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2 1 CIMAP-NBRI to release 100% herbal toothpaste today CSIR-CIMAP,NBRI 6 th October 2017 Lucknow: Two premier city-based science institutes have come up with a 100% herbal toothpaste. Six scientists from Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and nine from National Botanical Research Institute have jointly developed the herbal toothpaste. According to the team of nine, it is a complete solution for oral problems. Led by senior scientist of CIMAP Dinesh Kumar, it took the team four years of research to come up with the herbal formulation. Besides, this is the first time that technology developed by the CSIR institutes has been demanded by three companies for technology transfer before the release of the product. "CIMAP and NBRI have jointly developed products for the benefit of the public at large. The herbal toothpaste is another successful technology developed that will provide a complete solution for oral problems," said CIMAP director Anil Kumar Tripathi. The herbal product has been made using six herbs and five essential oils. "Herbal toothpastes in the market have added chemicals which have an adverse effect on oral health. The polyherbal toothpaste is chemical-free and will help fight problems like cavity, tooth sensitivity, bad odour and will cure and tighten bleeding gums, beside other oral problems," said Kumar. Herbs such as majuphal known as gall oak and magic nut have been used. The herb is known for being very effective in curing bleeding disorders ranging from bleeding gums to excessive bleeding during the menstrual cycle. Other herbs like vajradanti and akarkara known for the treatment of halitosis and tooth and gum problems have been used.

3 2 The product will be released on CSIR platinum jubilee foundation day celebration on Friday. King George's Medical University vice-chancellor Prof MLB Bhatt will release the product. Times of India Also published in: Asian Age, Page no. 2 Times of India, Navbharat Times Amar Ujala

4 3 CSIR-CSIO 6 th October 2017 Hindustan Times Also published in: The Indian Express, The Times of India

5 4 CSIR-IMTECH 6 th October 2017 Hindustan Times

6 7 CSIR-IHBT 7 th October 2017 Punjab Kesari Also published in: Himanchal Dastak, Divya Himanchal Dainik Jagran

7 8 CSIR-NML th 6 October 2017 Dainik Bhaskar

8 9 CSIR-NML 6 th October 2017 Life Jamshedpur, Page no. 19 Also published in: Dainik Bhaskar, Dainik Jagran Hindustan

9 10 CSIR-NML 6 th October 2017 The Telegraph Also published in: The Avenue Mail, Morning India, The Pioneer

10 11 CURTAINS COME DOWN ON EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE WORKSHOP CSIR-NML 6 th October 2017 In collaboration with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jharkhand State Chapter of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) organised a workshop entitled Science and Technology Sensitisation Program for the Women leading towards Excellence in Science during Oct 5th and 6th, 2017 at NML s Auditorium. More than 300 women participants (Research scholars/ faculty) from Jharkhand and other states have attended the workshop. The organisations represented include BIT, Mesra; BA College of Engineering & Technology Jamshedpur; Central University of Jharkhand; Ranchi University; Kolhan University; Jamshedpur Women s College; Co-operative College; Graduate College; CSIR-NML; NIT Jamshedpur; SOA University (Bhubaneswar) and many more. On the second day of the workshop emphasis on teaching the students and faculties on various aspects to keep in mind while writing a research paper and framing project proposals-cum-reports was given. The speakers in the session were Dr. Suman Mishra, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NML; Prof. R.P.Manna, IITBHU; and Prof. U.C.Srivastava, Gen Sec, NASI. The session was hugely interactive. The panel discussion-cum-valedictory function of the STSP-2017 begun with the feedback by Dr. Niraj Kumar, Executive Secretary, NASI, and other resource persons. Prof Manju Sharma, Session Chair and Former Secretary DBT (GOI) spelled the need to establish academic and professional link for students and be a part of NASI and enroll your name with this academy. She also emphasised the imperative requirement to raise the passion in students for all frontiers of science and practise them beyond the barriers of the various branches.

