me....Knowledge is infinite is reminded to me frequently....Man does not live by bread alone...I once feel in my personal life...Till now at the age of 46, I hardly had any domain in which I felt comfortable...But right now it is different...CU teaches me the quality I should strive for....
Let me give a try..better late than never....
Researching has now become my new passion, visiting CU library is really an excellent opportunity for me....Knowledge is infinite is reminded to me frequently....Man does not live by bread alone...I once feel in my personal life...Till now at the age of 46, I hardly had any domain in which I felt comfortable...But right now it is different...CU teaches me the quality I should strive for....
Let me give a try..better late than never....
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Time management secrets of daily life
Just , plan a day,
No unplanned job to be taken up...take time to finish the jobs at hand....
Never over-commit....
Doing well at a job is better than taking up so many jobs for not doing them well...
I am not expected to do everything and anything...
My day's jobs are finite in quantity,time and quality...
My skills-set is unique and I will not imitate others....
I will go by my routine only, let others go to hell with their show-offs etc....
I will not reveal my trade-secrets...
I will go to bed in time only...
I will never work more 12 hrs a day..let my achievement parameters of success,money etc go to hell...
Let me be honest to my conscience only...
DOGS BARK,BUT THE CARAVAN GOES ON...
LIFE IS TO GO FORWARD...
I AM HERE TO TAKE CERTIFICATES OM ANYONE/EVERYONE FOR ANY SELF-ASSIGNED JOBS AND ACHIEVEMENTS...
I HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE FUEL OF SELF-CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE ONLY...
GOD BLESS..
No unplanned job to be taken up...take time to finish the jobs at hand....
Never over-commit....
Doing well at a job is better than taking up so many jobs for not doing them well...
I am not expected to do everything and anything...
My day's jobs are finite in quantity,time and quality...
My skills-set is unique and I will not imitate others....
I will go by my routine only, let others go to hell with their show-offs etc....
I will not reveal my trade-secrets...
I will go to bed in time only...
I will never work more 12 hrs a day..let my achievement parameters of success,money etc go to hell...
Let me be honest to my conscience only...
DOGS BARK,BUT THE CARAVAN GOES ON...
LIFE IS TO GO FORWARD...
I AM HERE TO TAKE CERTIFICATES OM ANYONE/EVERYONE FOR ANY SELF-ASSIGNED JOBS AND ACHIEVEMENTS...
I HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE FUEL OF SELF-CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE ONLY...
GOD BLESS..
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Are you living a CISS life?
Are you applying in your daily life the spices of creativity innovation selflessness & spirituality you are sure to be 'all-time happy' person.... give some time to these elements on a daily basis, you will discover newer talents unfolding within yourself.... God bless...
Friday, April 8, 2011
Suggested readings for unit test-2
Nonlinear control systems including describing functions & stability analysis of nonlinear sytems, phase plane analysis, digital control(difference equation of a system,z-transform method of solution & inverse z-transform) one question is expected from state variable analysis(revision) God bless...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
focussing....
it is best to focus on ONE JOB AT A TIME, FORGETTING EVERY OTHER THING... PARALLEL PROCESSING REGARDING JOB PERFORMANCE HARDLY WORKS... if a thing is to be done at all, it is better to do the same in a better way every time we need to do.... mind that every day is a new day with new ideas and possibilities...hence let us explore newer ideas within ourselves and get some of the filtered ones into real-life action.... LIFE IS ACTION, WHICH MAY HAVE SOME REACTION ALSO..... TAKE CAUTIOUS ACTIONS... BUT ACT, NOT THINK ALL THE TIME FOR NOTHING TO ACT UPON... WISHING THE BEST OF LUCK FOR THE EXAMS AHEAD... GOD BLESS....
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Managerial skills are so important in life....
