IYC 2011

International Year of Chemistry - 2011

Sulekha Rani.R, P.G.T Chemistry,

KV NTPC Kayamkulm

Introduction

The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.

Under the unifying theme “Chemistry—our life, our future,”

IYC 2011 will offer a range of interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages. The Year of Chemistry is intended to reach across the globe, with opportunities for public participation at the local, regional, and national level.

The IYC 2011 is an initiative of IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. It involves chemical societies, academies, and institutions worldwide, and relies on individual initiatives to organize local and regional activities.

The goals of IYC2011 are to increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world needs, to encourage interest in chemistry among young people, and to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry.

The year 2011 will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Madame Marie Curie—an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women to science. The year will also be the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies, providing a chance to highlight the benefits of international scientific collaboration.

IYC 2011 events will emphasize that chemistry is a creative science essential for sustainability and improvements to our way of life. Activities, such as lectures, exhibits, and hands-on experiments, will explore how chemical research is critical for solving our most vexing global problems involving food, water, health, energy, transportation, and more.

In addition, the Year of Chemistry will help enhance international cooperation by serving as a focal point or information source for activities by national chemical societies, educational institutions, industry, governmental, and non-governmental organizations.

Poem by Nikhil Abraham... my student from class XII (2010)

ഒന്നുമേ ശാശ്വതമല്ല ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ

അമ്മയെന്ന ദൈവം ജന്മം തന്നു ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ

ജനിച്ചു ഞാൻ ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ ദരിദ്രനായി ജനിച്ചു

മരിച്ചിട്ടും ഈ ഭുമിയിൽ ദരിദ്രനായി ഞാൻ........

ഒന്നുമേ നേടാതെ ഒന്നുമേ നൽകാതെ

ജീവിച്ചു ഞാനീ ഭൂമിയിൽ

ഭാരമായി ജീവിക്കുന്നു

ഞാൻ നേടിയതോ ശാശ്വതമല്ലൊന്നും......

ജീവിതവും ശാശ്വതമല്ല ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ

ഞാനും ശാശ്വതമല്ല ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ

എൻ ഭൂമിദേവി.... തരൂ എനിക്കായി ആറടിമണ്ണ്.

സമർപ്പിച്ചിടും ഞാൻ എൻ ശരീരം നിനക്കായി

സമർപ്പിക്കുന്നു...... ഞാൻ

തരൂ.... എനിക്കായി ആറടിമണ്ണ്.

BY

Nikhil Abraham

Class XII(2010-11)

KV NTPC Kayamkulam

2010 CHEMISTRY NOBEL PRIZE

NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY-2010

Photo: University of Delaware, USA

Photo: Purdue University, USA

Photo: Hokkaido University, Japan

Richard F. Heck

Ei-ichi Negishi

Akira Suzuki

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 was awarded jointly to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki

"for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic

synthesis".

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Ei-ichi Negishi

and Akira Suzuki (Japan) and Richard Heck (United States) for the

development of palladium-catalyzed cross coupling. Palladium-

catalyzed cross coupling is a chemical investigative tool that

allows scientists to develop new drugs and electronics, among

other things, by facilitating more efficient linking of carbon atoms.

The Heck, Nagishi and Suzuki reactions bring carbon atoms near

each other on a palladium substrate. Positioning the carbon

atoms this way allows them to be bound together to form

molecules that otherwise would be difficult to construct

Bharath scout And guide

Bharath scout And guide

The Genesis of Scouting and Guiding in the World

The Boy Scouts Movement had a simple start in the year 1907 when a retired Army General Lord Baden Powell conducted an experimental camp in Brown sea Island in England with 20 boys. The successful conduct of the camp and publication of the Book “Scouting for Boys” in a fortnightly marked the start of the Boy Scout Movement.

In the year 1910, Crystal palace Rally was held where Girls wearing the boy Scout uniform appeared and wanted to join the Scout Movement. Lord Baden Powell decided to start a movement for Girls with the help of his sister Agnes Baden Powell

Scouting In India

Scouting started in India in the year 1909, when Captain T.H.Baker established the first Scout Troop in Bangalore and got it registered with imperial Headquarters, London.subsequently, Scout Troops were formed in Kirkee (Pune), Simla, Madras, Jabalpur, Lonavla (Mumbai) and registered with the Imperial Headquarters during 1910 and 1911. These units were open to European and Anglo Indian Children only.

The first Guide Company in India was started in Jabalpur, Central India in 1911.

As the Scout Movement was not initially open to the Indian boys, Nationalist leaders of India decided to offer Scouting activities to Indian Boys and Sewa Samiti Scout Association was formed with Headquarters in Allahabad by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru and Pandit Sriram Bajpai. Dr.Annie Besant with the help of Shri G.S.Arundale started a seperate Scout Association for Indian Boys in Madras.

