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22 Jan

Development of biodegradable plastic from Marine Seaweed

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New Delhi : The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed a bio-plastic film using marine seaweed and PEG-3000 which could have a huge impact on limiting the usage of non-biodegradable plastics and a game-changer in the plastic industry. Bio-plastic films safely breakdown in the environment without leaving any toxicity. The physical and mechanical properties of bio-plastic film meet the properties of conventional plastics. Conventional plastics are posing a grave threat due to their interaction with water resulting in the formation of hazardous chemicals that ultimately leach into the environment. Again, other bio-plastics such as those made from plant…

21 Jan

GoG signs MoU with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project

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Gandhinagar: The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, is supporting the implementation of the second phase of the CapaCITIES project in 2 state governments (Gujarat and Tamil Nadu) and 8 Indian cities (Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli, Siliguri and Udaipur). In the presence of the Honourable Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, Dr. Ralf Heckner, the Government of Gujarat has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Implementing Agency on the 20th of January, 2021, with intent to formalise the cooperation of the project with the Urban Development and Climate…

21 Jan

Gujarat Chief Minister lays stone of Rs.20-cr development works for phase-1 at Shivrajpur Beach in Dwarka district

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“Iconic Shivarjpur‘Blue Flag’ beachto be developedas perinternational standard at a cost of Rs.100-cr, for sustained development oftourism”– Vijay Rupani Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today performed groundbreaking cere-mony of Rs.20-crore phase-1 of tourists’ facilities to be provided at the iconic Shivrajpur ‘Blue Flag’ Beach in Dwarka district. He unveiled the plaque and inspected the model of the Rs.100-crore project. Speaking for the occasion, he said the Shivrajpur will be developed at Rs.80-crore in phase-2 as per international standard at total cost of Rs.100-crore. It is planned to be having more facilities than Goa. Ever since tourism has been accorded…

21 Jan

10th round of talks between Government and Farmers Unions held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

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Next round of dialogue to be held on 22nd January 2021 Union Minister for Agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri PiyushGoyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Prakash participated in the 10th round of talks with the representatives of 41 Farmers’ Unions at VigyanBhawan, New Delhi today. At the outset Shri Tomar greeted the Farmers’ Unions on the occasion of 354th Prakash Parvof Shri Guru Govind Singh Ji and thanked them for keeping the agitation peaceful. Shri Tomar said that the…

21 Jan

Don’t blame Children, Society should take responsibility for children’s development: Jaadoo Director

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Panaji : “Every kid or student is like a bottle with a different shape and a different lid. When they fail to learn, at the end, the blame should not go to them but the teachers and society who failed to open the lid and pour something inside the bottle.” This is the message given by Shoorveer Tyagi, director of the IFFI 51 Indian Panorama Non Feature Film, Jaadoo. He was addressing a press conference at 51st International Film Festival of India today, January 20, 2021 in Panaji, Goa. Jaadoo is a multilayered film which portrays the world of children,…

21 Jan

Film theatre industry to stay despite OTT and TV channels: G P Vijayakumar

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OTT enables average and small budget films too to gain global viewership “Need more producers with a professional approach to filmmaking” “There was a big opposition when OTT made its initial appearance citing that it will end theatrical releases and shut movie businesses. However, the traditional film industry, theatres and blockbuster movies will continue to stay despite OTT and TV channels being around. They only complement the entertainment business of cinema financially, making it more lucrative. The viewership on OTT is ever increasing at a faster pace which is pegged at 20 per cent now. OTT enables even average and…

21 Jan

DST INSPIRE faculty from Chennai working on alternative anti-cancer therapy using transgenic zebrafish

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Scientists are exploring an alternative anti-cancer therapy that involves targeting tumor generated the formation of new blood vessels which allow the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues, technically called angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is critical in the growth of cancer because tumors need blood supply to grow. Tumors trigger the growth of blood cells by giving off chemical signals that stimulate angiogenesis. Deregulation of angiogenesis is the main reason for tumor growth and progression. Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis has become a popular anti-cancer strategy after chemotherapy. However, the clinically approved anti-angiogenic drugs are ineffective due to parallel activation of…

21 Jan

Dr Harsh Vardhan unveils posters to address vaccine hesitancy and misinformation

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New Delhi (India Science Wire): India has begun one of the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programs. While countries across the globe are asking India for access to vaccines, there are incidences of misinformation-driven vaccination hesitancy in the country. To address this, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, launched Information, Education and Communication (IEC) posters prepared by the Health Ministry. Dr Harsh Vardhan said “Let us put a STOP to these falsehoods”. He appealed to people to seek the correct information from credible and authentic sources such as the Health Ministry, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of…

21 Jan

Focus on management of adverse events in COVID-19 vaccination

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New Delhi (India Science Wire): The operation guidelines prepared by the Central Government for the COVID-19 vaccination programme currently underway, provides a detailed roadmap to ensure a robust surveillance system to monitor adverse events post immunization and better understand the safety profile of the vaccines. The recommended measures take into account the need to rapidly detect and promptly respond to adverse reactions since otherwise it can undermine confidence in the vaccine and immunization programme as a whole. Programme managers have been advised to be extra careful since the process involved vaccination of a large population within a short period. It…

21 Jan

Researchers identify phenotype to boost ‘nitrogen use efficiency’ in rice

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New Delhi : Crops take only about 30% of the nitrogen fertilizer added and the rest gets washed away to cause pollution, ill-health and climate change. Improving this poor ‘nitrogen use efficiency’ (NUE) was a major global challenge for decades, as there were no simple visual cues or genetic means to differentiate between high and low NUE cultivars in any crop. A team of researchers led by Prof. Nandula Raghuram from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, (GGSIU) New Delhi, has found the ‘phenotype’ or the visually identifiable features determining NUE. They also identified some associated genes that could help in…