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Alvas INSEF Fair becomes a stage for future scientists' intelligence, 2

Sahyadri College sets up a startup incubator to benefit niche industries such as aerospace, nuclear, defense, oil & gas
The Incubation Centre and Start-Up at Sahyadri College

Will startup a business in Mangalore & design Medical Devices: Red dot design Awardee Karthik P B (Aligno)

More than 250 science models exhibited in Sahyadri Science Talent Hunt - 2017

Innovative medical learning platform meduhub.com launched
www.meduhub.com Launched- A Next-Gen Learning Platform for Medicos - Meduhub made in Mangaluru will go a long way helping medicos ...

When is the time for made in Mangaluru 'Computational Medicine'?

Orthodontists develop novel tool to manage cleft lips

City based Aum Animation Studio’s ‘Andy Pirki’ to be aired on Pogo TV channel

Science Model Contest held at Mahesh PU College

Incubation Centre to help budding Entrepreneurs: Space for 65 Startups - to start by December first week
First start-up incubation centre at Mallikatta in the city will be ready shortly

Plastic menace motivated me to innovate: Swasthik Padma

About the innovation

Corrosion resistant composite material aims to address plastic waste management, and it can be used effectively to stop sea erosion. The composite is made by mixing the granulated LDPE waste plastic with GGBFS in the proportion of 60:40 and extruded. "The end product is 24 per cent stronger than concrete, 12 times cheaper than it and eight times lighter," says Swasthik.

Any new innovation in the offing?

Along with my friend from Mangaluru, we are working on a paper tool for early detection of protein energy malnutrition.

Madrasas are feeling Appy
Team NITK Racing to build formula style race car

Science award conferred for Sahyadri Professor

Programme on Human Capital Analytics held at AIMIT
First Indo French forensic congress on November 23 & 24
New Electronics System Design and Manufacturing Policy approved - hardware accelerator center to come up at Mangaluru

We require regulations for submersible underwater drones and amphibious drones so to adopt drones for aquaculture/mariculture/fisheries & other marine applications.

Pogo launches indigenous slapstick comedy Andy Pirki

Hands-on workshop on ‘Techniques in Biological Sciences’ held at SAC
SAC PU student bags award at National Science Fair

Kids get a taste of paddy farming at school

When will our kids get exposed to mariculture? We also need research on seaweed foods. {sea vegetables,2,3}. How about coming up with 'Udupi/Mangalorean recipes' for seaweed dose/kadabu/idli (कडलकळे दोसे/गट्टि/इड्लि), seaweed saar/koddel/sukka (कडलकळे सार्/कोद्देल्/सुक्क), seaweed chakkuli/pappad (कडलकळे चक्कुलि/हप्पल) etc?

Our kids also to be taught more and more about of glorious history of Indian Science & Mathematics so that they will get inspired by this - Indians predated Newton 'discovery' by 250 years, A passage to Europe?, George Gheverghese Joseph.

It is sad that a few startups supposed to be from Dakshina Kannada are not having actual research facility in Dakshina Kannada. I wonder how many startups are like that in other regions (non parched city regions) of Karnataka! Is Karnataka government trying to create false impression that it has created startup ecosystem in other parts of Karnataka?

DK anganwadis go digital, kids get tabs

NITK Surathkal, five IITs get Rs 2K-cr interest-free loan for research
NIT-K among six institutes to get over Rs. 2,000 cr. interest-free loan

The other institutes are the IITs of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kharagpur, and Kanpur

The National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal, is among six institutions in the country to which the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) approved Rs. 2,066.73 crore interest free loan on Wednesday.

The funding would be for research and related infrastructure in addition to grants being given to these institutions. The approval was given in the second meeting of the HEFA Board on November 29. The other five institutes are the Indian Institutes of Technologies (IITs) of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kharagpur and Kanpur.

“...The HEFA Board in its second meeting today approved projects for Rs. 2,066.73 crore for six institutions...,” a release from the Press Information Bureau said. “...These funds would be used to improve the research infrastructure in these institutions to further improve their standing at the global level...As per the scheme, HEFA would mobilise Rs. 20,000 crore through market borrowing and would release the same to the government institution as interest- free loans...,” it added.

The HEFA is a novel method of funding premier institutions through ‘securitising the future flows’. Each institution agrees to escrow a specific amount from their internally earned resources (not government grants) to HEFA. This forms a basis for a credit line which can be used by the institution for creating the required capital and research assets. The principal portion is repaid from the escrowed amount and the interest is met by the government. For the institution, this is an interest-free amount and gives facility to the institution to build the required research infrastructure of world class.

The HEFA has registered as a Section – 8 Company under the Companies Act on May 31, 2017. Canara Bank has been identified as the partner for setting up the Company. Government has released Rs. 250 crore equity and the Canara Bank has given Rs. 50 crore equity in the HEFA. RBI has granted a license under the RBI Act for HEFA to operate as NBFC on November 21, 2017, and to leverage the equity to mobilise money from market as per the requirements of the institutions.

