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The retail industry caters to the need of consumers across the board and continues to be largest and most attractive industry segment globally comprising FMCG, Apparel, Fashion, Electronics, Quick Service Restaurants, Entertainment, etc. As per Statista[l], retail sales worldwide touched USD 25 trillion in 2018 and projected to grow to USD 27.7 trillion by 2020. The retail industry is going through a transformative phase enabled by mobile technology, omnichannel strategy, advancements in modem retail outlets, the emergence of new retail business models, online commerce, doorstep services, customer analytics, a convergence…

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The main binding blocks that are required for smart retail are majorly connectivity, integration and big-data analytics. They allow the configuration of products and services tailored to individual preferences and effective efficient customer communication and retention, just to provide a holistic experience. When working for such an organization of significance. It is supposedly thought that people will be inclined towards the sales for various right facts, and attaining the right results. This scenario does require devices such as personal computer, cash registers, and advertisements can be extremely powerful tool in…

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Vigyan Prasar on 11 of May 2019 celebrated National Technology Day by organizing a talk by The Honorable Chairman, DRDO, Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy on “Emergence of Indigenous Defence Technologies” at Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Auditorium, ITO, New Delhi. The talk was attended by dignitaries such as Shri Jayant Sahasrabuddhe National Organising Secretary, Vijnana Bharati, senior scientists, government officials and scientific advisors. National Technology Day is celebrated as anniversary of Shakti, Pokhran atomic test was conducted on 11th May, 1998 at Pokhran, Rajasthan, making India the 6th nuclear state…

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India Science Wire El Niño remains the largest climate phenomenon that appears frequently producing droughts, floods, wildfires, dust and snow storms, fish kill, and even elevated risks of civil conflicts. The theater of action for El Niño is the tropical Pacific Ocean but its global reach costs the global community tens of billions dollars each time.   El Niño’s occur every two-to-seven years with very strong El Niño’s occurring about every 15 years. How the frequency or the time between two events and strength will change because of global warming…

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Science Wire China and India – two economic powerhouses of Asia – are contributing significantly to the greening of the planet, a new global study released on Monday has found. The world now has about 5.5 million square kilometers of extra green leaf area round the year compared to 2000. A bulk of this increase is due to greening in China and India. China has contributed 25 percent to this increase, while India added 6.8 percent of the total global net increase in leaf area between 2000 and 2017. The…

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India Science Wire Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar have synthesized a new compound that may help treat stomach infections caused by common bacteria, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). The inhibitor is based on an aromatic chemical compound, indole, and may help in treating H. pylori infection, which is a cause for gastritis, peptic ulcers and stomach cancers, according to researchers. The new inhibitor synthesized by researchers targets a gene known as Inosine-5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) involved in the nucleotide synthesis of H. pylori. In initial studies, the inhibitor has…

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India Science Wire Scientists have found that nanoparticles of selenium, an essential micronutrient, can be used as an antibacterial agent. Selenium is found naturally in wheat, eggs, cheese, nuts and sea food. It is an antioxidant and immunity booster. Scientists found that selenium nanoparticles, owing to their unique structure and properties, may be more effective than antibiotics as they have a larger surface area and therefore can be more in contact with the external environment. The antibacterial effect may be due to the fact that at a particular concentration nano-selenium…

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India Science Wire India used to be dubbed as a country of snake charmers in jest decades ago, but few would know about the darker side of snakes – snakebites. An estimated 28 lakh cases of snakebites occur in India and about 50,000 Indians die due to snakebites every year. Yet, it remains a neglected public health problem. Many of the deaths and disabilities due to snakebites can be averted if health authorities take steps to prevent snakebites as well as improve facilities for treating those bitten by venomous snakebites….

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India Science Wire The apple line, which refers to the traditional apple growing areas in the Indian Himalayan Region, has been shifting to higher altitudes as temperature rises. Now, it seems the apple line is also coming down with farmers at lower altitudes beginning to grow varieties of apple that do not require much chilling. The changing pattern of rainfall and increase in average maximum and minimum temperature has caused significant fluctuation in crop production with traditional temperate fruit belt moving upwards. Adverse climatic factors during winters such as winter…

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Automation is the technology by which a process is performed by minimum human assistance. Automation is also known as ‘Automatic Control’ which is done by the use of different control systems. The term ‘Automation’ has been derived by the word automatic, which was widely used before 1947 when Ford established an Automation Department. Before 1980’s, Indian Banking System was completely using traditional ways of transaction and there was no involvement of technology in the customer service, book-keeping and MIS reporting the urgent need for computerization was felt in the Indian…

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