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DTU starts a management course for engineers.


http://education.indiatimes.com/educati ... 0Education

Over the years, B-Schools have witnessed an increase in terms of enrolment by engineers. However, while engineers are getting absorbed in managerial jobs, the core-engineering sector is facing a manpower deficit. In order to address this problem the Delhi Technical University (DTU) has started a programme to hone the managerial skills of engineers while keeping their technical expertise intact. The programme offered by DTU’s Delhi School of Management (DSM) offers three specialisations — information and knowledge management, information technology management and supply chain management.

Elaborating further, SK Garg, head, DSM said, “The attrition rate in service industries like IT and software is high. Moreover, there is a lack of documentation in terms of decisions taken at the managerial level and knowledge produced. Only someone with a technical background can understand, preserve and retrieve such knowledge. With this in mind, we are offering a specialisation in knowledge and technology management.”

Supply chain management is a crucial aspect of any company. “General MBA, too, offers this subject. However, through a specialisation students learn to develop, evaluate and implement strategies, concepts and management approaches in logistics and supply management,” explained Garg. Referring to specialisations in IT, he said that IT companies were hiring a lot of engineers as programmers. “But companies today require system analysts,” he added.
Students are introduced to core management subjects in the first semester and to specialisations in the second semester. By the third semester, the student is able to decide on his/her specialisation. The final semester gives an option to select a specialisation with one of the core management subjects like finance, marketing and human resource, among others. The last date for submitting applications is February 8.

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Students' Speak

Winds of change



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Ankur Garg has received the Chevening Scholarship to pursue an MPhil in Cambridge University, UK


You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Ankur Garg, who has completed a BTech from the Delhi Technological University (DTU) this year, is a firm believer. For years he worked for many environment-friendly engineering projects, however, he says, they did not see the light of the day. There is abundance of green technology waiting to be launched in the market but a lot of politics spins around the world in the name of climate change. And I want to influence policies related to technology.

For this reason, Garg has opted to do an MPhil in technology policy in Cambridge University, UK. He is one of the scholars to receive the Shell Centenary Chevening and Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Scholarship this year. At the age of 22, he got admission in both Cambridge and Oxford University to pursue courses of his choice. I got the option to pursue environment change management in Oxford University. But I want to work in the area of environment policy. So Cambridge was the obvious choice. Moreover, it will be an honour to study in an institution that has given many innovative ideas to the world. I will be studying at a time when the university is celebrating its 800year, he says.

An environment-engineering student, Garg has been active in the field of climate change since the time he entered college. After completing class XII, he got a studentship to work as a research assistant in the University of Sydney, Australia, for four months. I worked on glacial lakes project. During my college years, too, I was working with professors of IIT-Delhi on various green-technology projects. But there is no ecosystem to support such projects and launch them in the market, he laments.

Garg was also selected as part of the Indian Youth Delegation at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Once I was there I realised a lot could be changed at the policy-level to bring in green technology in the market. It is for this reason, I opted to pursue MPhil in technology policy instead of selecting the usual path to do an MBA or specialising in engineering," he adds.

As to his success, he says, for a scholarship like Chevening, I think along with academic credentials, you need to have a wider portfolio of credits. They look for candidates who have a clear vision and leadership qualities. I think all the Chevening Scholars I met are very special and have done something unique.

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DTU plans to increase seats for B.Tech, M.Tech


http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories ... 980300.htm


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NEW DELHI: Delhi Technological University plans to increase its student intake for some of its under-graduate and post-graduate courses from the 2010-11 academic year.

It is planning to add 230 and 72 seats respectively in its B.Tech and M.Tech programmes. The intake in B.Tech courses will be increased by adding seats in the existing courses.

The number of seats for B.Tech in bio-technology is likely to be increased from 20 to 60 while in polymer science and chemical technology the intake will increase from 40 to 60.

An increase of 30 seats each is expected in environmental engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering and production and industrial engineering while civil engineering will see an increase of 50 seats.

The University this year will admit students from Delhi and outside on the basis of the rank obtained in the All-India Engineering Entrance Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.

Four new M.Tech programmes are also likely to be added from the new academic year in bio-technology, bio-informatics, geo-technology, signal processing and digital design with an intake of 18 students each.

Therefore 72 more seats will be available at the post-graduate level from the new session in addition to the currently available 306 seats.

There has also been a recommendation to enhance the scholarship amount awarded to Ph.D scholars in science and engineering to Rs.14,000 per month.

Earlier Ph.D. scholars in science were getting a monthly stipend of Rs.10,500 while those in engineering were paid Rs.12,000 per month.

