Category: Science&Tech

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr)   New Delhi, April 18 (India Science Wire): A group of Indian scientists hasdeveloped a new salt-tolerant transgenic rice plant by over-expressing a gene from a wild rice called Porteresia coarctata into the commonly Read More …

Scientists at NASA, using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has detected the first type of molecule that ever formed in the universe . It is the first time that it has been detected in space after decades of Read More …

The Central Government on April 15, 2019 approved ongoing GSLV continuation programme Phase-4 consisting of five GSLV flights during the period 2021-2024. The GSLV Programme – Phase 4 will enable the launch of 2 tonne class of satellites for Geo-imaging, Navigation, Read More …

By Monika Kundu Srivastava (Twitter handle: @monikaksrivast1) New Delhi, April 15 (India Science Wire): A single blood pressure reading may result in faulty diagnosis of high blood pressure and unnecessary prescription of medication. Instead, three readings during a single visit Read More …

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful vehicle flying today, has carried out its first commercial launch with its Falcon Heavy rocket tasked with placing a Saudi satellite in orbit. It was also the first time SpaceX managed to land Read More …

By Niruj Mohan Ramanujam (Twitter handle: @nirujmohan) Chennai, April 10 (India Science Wire): The Event Horizon Telescope has released the first direct image of a black hole and its neighbourhood. This black hole lurks in the centre of a Read More …

By Monika Kundu Srivastava (Twitter handle: @monikaksrivast1)   New Delhi, April 8 (India Science Wire): A group of Indian and Australian scientists has developed and tested a mobile application-based system that promises to help doctors and health workers in villages to Read More …

By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@AditiJain1987) New Delhi, April 8 (India Science Wire): A new study has found that the probability of attack by kites, birds of prey that inhabit urban areas, increases in neighbourhoods where human population is high Read More …

Hayabusa-2, a Japanese spacecraft, have launched an explosive device to create an artificial crater on an asteroid known as Ryugu. If impact crater is created successfully, the probe will later return to gather samples from the gouged depression. Scientists believe these Read More …

By Dr T V Venkateswaran (Twitter handle: @TVVen)   New Delhi, April 3 (India Science Wire): An international research team including Dr Surhud More and Dr Anupreeta More from Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune has ruled out Read More …

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, April 3 (India Science Wire): Indian scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown effect of the tropical weather phenomenon known as Madden-Julian Oscillation, which plays an important role in determining the fate of Read More …

Feature By Niruj Mohan Ramanujam (Twitter handle: @nirujmohan)   Chennai, April 2 (India Science Wire): Every culture has stories of vampires and magical creatures that regain their youth by drinking the blood of their companion who in turn becomes old Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, April 1 (India Science Wire): During May 2018, the national capital region and parts of North India were lashed by three strong dust storms in quick succession. In addition to widespread Read More …

By Rayies Altaf (Twitter handle: @rayies_sts) New Delhi, April 1 (India Science Wire): The development of technology for extracting metals from ores has been critical in the growth of various civilizations. Smelting is one process that has evolved over time. Read More …