ADVITIIYA

EMonthly E-News Letter

JANUARY 2012
Tech Focus Tech Info Go Gadget Website Mania Cientifico influyentes Engineers Ideas Career Case Sportz Knock Ur Knowledge After Graduation Study Homes

Current Affairs

Indianness Innovative Minds

Health & Trend Activities @ ECE

Preaching Thoughts

Team Advitiiya
Patron: Dr. M Prabhakar Editor-in-chief: Dr. Shaik Meeravali Editor: K Nagaraj M S Sri Chaitanya M Madhulika N V R Nagasai V Nagalakshmi P Madhusudhan G Nitish Reddy P R L S N Raju J Veena A Prasanna Lakshmi

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EDITORIAL
Greetings! & Happy New Year Advitiiya is the brand name for the technical fest being conducted by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. This made us convince to retain the title for this new idea Advitiiya E-Newsletter. This idea is owe to Anudeep, the final year student of the department. Though it came a year ago, it couldnt be realized then. It is now ready and will achieve what he expected it to be. I thank him for this thought which I feel would make some difference among the students. Appreciation is the true word for motivation. Everyone possesses a unique talent and it gets highlighted only when at blossoming level gets some appreciation. This newsletter is all about giving appreciation to the students who wants to showcase their talent. We have a team of such students who came forward obliging my word to showcase their talents. I believe a little bit of appreciation makes them a world full of confidence. We wanted to make this newsletter unique; we planned it to cover broad areas like technology, life style, sports, history, etc. all distinct with each other. We feel it creates enthusiasm with the reader. Tech Focus will provide the insight to the current technologies. Tech Info will give a quick bite on the latest technical happenings. Go Gadget provides the understanding of an innovative gadget. Cientificothe Spanish word for scientist will focus on the men who mattered for the evolution of science. Influyentes-again a Spanish word presents the efforts of some great people who changed the perspective of the world. Engineers Ideas will give in depth knowledge on the students projects. Knock Ur Knowledge is the puzzle corner. Website Mania showcases some of the resourceful sites in the web. Study Homes gives the description of some popular educational institutions. Career Case presents the skills required to kick start a great career. After Graduation gives the possibilities in choosing a career. Current Affairs obviously provides current affairs. Indianness, the word I liked though not available highlights various Indian cultures. Health & Trend focuses on health and lifestyle. Sportz is related to sports. Preaching Thoughts is the faculty column presenting some inspirations. Innovative Minds is the students column to showcase their talents. Activities @ ECE describe the events and happenings in the department. Hope our efforts are appreciated in bringing this to the readers. Expecting your best wishes.

Karnam Nagaraj

TECH FOCUS

Software defined radio

least expensive way of connecting. And equipment makers wouldnt need to overhaul their products to fit every new telecommunications standard. Wireless providers would be able to roll out new services easily and troubleshoot technical glitches with a simple download. Software-defined radio is definitely coming. Dont expect an overnight transformation, though. After all, it took years for the PC to sweep aside the IBM selective typewriter. This revolution, too, is bound to happen in a series of incremental but significant steps. When we run samples through the same channels at two different sampling rates, managing the data flow so that we dont drop data or get struck which turns out to be difficult. If youre trying to cover all the commercially interesting wave bands, its also hard to filter the received signals, efficiently amplify the power of transmitted signals, and do the analog-to-digital conversion. For those and other reasons, most efforts focus on baseband signal processing. The typical approach is to build in reconfigurable components such as DSPs or FPGAs and then write code for whatever waveform youre dealing with. Processing a different waveform just means writing new software. Once the hardware becomes obsolete, though, much of the software typically cant be reused, because it was written for those specialized components. So we have to develop code from scratch. Just as the personal computer replaced the typewriter, the adding machine, and even the telephone, so the software radio will one day replace the cell phone.

Software defined radio is a commercial device that uses a general purpose processor to handle two waveforms simultaneously. The major concept behind is to get rid of the specialized electronics used to process radio signals and instead does everything with software. The result will be a universal wireless device that can seamlessly handle a range of frequencies, modulation techniques, and encoding schemes. This is making software-defined radio an exciting alternative to traditional wireless service. This operates from the cellular base station that can simultaneously process two waveforms - CDMA (code division multiple access) and GSM (global system for mobile communications) - all in software running on off-the-shelf computer servers. Base stations are an integral but largely invisible part of their infrastructure, routing voice and data traffic between cell phone users and the network of landlines. Theres the radio front end, consisting of an antenna and a radio-frequency transceiver that picks up the analog radio waves, filters out the unwanted portions of the spectrum, and converts the remainder into a lower-frequency signal, which is fed into an analog-todigital converter. The resulting baseband signal is then processed - that is, its demodulated, decompressed, or otherwise decoded by a special-purpose integrated circuit, a digital signal processor (DSP), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or some combination of the three. A cell phone based on software-defined radio would be lighter, smaller, cheaper, and more power efficient. Whats more, it would be better at making calls: instead of being stuck with one frequency or even one cellular carrier, it would automatically search out the best and

