SAY NO TO PLASTIC

Department of Chemistry in collaboration with Eco club conducted a Workshop on ‘Environment and Human Health’ on February 20 ,2017

Dr. R. Meenakshi, Vice Principal with the Guest of Honour, Dr.Geetha Swaminathan ,Former Vice Principal ,IQAC Coordinator , Stella Maris College and  Mrs. N. Anuratha   HOD & Eco Club Co-ordinator

Dr. Hanifa  Ghosh, Principal, with Guest of Honour, Mr.Balasundar ,Environment consultant 

 Mr.Balasundar ,Environment consultant , delivers a lecture on ‘Environment and human health’.

Dr.Geetha Swaminathan ,Former Vice Principal ,IQAC Coordinator , Stella Maris College delivers a lecture on Food Adulteration (Hazards and Detection )

Dr.Geetha Swaminathan ,Former Vice Principal ,IQAC Coordinator , Stella Maris college gives a

demo on methods to identify Adulterants in food by simple chemical test.

Field visit to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary on January 30 and 31, 2017.

II Year UG Students were taken to the Field Visit to Vedanthangal on January 30 and 31, 2017.

Street Play by Students of Post Graduate and Research Department of Commerce Organised by Eco Club On the Topic "Say No To Plastic"

Street Play on the Topic "Say No to Plastic"

Street play was showcased by the students of Post Graduate and Research Department of Commerce on the Topic "Say No to Plastic".  The purpose of the event organised by Eco Club  is to spread awareness on the usage of Paper Bags, Jute Products etc.,to protect the Environment.

Oil Spill In Ennore Has Now Covered Chennai's Marina Beach, Experts Fear Severe Damage To Environment

The oil spill supposedly from two ships that collided near the Ennore Port, north of Chennai, on Saturday, spread along the city's shoreline further down up to the famed Marina Beach. On Monday morning, the local fishermen and the morning walkers were shocked to find not just thick black oil along the beach, but a number of turtles that were washed ashore dead.
The accidental collision of two oil tanker ships took place in the wee hours of Saturday near the Ennore Port. The effects could be noticed only on Sunday when a large quantum of thick and dark oil was washed ashore near Ernavur. While the Coast Guard was carrying out the operations to remove the oil, on Sunday morning it had spread further down till Marina Beach.Environmental experts said the spill could have a long lasting impact on marine life, even to the extent of causing irreparable damage. Fisherfolk were already complaining on Sunday about finding a lot of dead fish in the sea and being unable to go fishing but the situation turned grave on Monday

2016 was Hottest Year ever recorded: UN Weather Agency

UNITED NATIONS:  The world witnessed the hottest year on record in 2016, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the UN weather agency said, highlighting new records in indicators of human-caused Climate Change and loss of Artic sea ice.

The globally averaged temperature in 2016 was about 1.1 degree Celsius higher than the pre-industrial period, according to a consolidated analysis by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), continuing the trend in which 16 of the 17 hottest years on record will have been during this century (1998 is the outlier).

The year "2016 was an extreme year for the global climate and stands out as the hottest year on record"