Dr Shafeeque Ahmed Ansari – Mentor of Budding Scientists laid to rest in Malegaon
Dr Shafeeq Ansari had died while working for Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi at around 12:45 pm Friday
Sunday April 25, 2021 11:13 AM, Dr. Ahsanulhaq Qureshi & Zohair M Safwan, ummid.com
Malegaon: With tearful eyes, Dr Shafeeque Ahmed Ansari was laid to rest at Bada Qabaristan in Malegaon a little before sunset on Saturday April 24, 2021. He was 54.
Dr Shafeeq Ansari had died while working for Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi at around 12:45 pm Friday after cardiac arrest. He is survived by an ailing mother, wife and two adopted children.
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N ew Delhi: Punjab, the granary of India has come up with offerings of a bouquet of improved crop and vegetable varieties which are rich in nutrients and can make valuable contributions to the nutritional requirements of India’s population.
‘PAU 1 Chapatti’ with low polyphenols and outstanding processing qualities has been shortlisted for commercialization whereas wheat candidate varieties having high grain protein, high zinc, low phytates (chemical group that reduces bioavailability of micro-nutrients and protein) and high carotenoids have been developed.
Besides this, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has offered to growers two carotene rich cherry tomato varieties called Punjab Sona and Punjab Kesar and two anthocyanin rich brinjal varieties called Punjab Raunak and Punjab Bharpoor with antioxidant properties. These are also suitable for home/terrace/urban gardening. Inexpensive, nutrient rich home gardening pot mixture providing 40-50% higher productivity along
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Kashmir University Bags Rs 10 Crore DST Grant Under PURSE Programme
SRINAGAR: Continuing its march towards excellence, the University of Kashmir has bagged a mega research grant of 10 crore rupees under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
The funds under the PURSE scheme are granted to select universities across the country based on the research proposal, scientific publications in Science Citation Indexed Journals through SCOPUS international Database, H-Index and I-10 index for improving research infrastructure for scientific development.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad said that selection of the University of Kashmir for the prestigious PURSE incentive award is a recognition and reflection of the high standard of quality teaching and research done at the university.