M S Sri Chaitanya

TECH INFO
Samsung SUR 40 for Microsoft Surface: The 40-inch SUR40, cocreated by Samsung and Microsoft, is a thin table top computer that sees and responds to whatever is placed on it. Japanese Roboticists Are Building the Tallest Humanoid Ever: Japanese Robotics Company is planning just that a 13-foot tall iron giant. Samsung still dominates mobile phone market, but Apple is gaining: Samsung accounted for 25.6 % of U.S. mobile subscribers for the three months ending November 11, a slight increase of 0.3 % over the previous three months. While Apple came in fourth with 11.2 %, its 1.4 % increase. Alibaba, its sights on Yahoo, hires U.S. lobbying group: Chinese Internet Company Alibaba is investing in new power in the U.S., which causes severe threat to yahoo. Digital power offers system-level benefits in motherboards from Gigabyte: International Rectifier has introduced a digital power solution featuring GUI-based VR design for fast, real-time tuning and system-level optimization. 3D without glasses: Stream TV's Ultra-D technology will enable consumers to view 3D content without glasses. Accelerated' Android 4.0 available on ARM dev. boards: Linaro, an engineering organization has announced downloadable builds of v4.0 of the Android operating system. Nanoparticle-based paint-on solar cells achieve 1% efficiency: An inexpensive solar paint that uses semiconducting nanoparticles to produce energy. Battery pack with integral charger supports cost sensitive mobile applications. Heliatek's organic electronics development work is recognized as 2011 Best Innovation in Germany. Flamac and imec combine expertise to develop new materials for solar cells made of copper indium gallium and selenium (CIGS). Truly rollable 6" display technology shows animated images at a 10Hz refresh rate at the ID Tech. Bluetooth blood pressure monitor uses any Bluetooth version 4.0 'Smart Ready' smartphone or computer French design start up Starchip is working with Crocus to embed magnetic logic into system-onchip devices. Carbon better than copper for TSVs: Three-dimensional chip stacks are better connected with through-silicon-vias (TSVs) filled with carbon nanotubes instead of copper. Micron Technology has announced the production of a new memory device built using the first commercial CMOS manufacturing technology to employ through-silicon vias (TSVs) on IBM's advanced TSV chip-making process.

P Madhu

GO GADGET
After being snapped by many students, lack of availability of AAKASH, the cheapest android tablet sponsored by Indian Govt. left many people disappointed. However, DATAWIND, a company manufacturing and marketing wireless web access products and the developer of the product has announced an upgraded version of Aakash (UBISLATE7) The manufacturer in a meeting said, We have closed bookings for Aakash and opened online pre-bookings for second generation Aakash tablet. Ubislate-7 will be powered by android 2.3 OS and will be more powerful than the former version Aakash. It is set to begin shipping next month for $55(2,999 INR). The new device will measure up to 7 inches and will pack more features. Also, the commercially available upgraded version i.e., Ubislate will have a cellular modem which will allow the tablet to deliver web access anywhere when there is a cellular connectivity. Integrating USB ports allows pen drives, external key boards, web cams and other inexpensive peripherals to be attached. Above all Ubislate will function as a mobile phone. Games and software can be downloaded from android market by Google which consists of more than 150,000 applications. As of now access to the internet will be priced at Rs 99 for 2GB. Aakash had gained considerable international attention when it was unveiled in October, primarily due its low price point. Now with the upgraded version in the form of Ubislate the Indian Government will be hoping to provide a computing experience to more than the countrys population. In short, gizmo lovers can aspire for a better tablet.

UBISLATE specifications:
Android 2.3 gingerbread Conexant with graphics accelerator and HD video processor Memory RAM 256 MB, internal storage 2GB flash (expandable to 32GB) Audio in/out 3.5mm jack 7 display with 800x480 resolution Cortex A8- 700Mhz CPU Supporting formats: DOC/DOCX/PPT/PPTX., PTX, XLS, and ODT etc. New 3200 mA battery with 3hrs battery life Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a.b.g.c and GPRS connectivity Price Rs- 2,999/To know any other information or to pre-book UBISLATE, Visit www.ubislate.com.

