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A few links for possible research works
Using Sea Minerals in Agriculture
Salt-tolerant plants eyed as crops of the future as sea level rises
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- Marine Biotech Parks (With an exclusive Marine Medicine Aquaculture Zone. Rather than ornamental fishes & plants Mangalore should focus on aquaculture of marine medicinal plants - marine pharmacognosy. Let us find out whether there will be anything on marine pharmacognosy in Aqua Aquaria India 2017 exhibition on May 14-16.)
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Wonder which research institute (may be
CMFRI or
NIOT) in India works on
Mariculture,
Ocean Farming {
2},
Underwater Farming or
Floating Farms? What we need is research works to grow food, medicinal and fuel (ethanol), bioplastic plants. Could be CMFRI or Fisheries College or a separate research institute (Marine Biotech or NIOT or Indian Institute of Mariculture or proposed Agriculture College at Brahmavar itself)?
India may soon go for floating solar plants on sea itself as per this report -
India's largest floating Solar PV Plant installed in Kerala. So, possibility of electrical boats recharging facilities at sea are getting high.
Artificial Intelligence workshop in Nitte
Systems Thinking in Public Health discussed at Mangaluru
Good.
Systems theory. Our students are now getting ready to learn Systems Biology,
Fisheries Bioeconomics,
Tourism Theory and also Systems Thinking in other domains like Agriculture, Maritime, Marine etc.
My suggestion is Mangalore University should have 'School of Tourism' (like
IITTM,
2,
3) with expert staff in
Tourism Theory,
Tourism Informatics etc. (After losing 'School of Economics' to the parched city we should not lose this one also. Be careful!). Courses offered by should include Tourism Informatics (BCA/MCA or Bachelor/Master of Information/Data Science) degrees and Tourism Information Management (BBA/MBA) degrees. Special focus should be on 'Medical Tourism Informatics' & 'Medical Tourism Information Management' as DK is declared as 'Medical Tourism District'. (I should had included need for this institute in my post on
making Mangaluru a mega medical/health city and medical/wellness/health tourism city). That should help in proper planning of medical tourism resources. It is interesting to study what kind of
interface 'Medical Tourism Informatics' will have with 'Health/Medical Informatics'. The School of Tourism may also have an innovation centre for tourism related software startups or it should have a strong team of staff providing all sort of theoretical guidelines to software startups working from other innovation centres.
School of Tourism should also work in areas to give
Modern Touch to Pilivesha (Tiger dance, Tiger Masque) and other traditional art forms as they play an important role in attracting tourists. For example, can find out modern way of dressing up using body hugging technical-textile or eco-textile products so that body of dancer is kept cool or can research on new moves in tiger dance just like how Dr. Shivaram Karnath gave novel touch to Yakshagana.
Here are a few more bullet points to 'Bagundi Startup Theme Park'
- Bioplastic toys & other bioplastic gadgets production facilities
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Class 10 student turns areca sheaths into ecological pens
Wonder which material, which is waste and abundantly available, can be used for making biodegradable pens (including biodegradable ink) in Tulunadu. Just like potato or starch plastic can we have waste jackfruit seed plastic or may be colocasia tuber plastic? Is there any plan for raw materials supply to biodegradable plastic industries coming up in proposed plastic park? (But MRPL is setting up ethanol plant in Harihar, Tulunadu can think of such an ethanol factory after Pashchima Vahini is implemented only.) All items need not be fully biodegradable plastic but may include plant parts which are abundantly available in the region like eco-pen mentioned in the news link above but with biodegradable plastic tube & ink. Our schools may introduce students on how to produce bioplastic. { 1, 2, 3, 4}. If not schools, Bagundi Hobby Theme Park (for Clean Technology) can have a facility like moulding machine or 3D printer (a few fortunate schools will be supplied with 3D printers as a part of 'startup coast' project but hobby theme park is common facility for other schools' kids) for manufacturing various biodegradable plastic components. Students can experiment on plastic at schools or homes helped by teachers & parents and then give shape to final components at hobby park including toy planes.
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- Carts Arena - This arena like 'skating arena' is used for testing, training and holding competitions for motorcarts, hoverboard, autotrolleys, disabled trolleys (including features to claim staircases safely) etc. Arena could be consisting of twisted paths (may be narrow) like 'car race arena'. Arena may require staircases in case these carts can claim staircases. (with a few mechatronics features incorporated.) Nearby there will be a workshop for assembling hoverboards, carts {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,11} (kids can just assemble ready made kits in case they can not use tools). (Even amphibious bike/kayak/hoverboard etc can be tested if lake is linked to 'cart arena' {1,2,3}. But as I am thinking of Bagundi to be specialized theme park for Petrochemicals/CleanTechnology and Kaup for amphibious vehicles hence 'amphibious carts' are not included.). The 'carts arena' need not have sitting arrangement. If arena is surrounded by hillocks with grass then same can be used for sitting or spectators can just stand. Even carts arena itself can have up & down paths.