Management is basically the applications of common-sense-based wisdom in tackling human problems as well as various handling problems in organizations.... The gist is: thinking, sharing info, planning & finetuning the plans, execution, quality control, feeback and creation of innovation over existing affairs of life... MANAGEMENT IS FUNDAMENTALLY PRODUCTION-GROUND FOR EFFECTIVE & HAPPY WORKING PROFESSIONAL... GOD BLESS...
control systems-II is not easy to assimilate!!!
I shall be uploading some imp. derivations and problems on digital control in one or two days. my dear students may download these for their benefits... u may send ur doubts or questions through my blog..i will try to clarify ur doubts through the mails.... thanks
Monday, April 4, 2011
I was really late...in realizing that..
I now feel that without extracurricular activities in early age, education is never complete... It only brings out the best in a person's talent... It builds character. Only bookish and materialistic knowledge certainly makes a person thoroughly frustrated... Hence let's think beyond... Let us create sustainable hobbies in life, in which we find our real expression of our emotions and feelings... Money is necesary, but not enough for life of contentment that one could deliver one's unique best in one's lifetime... God bless... God is One who provides me the inspiration to inhale and exhale for others... bye
Education is the real change-agent in practical life...
Though younger people are not much interested in class-room inputs, as they have many other things to do, as they have enough scope for feeding their attention, there is no alternative to true education and culture...Education starts with collection of facts, figures and information...But this is really a highly dynamic process of perception by which we integrate the facts and figures with real life situations....By gaining experiences of varied types, we slowly develop a kind of intuitive knowledge by which we take decisions.... THIS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS is the outcome of various information stored in us as well as various experiences we have passed through while attaining various degrees of success and failures..... Whether we have degrees or not, education is the only thing that remain embedded in our own selves, and we learn and relearn to satisfy the minimum conditions for a better livelihood.... Finally, we must realize that continuous education only holds the key to a life of fulfillment and satisfaction....
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A stress-free living...
To be stress-free, the best medicine is the natural laughter at various light moments of life...both at he and the work-place.... Without a fine sense of humor, it is really difficult to withstand pressures of life from various corners...especially pressures arising out of complex,complex and treacherous human behaviors.... We can have a great relief when we share some funny thoughts with some people we really have faith in....otherwise it may be highly dangerous to express our sense of humor with minds obssessd with ego,bias and prejudices.... Life is a struggle, fight it... Life is a fun, enjoy every moment of it.... Life is hard work, hence produce results by work.... Life is happiness, create smiling faces through your sacrifice... Life is leading, lead by examples from your own life.... Life is simplicity, lead a simple life.... Life is humility, be humble.... Life moves on the fuel of self-confidence,be self-confident.... Life is faith, have faith in yourself first.... Life is Truth, have faith in Truth.... Life is God, have faith in HIM..... Life is prayer, pray to achieve Peace....
Monday, March 28, 2011
Health is the biggest wealth in one's life...
To feel well at every moment, we must be in good health. No benefits of life could ever be enjoyed by a person who is not physically and mentally fit... Hence every morning and evening , we should take aside some time to do physical exercise so that we should be able to handle all kinds of difficult situations in daily life... God bless..
Friday, March 25, 2011
The art of working meaningfully
One job at a time..
Live in the present...
Shake off the bitter past, if any,
Look at the positive aspect of every event...
Avoid negative people tactfully...
Never to be stressed, by not over-committing...
Value time,
Have Respect for others...
Have a million dollar smile....
God bless
Live in the present...
Shake off the bitter past, if any,
Look at the positive aspect of every event...
Avoid negative people tactfully...
Never to be stressed, by not over-committing...
Value time,
Have Respect for others...
Have a million dollar smile....
God bless
Alternative healing....
- Let us try to remove our illness through non-violent therapies such as yoga, homoeopathy,biochemic,accupressure etc....
- The side effects of so-called modern remedies are sometimes more dangerous than the actual suffering from a disease....
- Let us try to build aholistic approach to our health and well-being...
- God bless
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The alternative art of living....
We should take our jobs,duties and responsibilities seriously, but ourselves lightly....as we should never get stressed by our works at hand.
