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By Jyoti Singh (Twitter handle: @ashajyoti11) Lucknow, October 5 : The fourth edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) began here today. A number of conferences and exhibitions showcasing of the work of young scientists were held. The Read More …
By Umashankar Mishra (Twitter handle:@usm_1984) New Delhi, October 4: Scientists have identified regions in the wheat genome responsible for concentration of zinc in wheat grain. They have also identified candidate genes involved in zinc concentration in wheat.The findings can potentially Read More …
By Monika Kundu Srivastava (Twitter handle: @monikaksrivast1) New Delhi, October 3 : Exposure to cadmium is making typhoid-causing bacteria,Salmonella, stronger and difficult-to-treat with conventional antibiotics, a new study has suggested. Researchers have identified exposure to cadmium as a reason for Read More …
By Dr. Aditi Jain (witter handle: @AditiJain1987) New Delhi, October 3 : Excessive use of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium based fertilizers is causing environmental contamination and abuse of fertilizer subsidies. Now Indian scientists have identified rice cultivars that are efficient Read More …
By Ratneshwar Thakur (Twitter handle: @ratnesh_thakur) New Delhi, October 1 : Indian researchers have identified the mechanism by which muscles above the neck, known as head muscles,are formed during development of embryo in the womb. The study, done in Read More …
Feature By Raghu Murtugudde Mumbai, October 1 : Extreme rainfall events that led to the major flood in Mumbai in August 2017 and the disastrous Kerala flood this year as well as several less catastrophic ones across the country Read More …
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, September 28: Public Outreach and Education Committee (POEC) of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), and the AstroSat Training and Outreach Team is all set to add a new feature to its Read More …
By Kollegala Sharma (Twitter: @kollegala) Mysuru, September 28 : Scientists are looking for cues from nature to solve complex research problems such as filling up microwells with biological molecules or microorganisms. Researchers at the mechanical engineering division of the Indian Read More …
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, September 27 : A total of 13 scientists from different institutions across the country have been chosen for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize for 2018. The award winners include Dr. Ganesh Read More …
By Dr T V Venkateswaran (Twitter handle: @TVVen) New Delhi, September 26 : An international group of researchers has released the most in-depth wide-field map of three-dimensional distribution of matter in the universe ever made. The study suggests that Read More …
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on September 25, 2018 inaugurated air pollution control device WAYU (Wind Augmentation PurifYing Unit) for traffic junctions at ITO intersection and Mukarba Read More …
Umashankar Mishra (Twitter : @usm_1984) Gangtok, 25 September: A real-time landslide warning system has been set up in the Sikkim-Darjeeling belt of north-eastern Himalayas which is highly vulnerable to landslides. This system can help save lives and loss to Read More …
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) New Delhi, September 25 : The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur-based laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has developed a device to address air pollution at high Read More …
The fourth edition of India International Science Festival ( IISF-2018) will be inaugurated by President of India in Lucknow on October 6, 2018. IISF-2018 is expected to be represented by approximately 10000 delegates including 5000 students, 550 teachers, 200 students from Read More …
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle:@ndpsr) New Delhi, September 20 : Indian astronomers would soon be able to observe and monitor spectacular celestial events like explosion of stars, falling of matter into black holes and collision of extraterrestrial objects better. Researchers Read More …