N V R Nagasai

CIENTIFICO

ARYABHATTA
age (C.820 CE) was particularly influential some of his results are cheated by Al-Khwarizmi and in the 10th century Al- Brunei stated that Aryabhatas followers believed that the earth rotated on its axis. He assumed that jibe was the Arabic word jaib, which means fold in a garment. Calendric calculations devised by Aryabhatta and his followers have been in continuous using India for the practical purposes of fixing the Panchanga (The Hindu calendar). The dates of the Jalali calendar are based on actual solar transit, as in Aryabhatta an earlier Siddhartha calendars. Indias first satellites Aryabhatta and the lunar crater Aryabhatta are named in his honour. An Institute for conducting research in astronomy, astrophysics and atmospheric sciences is the Aryabhatta research institute of observational sciences (ARIOS) near Naintal, India. The inter school Aryabhatta maths competition is also named after him as is Bacillus Aryabhatta, a species of bacteria discoverer by ISRO scientists in 2009. Aryabhatas astronomical calculation methods were also very influential. Along with the trigonometric tables, they came to be widely used in the Islamic world and used to be computing many Arabic astronomical tables (zijes).

Aryabhatta (476-550 CE) was the first in the line of great mathematician astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and astronomy. His most famous works are the Aryabhatiya (499 CE, when he was 23 years old) and the Arya Siddhanta. Aryabhatta is the author of several treatises on mathematics and astronomy, some of which are lost. His major work, Aryabhatiya, a compendium of mathematics and astronomy, was extensively referred to in the Indian mathematical literature and has survived to modern times. The mathematical part of the Aryabhatiya covers arithmetic, algebra, plane trigonometry, and spherical trigonometry. It also contains continued fractions, quadratic equations, power series and a table of sines. The Arya-Siddhanta, a lost work on astronomical computations, is known through the writings of Aryabhatas contemporary, Varahamihira, and later mathematicians and commenters, including Brahmagupta and Bhaskara. A third text, which may have survived in the Arabic translation, is Al nit or Al-nanf. It claims that it is a translation by Aryabhatta, but the Sanskrit name of this work is not known. Probably dating from the 9th century, it is mentioned by the Persian scholar and chronicler of India, ABU Rayon al-Brunei. Aryabhatas work was of great influence in the Indian astronomical tradition and influenced several neighbouring cultures through translations. The Arabic translation during the Islamic golden

A Prasanna Lakshmi

INFLUYENTES

ANNIE BESANT
and Brad Laugh was elected Member of Parliament for Northampton in 1880. Divorce was unthinkable for Frank, and was not really within the reach of even middle class people. Annie was to remain Mrs Besant for the rest of her life. She was able to keep contact with both children and to have Mabel live with her; she also got a small allowance from her husband. She became involved with Union organizers including the Bloody Sunday demonstration and the London match girls strike of 1888 and was a leading speaker for the Fabien society and the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF). She was elected to the London School Board for Tower Hamlets, topping the poll even though few women were qualified to vote at that time. In 1890 Besant met Helena Blavatsky and over the next few years her interest in Theosophy grew wide her interest in secular matters waned. She became a member of the Society and a highly successful lecturer in theosophy. As part of her theosophy related work, she travelled to India where in 1898 she helped established the Central Hindu College, and in 1902 she formed the international Order of Co-freemasonry in England.

Annie Wood was born in 1847 in London into a middle-class family of Irish origin. She was proud of her heritage and supported the cause of Irish self-rule throughout her adult life. Her father died when she was five years old, leaving the family almost penniless. Her mother supported the family by running a boarding house for boys at Harrow School. However, she was unable to support Annie and persuaded her friend Ellen Marry to care for her. Marryat made sure that Besant had a good education. She was given a strong sense of what independent women could achieve. As a young woman, she was also able to travel widely in Europe. There she acquired a taste for Roman Catholic colour and ceremony that never left her. In 1867, at age nineteen she married 26-years old clergyman Frank Besant, young brother of Walter Besant. He was an evangelical Anglican who seemed to share many of her concerns. On the eve of marriage, she had become more politicised through a visit to friends in Manchester, who brought her into contact with both English radicals and the Manchester Martyrs of the Irish Republican Fenian Brotherhood, as well as with conditions of the urban poor. She was married at 19 to Frank Besant separated from him over religious differences. She then became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society (CSS) and writer and a close friend of Charles Brad laugh. In 1877 they were prosecuted for publishing a book by birth control campaigner Charles Knowlton. The scandal made them famous

