Pune Knowledge Cluster

We are glad to announce that the list of Round 3 Awardees for our flagship initiative - 𝐖𝐄𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 is now out! The program, supported by BASF (BASF Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.) aims to provide #research scholarships and #fellowship grants to #women pursuing their studies in #chemistry, #sustainability and allied areas. In the third round, 37 women from 15 districts in #Maharashtra have bagged the scholarship, including 12 #graduates, 20 #postgraduates and 5 #doctoral candidates. An orientation session was conducted for the scholarship awardees at the PKC office, to officially welcome them onboard and take them through the different nuances of the program. The awardees also got a chance to meet the PKC team and interact with the former WEnyan Round I awardee- Neha Ghodke who shared her experience of being a part of the program. Congratulations to all the awardees on achieving this #milestone! To know more about the scholarship awardees, visit: https://lnkd.in/gBdyQ2Bp Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Dr. Shilpa Jain | Ritika Ganguly | Gayatri Kshirsagar | Prachi Pasalkar-Jagadale | Rutuja Sonmale | Shital Nagpure | Sunita Sule | Mushtaq Patel

PKC's 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, conducted in association with the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 (𝐍𝐕𝐁𝐃𝐂𝐏), and 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 aims at empowering multi-purpose #workers, #health supervisors, health assistants, health inspectors and #lab scientific #officers with #knowledge about vector-borne #diseases and the impact of #climatechange on their #pathophysiology, with special focus on #dengue and #chikungunya . After conducting workshops in #Pune and #Kolhapur districts, we have now moved to the #Raigad district, where more than 350 workers from 15 different talukas were trained. The sessions revolved around enhancing the inherent knowledge of the field workers on #infectiousdiseases through activity-based modules and interactive discussions. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Dr. Shilpa Jain | Priyanki Shah | Poornima Sangewar | Chaitra A Narayan | Niharika Gogate | MANGESH GOKHALE | Pune Municipal Corp (PMC) | Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India | Chhavi Pant Joshi | 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐡𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐞 | 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐩

Are you a #student or a working #professional handling quantitative #data regularly in your #work? Would you like to learn newer ways of data #analysis and #visualization ? Do you struggle to #communicate the #insights from your #dataanalysis ? Then this #workshop is for you! Together with the University of Toronto India Foundation and the Scientific Computing, Modeling & Simulation, SP Pune University, Pune, India, we present a 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐲 workshop on: 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Conducted by Dr. Jeff Allen from the School of Cities, University of Toronto, this hands-on workshop will cover data analytics, creation of #maps, data visualizations and data #storytelling. 🗓️ 16-17 December 2024 🕘 Day 1: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (IST) Day 2: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (IST) 📍 Department of Scientific Computing, Modeling and Simulation (SCMS), Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤: bit.ly/D2Dworkshop 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 15th November, 2024 To know more about the workshop components, the trainer profile and the organizing bodies, visit: https://lnkd.in/gT-kYTpY Hurry up and save your spot...limited seats only! #engineering #mathematics #statistics #simulation #physics #datascience #ai Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Dr. Shilpa Jain | Gayatri Kshirsagar | Shital Nagpure | Atharva Pathak | Bhalchandra Pujari | Dr. Arun Banpurkar | MIT-WPU School of Computer Engineering and Technology | Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology | Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology | MIT School of Engineering and Sciences | AISSMS Institute of Information Technology | PVG’s College of Engineering and Technology and G. K. Pate (Wani) Institute of Management | Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering | Pune Institute of Computer Technology | COEP Technological University

The COVID-19 #clinical database launched by PKC, together with several partners is a one-of-its kind open source platform, hosting retrospective #COVID19 clinical data from 2000 patients across different hospitals in #Pune. Get a peak into the launch ceremony held earlier this year, through the next issue of 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐊𝐂 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Priyanki Shah | Niharika Gogate | Poornima Sangewar | Chaitra A Narayan | Rajesh Karyakarte | B. J. Medical College | Symbiosis University Hospital and Research Centre | CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory | AIQoD

Under the 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 initiative, a One-Day Hands-on teacher #training #workshop in #STEM was organized at Muktangan Exploratory, with support from Lenovo India. The workshop showed an enthusiastic participation of more than 70 #teachers and comprised of interactive #lab sessions, #knowledge sharing and #innovative approaches to STEM #education. We would like to thank all the organizers at Muktangan Exploratory Center for helping us facilitate a successful event! Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Prachi Pasalkar-Jagadale | Shital Nagpure | Rutuja Sonmale | Pratima Harite | Poulamee Dey

