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Merge Millets with Meals to Stay Healthy

A progressive millet farmer and millet man of Himachal Pradesh Nek Ram Sharma underlined the need of incorporating millets as an integral part of the meals and reap good health. He expressed these views while addressing teachers of Vidya Bharati who were on a one-day exposure visit to the Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan district of Himachal Pradesh recently. Addressing the gathering, Sharma said that the international year of Millets (2023) has brought out the importance of millets to the forefront and has allowed us to increase awareness and incorporate these foods into our daily lifestyle. He also explained the various health benefits of eating different kinds of millets.

IISER Pune’s New Material Removes Pollutants from Water

Access to clean and drinkable water has now not only become a local problem but global as well. Water contamination is one of the world’s leading causes of death and the problem is only getting worse. To tackle this, the team at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune came up with a custom-designed unique molecular sponge-like material—macro/microporous ionic organic framework—which can swiftly clean polluted water by soaking up sinister contaminants. The results were published recently in the journal, Angewandte Chemie.

New Town Railway Station to be a Green Building