A Prasanna Lakshmi

ENGINEERS IDEAS
CONTROLLING STREET LIGHTS ON SENSING THE VEHICLES Now a day's every system is automated in order to face new challenges. In the present days Automated systems have less manual operations, flexibility, reliability and accurate. Due to this demand every field prefers automated control systems. Especially in the field of electronics automated systems is giving good performance. Sometimes the term automation means with less intervention of human. The main aim of the project controlling street lights on sensing the vehicles is to control the switching of Street Lights automatically according to the density of the traffic like day time or night time. This allows realizing the task efficiently and effectively without the intervention of human by making it automated and even can avoid unnecessary wastage of power by switching it off at right time. To detect the presence of an object IR sensor is used which senses the light actually like eyes. IR sensors have very wide applications in sensing an obstacle. In this project these IR sensors are used for sensing the presence of any vehicle ahead or any movement and send a signal to the street lights to switch ON and after the time delay provided the street lights will switch OFF. Street lights without manual operation i.e. by using this system manual effort is 100% removed. By using this system energy consumption is also reduced because nowadays the manually operated street lights are not switched off even the sunlight comes and also switched on earlier before sunset. High Power LED street lights are new series of energy saving products that utilize high power LEDs as effective lighting source to traditional illumination, such as LPS, HPS, or MH street lights. LED street lighting is environmentally friendly, energy efficient and cost-effective. LED street lighting, as an important member of public lighting Family, have apply to many different countries with increasing need, which is to fit the requirement of low carbon and environment-protection. Features of this project are this system can be easily monitored, ease in understanding the working module, it is easy to operate and power can be saved. Advantage of this project is that the system is highly sensitive, works according to the light intensity, low cost and reliable circuit, and completely eliminates man power. Applications are balcony / stair case / parking lightings, garden lights, oil burner flame out, automatic headlight turner.

M S Sri Chaitanya

KNOCK UR KNOWLEDGE
General Quiz
1. How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world? a) 6,000 b) 9,000 c) 4,000 d) 1,000 2. Which book is printed in the maximum number of languages and scripts? a) The Bible b) Hiraka Sutra c) The super Book d) None of these 3. Euclid was: a) Greek mathematician b) Propounded the geometrical theorems c) Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry d) all the statements are correct 4. Who is known as the father of English poetry? a) Geoffrey Chaucer b) John Milton c) John Keats d) None of these 5. Who discovered Australia? a) Eric the Red b) Leif Ericsson c) William Janszoon d) None of these 6. Which game is played with five players on either side? a) Basketball b) Volleyball c) Hockey d) Football 7. Who won the Hockey World Cup in 1975? a) India b) Pakistan c) Germany d) Australia 8. Which of the following is not a gas? a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen c) Helium d) Mercury 3. The type of transmission used for sound in TV transmission is a) AM b) FM c) PCM d) PWM 4. A wired AND gate uses a) Common Emitter Configuration b) Common Collector Configuration c) Open Emitter Configuration d) Open Collector Configuration 5. The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is...? a) 48.4 kHz b) 22,050 Hz c) 44.1 kHz d) 48 kHz 6. Some lasers are referred to as being cw. What does cw mean? a) Circular wave b) Constant white c) Continuous wave d) Clear white 7. Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine? a) Permanent magnet motor b) Series motor c) Squirrel cage motor d) Synchronous motor 8. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency? a) Fourier b) Foundation c) Fundamental d) Field

SUDOKU
Answers to General Quiz, Technical Quiz and Sudoku are given in the Last page.

TECHNICAL QUIZ
1. In a transistor when base-width decreases with increasing collector to base voltage, this phenomenon is called a) Early effect b) Thermal Runaway c) Tunnelling d) Pinch-off 2. The bridge used for measurement of inductance is a) Wheatstone Bridge b) Kelvin Double Bridge c) Anderson Bridge d) Schering Bridge

P R L S N Raju

WEBSITE MANIA
Heres a website www.indianstudentsnetwork.com which is an online students forum community where you can interact with other students from around the world discussing all things related to education and employment. For this you must register to get full access to the website. You can share information with other students from around the world. Ask questions about your field of study and get answers from experts. Get information about studying in USA, UK, AUSTRALIA, etc. get information about job opportunities around the world. It is absolutely free to register an account here. If looking for any technical books, e-books. There are hundreds of website providing free books legally. These books are in digital format of pdf, word or txt. Best 3 websites to download the latest engineering and technical free books. This site lacks in technical books. If you go and search for technical you can hardly find 4-5 books related to technical topic. So as per the analysis if you look for best engineering or technical related aspects recommendations are in favour of guru engineers: the largest engineering community. Moreover if youre looking for core engineering community, the guruengineers.com is the ultimate selection engineering forums has been provided by guru engineers which is the largest engineering community website.

Guruengineers.com: the largest engineering community

website. This site specializes in technical and engineering books ranging anywhere from all engineering branches. Website has contained a collection of 1000s of e-books that are available freely by the editors in digital format at various locations. Here engineering community/ user, share exchange and distribute the books with each other in engineering forums.

