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Thursday, Jun 24, 2004

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore

A flair for technical writing

A FLAIR for writing is inherent need for many technical professionals who would like to present their views on their subjects with telling effect. Many professionals, who are experts in their fields of operation, may seek the services of professional-cum-technical writers.

In fact, technical writing is being considered a new area of focus for professionals now. Recent employment trends, according to Professor of the Department of Humanities and Languages at the Sona College of Technology, Dr. Harrison John Theophilus, are highly favourable for this field where people are trained to become expert writers to prepare high quality user manuals, repair manuals and instruction manuals of any new product and finding. More jobs are being created especially in this hi-tech field. The demand for technical writers in the country is also rapidly rising.

These technical writers specialise in technical writing to help those who do not have the flair for writing.

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IT HAS been known for long that the Nilgiris district is very rich vis-à-vis medicinal plants, and over the years the need to encourage farmers to exploit their enormous potential and take up cultivation of such plants has been emphasised by many. However, only of late does one see a growing interest in the farming of medicinal plants.

By way of sustaining this interest the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore and the J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ooty have begun a collaborative programme in the cultivation of medicinal plants and standardisation of plant products. To launch the programme, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed here the other day between the university and the college. According to the Dean, Horticulture and Research, TNAU, E. Vadivel, the two institutions would jointly offer a one-year postgraduate course in medicinal plants.

It would include three months of teaching at the J.S.S. College, three months of training at the TNAU and six months of industrial exposure. Stating that therapeutic horticulture was likely to play a dominant role in the world of medicine in future, he said that the need of the hour was a detailed study of traditional medicines. India's medicinal plants wealth was enormous. To focus attention on the thousands of species of medicinal plants in the country, efforts were on to organise an international conference in Ooty.

A seminar, Medicinal Plants Cultivation and Standardization of Plant Products, formed part of the launch.

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AFTER JOINING college, one of the first things that students are asked is whether they are interested in joining the National Cadet Corps (NCC) or the National Service Scheme (NSS).

Apart from keeping the students engaged, they give them a really good experience. The NSS provides the students with an opportunity to know about various problems confronting the society. `Sahasraksha', a daylong workshop on consumer awareness organised by the NSS unit of the PSG College of Technology would offer the students some insights on consumer awareness.

The Principal District Sessions Judge, A. Rathnavelu, would deliver a lecture on human rights at the workshop. There will be discussions on financial aid, food adulteration, legal awareness and consumerism and impact of advertisements.

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(By R. Ilangovan in Salem,

D. Radhakrishnan & M. Allirajan

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