Bug love

More than just a drink

Better cells

Dump wars

Fungi can even chew on plastic when it comes to food  

Anti-malaria drug may be repurposed to treat Zika

A team of Indian researchers identify a viral protein that can be targeted by an already available anti-malarial drug — hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)

Iron out arsenic

IIT to propose 20 metre-tall air purifiers for Delhi

The Rs 12-cr units will have a range of a km

आईआईटी खड़गपुर ने खेतों की उर्वरक क्षमता में सुधार के लिए बनाई नई तकनीक

यह तकनीक मैनुअल तरीकों से इस्तेमाल किए जाने वाले उर्वरकों में से 30 फीसदी तक कम करने में सफल होगी

Free the polyphenols

Smart farming

Two IITians explore ways to make farming profitable for Bihar farmers

एन-95 मास्क को कीटाणुरहित कर देगा यह डिवाइस, दस बार कर सकेंगे इस्तेमाल

आईआईटी दिल्ली-इनक्यूबेटेड स्टार्टअप 'चक्र इनोवेशन' ने ऐसा डिवाइस बनाया है, जो एन-95 मास्क को दस बार इस्तेमाल करने लायक बना देगा

Frequency check

Frequency-based methods can improve noise-control laws

वायु प्रदूषण की रोकथाम के लिए ओजोन स्तर पर निगरानी जरूरी

सर्दियों के मुकाबले गर्मियों में वायु प्रदूषण में ओजोन के स्तर का बढ़ना एक नई तरह की परेशानी है, जिस पर अध्ययन, निगरानी औऱ ...

After 7.9 shock

The earthquake that shook Nepal and northern India underscores the urgency to understand the seismicity of the Himalayas and to improve the …

Heavy damage

High fluoride content in Khordha, Nayagarh groundwater

Children are at higher risk from contaminated drinking water

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

Is it climate change?

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

Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply

Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it

Training engineers, not Ganga

Prayers for a little

Rivers’ flows must be maintained to protect the services they provide, but India has no legislation  

Heightened risk

“Superbug” gene levels in microbes are 60 per cent higher in the upper Gangetic areas during pilgrimage season

Reflections on glass

Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate

Dangers of letting cars dictate city design

If any other cause was responsible for so many deaths and injuries as we see on our roads it would have been a state of emergency

A measure of pollution