By Monika Kundu Srivastava Twitter handle: @monikaksrivast1 New Delhi, June 15 : Water contamination due to dyes is a major cause of worry. A new study says sawdust from teak wood may help treat wastewater containing dyes and make it Read More …
Category: Science&Tech
DNA barcoding may help conserve fish biodiversity in NE
By Dr. Aditi Jain Twitter handle: @AditiJain1987 New Delhi, June 15 : Unsustainable use of fishery resources and declining fish diversity are matters of grave concern. The identification and cataloguing fishes is necessary for conservation of endangered species. Such efforts Read More …
Samba Mahsuri rice variety gets extra gene power to fight bacterial attacks
By Kollegala Sharma Twitter handle: @kollegala Mysuru, June 14: Researchers at the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Rice Research have developed a new variety of the popular Improved Samba Mahsuri (ISM) rice that can resis tbacterial blight disease. Bacterial blight disease, Read More …
IIT tech can help people turn waste into bricks and tiles
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan Twitter handle: @ndpsr New Delhi, June 14: Imagine turning plastic waste into useful products likes tiles and bricks. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, have developed a technology that will help people do just this. Read More …
New route to synthesize bioplastics developed
By Ratneshwar Thakur Twitter handle: @ratnesh_thakur New Delhi, June 13 : A group of researchers has developed a new strategy that promises to help expand the scope for production of bioplastics. In recent years, scientists and industry have focused on Read More …
Two Top R&D institutions come together to help in better disposal of sanitary napkins
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan Twitter handle: @ndpsr New Delhi, June 11: Two leading Indian scientific institutions have come together with a private partner to launch a new high tech device to ensure that the growing popularity of sanitary napkins do not Read More …
Studying 65 million year old rainfall trends to predict future
By Sarah Iqbal Bengaluru, June 11 : Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels may spark a shift towards wetter winters and drier summers, warns a new study based on evidence from climatic history preserved in 65 million year old oystershells. Earlier Read More …
India’s first Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery project
What: Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery Why: Production in the country Who: CECRI and RAASI India will soon start manufacturing Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries in the country. Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Read More …
Brain drain reversal is gathering steam
By Dinesh C Sharma Twitter handle: @dineshcsharma Jaipur, June 8 : It is a silent change which has been occurring over the past one decade. The schemes launched to reverse the process of infamous ‘brain drain’ have finally started yielding Read More …
Scientists develop early flowering transgenic mustard
By Shikha T Malik New Delhi, June 7 : Researchers at Delhi-based TERI School of Advanced Studies have developed an early flowering transgenic variety of mustard. The work is important as Indian mustard is a major oilseed crop in the Read More …
Agromet advisories to reach more farmers from July
By Sunderarajan Padmanabhan New Delhi, June 7 : The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is all set to increase the number of farmers getting agro-meteorological advisory to 40 million from the current level of 24 million by next month. Minister Read More …
From printing tattoos and oil cleaning: scientists find new use for orange peel
By Yogesh Sharma Hyderabad, June 5: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Hyderabad (IIT) Hyderabad have developed novel methods to recycle citrus peel waste more efficiently. Peel of citrus fruits, after extraction of fruit juice, has no commercial value. Peel Read More …
A mango database developed for plant breeders
By Sarah Iqbal Bengaluru, June 4 : Even if you are mango connoisseur it may be difficult for you to identify all mango varieties grown in India. While the number of commercial mango varieties is about 30, more than a thousand different types Read More …
Even educated unaware about proper use of antibiotics: survey
By DrVaishaliLavekar Pune, June 4 : A new survey has revealed that not just illiterate but even educated people are not aware about proper use of antibiotics and dangers of antibiotic resistance. Scientists at Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory conducted Read More …
Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Lab at Chandigarh
What: Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory Where: Chandigarh When: June 1, 2018 Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on June 1, 2018 laid foundation of ‘Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory’ in the campus of Central Read More …