Efforts were made for unification of different scout groups existing in India during the visit of Lord Baden Powell to India in 1921 and 1937 but failed. Major reason for the failure in unification was the promise clause which included the word “Duty to King”. Our Patriotic sentiments of our Nationalist leaders did not approve the allegiance to the British Empire and instead it was insisted that allegiance loyalty to the Country should be part of the Scout Promise..

Scouting Guiding In independent India

After the independence of our country efforts were made for unification of the Scout and Guide Associations functioning in India. Serious efforts were made by our National leaders like Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India, Mauland Abul Kalam Azad, the First education Minister of India,Shri Mangal Das Pakvasa, Governor of Central Province, and Scout leaders Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru, Pandit Sri Ram Bajpai, Justice Vivian Bose and others for the merger of the Scout / Guide Associations.

Dr.Tara chand, Education Secretary ,Government of India made significant contribution in finalizing the merger deed.

The Final merger took place on 7^th November 1950 and the unified Organisation came into existence under the Name “The Bharat Scouts and Guides”. The Girl Guides Association formally joined the Bharat Scouts and Guides a little later on 15^th August 1951.

Our Fundamentals

Definition:-The Bharat Scouts & Guides is a voluntary, non-political, educational movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed ,in accordance with the purpose, principles and methods conceived by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907.

Purpose: The purpose of the Movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of local, national and international communities.

Principles: The Scout /Guide Movement is based on the Following Principles.

DUTY TO GOD: Adherence to spiritual principle, loyalty to the religion that expresses the acceptance of the duties resulting there from.

DUTY TO OTHERS;

Loyalty to one's country in harmony of local and international peace, understanding, co-operation.

Participation in the development of society with recognition and respect for dignity of one's fellowmen and for the integrity of the natural world.

DUTY TO SELF:

Responsibility for the development of one’s self.

ഒരു കര്ഷകന്റെ ആത്മഹത്യാ കുറിപ്പ്

ഒരു കര്‍ഷകന്റെ ആത്മഹത്യാ കുറിപ്പ്

ഇതു പാടമല്ലെന്റെ ഹൃദയമാണ് ...

നെല്കതിരല്ല കരിയുന്ന മോഹമാണ്..ഇനിയെന്റെ കരളും പറിച്ചു കൊള്‍ക..

പുഴയല്ല കണ്ണീരിനുറവയാണ് ...വറ്റി വരളുന്നതുയിരിന്റെ ഉറവയാണ്

ഇനിയെന്റെ ശാന്തിയുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക

കതിരു കൊത്താന്‍ കൂട്ടുകിളികളില്ല

കിളിയകട്ടാന്‍ കടും താളമില്ല

നുരിയിട്ടു നിവരുന്ന ചെറുമി തന്‍ ചുണ്ടില്‍ വയല്‍ പാട്ടു ചാര്‍ത്തും ചുവപ്പുമില്ല

നാമ്പുകളുണങിയ നുകപ്പാടിനോരത്ത് നോക്കുകുത്തി പലക ബാക്കിയായി

ഇനിയെന്റെഇനിയെന്റെഇനിയെന്റെ ചലനവുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക...ബോധവുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക......................... പാട്ടുകളെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക............

കര്‍ക്കിട കൂട്ടങ്ങള്‍ മേയുന്ന മടവകള്‍

വയല്‍ ചിപ്പി ചിത്രം വരക്കും ചതുപ്പുകള്‍

മാനത്തു കണ്ണികള്‍ മാരശരമെയ്യുന്ന മാനസ സരസ്സാം ജലചെപ്പുകള്‍

ധ്യാനിച്ചു നില്‍കുന്ന ശ്വേത സന്യാസികള്‍.....

നാണിച്ചു നില്ക്കും കുളക്കോഴികള്‍ ...

പോയ്മറഞെങൊ വിളക്കാല ഭംഗികള്‍ ...

വറുതി കത്തുന്നു കറുക്കുന്നു ചിന്തകള്‍

ഇനിയെന്റെ ബോധവുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക.........................

വൈക്കോല്‍ മിനാരം മറഞ്ഞ മുറ്റത്തിന്നു

ചെണ്ട കൊട്ടി കടത്തെയ്യങ്ങളാടുന്നു

ഇനിയെന്റെ ചലനവുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക...

ഇനിയെന്റെ ശാന്തിയുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക

ഇനിയെന്റെ കരളും പറിച്ചു കൊള്‍ക...

ഇനിയെന്റെ പാട്ടുകളെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക............

ഇനിയെന്റെ ബോധവുമെടുത്തു കൊള്‍ക...................