Stress causes multiples disorders of both body and mind...
Let us be cool and let us try to be perfect at the same time...
bye
God bless...
Stress causes multiples disorders of both body and mind...
Let us be cool and let us try to be perfect at the same time...
bye
God bless...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Leadership leads to success as well as happiness...
When we are able to enlighten people around us with inputs on knowledge, work-performance, communication skills, attitudes, duties ,commitments, and responsibilities about any social or tnical aspects of life, we feel really satisfied and contented, as we have been able to do some good to someday through our words and examples....
'SETTING EXAMPLES BEFORE OTHERS BY OUR OWN CONTRIBUTION/WORK IN A FIELD' IS THE GREATEST SECRET OF ALL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES....
To be a successful as a leader, we must able to create an atmosphere of trust , integrity and credibility around ourselves...so that we can work efficiently as a positive catalyst for the sake of others....
When we work for the interest of others, we naturally emerge as the 'best' leaders of any situation/field....
Let us self-less to be successful leaders.....
God bless you all....
'SETTING EXAMPLES BEFORE OTHERS BY OUR OWN CONTRIBUTION/WORK IN A FIELD' IS THE GREATEST SECRET OF ALL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES....
To be a successful as a leader, we must able to create an atmosphere of trust , integrity and credibility around ourselves...so that we can work efficiently as a positive catalyst for the sake of others....
When we work for the interest of others, we naturally emerge as the 'best' leaders of any situation/field....
Let us self-less to be successful leaders.....
God bless you all....
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Working in a planned manner works wonder for me...
Planned day's work can only give me true satisfaction and peace of mind. Unplanned day hence is a real waste for me...I think this is true for all my dear students and friends...
Nowadays I am planning my each day for 10-30 small self-assigned assignments which I try to complete till 11.30pm at night before I go to sleep. Around 10.30pm I try to say to myself that I will try to finish all jobs in time and I promise to myself not put unnecessary pressure on me about my works. If something is left out, let it be...as I am not a robot to do things in a robotic manner any more...
I must take care of the stress-factors that may land me in health trouble...
I shall relax, as it is my fundamental right to be relaxed, happy and satisfied at the end of the day....SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT FOR ME, I UNDERSTOOD FOR MYSELF, NEVER SKY CAN BE THE LIMIT FOR ANY MATERIAL VENTURE FOR ME....
God bless...
Nowadays I am planning my each day for 10-30 small self-assigned assignments which I try to complete till 11.30pm at night before I go to sleep. Around 10.30pm I try to say to myself that I will try to finish all jobs in time and I promise to myself not put unnecessary pressure on me about my works. If something is left out, let it be...as I am not a robot to do things in a robotic manner any more...
I must take care of the stress-factors that may land me in health trouble...
I shall relax, as it is my fundamental right to be relaxed, happy and satisfied at the end of the day....SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT FOR ME, I UNDERSTOOD FOR MYSELF, NEVER SKY CAN BE THE LIMIT FOR ANY MATERIAL VENTURE FOR ME....
God bless...
Monday, February 28, 2011
The dangerous pace of present-day life
The hurry and bustle of today's life with noisy cell-phones to our ears all the time, with things most idiotic, have marred the very basis of personal happiness and peace...
LET SLOW THE PACE OF LIVING .....
BY
LET SLOW THE PACE OF LIVING .....
BY
- MINIMIZING THE CELL PHONE USE
- BY AVOIDING THE RELATIONS WHICH WE CAN NOT KEEP....
- BY MANAGING OUR PERSONAL TIME...
- SAYING 'NO' TO SO-CALLED 'BUSY' PEOPLE...
- BY SHEDDING OFF OUR UNLIMITED FUNNY DESIRES AND WHIMS...
- BY MANGING OUR DAILY ROUTINE FOR PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND 'SIMPLEST' LIVING....
- HAVING DEEP SLEEP AT NIGHT...
