Category: Science&Tech

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, December 18 : Scientists at the Bharathiar University engaged in studying the ecology of soil microbes that colonize plant roots, have isolated a fungus that can enhance plant growth even in water Read More …

By Dr. Vaishali Lavekar (Twitterhandle: @VaishaliLavekar) Pune, December 14 : Neem is known for its medicinal and insecticidal properties for centuries.It is chemicals referred to as limonoidsthat give neem these properties. Indian scientists have now figured out the process of Read More …

By Rayies Altaf (Twitter handle: @rayies_sts) New Delhi, Dec 12 : Drones are fast emerging as agents of change with wide spread applications ranging from wedding photography and entertainment to agriculture and infrastructure asset maintenance. Drones require far less effort, time Read More …

NASA’s InSight lander, which touched down on Mars on November 26, 2018, has provided the first-ever “sounds” of Martian wind on the Red Planet. InSight sensors captured a haunting low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind, estimated to be Read More …

China on December 8, 2018 launched Chang’e-4 lunar probe mission destined to land on the far side of the moon, where no human spacecraft has ever been touched. It was launched on a Long March 3B rocket from the southwestern Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01) Jammu, December 4 : Several locations in India are known to have potential for production of geothermal energy. A new analysis of available data on all such sites has shown that Puga geothermal Read More …

By Dr. Aditi Jain (Twitter handle:@AditiJain1987) New Delhi, December 3: Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in the health sector globally. Many times bacteria form biofilms to resist the action of antibiotics. They do so by adhering together to form Read More …

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C43 on November 29, 2018 successfully launched 31 satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota. The PSLV-C43 lifted off the First Launch Pad and injected India’s Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) into the Read More …

US space agency, NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet on November 26, 2018 after an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458-million-kilometer) journey from Earth. InSight’s two-year mission will be Read More …

He Jiankui , a scientist associated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, has claimed that he had altered the genes of twins born earlier this month, creating the first gene edited babies. He said in five Read More …

By S Suresh Ramanan (Twitter handle: @sureshramanan01)   Jammu, November 26 : Scientists at Coimbatore-based Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) have found that a plant growth promoting rhizo bacteria called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens can be used to fight Tobacco Streak Virus(TSV) in Read More …

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed a new technology to assess the rise of water level in rivers and reservoirs by rain. The technology, called ‘Impact Based Forecasting Approach’, which shows pre-event scenario, can help state governments to Read More …