11 12 Prof. Paramjit Khurana, Co-Chairman of the session suggested student and teacher should involve themselves in small projects and improvise innovative ways to be inclusive in teaching and research. Dr. Arvind Sinha, Chairman NASI Jharkhand Chapter proposed the vote of thanks; and placed the commitment of NASI, Jharkhand chapter to spread the message of the workshop across Jharkhand and neighbouring states, to uplift the standards of S&T with closer interactions in near future. The Pioneer

12 13 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FEST TO OPEN ON OCT 13: MINISTER CSIR-CLRI 9 th October 2017 A four day 'India International Science Festival,' organised by the Union Ministry of Science and Technology, will begin here on October 13, Union Science Minister Harsh Vardhan said here today. The fest, to be held in multiple venues, including Anna University, Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLR) here will feature a series of events, he said. Stating that the response to the fest was overwhelming, he said after the science festival, there "should be good quality scientific temper and passion." On the progress made by premier research institution CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), he said the institution which last year was at the 12th position among about 1,200 government funded research institutions worldwide, had moved up to ninth rank as per the Scimago Institutions ranking World Report Similarly, in global ranking for private and public funded institutions, CSIR which held the 99th position, had improved to 75th rank among about 5200 institutions across the world. Besides Anna varisty and CSIR-CLRI, events will be held at Structural Engineeering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), National Institute of Ocean Technology and IIT-Madras, he added. A meeting of Science and Technology Ministers will be held on the inaugral day of the festival at IIT Madras here. 'Science village,' a programme intended to give exposure to students from rural areas on the country's achievements in science and technology, a summit on innovative technologies from several States, a conclave of women scientists and entrepreneurs, an industry academia interaction are among the events that have been lined up for the science festival. Union Ministries of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Vijnana Bharati together have been organising the India International Sciecne Festival since The initiative is to encourage scientific temper among the people and showcase Indian contributions in science and technology. Business Standard

13 14 Prof. Paramjit Khurana, Co-Chairman of the session suggested student and teacher should involve themselves in small projects and improvise innovative ways to be inclusive in teaching and research. Dr. Arvind Sinha, Chairman NASI Jharkhand Chapter proposed the vote of thanks; and placed the commitment of NASI, Jharkhand chapter to spread the message of the workshop across Jharkhand and neighbouring states, to uplift the standards of S&T with closer interactions in near future. The Pioneer

14 15 Computer aid to Ayurveda diagnosis CSIR 8 th October 2017 New Delhi, Oct. 7: A team of biologists, computer scientists and doctors has used artificial intelligence to classify the physiological makeup of individuals, the feature called prakriti in ayurveda that practitioners say influences health and disease. The scientists, from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in New Delhi and institutions in Calcutta and Pune, say their computational approach seeks to eliminate the subjectivity that clouds public perceptions about ayurveda. According to ayurveda, every human's physiological makeup belongs to one of the seven types of prakriti: vata (V), pitta (P), kapha (K), or their combinations VP, PK, VK or VPK. Ayurveda practitioners believe that prakriti influences one's predisposition to illnesses and response to therapy. They seek to classify patients' types on the basis of their body size, skin appearance, behaviour, bowel habits and even food preferences. Scientists say that genome studies over the past decade have broadly seemed to support these claims. Now, ayurveda specialist Bhavana Prasher at the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, and her colleagues have shown that machine learning, a ubiquitous tool in the current quest for intelligent machines, can accurately label people as V, P or K types. Prasher and her colleagues have through a series of studies since 2008 shown that people classified as V, P or K have subtle genetic differences that might influence their risk for bleeding, clot formation, obesity and heart attacks, and capacity to tolerate low-oxygen conditions.

15 16 "While those earlier studies helped reveal a link between the traditional concept of prakriti and genomics, we know that identifying prakriti can be tricky," said Mitali Mukherji, a genome biologist and colleague of Prasher for more than a decade. She said that practitioners' experience and skills determine whether they are able to assign the correct prakriti. In their new work, the scientists "trained" a computer to classify prakriti using a sample of prakriti labels assigned to 147 healthy individuals by qualified ayurveda practitioners. The practitioners assigned a prakriti to each person on the basis of information extracted from 133 questions relating to physiology and lifestyle. Mukherji says the work wouldn't have been possible without the unusual backgrounds of the team members, who included statistics specialist Pradeep Tiwari, computational biologist Rintu Kutum, and Tavpritesh Sethi, a doctor trained in computer science research. "It required exchanges between ayurveda, genomics, medicine and computer science," Mukherji said. Saurabh Ghosh from the Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta and ayurvedic practitioners and health researchers from the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune contributed to the research. The researchers found that the machine learning technique could classify the prakritis of a different set of individuals reasonably well, the accuracy levels ranging from 79 per cent to 100 per cent, compared with the prakriti types assigned independently by two sets of qualified practitioners. The findings have been published in the journal PLOS One. "Such a formalised method of assigning prakriti will help clinical practice and research," said Prasher. "A computer could help assign the correct prakriti and traditional practitioners could use that information for diagnosis and therapeutic decisions. A rapid computer-generated classification of prakriti types may also help scientists explore further the connections between illnesses and the human genetic and physiological makeup, Mukherji said. The Telegraph