- BY TAKING REGULAR PHYSICAL EXERCISE...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
self-reliance is another key to the world of happiness...
As I progress in age, I realize that all kinds of troubles start from dependence on others. It's not possible to be totally independent , when we live in a society/or work in an organization. But in 80% of cases , we can work in such a manner that we hardly take help from others. Yes, it's possible. In a day's job-list, make sure that you take personal responsibility of carrying out the job with your own hands and finish them in time. The rest of jobs can be completed through delegation of power and responsibility to our reliable ones.
Planning and executing the day's jobs can give us the highest form of personal peace and satisfaction.
Hence I try to live only ONE DAY AT A TIME, with the basic principle that I personally would take up and finish ONE JOB AT A TIME....
In the teaching profession, one has to try to give one's best in every single class....NO TWO CLASSES CAN EVER BE SAME....
"Continual self-improvement practices" (CSP) holds the key to joy and satisfaction...
If we enjoy whatever work we do, we really live the lives of lions....
Let us focus on our own work...and forget the rest which we hardly can change...
God bless you all...
Planning and executing the day's jobs can give us the highest form of personal peace and satisfaction.
Hence I try to live only ONE DAY AT A TIME, with the basic principle that I personally would take up and finish ONE JOB AT A TIME....
In the teaching profession, one has to try to give one's best in every single class....NO TWO CLASSES CAN EVER BE SAME....
"Continual self-improvement practices" (CSP) holds the key to joy and satisfaction...
If we enjoy whatever work we do, we really live the lives of lions....
Let us focus on our own work...and forget the rest which we hardly can change...
God bless you all...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
When going gets tough, let us be tougher...
A marvellous book TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST,BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO has done a lot for me during the last five years....
Life is an open book from which we can learn anything and everything....
Learning only should be only mission of life...as in joys and sorrows of life, we can regain our faith in our worth, only if we continuously learn things to be decisive,confident and steady...
Let us be steady...
Let us prepare ourselves and our attitudes such that even in great pain and sadness, we never lose faith in the Almighty...
God only gives us the feelings of joys and sorrows in cycles so that we realize HIS Omnipresence and surrender ourselves to HIS grand vision of perpetual happiness....
Happiness lies in giving selflessly, as HE also gives us everything unconditionally...
Let us reduce our wants and possessions, and increase our mental beauty through continual sacrifices for the good of others....
All other things in life are quite temporary....no doubt....
God bless...
Life is an open book from which we can learn anything and everything....
Learning only should be only mission of life...as in joys and sorrows of life, we can regain our faith in our worth, only if we continuously learn things to be decisive,confident and steady...
Let us be steady...
Let us prepare ourselves and our attitudes such that even in great pain and sadness, we never lose faith in the Almighty...
God only gives us the feelings of joys and sorrows in cycles so that we realize HIS Omnipresence and surrender ourselves to HIS grand vision of perpetual happiness....
Happiness lies in giving selflessly, as HE also gives us everything unconditionally...
Let us reduce our wants and possessions, and increase our mental beauty through continual sacrifices for the good of others....
All other things in life are quite temporary....no doubt....
God bless...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Be yourself
Whenever you are required to perform, try to do the thing in your own unique , relaxed, natural style...
Innovate....
Create....
Happiness lies within our hearts, not in the externals of life....
God bless...
Innovate....
Create....
Happiness lies within our hearts, not in the externals of life....
God bless...
Try to identify the most powerful intelligence in you
Gardiner's Multiple Intelligence says you may have the following types of intelligence:
interpersonal
intrapersonal
spatial
kinesthetic
existential
math/logical
musical
linguistic
out of these 9 types pl. try to identify 3 most powerful ones within yourselves.
Then through practice, practice and practice, go up the apex of success....
be happy, as everyone is intelligent, but he or she may be possessing different types of intelligence...
understand your talents and recognise the talents of others....