Google.com: classic online with Google book search. As per

you can see google.com have lots of books in them but these formats and copyright problems are there as some are partially available, best option is that you try for the full view books under the options.

Gutenberg.com: public domain works. This site is the oldest

and has lots of books in it. But all the books are either old or they are in category of non-technical sections. It offers over 36,000 free eBooks to download to your computers, laptops, kindle, android devices, ios devices and other portable devices. You can choose between epub, kindle, HTML, and simple text formats which carry high quality books.

N V R Nagasai

STUDY HOMES IIT BOMBAY

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay popularly known as IIT Bombay or IITB is a public research university located in Powai, Mumbai. IITB has 14 departments, 10 multi-disciplinary centres, 3 schools of excellence and 3 inter-disciplinary groups, with a strong emphasis on scientific and centres, 3 schools of excellence and 3 interdisciplinary groups, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research. Established in 1958, it is the second-oldest campus of the Indian Institutes of Technology system. The motto of IIT Bombay Gnayanam Paramam Dheyam, or "Knowledge is the Supreme Goal", is reflected in the Vision and Mission of IIT. Vision: To be the fountainhead of new ideas and of innovators in technology and science Mission: To create an ambience in which new ideas, research and scholarship flourish and from which the leaders and innovators of tomorrow emerge The IIT Bombay campus is divided into clusters of buildings. The academic area chiefly comprises the main building, the various departmental annexes and auditoria. All department annexes are connected by a corridor named Infinite Corridor. There are total 14 hostels, H-15 and H-16 in construction phase; out of this H-10 and H-11 are particularly for female students. The institute has two swimming pools; football, hockey and cricket grounds; and tennis, basketball, squash and volleyball courts. It also has a Students' Activity Center (SAC) for various cultural and other extracurricular activities. In addition to these facilities the campus also houses two high schools, one of which is a Kendriya Vidyalaya and the other is called IIT Campus School. COURSES AND ADMISSION PROCESS: 1. Undergraduate programmes - B. Tech, Dual-Degree Foreign nationals interested in pursuing their undergraduate studies at IIT Bombay i.e. B. Tech, Dual Degree & 5-year Integrated M.Sc. programs, have to appear for the Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the IITs. 2. Postgraduate Programmes : M. Tech, M. Phil, M. Des, Master of Management M.Sc. & Ph.D. Dual Degree Foreign Nationals can seek admission to various Postgraduate and Research Programmes under the following categories:- Self-financing Students (Full programme), Cultural Exchange Fellowship Programmes(Govt. Of India), Visiting students (Under MoU / Non-MoU). Foreign Nationals seeking admission in any one of the aforesaid categories will have to satisfy the minimum eligibility criteria for admission to the programmes as prescribed by the Institute.

P R L S N Raju

CAREER CASE
Communication skills speaking skills: You can hear the fashionable phrase 'good communication skills widely bandied about these days. The skills, however, are anything but modest in their practical effects- without them; you cannot function efficiently, whether as housewife or businessman, office secretary or club secretary, employee or employer, information hunter or bargain hunter, colleague or student or friend. Writing and speaking are sometimes compared to another form of communication- broadcasting. Like a radio transmission, for example, speaking and writing also have three elements- transmitter, signal, and receiver- and often suffer from 'interference'. What is it that distorts the message between transmitter (you) and receiver (your reader or listener)? It might be inadequate vocabulary or nervous twitching or a noisy street. Communicate clearly, and you actually start to think more clearly, and this in turn improves your communication skills still further. Tips for better English speaking: Try to experiment with the English you know. Use words and phrases you know in new situations. Native English speakers are more likely to correct you if you use the wrong word than if you use the wrong grammar. Experimenting with vocabulary is a really good way of getting feedback. Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way. Try NOT to translate into and from your own language. This takes too much time and will make you more hesitant. Don't speak too fast! It's important to use a natural rhythm when speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you. Try to relax when you speak you'll find your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. When you speak English at normal speed, you'll discover that many of the pronunciation skills, such as linking between words, will happen automatically. Remember, when speaking English Try to become less hesitant and more confident. Remember to be polite use "please" and "thank you" if you ask someone to do something for you.