The University has also advertised for applications to fill 93 faculty positions.

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Seminar at DTU on creating eco-friendly automobile solutions

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Delhi Technological University is organizing a two-day seminar on "Modeling Techniques in Engine Calibration for Euro-IV and beyond.." on January 8-9, 2010

New Delhi, Delhi, January 7, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- World over, Vehicular emission is considered to be a major contributor to the air pollution and depletion of the ozone layer. As a result, stricter emission guidelines such as European Emission Standards (popularly known as Euro standards) have been introduced to ensure lesser polluting but at the same time higher efficiency vehicles. Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly Delhi College of Engineering, is organizing a seminar on "Modeling Techniques in Engine Calibration for Euro-IV and beyond..." to provide in-depth information on Engine Management System and Development of calibration process to meet strict emission legislation process and thus developing automobiles which are more eco-friendly in nature.

The seminar is being held on January 8-9, 2010 at DTU campus in association with Harit Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. It will be inaugurated by Prof. P.B.Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU. Highlighting the importance of the seminar, Prof. Sharma said, "We must focus on Green mobility to assume a green future for us and coming generations. The seminar shall create the necessary urge and awareness in this regard."

Targeted at those involved in engine development and meeting newer legislated emission requirements, the two-day seminar endeavours to provide a broad outline of process of engine calibration and mapping; a guide to re-structure the conventional engine development process in-line with cal development; an overview of calibration and control software packages; information on type of knowledge and expertise required for explicit develop calibration; legislated emission standards and knowledge of Engine Control Unit; concept of control system features such as fueling, turbo charge waste gate or electronic throttle; and current challenges in Engine Development - Calibration and Mapping exercise.

Eminent experts from academics and industry including Mr. R.Sandhu from Prodrive Automotive Europe Limited, UK, Dr. D.S. Khatri from Harit Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Prof. M K G Babu from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Prof. L. M. Das from IIT Delhi and Prof. S. Maji, Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering, DTU will be sharing their knowledge with the participants of the seminar. The seminar is being participated by representatives from Maruti Suzuki, TVS, Continental Engine, UCAL fuel System Ltd, Automotive Research Association of India, and EICHER among others

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DTU to hold International conference on Biofuels

http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DTU_to_ho ... els_10244/

New Delhi: Much research and development is taking place world over on reducing the usage of fossil fuels and developing alternate sources of energy.

Biofuel as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels not only provides energy and security but also results in better environmental conditions.

Increased employment in rural areas and reduced oil imports are the two direct benefits induced by widespread application of biofuels.

However, the issues related to technology, quality standards and the engine application need to be properly addressed if we want biofuels to emerge as a future source of energy.

Keeping this in view, Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as the Delhi College of Engineering, is organizing an International Conference on 'New Frontiers in Biofuels' on January 18-19, 2010 at India Habitat Centre in the Capital.

Chief Minister of NCT of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit will inaugurate the International conference on January 18, 2010 at 10 am.

Mr. Rakesh Mehta, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Delhi shall be the guest of honour and Prof. P. B. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, DTU shall preside over the conference.

The conference aims to provide a platform to facilitate exchange of ideas and experience among scientists involved in various segments of biofuel research.

Individuals and organizations from various parts of the globe are participating in the conference, which endeavours to create awareness on economically viable, state-of-the-art biofuel technologies developed in the recent times.

The major objectives behind the international conference are to:

* Study the benefits availed by nations successful in development of biofuel sector and global biofuel trade

* Provide information on emerging research and development of appropriate feedstock for biofuels

* Analyze cost effective technologies in prevalent use; to evaluate next generation potential biofuel feedstock

* Identify the major intervention areas for all stake holders in the form of policy, incentives, research and public partnerships

* Present successful business models in biofuel development through sharing of experience and expertise

* Provide insight on biofuel applications in stationary engines and mobile units in the transportation sector and

* Simplify the biofuel equipment for lucid application in the rural sector

The conference is being organized in association with Delhi Knowledge Development Foundation (DKDF), National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi and Progression Inc, USA and supported by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Indian Oil, AICTE and Petroleum Conservation Research Association.

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DTU to get bigger, greener

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... 462751.cms

NEW DELHI: Delhi Technological University (DTU) will don a fresh green look soon. After being upragded to a university in the middle of last year,

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DTU revisited its master plan and came up with innovative ways to improve the institute.

According to the plan, the 164-acre campus of DTU, formerly called Delhi College of Engineering, will be out of bounds to all vehicles, one-third of the energy it uses will be generated from alternative sources developed on campus and by 2014-15, its current strength of 3,500 students will reach 10,000. All this and more will cost Rs 200 crore.

