By Rayies Altaf (Twitter handle: @rayies_sts) Srinagar, August 31 : The Dal Lake and other wetlands of Kashmir are famous for their natural beauty and play a key environmental role. Now scientists have found that this eco-system also harbours certain Read More …
Category: Science&Tech
Scientists find protein role in TB bacteria growth
By Ratneshwar Thakur (Twitter handle: @ratnesh_thakur) New Delhi, August 29 : In their efforts to find new drug targets against tuberculosis, Indian researchers have identified the role of a protein which is critical for growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Read More …
Nurturing young talents of north-east for science
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan (Twitter handle: @ndpsr) Aizawl (Mizoram), Aug 29 : She is in class nine. However, she already has a dream to become a teacher and a researcher. “I want to teach children and also be involved in unravelling Read More …
Cabinet approves Umbrella scheme ‘O-SMART’
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on August 29, 2018 has approved the umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)”, for implementation during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 at an overall cost of Rs.1623 crore. Read More …
ISRO to send three astronauts into Space by 2022
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on August 28, 2018 unveiled India’s Gaganyaan programme for manned space flight before 2022 as announced by the Prime Minister on the 72nd Independence Day. The programme will make India the fourth nation in Read More …
Scientists explain strange behaviour of gut bacteria resistant to TB drugs
By Kollegala Sharma (Twitter handle:@kollegala) Mysuru, August 27: The human gut harbours millions of bacteria which play a role in maintaining human health. However, of late, it has emerged that some of these otherwise friendly bacteria harbour drug resistant Read More …
Veterinary drug may be repurposed for human cancers: study
By Yogesh Sharma (Twitter handle: @Yogesh21sharma9) Hyderabad, August 27 : Indian scientists have found that fenbendazole, a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug used in veterinary sector, could be useful against cancers as well. Researchers at the National Centre for Human Genome Studies Read More …
Making science education fun for schools kids in NE
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) Gangtok, August 23 : How do insects fly? Why does ginger have wrinkles? Why does chilli cause so much pain? Questions like these often crop up in the minds of young school children, but they Read More …
Biomass of invasive weed can help treat toxic waste
By Dr SanghamitraDeobhanj (Twitter handle: @CtcSangham) Cuttack, August 23 : Prosopis Juliflora is an invasive weed with abundant spread in India. Called Seemai Karuvelam in Tamil and Vilayati Babul in Hindi, it has outstanding capability to survive and grow on dry arid Read More …
Cyclone Warning Centre to be set up in Thiruvananthapuram
With several incidents of tropical cyclones and severe weather events striking over Kerala and Karnataka coasts in the recent times, the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences is proposing to set up a Cyclone Warning Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. At present, IMD Read More …
Gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes: study
By Dr. DivyaKhatter (Twitter handle:@divya_khatter) Faridabad, August 21 : Antibiotic resistance is emerging as a major health challenge. Scientists at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) here have found that friendly gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug Read More …
How Machilipatnam became site of a pioneering discovery in 19th century
By Dr Biman Nath Bangalore, August 16 : Machilipatnam is one of the oldest port towns on the Andhra coast. Very few Indians would know that it was also the site of a landmark discovery 150 years ago that Read More …
CSIR developed PEGylated Streptokinase for the treatment of ischemic strokes
A new Clot buster named ‘PEGylated Streptokinase’ – a Novel Biological Entity has been developed by Dr. Girish Sahni, DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR and his team of inventors at CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh. As per the scientists, Read More …
Jammu and Agartala to get Space Research Technology Centres
According to the Union Minister of State for Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, Jammu will be the first city in North India to get a full-fledged Space Technology Research Centre, devoted to research, academics and post-graduation study. The Centre will function Read More …
Scientists decipher how Japanese Encephalitis virus enters brain cells
By Yogesh Sharma (Twitter: @Yogesh21sharma9) Hyderabad : Japanese Encephalitis, a leading form of viral encephalitis is a major problem in India. It is caused by mosquito-borne JE virus which belongs to the same genus as dengue and yellow fever. In Read More …