Millet pasta anyone? It may be healthier option

New Delhi , October 09 , (India Science Wire) : Pasta made from pearl millet or bajra may be a healthier alternative to wheat pasta, suggests a new study.

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Smart spraying can help cut pesticide use in orchards

New Delhi , October 09 , (India Science Wire) : A team of researchers has developed an ultrasonic sensor-based automatic spraying system that promises to cut down on the use of pesticides in orchards.

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स्मार्ट स्प्रेयर से कम हो सकती है कीटनाशकों की बर्बादी

नई दिल्ली, 9 अक्टूबर , (इंडिया साइंस वायर) : बागानों में कीटनाशकों के छिड़काव के लिए भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने अल्ट्रासोनिक सेंसर आधारित एक स्वचालित स्प्रेयर विकसित किया है, जिसकी मदद से कीटनाशकों के उपयोग में कटौती की जा सकती है।

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Centre to help states hold science festivals

Lucknow , October 09 , (India Science Wire) :The four-day India International Science Festival came to a close here this evening with Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, announcing that the Central Government would soon identify a few States and help them organise similar state level science festivals to help create a social movement for science.

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Global warming impacts on India will be huge: IPCC

New Delhi , October 08 , (India Science Wire) : The latest report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), formally released on Monday, warns that global warming is occurring faster than anticipated and that it can have devastating impacts if steps are not taken to cut down emissions.

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Innovative products and solutions on display at IISF

Lucknow , October 08 , (India Science Wire) :A cost-effective, cloud-enabled device for diabetes care, an obstacle avoiding robot, a weed that can be used to make useful items and many more.

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School kids showcase talent in science film making

Lucknow , October 08 , (India Science Wire) : The International Science Literature and Film Festival held here as part of the India International Science Festival (IISF) attracted participants including children from both from metro cities and remote villages. The common goal was to learn how to communicate science through films.

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ग्लोबल वार्मिंग से बुरी तरह प्रभावित हो सकता है भारत : आईपीसीसी

नई दिल्ली , अक्तूबर 08 , (इंडिया साइंस वायर) :संयुक्त राष्ट्र के अंतर सरकारी पैनल (आईपीसीसी) की जलवायु परिवर्तन पर सोमवार को जारी की गई नवीनतम रिपोर्ट ने चेतावनी दी है कि वैश्विक तापमान उम्मीद से अधिक तेज गति से बढ़ रहा है। कार्बन उत्सर्जन में समय रहते कटौती के लिए कदम नहीं उठाए जाते तो इसका विनाशकारी प्रभाव हो सकता है।

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“State S&T councils should work in synergy”

Lucknow , October 07 , (India Science Wire) : "There is a strong need for various state science and technology councils to be strengthened. State councils need to be more active in terms of making science accessible to the people,” said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology while speaking at the S&T ministers’ conclave at the India International Science Festival 2018 here.

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Osteoporosis drug may find use in cancer therapy

Lucknow , October 07 , (India Science Wire) :In their quest to find new drugs to treat cancer, scientists are looking to old drugs and trying to repurpose them.

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Sci-Connect promotes spirit of inquiry among young minds in NE

Agartala, October 06 , (India Science Wire):Sarupa, a resident of Janki Bazar in remote Hailakandi district of Assam, was happy as her team got first place in Sci-Connect 2018, a science competition for children in the north-eastern states.

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President calls for improving women’s representation in science

New Delhi , October 06 , (India Science Wire) :President Ramnath Kovind on Saturday rued that there was not adequate representation of women in higher science and called for speedy efforts to overcome the problem.

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Positioning India as a global leader in science and technology

Lucknow , October 06 , (India Science Wire):The second day of the India International Science Festival (IISF) evoked huge response from students, young researchers, teachers and the scientific community. Speakers in different sessions discussed ways of connecting science with society.

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