Srinagar, Nov 11, Nov. 11 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated several new facilities at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir), highlighting the role of academic institutions in developing practical solutions to major challenges. Addressing the gathering, Sinha said a world-class university should be capable of turning a country's biggest challenges into effective and sustainable solutions. The first facility inaugurated was a solar-powered Internet of Things (IoT)-based irrigation and fertigation system. The technology is designed to assess crop requirements and deliver the appropriate quantity of water and nutrients directly to plant roots at the required tim...