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 Coronavirus in Mumbai: Engineering student develops portable ventilator with material available at home           COVID-19 positive patients are rising in the state and Mumbai and ventilators will be in great need. In a bid to help the society in this crisis, an engineering student, Trilok Sawant from Kandivali (East), Thakur Village, has prepared a portable ventilator, with things available in his house. This small, palm-sized machine is automatic and patients can use it themselves at home. After hearing about Trilok's invention of ‘Spandan’, the low cost automatic portable ventilator, North Mumbai BJP MP Gopal Shetty visited his residence yesterday morning to see the invention. “When I visited Trilok's place to see the handy ventilator, Dr Bipin Doshi and an experienced mechanical engineer were also with me to evaluate the ventilator. They also said that this ventilator would be very useful to the country in the present situatio...

9 outbreak. UGC letter | Mental Health & Wellbeing of Students during and after COVID-19 Outbreak https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/7012639_Mental-Health-and-Well-Being-of-the-Students.pdf

How teachers took the classroom online Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/74987768.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

LEARNING & INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE     are offering – “Scholar’s Card” facility to first three toppers and the ” Merit Card “facility those students who have a GPA of =>8.6 of respective branches every semester as a token of appreciation of their efforts. The Privileges of book loan are as follows: Topper Privilege Loan Period 1 st Topper 3 extra library Books (Total 9 Books) 1 Week 2 nd Topper 2 extra library Books(Total 8 Books) 1 Week 3 rd Topper 1 extra library Book(Total 7 Books) 1 Week GPA of =>8.6 1 extra library Book(Total 7 Books) 1 Week

GOOD READS – AN INITIATIVE OF SFIT LIRC (CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICE) “Good Reads” is a fortnightly alert service, initiated by SFIT LIRC for all the students and staff. This service provides a list of most recent articles which would be of interest to all. The objective of this Current Awareness Service is to keep abreast of the recent happenings in the fields of science and technology. 1st March 2020 to 15th March 2020 Article / Infographic Gist URL / Source Switchgear Market:Challenges and Opportunities The Switchgear marker is evolving mainly due to the conscious spending on the part of the millennials, who understand the importance of quality beyond anything. According to CRISIL research... Energetica India, Vol.86 January 2020,Pages 26-27 Interview Mr.Marco Wiren, President-Energy Business & Executive Vice President,Wartsila Corporation Energetica India, Vol.86 January ...

The UGC advised the universities and colleges to avoid large gatherings on campus. New Delhi:   The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent an advisory to varsities to take preventive measures to combat the threat of the  novel coronavirus (COVID-19) , as some cases of the virus have been reported in the country.  The Commission has requested all universities and their affiliated colleges to take necessary precautions for "a coordinated and collective effort in a mission mode". The Commission has also asked varsities to follow the advisory released by it to help in prevention  or reduction of the transmission of the virus.  It advised the universities and colleges to avoid large gatherings on campus.  "Any student/ staff with travel history to any COVID-19 affected country or in contact with such persons in last 28 days, should be monitored and home quarantined for 14 days," the advisory said. Coronavirus: Education Ministry Asks For Awareness Drive Amo...

ACTIVE USERS OF THE LIRC (1 st  February to 29th February 2020)   Every month SFIT Library select users who have made maximum use of the library . All the below Active Users are eligible for one extra library book for the month of March   2020 Sr. No. Members No of Transactions 1 CHAVAN YASH DILIP RASIKA 34 2 YADAV SACHIN RAMSURAT SHANTI 33 3 NAYAK KUNAL SURESH RANJAN 27 4 MASCARENHAS RACHEL NOEL JACINTA 27 5 SHAH URVANSH JIGNESH RASHMI SHAH 26 6 SUMIT KUMAR 26 7 JATAV RUPESH MUNNALAL HARRYPYARI 26 8 DENGANE AMEYA MANOJ ALKA 26 9 CHOTALIA JIGNESH SHAILESH REENA 25 10 DANDEKAR SAURABH SANDIP SNEHA 25