Odisha: ravaged by drought till September; cyclone, floods in October

Is it climate change?

The PDS learning curve

Tike tike in Orissa

New software programme to aid management and development of Cauvery basin

Modelling platform Source employed by IIT Delhi needs to be adapted to Indian conditions

Training engineers, not Ganga

Strong evidence to link RF radiations to various health disorders: Bioinitiative Report

Earlier report of 2007 had dwelt mainly on carcinogenicity of such radiations

May of 2012 second warmest since 1880: US agency

Report hints at global warming as the cause

Rain, tremors near Mullaperiyar dam spread panic

No disaster management plan in place

A measure of pollution

Climate studies, the Indian way

At climate meet researchers present studies on subjects unique to Indian context

COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end before October in India: IIT-Kharagpur study

Modelling study predicts Delhi to overtake Maharashtra

National Water Policy, 2012 silent on priorities

Draft document gives industry implicit priority over agriculture in water allocation

Sikkim earthquake was unusual for Himalaya

It occurred due to sliding, not thrust motion

Can the National Water Policy do away with priorities?

Draft document gives industry implicit priority over agriculture in water allocation

Falling silicon prices shakes up solar manufacturing industry

What will prevail? Crystalline PV or thin-film

Science and Technology - Briefs

Fake science, shady journals

India is way behind in the patents it files, the reason being that much of its science is of dubious quality

Nano-chip made from laboratory waste can help in diagnosis of diseases

Scientists from IIT Guwahati have fabricated a nano-chip from laboratory waste that can sense hydrogen peroxide, and thus may find use in …

Are we better equipped to assess air quality in 2019?

The use of technology in addressing air pollution has been growing at an incredible pace, but then the scale of the problem has also grown and …

IIT Hyderabad scientists convert fly ash into waterproofing material

Treating fly ash with stearic acid, used in soaps and shampoos, modified the nature of fly ash and helped develop materials with contrasting …

Just tweaking time of administration can make cancer drugs more effective

IIT Madras researchers found that by aligning drug administration with the internal rhythms of reactive molecules production, the efficiency of …

The computer plays postman

India seems ready to cash in on electronic mail, a cheap and fast way of communication in which messages are exchanged through computer networks.

The strength of the future

Composite materials, which can be tailored to specifications and strengths and ultimately replace even steel, have come of age in India.

Where does monsoon get over 200 lakh crore buckets of water from?

Although it is assumed most of the water comes from the Indian Ocean, a significant amount of rain over the Ganga basin and northeast India is …

This bio-brick can help cut pollution

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture, Bhubaneshwar, have developed bricks from agricultural …

IIT-Delhi researchers develop Braille laptop for visually impaired

The laptop was developed on the basis of multiple user trials to take care of preferences and needs of the user community