M Madhulika

AFTER GRADUATION

MBA
Companies focus on finding students who are familiar with the language, customs and geography of booming parts of the developing world, such as Brazil, China and India. MBA Career Changes in Recent Years: Investment banking analysts are no longer leaving their entry-level jobs to pursue MBA studies to become associates. They are promoted directly into these positions, leaving fewer job openings for incoming MBA graduates. Growing, Dying MBA Industries and Jobs: You should focus on jobs on the health care, pharmaceuticals, energy and utilities, corporate finance and accounting industries. Other industries with strong recruiting results include government, nonprofit, technology and biotechnology. In Europe, the luxury goods industry is booming and searching for MBA graduates. You could land jobs in marketing and sales, corporate finance, and supply chain. Famous Institutes in India: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A). Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM C). Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM B). XLRI Xavier Labor Research Institute, Jamshedpur. ISB Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Nowadays, many graduates prefer to complete the MBA Business Management Program, also called as General Business Management MBA Program this program allows you to learn business in general. Do you want to complete a MBA Business Management Program? You need to have the basic skills, about strong communication and critical thinking. By completing a MBA Business Management Program you will study about its main focuses including: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Economics-focuses: the subject of supply and demand and Business Law: as it applies to the business world. Human capital Management. Business Ethics-practices during decision making. Accounting-focuses on financial statements, cost allocation. maximizing profit and market structure.

MBA Career Trends: More students should be hired this year than last year, according to the 2010 Corporate Recruiters Survey of the Graduate Management Admissions Council. It may take you, however, more time to find an MBA job and you may have only one offer. As a result of the competitive market, MBA salaries are expected to remain between $80,000 and $90,000, similar to those in 2009. The percentage of MBA students taking jobs in Asia has more than doubled in the past five years, reaching some 10 %, according to vault.com. Asian firms including Infosys and Tata are actively recruiting in the United States. More Fortune 500 companies are also hiring international students to manage operations in their home countries.

J Veena

CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill were introduced in Loksabha on 22 December 2011. The bill was aimed at setting up the body of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas at the level of the States. Rajyasabha approved the Bill to add more Scheduled Tribes to List. Rajyasabha of Indian Parliament on 22 December 2011 passed the bill the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2011. The Union cabinet of India on 22 December 2011 approved 4.5 % share for minorities within the 27% OBC quota in jobs & university seats. The Supreme Court of India on 20 December 2011 ruled that courts can interfere in the case of contractual job if the decision taken by the management is arbitrary. National Food Security Bill: The Union Cabinet of India on 18 December 2011 approved a draft National Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal entitlement of cheaper food-grains to 62.5 per cent of the country's population. Wipro Infrastructure entered into JV with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to produce Hydraulic Pumps. Japan won FIFA world cup 2011.After a disaster from Tsunami, Japan reverted to their happy time by winning 2011 Soccer FIFA Women's World Cup by 3-1 in Penalty Shootout. Death of Osama Bin Laden: One of the most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden was killed on 1st May of 2011. India won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.The dream of Sachin Tendulkar has become true after playing 5 consecutive world cups. Food Inflation fell to its Lowest Level in Six Years at 0.42% for the Week ended 17 December 2011. Leading Writers & Journalists presented with Bharatendu Harish Chandra Awards for 2009 & 2010. 2012 declared as National Mathematical Year as a Tribute to Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. India's Foreign Exchange Reserves fell by $4.67 billion for Week ended 16 December 2011. Election Commission Launched India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management. Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award presented to Trichy Sankaran. Gagan Narang has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by President Pratibha Patil. Delhi Government inked an Agreement with NISG for Digitisation of its Archival Records. 22 Writers including Novelists, Poets & Playwrights chosen for Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2011. China launched a High-Speed Bullet Train in Quingdao, Shandong. NASA discovered the First Earth-size Planets Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f. Indian Striker Sunil Chhetri voted Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation.

P Madhu

INDIANNESS

ANDHRA PRADESH
Culture and Crafts: The crafts of Andhra Pradesh are many. Famous for its Kalamkari and Nirmal paintings, buffalo hide puppets, Ikat garments and the delicate silver filigree of Karimnagar, Andhra is a veritable treasure Trove of beautiful crafts fashioned by skilled artisans, Kalamkari takes its name from the implement of the humble kalam i.e. pen. Ikat is a form of weave where dyed threads are patterned into colorful fabrics. The repertoire of fine fabrics is not limited to Ikat. Saris woven in Pochampalli, Dharamavaram, Venkatagiri and Narayanpet are treasured possessions of innumerable Indian women. The classical dance form of kuchipudi is native to a small town near Vijayawada. It incorporates elements of myths and the Hindu religion and is performed to Telugu music and Sanskrit chants. Tribal dances, as everywhere else, are filled with grace and rhythm. The most well-known is the dhimsa of the colorful Lambadi tribe. The Veernatyam captures the energy of an enraged Shiva, the Destroyer God.