The plan envisages two new buildings, two hostel blocks and expansion of staff housing facilities as well.

But what sets the expansion plans apart are the green initiatives. In keeping with its desire to make the campus environment-friendly, vehicles will not be allowed inside the university. Two multi-level car parkings will be built at each of the two main entries. Vice-chancellor PB Sharma said, "No vehicles will be allowed inside the campus. Apart from pedestrians, only cycles and battery-run vehicles can move inside the campus. This will make the campus free of polluting vehicles."

All new buildings would be designed on the green architecture concept according to which use of steel and cement would be minimized, and wherever possible, recycled material would be used.

Extensive use of solar energy is also part of the scheme. By 2014, the university is aiming at shifting one-third of its energy consumption to alternate sources. The university currently uses solar geysers in its hostels and 120 solar lights on the campus.

"The plan is to set up a one-megawatt solar electric station. We will alsouse green waste in the biomass gasifier for energy generation. All buildings will be made at least 30% more energy efficient than business as usual (BAU) mode. Furthermore, we will not draw water from MCD. We will reuse and recycle waste water on the campus," Sharma said. By 2011, the university is planning to set up two major academic and teaching blocks. The academic building would house centres for biotechnology, information technology, nano technology, large-scale design integration (VLSI) centre, computer-aided design, multi-disciplinary design engineering centre, knowledge technology centre and a patenting unit.

The teaching block would house lecture theatres, two conference halls and tutorial rooms. "There will be lecture theatres of different dimensions —ranging from 120 seaters to 320 seaters. The theatres will be ICT-enabled with smart classroom facilities," Sharma said. The university currently has 900-seater boys' hostel and a 70-seater girls' hostel. Around 200 girls are residing in the vacant staff quarters. As per the new plan, there will be two new hostels by 2011. "The new boys' hostel will have 500 seats and the girls' hostel 250," Sharma said.

The housing complex for staff members would also be expanded from 320 to 550.

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Jatropha to be grown in ridge, along drains

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New Delhi: Soon, one might see cultivation of plants like Jatropha and Karanja for biofuel production in the Ridge area and along all major drains in the city. Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said that the government would study the viability of the proposal to ensure that no agricultural land is given up for growing these crops.
In a two-day international conference on biofuels, organized by Delhi Technical University (DTU), the CM stressed on the fact that it was essential to use nonforest and non-agricultural land for the production of biofuel. And this is why Delhi, already short of space, would be using its waste lands for the purpose.
DTU which is working on several projects on biofuel is also tying up with a Singapore-based company for converting all diesel vehicles at Changi Airport to run on biofuel. Naren Raju, CEO of Bio Energy Plantations that is involved with the project, said: There are hundreds of diesel vehicles plying at Changi Airport. We are in the process of changing them to run on biofuel using only non-edible foodstocks. The company is also in talks with some airlines, including a few in India , for introducing biofuels in their own vehicle fleets.
Dr Naveen Kumar, head of the biodiesel research at DTU, added that the university has already provided about 50lt of biodiesel to Changi Airport for carrying out trial runs. The fuel is unfortunately quite expensive a major reason for it not having become commercially available yet. One litre of Jatropha-based biofuel costs about Rs 50 against about Rs 30-35 /lt of diesel. We have exported 50lt of biodiesel right now and are seeing if the airport can produce fuel for itself, said Kumar.
Delhi Technical University is also involved with the Delhi governments project of using waste edible oil as biofuel. The only problem with that, pointed out experts, was the issue of smell from the oil. A lot of work would be required to refine the used oil so that it doesnt smell of the food that was cooked in it, they said.
DTU is also carrying out research on the use of algae as feedstock for biofuel. Kumar said that algae was an excellent absorber of carbon dioxide and could be cultivated most usefully.
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ASHISH BHATNAGAR, IBIBO’S DIRECTOR ENGINEERING, JOINS MYDALA AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

http://press-releases.techwhack.com/45574-mydala.com

New Delhi, January 19, 2010: mydala.com, the first Indian “power of group buying” social commerce portal start-up, today announced the appointment of Ashish Bhatnagar as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With over 12 years of experience in designing and building complex applications especially in the field of internet technology, Ashish was one of the founding members of one of the largest India-based social networking site in the country, ibibo.com. Working as Director Engineering at ibibo.com, he was responsible for the product architecture and was a core team member in defining the overall vision and strategy for the business.

