NSS

National Service Scheme (NSS)

ENVIRONMENT DAY:

To better explain the topic of environmental conservation, we hosted a webinar on Microsoft Teams and invited honourable speakers and key guests: Dr. Arvind Kumar Mungray and Dr. Gurwinder Singh. They shared their perspectives and explained why management is imperative. Dr. Gurwinder Singh provided us with an overview of many environmental conservation strategies, such as pollution reduction, that can be implemented in everyday life.

Dr. Arvind Kumar Mungray provided us with a thorough overview of sustainable development strategies, including numerous models that can be applied, important sustainable development goals, and the Urisol startup idea.

Later, first-year students gave a presentation on how to make organic fertiliser, waste management, and the soil quality needed for thriving plants, among other topics.

The presentation was followed with a poem recitation by Chanchal Kumar Jaiswal named “Prakriti ki Aapman”

As the meeting concluded, the pledge for environment conservation was read in unison. Dr. Bade Mukund provided his opinions and guidance on the program. A vote of thanks was delivered by Shivank Joshi. Questions related to the topic were answered satisfactorily at the end.

NSS-SVNIT hosted a webinar to discuss and raise awareness about the internal-external security problem. The following were the esteemed speakers and chief guests: 1. Debasis Chakraborty, Ph.D. (DRDO scientist and IIT, Bombay prof) 2. Trishneet Arora, No. 2 (CEO TACSecurities)

The webinar was held on 15th August. Prof. Debasis Chakraborty gave us a brief background of the country's DRDO-Missile Laboratory. He also gave us a quick overview of several missiles, including their ranges and types. Agni, Prithvi, Dhanush, Astra, LRSAM, QRSAM, MPATGM, Bhramos, BMD, and HSTDV were all discussed. He clearly described where India is in terms of missile technology on a global scale. He pushed India's youth to go deeper into this field and persuade it to be their path. He discussed details about weapon systems, aerodynamics, flying structures, CFD, and solid and liquid propulsion.

An interactive Q&A session was also organised where guests could ask questions and clarify doubts. Dr. Bade Mukund spoke on recent trends and technology near the end of the session. The webinar was concluded by a vote of thanks offered by Dr. Bade Mukund. NSS DAY

Every year on September 24, India celebrates National Service Scheme Day (NSS Day). The National Service Scheme (NSS) was inaugurated on this day back in 1969, during Mahatma Gandhi’s Centenary year. It included 40,000 student volunteers from 37 institutes .

It is important for everyone to be aware of mental health and its impact on our society. For this purpose we had presentations from different participating institutions. Our presentation included detailed information of what exactly comes under the term ‘mental health’, symptoms of mental health issues, and how to overcome mental health issues. After the presentation a small Q/A session was held .

Army officer, navy officers came as chief guests and told about how mental health issues can be resolved by different methods. NIT Calicut, IIT Roorkee, VIT, L.H.S Nation, DJ Sanghvi also presented their views on the topic . NGOs like UPHAAR Foundation and BROWS gave a brief view on their working. A concert was held by the students of DJ Sanghvi college.

NATIONAL SPORTS DAY

We may celebrate sports day for a single day but the joyride starts a week prior. Students from every department came to participate in this exciting celebration conducted by NSS.

To keep participants enthused, NSS kicked off the pomp by sharing various inspiring videos and challenges on their social media handles.

Plank Challenge: The plank challenge posted on social media was a major attraction among students which brought many participants who shared their videos which highlighted their dedication and their high spirits to always give their best and were rewarded for the same.

The winner set the record for the longest plank of 3 minutes and 26 seconds which was cheered by everyone. Commemorating the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, a special meeting was organised by the NSS team on August 29th. Students enjoyed discussing various sports and eminent players of India who have brought glory to our nation through their achievements in their sport. Overall, everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly as it brought young athletes together who harmonized under n the common theme of sports.

NSS SVNIT organized an event on 30 October 2021 to celebrate Unity Day and to pay respects to our Iron Man SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL on his 146th birthday. A quiz competition was also organized.

Members of NSS SVNIT presented PPTs on national idols in the field of science and technology.

After the presentations, a quiz was organised in which questions were asked from the presentations. The quiz was organised on KAHOOT!

The winners of the quiz were: 1st position: Pratibha 2nd position: Shreya 3rd position: Dhru

CLEANLINESS WORKSHOP

With a view to spread awareness about physical and mental cleanliness which proved its importance during COVID-19, NSS organized the “Cleanliness Inside Out” webinar.

Speaker: Mr. Srinidhi K. (Deputy Managed Training and Development, J Watmull Global Hospital Research & Centre, Mount Abu, Rajasthan. ) Our Chief Guests: 2) Prof. S. R. Gandhi, Director 3) Prof. P. L. Patel, Deputy Director 4) Dr. Bade Mukund 5) Prof. A.K Jana 6) Dr. Neha Sharma

The workshop was conducted on 13th September 2021.

Prof. S.R. Gandhi appreciated the enthusiasm of students and professors for conducting and attending the session.

Prof. Prem Lal Patel welcomed all and thanked the coordinators of this workshop. He also talked about the importance of physical cleanliness as well as mental cleanliness.

Mr. Srinidhi K. shared the information about the reason for the gathering and the future aspect of the mission.

He gave us an insight on cleanliness; the importance of it from outside and inside. He also talked about the importance of meditation and guided the participants through a meditation session.

Prof. A.K. Jana delivered a vote of thanks to the coordinators of the event. The workshop concluded with the national anthem by Ms. Madhuri Sharma.