• International Year of Chemistry-2011 celebrations (IYC Celebration-2011) • International Year of Chemistry-2011 celebrations (IYC Celebration-2011)

·       International Year of Chemistry-2011 celebrations (IYC Celebration-2011) 

Across the globe this year (2011) is being celebrated as International Chemistry Year.  Chemistry is a branch of science which is central to the study of all branches of material sciences and life sciences.  Madam Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1911.  So 2011 forms a centenary.  International Association of Chemical Societies was also founded in 1911.  2011 marks its centenary too.  So 2011 is upheld as ‘IYC”.

VHSE CGCC, DISHA in association with the VHSE Chemistry Department has planned a year long programme to celebrate the IYC which is listed below.

1. Seminar on Chemistry in every day life

            This aims at imparting the role of Chemistry in every day life.  It is found

 in the foods we eat the air we breathe, soaps, emotions, literally every

object we see or touch and what not.  Surprisingly even the human body is made up of Chemical Compounds which are a combination of elements. 

2. Science Exhibition

3. Manuscript Magazine

4. Manufacturing Swadeshi products to impart self employment training for   

students and thereby gain practical knowledge of application of chemistry.  It is proposed to manufacture the following products.

1.      Toilet Soap

2.      Washing Soap

3.      Detergent Powder

4.      Dish wash Powder

5.      Cleaning Lotion

In July, First Year and Second Year Students were trained to make toilet soaps and washing soap respectively.  We intend to highlight the role of swadeshi products in fostering the progress of  the nation and promoting health of our country men, thereby instilling in students a sense of pride in being an Indian.  The motto behind this effort is ‘Then it was salt against colonialisation, now it is soap against globalization’.