When will NITK be included in Smart Campus Cloud Network (SCCN)?

NIT-K mechanical dept’s new rooftop dedicated for solar research

St Aloysius College to organise ‘Synbiosis - state level competition for PU students

Karnataka Bank partners with Boston Consulting for total business transformation

The bank has identified seven major intervention for the transformation, which include ... collaborating with Fintech companies, startups ...

Let us hope to see collaboration with many Fintech startups of Tulunadu!

Research facility for renewable energy opened at NIT-K

The new set-up with state of art machines will be used for research on improving efficient usage of solar energy for thermal and electrical purposes. A unique super critical CO2-based system in installed in the set-up.

Bioethics unit opens in Mangaluru

The objective of the MIO Bioethics units will be to initiate and carry out research on India specific issues in bioethics and for cancer in particular. The other goal of the unit will be to spread the knowledge of ethical aspects to the healthcare students and professionals. It also aims at integration of the ancient ethical values with the current norms in healthcare.

Expert PU College's 28-ft 3D sign board set to enter Limca Records

Team Ecologic Habitats to complete elegant ‘Transit One’ Mall by next year

The journey that Team Ecologic Habitats started does not just stop at handing over a beautiful finished product. The challenge lies in ensuring successful operations and management of the property. For this purpose as an optional additional service, the team has decided to provide mall management services to its esteemed customers and clients.

These services include lease management, facility management, business development consultancy, re-sale consultancy, finance management, mall marketing and promotions, market research- Tenancy mix, mall positioning, zoning etc.

Mall management has been identified as a critical factor for the success of malls and the retail industry across the world. The Team Ecologic Habitats anticipates that the success of Indian malls will not only be achieved by housing the biggest and the best mix of retailers, but also by setting up new standards and procedures in mall management that will provide a platform to differentiate its products and services from competitors. The vision of creating a unique niche in the market by providing innovative and inspirational products consistently is what Ecologic Habitats has kept going.

So, we are going to have Mall Analytics (Shopping Mall Analytics or Retail Analytics or WiFi Analytics) services at Mangaluru. One more mall (KSRTC, Bendorewell) is taken over by Congnizant. Hope some IT company working in 'commercial analytics' area prefer ‘Transit One’ Mall for running their operations. Wish as a offshoot we will have 'School of Commerce & Analytics' (e-commerce) itself.

SAC to hold national-level animation seminar 'Sparkle'

Annual seminar 'VIROCON' to be held at NITTE University on Dec 7

DYFI seeks government medical college

An engineering college located in Dakshina Kannada facing closure?

National level seminar on animation held at St Aloysius College

Mangaluru has so many micro institutes now teaching animation & robotics. But how many micro institutes are there to teach mechatronics & IoT/IoE?

Teen selected for sci-tech fest in Tunisia
Two-day workshop on ‘Python Programming’ held at St Agnes College

The State high-level clearance committee clears Indian Coast Guard Training Centre

The Indian Coast Guard’s proposal for Indian Coast Guard Training Centre at 160 acres of land at Baikampady in Dakshina Kannada district with an expected investment is Rs. 1,010 crore and employment opportunity to 250 persons was also cleared.

Hope the centre will also provide training services for coast guard equipment/parts manufacturing so that a few defense (coast guard) related startups can come up around Mangalore region.

Mangalore University, Manipal University among 73 institutes apply for MHRD’s world class tag
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal applies for Institute of Eminence tag

SAC holds NCSP national conference

'Setting up horticultural university at Mudigere will benefit Malnad & coastal belts'

Let us support this project as Mudigere is very close to us. And hope they will setup Floriculture college in Puttur or Sullia or Kundapur.

Cut crude, LPG imports; use methanol says NITI Aayog prez
'Methyl cannisters to replace LPG in rural areas'
National Conference on IC Engines & Combustion at NIT-K
NITI Aayog plans to use methanol as alternative fuel: Former DRDO chief

Are they working on biogas run IC engines? What I am interested to know is whether same pipeline network which will be built for supplying natural gas can be used for supplying seagas or seaweed biogas to various consumers like industries, homes, commercial buildings (hotels/restaurants etc) and vehicles? {1,2,3,4,5}. I don't think anything drastic will happen if natural gas and biogas are fed through same pipeline networks. Seaweed cultivation definitely will save foreign exchange on petrol & gas if can be produced economically and can generate more jobs (though can be robotized for better productivity in future, By 2020, Artificial Intelligence will create more jobs than it eliminates: Gartner).

What Mangaluru needs is CSMCRI or IIPE or Marine Biotech Institute to carry out research on seaweed biogas and then Marine Biotech Park & Incubation Centre.

If biogas suppliers (say MGSCOM like MESCOM where G=Gas) have gas pipeline network, underground storage facilities, Bio-CNG stations {1,2,3,4,5,6} then I think many small/medium/large sized seagas, organic waste or other biogas producers can feed biogas to this network. (In case natural gas and biogas are already mixed then we can call it CG station itself). Sweden is the largest user of biomethane for vehicles. Here are a few study report on biogas natural gas blending - {1,2,3}. Probably some of industries need pure natural gas.

