We must move from the reverse to the forward gear
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar is the director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and a former director of one of …
Indian genome sequences: 32 variations found unique
Results from the extensive computation analysis of 1,029 sequenced genomes from India were published earlier this week
Doda to host lavender festival
Down To Earth last year reported on Jammu’s 'purple revolution’
Herb to the rescue
Operation Himalayan yew
ONGC returns salvo
Braving the cyclones
Spiked petrol
Experimental protests in the lab
A week of unprecedented protests by the employees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research indicates the deep discontent among India'…
A question of leadership
The issue of leadership and management of R&D institutions proves to be a stumbling block in making such bodies more productive.
Indian scientists hit novel formulation for cost-effective and thermo-stable Insulin
Fibrilliation lead to loss of effective quantum of insulin
Garnering research funds
Patenting a tradition
IICT Scientist to be awarded CRSI Bronze Medal
Srihari Pabbaraja has been awarded for his contributions on the total synthesis of natural products and method development for new chemical entities
Prime Minister confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes
Narendra Modi conferred the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s prestigious prizes for 2016, 2017 and 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan in …
Now glucose monitoring through saliva too
This device can work inside the body without using any external electrical energy
Indian scientists decipher how Salmonella survives in human cells
Salmonella is the causative agent of typhoid and gastroentritis
CSIR lab to organise nationwide summer research training programme
The programme’s objective is to ameliorate the stagnancy created in the national academic scenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Here is how nutrition may help overcome genetic risk of diabetes
B12 and folic acid supplements have a beneficial impact on genes associated with Type 2 diabetes, says research by the Council of Scientific and …
Winds of changes
Indian industrialists and scientists want the country's property rights to be "strengthened", but the powerful drugs industry wants to maintain …
No ozone depletion over India yet
The ozone layer over India is in place, though there is a trend towards depletion, say meteorologists
Trouble over the Taj Mahal
NEERI submitted a report on the effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal which was questioned by the Centre for Science and Environment. What …
Science reveals the magic in herbal cures
Recent studies have brought to light the science behind traditional herbal medicinal systems.
D Srinivasa Reddy takes over as Director CSIR-IICT
Reddy will also hold the additional charge of the post of director of CSIR-IIIM, Jammu and director, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow
Naturally repelling
Given the global upsurge in the demand for organic mosquito repellents, companies are launching products made from natural oils