Category: Science&Tech

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: ndpsr) New Delhi, February 15 (India Science Wire): Sixty school students from different parts of the country were conferred awards under the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK programme at the conclusion of the seventh National Level Read More …

According to the Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the Ministry has been pro-active in using the space technology in agricultural sector. The Ministry, since early 80s has been funding various projects, under which Indian Space Research Organisation developed Read More …

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, Feb 11 (India Science Wire): Researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University have developed a technique that promises to quicken the process of production of L-asparaginase, an enzyme used in treatment of acute lymphoblastic Read More …

Some of the new developments made in the field of space technologies in the last three years are as listed below : Aditya-L1: Development of highly polished optical mirrors – for a solar coronographic mission – XpoSAT mission: Development of Read More …

India’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-31 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana on February 6, 2019. The launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-247 lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana at 2:31 am (IST) carrying India’s GSAT-31 and Read More …

By Jyoti Singh (Twitter handle:@ashajyoti11) New Delhi, February 5 : In their search for possible treatment for Zika virus infection, a team of Indian researchers has identified a viral protein that can be targeted by an already available antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine Read More …

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, January 30 : The Department of Science and Technology today issued the much awaited order hiking the emoluments of Research Fellows and Research Associates. The hikes range from 24 per cent to 35 Read More …

By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@AditiJain1987)   New Delhi, January 30 : 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 Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, January 28 : Despite rapid developments in medicine, early detection of neurodegenerative disorders remains a challenge. Now a group of Indian researchers has sought to apply Big Data analytics to hunt Read More …

By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, January 28 : A group of researchers has identified a missing element that is critical in forecast of rainfall over central parts of India during summer monsoon. In recent years, a new category Read More …

ISRO on January 24, 2019 successfully injected Microsat-R and Kalamsat-V2 satellites into their designated orbits lifted by PSLV-C44. The PSLV-C44 lifted off at 23:37 Hrs(IST) on January 24, 2019 from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR,Sriharikota in Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, January 24 : 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 Read More …

On January 22, 2019, after months of exhaustive ground and flight trials, the indigenous produced bio-fuel has been finally cleared for use by the premier airworthiness certification agency of the country. On being completely satisfied with the performance parameters, the Centre Read More …

By Rayies Altaf (Twitter handle: rayies_sts) New Delhi, January 22 : A team of interdisciplinary scientists have come out with an online system that promises to substantially ease the process of planning and implementing micro-irrigation systems for agricultural fields. With Read More …