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Nano Ganesh

Nano Ganesh is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nano Ganesh rather than just read about it. In short: Nano Ganesh is an irrigation automation system that allows farmers to use mobile phones to remotely control irrigation pumps. It is a hardware device that attaches to a starter/water pump set.

Key takeaways

Nano Ganesh belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Nano Ganesh to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Nano Ganesh from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Nano Ganesh is an irrigation automation system that allows farmers to use mobile phones to remotely control irrigation pumps. It is a hardware device that attaches to a starter/water pump set.

History The development in India of various wireless remote controllers began in 1996. Santosh Ostwal, an electrical engineer founded Ossian Agro Automation in Pune. The application initially supported basic mobile phones and later built-in GSM modules named Nano Ganesh GSM. Approximately 60,000 farmers in India have been using Nano Ganesh since 2008. In mid-2009, it was tested in Anand district in Gujarat in partnership with Tata Teleservices. Later, it was enhanced to operate on any basic mobile phone. In 2014, Ossian further upgraded the technology as Nano Ganesh M2M to monitor the water level of overhead water tanks and remotely control the water pump as per the lower and overflow levels of water in the tanks.

Usage In some parts of India, farmers have to walk several kilometers to turn on the irrigation pumps that water their fields. With the electrical supply often erratic, they sometimes have no electricity when they reach the pump. Nano Ganesh allows them to remotely check the availability of electricity, and to remotely turn the pump on and off. It helps the farmers to easily access the water pumps avoiding travel over difficult terrain, bad weather, and hazards. It also means growers don't have to wake up in the middle of the night, which is often the time electricity is available, to go to their fields.

Specifications The application combines a modem with a basic mobile connection and a feature phone that attaches to the starter on the irrigation pump (Latest models do not eliminate the feature phone). Using the mobile phone, the farmer can switch on or off the water pump by text message or dialing assigned code numbers for on and off. It provides acknowledges the status of the power or pump by particular tone signals and texts. Another version is M2M based in which preset water levels in the overhead tanks are sensed by magnetic float sensors whose signals are passed to the GSM transmitter that sends wireless information on water levels to the mobile phone. This allows the water operator to avoid climbing up the overhead tanks to check water levels. Another Nano Ganesh modem can alert the owner about an attempt to steal the modem, cable, or the pump.

Recognition Grand Prize winner in Nokia's Calling All Innovators contest in emerging market category. Nominated for the Global Mobile Awards announced by GSMA, London for the best mobile application in the world in Social-Economic category. Winner of DST Lockheed-Martin IIGP 2011 program. Laureate in the Economic Development category for 2011, by The Tech Awards at the Tech Museum at San Jose, CA, USA. One of seven Information and Communication Tools for agriculture and rural development selected y United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO). (2015) Demonstrated in the Innovation City in M4D section of Mobile World Congress organized by GSMA at Barcelona, Spain (2017). One of fourteen digital initiatives recognized for empowering the low income population by UNESCO-Pearson.

See also Agriculture and Agronomy portal

References

External links Official website Nokia Calling All Innovators awards

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nano Ganesh

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nano Ganesh claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Nano Ganesh before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nano Ganesh ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nano Ganesh

In research: Nano Ganesh appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nano Ganesh in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nano Ganesh is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Irrigation in India, Modems, Science and technology in India, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nano Ganesh outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Nano Ganesh in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Nano Ganesh means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Nano Ganesh in simple terms?

Nano Ganesh is an irrigation automation system that allows farmers to use mobile phones to remotely control irrigation pumps. It is a hardware device that attaches to a starter/water pump set.

Why does Nano Ganesh matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Nano Ganesh?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Nano Ganesh.