Will add more bullet points as and when come across them.
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First step before setting up 'Hobby Theme Park' is to arrange competition for children in Nehru Maidan or Mangala Stadium to assess and promote their mood. It could be competition with themes like clean Energy/Technology, Carts, Boats etc. For toy boats competition a temporary tank can be set up just like ones we had during aquaculture exhibition. And for carts whole Maidan is there.
Mangaluru start-up’s game counters Blue Whale with positive challenges
An app to fight the Blue Whale
Asking for a startup idea can itself be a big positive challenge! A decision to startup life journey.
'Joshiana 8.0' national level IT fest inaugurated at SJEC
Rural innovation centres can make India a ‘solutions superpower’
Harish Hande sees need to change skill development policy
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The government should create centres of innovations in all the ITIs in the country. Every ITI has a potential to innovate to reach out to the grassroots level," he felt.
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Rural innovation centres can make India a ‘solutions superpower’
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India can become a superpower of solutions for the world if steps are taken to set up at least 30-35 “centres of excellence for innovation in rural areas”, according to H Harish Hande, Chairman, Selco India.
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Has anyone any plan to create 'Makers Space' {
1,
2,
3,
4} (Common Instrumentation Centre?) in Mangalore? Whether we can have 'Cowork Space' and 'Makers Space' together? Actually 'Workshops' of 'Startup/Hobby Theme Park' could be 'Makers Space' if planned properly. Only thing is Bagundi may be inconvenient location for many makers but 'Tile Factory Hobbyzania' suggested earlier could be more convenient place for 'Makers Space'. Some more things to observe are 'Community Service Centre' is also closely related to 'Cowork Space' and 'Makers Space'. And 'ITI/College Innovation Centre' serves only its students but 'Makers Space' serves everyone but may not be free.
Why not builders who are building clubs also build 'Makers Space'? If 'Incubation/Innovation Centre' can be a part of residential township then 'Cowork Space' & 'Makers Space' can also be a part of a residential township.
Here is what 'Co-learning Space' -
Skill-yourself centres that mould entrepreneurs out of novices. 'Startup Theme Park' could be considered as co-learning space also.
A rooftop farmer rises with rice
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Unlike traditional cultivation, Mr. Paddambail uses water minimally, and his bags of soil mixture, sand and cow dung last four years with careful maintenance. He turns coconut husk into hanging planters. After de-husking, he fills soil and ties up the husk to hang it around the house.
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Hope CMFRI will come up with a method of maintaining rich marine life around these islets in spite of human interference through scuba diving & other tourism activities. (
Scientists seek protection for Netrani Island). Research is also needed to develop marine life around other river islets of Tulunadu. CMFRI should also conduct research on effect of waterways on aqua life (
CMFRI asks State govt. to reduce number of fishing vessels) and come out with suggestions to nullify this effect. Goal of CMFRI should be to introduce innovative methods for ecologically & economically sustainable aquaculture, waterways & tourism. Hope CMFRI raises itself to meet people's expectation from it!
Of course, we have to even find ways for having both recreational tourism and waterways without compromising on human safety. Anyone in Mangaluru working on
The Fuel Tank of Tomorrow - A Super Capacitor? {
2,
3}. If becomes reality this could be used in electrical boats to do away with chemical battery hazards.
'Universities should research on defence technology'
Whether DRDO going to arrange for special grant or this just a passing comment?
Cabinet OKs new biotech policy with focus on emerging areas
Whether this time at least Mangalore get 'Marine Biotech Park' with 'Institute of Marine Biotechnology'?
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Which educational institute is part of 'Smart Kudla'?
Government working to build PPP-based robust agri-value systems
Whatever Agriculture Resoure Planing software system the government provides suitable interface to individual players in Agri Informatics like UPI. I don't think in Tulunadu any college is there teaching agriculture now except fisheries. We have two colleges planned Koila Veterinary, Brahmavar Agriculture. (
Paddy Cultivation declingin drastically in coastal region - though we need to have local production of agricultural products we consume to save cost of transportation). Anyway institutes like CAMPCO can encourage startup in Agri Informatics. And growing dairy & farms industry may need farm informatics. Let us see how Fisheries Informatics will get integrated with Agri Informatics. But in future we need very good Mariculture Informatics system.
Byrappa elected Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
US govt selects Dr Edmond Fernandes as Legislative Fellow
Karavali Ayurvedic College, Hospital & Research Centre will be commenced in Neermarga
Who is good in 'Siddha Medicine' like '
Marma Therapy' in Mangalore? The people like
Dr Pankaj Naram,
2 teach Marma Therapy in countries like Germany also. Anyway we need '
National Institute of Siddha' in Mangalore.
Nitte University to host international conference on biomedical research
Let curse be upon those politicians or bureaucrats or any other person if they steal any idea from here to implement in the parched city or any other mega metro city.