Language: Almost 85% of the population in Andhra Pradesh is Hindu and speak Telugu but in the northern parts, especially in and around Hyderabad there is a significantly large population of Muslims and speak Urdu and Hindi. While urban Andhra Pradesh is educated, cosmopolitan and leads the way in conspicuous consumerism, the rural areas are still remarkably poor. A large part of the population in Andhra has been given special status under a program of affirmative action for certain scheduled castes and tribes. The nomadic Lambadi are the most colourful tribal group, thought to be originally from the Kutch region in Gujarat. Religion: Almost 85% of the population is Hindu. There are a significant number of Muslims in the north, in and around Hyderabad, and many Christians too. There are some Jain and Buddhist people too. Food: Andhra food is deliciously hot and tangy. The Telugu people love their side dishes, pickles, crisp poppadums and yoghurt. The dosa, a rice pancake is special in Andhra. Called the pessaratu, it is filled with a savoury semolina preparation called upma. Famous all over the world, the aromatic meat and rice preparation called biryani belongs to Hyderabad. Muslim food is mainly concerned with succulent meats, sweet spices and ways of putting them together in the most delectable fashion there could be. Fruits, like custard apples, bananas, mangoes and the locally grown grape.

J Veena

HEALTH & TREND

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In human, it is the general condition of a persons mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain (as in good health or healthy). and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories. Some work alone or as part of a team .They attempt to satisfy consumer desire for aesthetically designed clothing; and because of the time required to bring a garment onto List of plants used in medicine o Aloe Vera has traditionally been used to treat burn & wounds. o Garlic (Allium sativm) may lower the level of total cholesterol o Grapefruit (Naringenin) components may prevent obesity. o Honey may reduce cholesterol .may be useful in the treatment of wound o Oregano may be effective against multi-drug-resistant bacteria. o Black berry and paper drew the to the wrinkles of the skin. o Black berries prevents Oral Cancer FASHION Fashion Design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and social latitudes and has varied over time attention of the cosmetics because it interferes with the metalloproteinase that contribute Colleges offering master of fashion courses The National Institute of Fashion Technology in India. Haryana Technical Institute, Rohtak in India. Raffles College of design and commerce. RMIT University in Melbourne. Shih chine university in Hong Kong the market, must at times anticipate changing consumer tastes. There are a number of well-known art school and design school design technology. Fashion designer attempts to design clothes which are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. They must consider who is likely to wear a garment and the situations in which it will be worn. They have a wide range and combination of material to work with and a wide range of colours, patterns and styles to choose from.

G Nitish Reddy

SPORTZ
CRICKET: Virat Kohli finishes 2011 as highest ODI run-getter. Kohli finished the year at the top of ODI charts with 1381 runs at an avg. The young gun started off 2011 with a solid 54 against South Africa in the testing conditions of Durban and from there on it was no looking back for the confident right-hander as he banged a brutal 100 not out against Bangladesh in the World Cup opener to compliment Virender Sehwags maverick innings. He went on to score 282 runs in the successful campaign cementing his place in the worlds best team in style. But the real test awaited the Delhi brat in England were he showed that he is not one to turn his back to a challenge producing a gritty 55 in the first match at Chester-Le-Street. TENNIS: Chennai: World Number 17 and Chennai Open defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka on Saturday said the young guns in world tennis are out to spring a lot of surprises in the 2012 season. He said the race is always between players ranked five to 20 and this year players have been moving a lot. "That is nice and is a big challenge because you know you can be there. Since you find young players always coming up in tournament after tournament, it is going to be the same this year or even more. You can see some big surprises this year the ATP Circuit," he said. FOOTBALL: FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman said Tuesday that 2010 MLS MVP David Ferreira, out since late April with a broken ankle, likely wont be available in the upcoming playoffs. Dallas plays host to the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night in a single-elimination wild-card match. Liverpool galvanised by super sub Gerrard took just 31 minutes to inspire a 3-1 win over Newcastle in his team`s final fixture of the year. GOLF: charl schwartezl and Louis oosthuizen both finished in the top six at the Dubai world championship after leaving themselves a little too much to do on the final day. It was a gallant effort from the chasing pack but alvaro quiros kept his nerve to win the title in stunning fashion and Luke Donald clinched the race to Dubai by finished third. Oosthuizen started the day just shots behind the Spaniard and was in the penultimate group with Donald. Putt after puff just slid past the hole for the south Africa who failed to get any momentum going in his final round

