Tag: Science and Innovation Network (SIN) India

2nd April 2019 King Charles Street, London

Professor Andy Cundy

School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton

Tackling the Plastics Problem – SIN India

The input and build-up of plastic debris in our oceans is a major and increasing environmental problem. Plastics now comprise the majority of debris found in the sea, and are the most durable and persistent part of it. Estimates vary, but over 100 million tonnes of plastic may now be present in the oceans. While […]

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21st November 2017 Delhi, India

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by Tamil Selvan Chandru

Senior Adviser - Newton Fund India

Pregnancy complications detected early can save lives

The blog is co-authored by Professor Andrew Shennan and Dr Nicola Vousden from St Thomas Hospital, King’s College London. One of the Newton Bhabha funded and Newton Prize winning project in India is ‘Evaluation of the introduction on CRADLE Vital Signs Alert (VSA)’ was led by scientists from St Thomas Hospital, King’s College London in […]

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8th December 2016 New Delhi, India

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by Swati Saxena

Senior Science and Innovation Adviser

‘Smart’ farming – way ahead – UK India agritech partnership

We need to produce more food with less land and fewer resources.  These challenges mean that new agricultural science and technology is needed. Precision farming combines technology with livestock and crop science to improve agricultural practice. One effect is on yields: precision agriculture (PA) allows farmers to extract as much value as possible from every […]

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