The News Horizon

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03 Mar

DGPS based technology to Improve fertilizer application

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New Delhi: Geospatial mapping is a buzzword today with the Govt. of India liberalizing the sector. There is another side of mapping that could transform the food security program of India; soil maps, which could be accessed using differential GPS (DGPS), developed by researchers at (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) IIT, Kharagpur for a variable rate of fertilization application in farmlands. Spatial variations in soil type and mineral content in large agricultural tracts are a common phenomenon that leads to a dynamic need for resources such as fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and even water. Farmers have been collecting information on these…
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03 Mar

The oldest fabric of India-Khadi and it’s impact and usage by contemporary designers

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(Inputs by- Seema Kalavadia founder of Sparsh) What role Khadi plays in your collection? Since the inception of my label ‘SPARSH’, Khadi has been the heart of my every creation. I am highly fascinated with its uniqueness of a wonderful fabric that is skin friendly, woven with utmost respect to the environment and can be used in summer or in winter. For my collections, I research different varieties of Khadi available from time tested artisan groups for fabric weights and qualities. Considering it as one of the most celebrated fabrics in India, using Khadi in collections, makes every garment a…
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02 Mar

“Data and Artificial Intelligence are growing sectors among new job clusters”

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New Delhi: Data and artificial intelligence are the fastest growing clusters and these sectors need to be included in schools, colleges, and university curricula, said Director IBM Research India, and CTO, IBM India and South Asia, Dr. Gargi B Dasgupta. She was discussing the jobs that would stay for the next ten years, at a special lecture on National Science Day (NSD) on the theme ‘Future of STI: Impacts on Education, Skills and Work’. She spoke about the future of jobs and the urgency of science, highlighting the recent study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the new emerging…
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01 Mar

Sublethal exposure study of lead (Pb) on black clams to provide early warning information on marine pollution

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New Delhi: Black clam is one of the most important clam species contributing to more than 70% of clam fisheries in India. A research team in India has concluded that black clams (Villorita cyprinoides) can provide potential early warning information on marine pollution that can help environmental scientists to monitor and manage the overall fitness of the marine environment. In this integrated study involving observation of critical bio-lethal parameters coupled with a bioassay of the black clams, sensitive information could be obtained by the scientists. Results of the study revealed that information on sublethal exposure of metal lead (Pb) and…
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01 Mar

Synthesis of agonist molecule by CSIR-IICT for COVAXIN

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New Delhi: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’s constituent laboratories have been working relentlessly in partnership with industry to launch repurposed drugs through process development and conducting clinical trials. CSIR labs have also extensively contributed towards the launching of diagnostic kits including Feluda and Dry Swab Direct RT-PCR method for the screening of SARS-CoV-2. The indigenous vaccine for COVID-19, COVAXIN,developed by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech, is a highly purified, whole virion, inactivated SARS-CoV2. The vaccine is formulated with Algel-IMDG, which contains chemisorbed TLR7/8 agonist onto aluminium hydroxide gel to generate the requisite type of immune responses. Owing to the…
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01 Mar

AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial opens in India

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New Delhi: AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India, with the first patients recruited last week to the first two sites, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana in Punjab and Sterling Multispecialty Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand, and some neighboring islands. ASCOT has partnered with the George Institute for Global Health to oversee the trial in India given its substantial experience operating clinical trials in the country with a presence in 21 states.George Institute for Global Health is an independent medical research institute headquartered in Australia with offices in China,…
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28 Feb

Dr. Harsh Vardhan dedicates two new databases to the nation

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New Delhi: Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, today dedicated to the nation two databases brought out by the Department of Science and Technology on `S&T Awards in India’ and `Indian origin academicians and scholars abroad’. The database on `S&T Awards in India’ is an attempt to build and manage the information about science and technology awards that have been instituted since 1928 in India. It provides data on various aspects such as discipline, periodicity, categories, awards level, chronology and state wise distribution of awards and their sponsors. It will…
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26 Feb

Dr. Harsh Vardhan to present awards on National Science Day

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New Delhi: The Department of Science and Technology in the Ministry of Science and Technology is holding a function here on Sunday February 28 to mark the National Science Day, which is celebrated every year since 1987 in remembrance of Nobel Laureate Sir C.V.Raman’s path breaking discovery of Raman Effect in 1930. Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan will grace the occasion and present the prestigious National S&T Communication Awards, AWSAR (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research) Awards, and SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board)’s Women Excellence Awards. He will…
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26 Feb

United Green Hospital and Mindray India collaborates to inaugurate advanced standardised laboratory in Surat

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Surat, Gujarat: Mindray a leading medical device company and as a - ‘Trusted Partner for Healthier Bharat’ is glad to collaborate with United Green Hospital, Surat in inaugurating the first Mindray Standardized Laboratory in India. The company has established itself as a valuable and goal-driven global leader in medical technology both as a manufacturer and a marketer of medical devices. Mindray India has been constantly engineering to provide innovative, high-quality, feature-rich medical products for the Indian healthcare industry. Therefore, moving further on the path of quality and commitment, Mindray has come up with a solution to serve customers better by…
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25 Feb

Remembering the architect of modern biology and biotechnology in India

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New Delhi: Council of Scientific &Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Hyderabad-based constituent laboratory Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB)recently celebrated its founder's day event commemorating the 93rd birth anniversary of its founder-director, Dr. Pushpa Mittra Bhargava. Dr. Pushpa Mittra Bhargava (22 February 1928 – 1 August 2017) was an Indian scientist, writer, and administrator. He founded the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), a premier research institute. Dr. Bhargava was a major architect of modern biology and biotechnology in India and a firm believer in the amalgamation of art and science in life. He was a proponent of good scientific…
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