G Nitish Reddy

PREACHING THOUGHTS
Do not live in imagined future: If you want to be a happier, lessstressed person, there is no better place to start than with becoming aware of anticipatory thinking, or an imagined future. Essentially, this type of thinking involves imagining how much better your life will be when certain conditions are met or how stressful, or difficult something is going to be at some point down the road. Typical anticipatory thinking sounds something like this: I cant wait to get that promotion, and then my life will be great. Life will be so much simpler when I can afford an assistant. These next few years will be really tough, but after that Ill be having a smooth ride. For example, its common for a builder to run into unexpected You get so carried away by your own thoughts that you remove yourself from the actual present moments of your life, thereby forgetting the act of living effectively and joyfully. There are other, more short-term forms of this type of thinking as well: The next few days are going to be unbearable, I am going to be tired tomorrow, I just know my speech is going to be a disaster. There are endless variations of this stressful tendency. The details are usually different, but the result is the same stress! Do not let your thoughts get caught up in the negative expectations and imagined horrors of the future. changes in the original plans unknown soil conditions, a shortage of money, or unforeseen design problems. A reactive builder will panic, overreact and become difficult to work with. A good builder will take the changes in stride, be responsive to the changes, rise to the occasion and get the job done. Responsive individuals are willing to change direction, if necessary, and admit their mistakes when appropriate. Because responsive people are able to see the entire picture so well, they are able to factor into every equation all the variables, instead of being limited to their usual way of doing things. Be Responsive: Responsive means acting appropriately to the issue at hand. Rather than being driven and controlled by habitual, knee-jerk reactions, being responsive means having the ability to maintain perspective and to choose the best possible alternative or course of action, given your unique situation.

Karnam Nagaraj

INNOVATIVE MINDS
Magnetic Floating Aircrafts: Aircrafts today relies on fuel energy which is non renewable form of energy. In order to conserve energy and to optimize the use of fossil fuels, the earths magnetic field can be used as the driving force of the aircraft, instead of fuel energy. The earth has a magnetic field. The aircraft generates whatever field the Earth is generating (positive for positive or negative for negative) and then the aircraft floats. This was tried some years ago, but the aircraft was far too unstable and thus, crashed. An electrical generator would be required to generate the electricity for a big aircraft, to keep it afloat, since batteries wouldn't last that long. To power the generator, one could put in a conventional combustion type of engine and have the pistons turn a crankshaft that drives the generator. In order to reduce the usage of fuels, the phenomena of super magnets can be applied to generate power. This idea was initially abandoned because the Earth's magnetic field changes in many regions. In other words, the field which allows floating in one region could pull into the Earth in another, which is undesirable. But modern jetliners and modern fighter planes fly with the help of computer programs that constantly make slight changes to the flaps and so forth of the aircraft to keep it stable; without this, aircraft like an F-16 or a jumbo jet would crash. Imagine an aircraft that instead of the four exhaust outlets has four large magnetic generators on the bottom. These magnets are powered by the electric generator which is spinning inside, which is thus powered by the engine inside, which is running on fuel. Now a problem arises - what if on one side of the aircraft the Earth has a positive field, yet on the other side, it has a negative field? The magnets on each side need to custom match the field, or they will pull the aircraft down. Each magnet could be like a television screen, where each magnet is really made up of a huge amount of smaller magnets (as a television screen is made up of pixels), so that the magnetic field from each "magnet" could vary. As the aircraft flies along, the computer can make constant adjustments to the magnetic fields of these four hover magnets, to match the Earth's field, so the aircraft stays afloat.

M Madhulika

ACTIVITIES @ ECE
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and IEEE Student Branch have conducted a distinguished lecture on Recent Trends in Communication Systems on 19th August, 2011. Sri. D. K. Sunil, DGM, HAL Hyderabad presented the lecture. Sri K. Nagaraj, Dept. of ECE attended one day seminar on Recent Trends in Microwave Technologies conducted by Institute of Engineers and IEEE Hyderabad Section on 12th March, 2011 held at Visweshwaraya Bhavan. Sri S. Prabhakar Rao and Sri K. Nagaraj of ECE Department have attended one day workshop on Phased Array Radars & Design at University College of Engineering, Osmania University on 23rd September 2011. The students of ECE - IV - B have won the Santosh and Mohan Ravitej Memorial Trophy conducted during the month of July August 2011. The ECE team beat the Biotech IV Year students in the final match conducted on 03-Aug-2011. The winners were presented prizes and trophy by Avinash Reddy Garu, Treasurer, RRS College of Engineering and Technology. Students of the department interested in writing articles relevant to the topics in the newsletter can send their articles to advitiiya@yahoo.in or contact any of the team members. The best articles will be published with the name and photograph of the student. Answers (Knock Ur Knowledge) General quiz 1.b 2.a 3.d 4.a 5.c 6.a Technical quiz 1.a 2.c 3.b 4.a 5.c 6.c Sud0ku 7.a 7.c 8.d 8.c Our Team:

V Nagalakshmi