Monthly Archives: October 2018
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‘UP most competent state in terms of molasses output’
Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari termed UP as the most competent state in terms of molasses output that helps in production of ethanol, used in the production of bio fuel.
Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday termed UP as the most competent state in terms of molasses output that helps in production of ethanol, used in the production of bio fuel.
He said UP had more than 250 sugar mills and therefore the productivity of molasses here was relatively high.
“It can be of great help in the production of bio fuel and bio CNG that could run more than 10,000 buses. I am sure our departments could come out with a suitable solution that could further reduce the use and cost of fuel, especially in the aviation field,” he said while addressing the valedictory session of the IISF-2018.
The minister will lay the foundation stone for development work of Ghagra river, as National Waterway (NW) 40, in Basti district on Tuesday under the Sagarmala programme of ministry of shipping.
He said science and technology had a crucial role to play when it came to development.
“Perhaps it’s the only reason why the Prime Minister has already launched programmes like Digital India, Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan, and Smart City that intend to change the face of the country and to take the development to another level,” he said.
He also expressed concern over migration from rural/agricultural areas to urban areas, saying lack of basic amenities like adequate irrigation system, availability of good seeds, fertilisers and water were the major reasons behind it.
Union minister for science and technology Dr Harsh Vardhan, who was also present at the function, said this was the biggest science festival to be organised so far. “In the past four days, more than 10 lakh people visited the fest. This includes around 20,000 students and 800 women entrepreneurs,” he said.
He said over 1,000 institutions took part in the event. The minister also assured that by 2030, India would be among the top three scientific nations.
Dr Dinesh Sharma, deputy chief minister, UP too termed the IISF-2018 as a mega fest. Prior to this, the biggest science fest in the city — Science Congress — was witnessed at University of Lucknow in 1998.
source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Lucknow / by Oliver Fredrick, Hindustan Times,Lucknow / October 09th, 2018
Now, a Guinness record for ‘largest first aid lesson’
Breathtaking feat: As many as 3,540 students of Lucknow come together under one roof to learn lesson on first aid.
Students from 15 public and private schools in Lucknow created another Guinness World Record when 3,540 of them came together under one roof for a training session on first aid in the ongoing India International Science Festival-2018 (IISF) here at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Sunday afternoon.
Union minister for science and technology, Dr Harsh Vardhan and secretary, department of biotechnology, government of India, Dr Renu Swarup jointly received the certificate of Guinness World Record from its adjudicator Rishi Nath in the presence of participants.
Dr Vardhan and Dr Swarup congratulated students on this accomplishment.
The previous record was held by a group of 2,580 people at an event that took place at the directorate of emergency and public safety, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi on April 18, 2018, said coordinator Dr Omkar Tiwari (DBT).
The pandal reverberated with a thunderous applause when chief instructor Shweta Singh of St John’s Ambulance at Red Cross announced that Lucknow students created a new record.
“I was excited to be a part of this event and liked the way first aid techniques were explained,” said Ritika, student of Class 8 in Pioneer Montessori Inter College. Ayushi, a student of Class 9 from the same school said it was a dream for her to be a part of Guinness World Record.
On Saturday, 550 students of GD Goenka Public School, Lucknow had also created a Guinness World Record for simultaneously conducting DNA isolation experiment of banana.
“It takes only six minutes for the human brain to expire due to lack of oxygen. First aid helps ensure that the right methods of administering medical assistance are provided,” informed Shweta Singh. After this training session, these students will always be ready to come forward and extend help in rushing the injured to hospital in the right manner, she added.
The final part of the training included identifying fractures and providing first aid in such a situation. The students acquired hands-on learning on how to provide first aid in case of head injury, jaw injury, collarbone injury or spinal fractures by administering first aid to their fellow student volunteers post demonstration by Shweta.
The ‘Largest First Aid Lesson’ involved lesson explanation with slides support and demonstration with volunteers on stage. GD Goenka Public School, Shaheed Path, Lucknow roped in 300 students and invited Shweta Singh from Indian Red Cross Society, UP, state branch to train students how to administer basic first aid techniques.
source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Lucknow / by Rajeev Mullick, Hindustan Times,Lucknow / October 08th, 2018
550 Lucknow Students Extract DNA Simultaneously, Set Guinness Record
The students, from G D Goenka School in Lucknow, participated in a massexperiment to extract DNA at the ongoing India International Science Festival or IISF, and completed the task in a mere 90 minutes.
Lucknow :
For 550 students of a private school in Lucknow, no moment so far could have been this special. After all, they all just set a world record, acknowledged by none other than the prestigious Guinness World Records.
The feat these teenagers achieved – being the highest number of people in the world to simultaneously extract DNA from bananas.
The students, from G D Goenka School in Lucknow, participated in a mass experiment to extract DNA at the ongoing India International Science Festival or IISF, and completed the task in a mere 90 minutes.
On the successful completion of the experiment, participant Anand Agarwal said he was very happy at seeing the DNA — the universal genetic material of living organisms.
Applauding the students, Guinness World Record official Rishi Nath said, “Congratulations we have a new world record, you have done it children.”
The earlier record was set up in 2017 in America when 302 students performed a similar experiment.
Dr Saroj Barik, director National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, said, “Children have created a world record and done India and Lucknow proud. DNA the children extracted can be seen as a white globule at the end of the stick.”
In 2015, the same festival when held in IIT-Delhi won a Guinness Record for the single largest chemistry experiment.
Last year, at the third edition of the IISF in Chennai, the city students created a huge Guinness record of the single largest biology class.
source: http://www.ndtv.com / NDTV.com / Home> Lucknow> Sections / by Pallava Bagla / October 06th, 2018