Couple quit IT jobs, create a farm of agricultural innovations

“Over 3,000 people visit our farm annually to know how agriculture practices can be improved by recycling agro-wastes, using bio-control agents, water harvesting and silviculture,” adds Ashwini.

Several innovations in agri-sector have also taken place at Varanashi Research Foundation (VRF)’s laboratory. Based on their learnings and experience, the couple now holds regular awareness programmes to motivate farmers to implement the best farming practices and technologies.

The couple now have their eyes set on developing different types of hydroponics and aeroponics.

SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences Ujire gets eminent college status

Mangalore varsity to go green

Selected under a pilot project of Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE), Mangalore University is the only government building in Karnataka and among 37 across India that will get grid-connected roof-top solar photo-voltaic system. The university will be eligible for 550-kW of power at zero investment under the pilot.

Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric Rankings 2017 - MAHE at 221st rank and Mangalore University at 231st position

ISO certificate for Excellent Group
Yenepoya gets pre-entry level NABH accreditation

Five-day Sahyadri conclave to begin from january 6 - Internationally renowned scientists/engineers to attend the meet

No Bag Day: Schools in Sullia show the way
With smart classes, this govt school gets tech-savvy

Achievement of a scientist from neighbouring Kasargod.
Turning city waste into vermicompost

Akshaya Patra lays the foundation for its Mega Kitchen in Mangaluru

Annual meeting of scientists on cashew research begins at Puttur
Arunya Foundation to hold two-day agriculture summit

'Stem cell research holds key to regenerative medicine'

Nitte Deemed to be University Chancellor N Vinay Hegde emphasised the growing importance of stem cell research in medical education.

He inaugurated the second biennial national conference on 'Advances in stem cell research and cell-based therapy with emphasis on orthopaedic, dermatological and dental applications' at K S Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA). The conference was jointly organised by Nitte University Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine (NUCSReM) and Department of Orthopaedics, KSHEMA.

He called upon students and faculty to utilise R and D infrastructure created at KSHEMA. He said recent advances in stem cell research and tissue engineering have made novel therapeutic developments in regenerative medicine. Stem cells and cell- based therapies play a vital role in modern health care system. Attempts are being made to use stem cells in various treatment modalities in areas such as orthopaedics, haematology, dermatology and also in dentistry.

Two day national conference on stem cells held at KSHEMA
Faculty enablement programme on 'Internet of Things' held at NMAMIT
'Research Avenues in Computer Vision' workshop held at P A Engineering College

Raksha Mantri visits proposed Coast Guard Training Centre at Baikampady, Mangalore
Nirmala Sitharaman Visits Proposed Coast Guard Training Centre In Mangalore

Nirmala Sitharaman launches start-up incubation centre in Mangaluru

The incubation centre can accommodate around 60 people. Around 30 seats were already booked before the official launch. Sitharaman said the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner has promised to add another 40 seats to the existing capacity if more show interest to set up their startups here.

Innovation centres to come up in DK, Udupi soon - Nirmala Sitharaman

The setting up of one Innovation Centre each, in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, has been approved under the NITI Aayog Atal Innovation Mission, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The orders to begin the set up would soon be passed by the Centre she added.

She was speaking at the Mallikatte complex in Mangaluru on Friday after inaugurating the incubation centre there.

The Defence Minister said that the incubation centres would be set up in Mangaluru's NITK and Nitte deemed universities.

"Tinkering labs have been sanctioned for 55 schools in three coastal districts of Karnataka already. We intend to set up innovation centres in two colleges in each district," Nirmala said.

She informed that the objective of tinkering labs in schools was to nurture innovation among students from an early age.

"At the college level they get a stage to express their inventiveness. Thereafter, those who hold promise will get opportunities and infrastructure to work at the innovation centre," she added.

Besides, incubation centres will assist start-ups with finance and infrastructure she added.

'CEOL will lead to creation of Silicon Valley in west coast'
Innovation hub tag for NITK
NITK, Nitte will be declared as innovation hubs: Nirmala Sitharaman

She said teams from NITK and Nitte have been taken to IIT-Madras, where Prof Jhunjhunwala has set up an innovation hub where one can obtain hands on training on how to set up innovation hubs. The NITI Aayog will make the announcement on the innovation hubs in these two institutions shortly, she added.

Further, Sitharaman said that two colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi will also be selected under Centre of Excellence wherein state-of-the-art lab will be set up, which can be used by neighbouring colleges as well.

Tinkering labs in two coastal colleges soon: Nirmala Sitharaman

Anand Mahindra offers help to Mangalore woman entrepreneur
He lost both hands 15 yrs ago: Now, Ganesh Kamath runs a successful firm in Moodabidri

Entrepreneurship development
Campuses across India take the green step forward

Syndicate Bank announces diploma course in banking, finance - The diploma course will be offered at Nitte Education International Pvt Ltd. (NEIPL) Greater Noida / Mangalore