We are back with the next issue of 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗞𝗖 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, and yet another interesting #conversation with one of our #partners. In this issue, we are 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with Pratima Harite, who currently heads Corporate Citizenship, Asia Pacific at Lenovo India. She shares her views on the role of #collaboration in the CSR sector while walking us through the different #CSR initiatives undertaken by Lenovo India in space of #STEM Education. Read the complete conversation in the issue attached below👇 Check out the previous issues of our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/dz2sCjWR Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Prachi Pasalkar-Jagadale | Madhura Panse | Gayatri Kshirsagar | Shital Nagpure

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? Within the last decade, the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) has seen its #population grow at an average rate of 2.5% per year, while the population of its #vehicles has shot up by almost 7% per year. Despite this rise in the number of vehicles, the utilization of #public transport has remained at 20%, with most citizens relying on personal vehicles for their daily commuting activities. #Civic bodies within the PMR have made several #infrastructure and #policy changes to combat this, setting an ambitious target of achieving a 50% nodal share for the public #transport within the next five years. PKC has partnered with PMPML (Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited) along with like-minded non-profit organizations working in the mobility sector, #academic institutions, residential societies and #corporates to help achieve this target. The program, titled 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 not only encourages the #citizens of #Pune to adopt public #transport, but also #quanties the impact of these behavioral changes to help decision makers introduce effective #service improvements. Find out more about this program in the #CoverStory of the latest issue of 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐊𝐂 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! Check out the previous issues of our Newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/dz2sCjWR Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Anita Kane | Shreyas Khade | Atreyee Saha | Snehal Sadalage | Sanskriti Menon | Centre for Environment Education | SAVE PUNE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT | Harshad Abhyankar | COEP Technological University | NICMAR University | CEPT University | Qualys

PKC's first in-person talk in the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 talk-series, was held in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Dr.Seema Sambrani shared her #professional journey with the students, while sharing valuable insights and personal learnings. Emphasizing upon the importance of staying relevant in today's rapidly changing times, she spoke about the role of effective #mentorship , #networking and #skillbuilding in #career growth. She encouraged #students to look at every new turn in their career as a #learning opportunity. This talk was followed by an interactive Q & A session, where students got an opportunity to share their unique #challenges and #experiences with Dr. Sambrani. We would like thank Dr. Sambrani for dedicating her time, and Dr. Ayesha Khan for helping us facilitate a wonderful session. Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | Priya Nagaraj | Dr. Shilpa Jain | Prachi Pasalkar-Jagadale | Ritika Ganguly | Gayatri Kshirsagar | Shital Nagpure | Somaiya Vidyavihar University

📢 Have you registered yet? Do not miss this exciting talk by Dr.Seema Sambrani on Empowering Excellence: Roadmap for the Next Generation of Women. 📆 4th October (Friday) 🕑 2:00 to 4:00 PM 📍 P.C. Ray Hall, Department of Chemistry, Pune University Registration Link: bit.ly/WRMS4 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: The talk will be especially beneficial for #girls currently pursuing their #undergraduate , #postgraduate and #doctoral studies in #science. Participation in the talk is free, but registration is mandatory. To know more about the talk, visit: www.pkc.org.in/events

PKC's first in-person talk in the 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 Series, was conducted in collaboration with India Health Fund on 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. Prof. Rakesh Mishra (Director, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, India) gave a formal introduction to the speaker - Mr. Madhav Joshi (CEO, India Health Fund), who then took the attendees through IHF's journey and shared some successful as well as not-so-successful models of the #innovations that took place in the #publichealth sector within the last decade. Addressing a mixture of #researchers , #students , #educators , #consultants and #entrepreneurs , Mr. Joshi stressed upon the strengths of each member of the #community in driving #progress within the sector. We would like to thank Mr. Joshi, IHF and Prof. Mishra for helping us facilitate a wonderful session! Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India | LS SHASHIDHARA | Priya Nagaraj | Priyanki Shah | Niharika Gogate | Poornima Sangewar | Chaitra A Narayan | Priyamvada Chugh, Ph.D. | APSI-India