Category: Science&Tech

After analyzing new data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, researchers believed to have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on Saturn. It is 10 hours, 33 minutes and 38 seconds. It’s a figure that Read More …

Japan on January 18, 2019 launched seven spacecraft onboard Epsilon-4 to Earth orbit , including a little satellite designed to create dazzling artificial meteor showers. It was launched from Uchinoura Space Center, on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The launch was Read More …

According to an analysis by research agency Itihaasa, India has been ranked third in the world in terms of high quality research publications in artificial intelligence (AI) after China and US. However there is wide gap between China and India. Read More …

By Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle: @usm_1984) New Delhi, January 18 : A water-repelling, biodegradable material inspired by lotus leaves has been developed by a joint team of researchers from India, Switzerland and Italy. Super-hydrophobic or water repellent materials are used in Read More …

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Libcoin are in dialogue to form a world class consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium ion battery plant in India. Its capacity will be scaled up to 30GWh in due course. With this, India Read More …

Union Minister of State for Space Development Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the UNNATI- (Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training) programme organized by ISRO in Bengaluru on January 17, 2019. UNNATI, a capacity building programme on Nanosatellite development, is an initiative by Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi: If you want to remain healthy and also keep the planet earth healthy, begin the change on your dining table. Over the past half a century, food habits have changed globally Read More …

A cotton seed carried to the Dark Side of Moon by China’s Chang’e-4 probe had sprouted, the first for any biological matter to grow on the Moon. But the end also came very soon. The cotton plant relied on sunlight Read More …

By Dinesh C Sharma (Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma) New Delhi, January 16: Invisible fingerprints accidentally left behind by criminals are often difficult to decipher because available techniques can’t capture all the nuances in them. At times, they may be unclear because Read More …

Science and Technology Minister Dr. Harshvardhan on January 15, 2019 launched DD Science and India Science channels in New Delhi. DD Science is Doordarshan’s first ever daily slot on Science and Technology, while India Science is an internet-based channel. The Read More …

Union Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan on January 14, 2019 in New Delhi launched special weather services for the benefit of people visiting Prayagraj during Kumbh Mela. The Kumbh Mela 2019 is going to be held Read More …

  By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, Jan 9 : Contamination of salad vegetables by E.coli and Salmonella bacteria are the most common causes of food poisoning. Although most Salmonella outbreaks are linked to contamination during handling and transportation of the vegetables, there are Read More …

Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani on January 5, 2019 inaugurated the Women’s Science Congress at the Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar. Women’s Science Congress is a part of of the 106th Indian Science Congress. This is the eighth chapter Read More …

By SunderarajanPadmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr)   Jalandhar, Jan 4: With threat perception of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction increasing, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a mobile facility to help provide immediate relief in case of Read More …