“The addition of Ashish fills an important and strategic leadership role at mydala,” said Anisha Singh, founder and CEO of mydala.com. “mydala is pioneering an online experience which has never been made possible in India before, and we believe Ashish’s insight and experience in digital and social media will help us actualize our potential to the fullest. After a thumping success in Delhi over the past few months, we recently launched in Mumbai, and are now launching in Bangalore later this month, which will soon be followed by launches in other cities across India. A robust underlying technology roadmap, architecture and scalability are mission-critical for our fast-growing business model. Ashish brings many years of technology stewardship to this role and we are confident that as part of our Executive Leadership Team, he will be immensely resourceful in successfully meeting challenges that come with our rapid growth across Indian cities,” said Anisha.

Prior to ibibo, Ashish worked as head of procurement automation for Bechtel, the world’s leading EPC company, where he helped enable large, complex procurement automation over web environment and on client server technology. As Senior Project Manager with Intelligent Information Systems Inc (IIS), he handled large-sized, complex government projects. Prior to that, Ashish worked with HCL Technologies and was involved in building and architecting customized product solutions for various clients in the field of Web and Client server. The Credit Card Manufacturing system solution designed by Ashish was implemented across various clients at Venture Infotek, the company that pioneered introduction of e-Payments in India.

Ashish holds a Bachelors in Engineering (Electronics) from Delhi College of Engineering and, has done Masters in Computer Applications and Business Administration. Staying ahead on the technology curve, he added certifications for Microsoft Solution Provider, Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification and training from Harvard Business School to his portfolio, to keep himself abreast of the latest developments.

While social media like Facebook and Twitter focus on social networking, mydala harnesses the power of group buying to facilitate social commerce. mydala has already partnered with over 70 popular businesses across India and is in active discussion with many more. These city-specific deals are available for casual dining and fast-food restaurants, shopping (clothing, handbags, shoes, etc.), health and beauty (massages, salons, gyms, etc.), recreation (movies, paintball, bowling, etc), services (drycleaners, cooking classes, dancing lessons, etc), and events (live music concerts, cricket matches, etc).

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Airvana snatched up in $530M acquisition
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CHELMSFORD, Mass. – Sanjeev Verma’s decade-long successful run with Airvana Inc. is hitting a crescendo as the company is set to be acquired for $530 million in cash.

The deal, with newly formed 72 Mobile Holdings LLC, will take the Nasdaq-traded Airvana private after seven years on the public market. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of this year and has been approved by the company’s board. S.A.C. Private Capital Group LLC, GSO Capital Partners LP, Sankaty Advisors LLC and ZelnickMedia will jointly own 72 Mobile Holdings.

Members of Airvana management, including President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Battat, Chief Technology Officer Vedat Eyuboglu and Vice President Verma, will exchange a portion of their Airvana stock for an equity interest in the new company. The current management will continue with their roles at the company following the closing of the acquisition with the addition of Merle Gilmore, former president of Motorola’s Communications Enterprise, as chairman.

Chelmsford-based Airvana, which was founded in 2000 by Eyuboglu and Verma, develops equipment for mobile operators that allows the delivery of wireless broadband services such as Internet access, e-mail and music downloads. The company’s products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on six continents. It works with such industry heavy hitters as Alcatel-Lucent, Hitachi Communications Technologies Ltd., Motorola Inc., Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel Networks Inc., Pirelli Broadband Solutions, Qualcomm Inc. and VeriSign Inc.

“As we transition to a private company, Airvana will continue to focus on its two major mobile broadband product lines, EV-DO software and femtocells,” Battat said in a statement. “Our customers should expect the same great products delivered by the same great team.”

“We are enormously excited about the opportunity to work with such a strong management team and talented group of employees to build on Airvana’s impressive track record,” stated Gilmore.

When reached for comment, Airvana said it is not commenting publicly on the deal at this time.

However, the company did release some additional facts when it announced the deal.

“This transaction represents a substantial premium for Airvana shareholders. The transaction will provide the company with additional flexibility to focus on its long-term strategic initiatives,” the company said in a statement to its shareholders. “As providers of cutting-edge 3G technology to many of the world’s leading wireless providers, it is important that we invest in our technologies to continue to provide the services to which our customers have grown accustomed.”

Airvana also stated that it does not expect to change its strategy significantly as a result of this deal, but does expect to immediately focus on “long-term strategic initiatives.”

“From a customer standpoint, nothing will change. Airvana will continue to operate business-as-usual through the close of the transaction and beyond,” the company said. It also pointed out that it intends to honor all ongoing and prior contracts.

The 555-employee company said it had no intentions or reducing headcount, making any major changes in employee compensation at this time and anticipates there will be “no changes in our daily operations.” Headquarters will remain in Chelmsford.

