NCDDP 2008

Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) is going to organise a two days national conference on Digitisation and Digital Preservation (NCDDP) 2008 during 12-13 December 2008.

Ajeet Jha

International CALIBER

The International CALIBER 2009 with by jointly organised by INFLIBNET and Pondicherry University in February 2009 in Pondichery. The last date to accept the paper is 20th January 2009.

Ajeet Jha

Health

The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. This gland is found in the neck inferior to (below) the thyroid cartilage (also known as the Adam's apple in men) and at approximately the same level as the cricoid cartilage. The thyroid controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones.
The thyroid participates in these processes by producing thyroid hormones, principally thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the body. Iodine is an essential component of both T3 and T4. The thyroid also produces the hormone calcitonin, which plays a role in calcium homeostasis.
The thyroid is controlled by the hypothalamus and pituitary. The gland gets its name from the Greek word for "door", after the shape of the related thyroid cartilage. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) are the most common problems of the thyroid gland

6th Pay Commission

In the 6th pay commission the scale of ALIO (Assistant Library and Information Officers has been upgraded from 6500 to 7450/=)

ILA and TISS are organising the International Conference in Mumbai during 12-15 November 2008