God bless...
interpersonal
intrapersonal
spatial
kinesthetic
existential
math/logical
musical
linguistic
out of these 9 types pl. try to identify 3 most powerful ones within yourselves.
Then through practice, practice and practice, go up the apex of success....
be happy, as everyone is intelligent, but he or she may be possessing different types of intelligence...
understand your talents and recognise the talents of others....
God bless...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
There are infinite possibility in self-career-management
To realize the full potentials , we sometimes need take some harsh decisions about our career moves. If proper ambiance does not exist in certain work-place, it is always better to take help of POSSIBILITY THINKING, in our own ways.
1.To design an attractive CV
2.To go on sending the CV to SELECT organizations only, as our skills-set can match with some special cases
3. Passion for a particular professional art can sustain itself , only if the work-climate, work-groups and compensation package match
4.We should give enough time and enough to make decisive,well-thought career moves
GOD BLESS...
Monday, January 10, 2011
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR WINNING IN INTERVIEWS
Pl. try to follow some of the following principles:
1. a set of positive attitudes is essential for the whole session
2. tell the truth frankly
3.LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEWERS MOST CAREFULLY
4.LISTENING SKILL IS MOST ESSENTIAL
5.Be brief and to the point, while answering the questions
6.Build eye-contacts with all the members and try to build an instant rapport with the board by impressing the members with BEST OF your COURTSEY, MANNERS, ETIQUETTES, BODY LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
MIND THAT: ATTITUDES AND MANNERS ARE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR 'KNOWLEDGE' AND EXPERTISE
MIND THAT : YOU SHOULD NEVER TRY TO BLUFF THE INTERVIEW BOARD...
MIND THAT: HAVE THE COURAGE TO TELL YOUR ANSWERS QUIET FRANKLY, YOU MAY ASK YOUR GENUINE QUESTION, IF ANY
Mind that : you are supposed to behave in a logical manner and speak with enough SELF-CONFIDENCE,
AS
HARD-WORK &SELF-CONFIDENCE
( THAT YOU CAN PERFORM) IS THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT OF SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS
BE CHEERFUL DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS
'WORRYING DOES NEVER HELP...IT ONLY KILLS...'
FACE LIFE BOLDLY ,AS IT COMES...
LIVE IN THE PRESENT AND GIVE YOUR BEST EFFORTS FOR MAKE THE BEST IMPRESSION ABOUT YOURSELF....
ALL THE BEST...
Let us all experience the MAGIC OF THINKING POSITIVE AND DREAMING 'BIG' IN OUR OWN UNIQUE STYLE
God Bless you all....
Alternative healing strategies
The biggest troubles in life originate from physical and mental illnesses. Hence we should spend at least 1 hour a day for keeping ourselves fit.
The fitness mantras, as I realized in course of time:
Other than yoga and pranayam we can try the following , with the help of an expert:
1. HOMOEOPATHY
2.BIOCHEMIC REMEDIES
3.AUTO-URINE THERAPIES
4.AYURVEDIC REMEDIES
5.ACCUPRSSURE
6.FASTING
7.FRUIT-JUICE THERAPY
8.CHROMOTHERAPY ETC.
GOD BLESS
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
BOOK ON VALUES & ETHICS PUBLISHED!!!
You may read the book and follow some of the philosophical lessons of my own life. I am on a continuous path of self-development. We can have constructive discussions on the subject. I believe in enjoying life to the fullest extent, without doing any harm to others directly or indiectly....LIVE AND LET LIVE...
THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN ALL LEADING BOOKS IN KOLKATA AND OTHER PARTS OF INDIA.
WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR...
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL FOLLOW THE KARMA-YOGA BASED ON BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WORKS ; work done =forceXdisplacement(physical and mental)
THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN ALL LEADING BOOKS IN KOLKATA AND OTHER PARTS OF INDIA.
WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR...
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL FOLLOW THE KARMA-YOGA BASED ON BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WORKS ; work done =forceXdisplacement(physical and mental)
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