About the deal, Airvana concluded: “This is an important milestone for Airvana that opens an exciting new chapter in our corporate history and we are excited about our future prospects.”

Stock in the company, which went public in July 2007, rose to a close to 52-week high of $7.59 per share in the period after the deal was announced and immediately jumped from $6.20 to $7.57 the day after the announcement. The stock has dropped as low as $4.34 in the last year.

Though the company reported strong cash on hand toward the end of 2009, the last year saw a period of significantly decreased business. For its most recently reported results, Airvana reported total revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $2.7 million, compared with $8.2 million for the third quarter of 2008. For the first nine months of 2009, total revenue was $16.9 million compared with $74.9 million for the first nine months of 2008. Net loss for the first nine months of 2009 took a massive jump to $38.1 million, compared to a net loss of only $3.6 million during the same period in 2008.

At least some investors in Airvana, however, are not happy about the deal and have filed a lawsuit over alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the board of the directors.

According to the complaint, filed by the Shareholder Foundation Inc. in Delaware Chancery Court on behalf of current investors in Airvana, the plaintiff alleges that the board of directors of Airvana failed to ensure that the shareholders will receive maximum value for their shares and that the board of directors failed to conduct an appropriate sale process. The plaintiff alleges that the proposed transaction is one-sided because it contains a “no solicitation” provision, a $15 million termination fee provision, will only benefit the insiders, but not the Airvana shareholders, and the true value of Airvana's stock is much greater than the consideration offered in the proposed transaction. The plaintiff claims the offer should be higher because the company introduced recently new updated products and the financial results are promising, including outstanding invoices of about $36.4 million and a recent payment of $39.6 million payment from Nortel.

Before co-founding Airvana in 2000, Verma spent 10 years at Motorola.

He is originally from New Delhi and received his bachelor's degree in engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering. In 1985, he came to the United States to get a master's degree in engineering from the University of Rhode Island. He received a master’s degree in business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is where he met Airvana co-founder Eyuboglu.

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Net connection through power lines on the cards
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Net-connection-through-power-lines-on-the-cards/articleshow/5574135.cms

NEW DELHI: That day is not far when power lines will be used for high-speed communication and multiple applications.


A near-complete research on Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) at Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as Delhi College of Engineering, promises to revolutionalise information technology at a fraction of a cost. If all goes well your power lines will allow access to high-speed internet connection, video surveillance, e-governance, distance education, real-time TV streaming and much more. Monitoring and controlling electronics gadgets at home from office will also become a reality.

The BPL research was initiated in July 2007 and the final report will soon be submitted to the ministry of communication and information technology on March 31, 2010, by the university. The ministry is funding 70% of the project and New Delhi Power Limitsed (NDPL) the remaining 25%.

The pilot has been `tested ok' at Alipur, a village on the GT Karnal road, which "had one of the worst-possible electricity infrastructure'', Vishal Verma, principal investigator from DTU, said.

At present, broadband connection has a speed of 100 MBPS, but BPL promises 200 MBPS and a easy-to-use connection within 30 minutes. "It is fast as the central point is connected to all the nodes which is directly in line with the central server, unlike the conventional practice of branched network or tertiary network. Here, every user is directly connected to the injection point. This doesn't need any additional infrastructure. Just one component at the power line and within 30 minutes the whole building or the neighbourhood can be connected,'' Verma said.

The project has been granted by the ministry as part of its e-governance initiative in rural areas, and thus the pilot run aimed at benefitting the remotest corner of the country.

Broadband connections can be provided using diverse technologies such as fiber optics, satellite, wireless radio (Wi-Max/Wi-Fi), coaxial cable, and telephone twisted pair (DSL), which require extensive investments in order to reach all homes and business establishments.

BPL, on the other hand, allows easy installation with relatively-low entry costs because it requires no wiring changes to enable broadband connection (it can be accessed from any outlet) and makes use of existing power grids without adding a single new cable. Just plug in a device and it is instantly connected to the Internet.

Apart from facilitating implementation of e-governance, there are no limitations to the services that can be provided over power line technology, Verma said. Some of the proven applications where power lines can be used are high-speed internet access, voice over IP (VoIP), video and audio on demand, real time TV streaming, video conferencing, video surveillance systems, telemedicine, traffic and environmental monitoring, e-governance, distance learning, online electrical power metering, load mnanagement, system monitoring and outage reporting. "Interestingly, this system can even be used for surveillance. Cameras can be installed on this electrical network and the data collected can be viewed at the central server,'' Verma said.