No COVID-19 vaccine before 2021, Centre puts out then deletes

Sentence in question inadvertently included: PIB official; Things are contextual, says author of original article 

‘SUTRA modellers’ claim of India reaching herd immunity last September was wrong’

Down To Earth speaks to Ashoka University Professor Gautam Menon as to why the Union government’s model, SUTRA, failed to predict the …

India’s research output in science & technology might improve with a push from Centre

Currently, India’s research output in science and technology has been poor as compared to the other major economies of the world

For the first time, India has indigenously developed Braille maps

India's first indigenously developed atlas for blind children enables them to study geography more effectively

Guidelines released for evaluation of nano drugs

Nano-pharmaceuticals are expected to be of great use particularly in cancer treatment

Study gains new insights into a fundamental question in geology

Indian tectonic plate dragged a considerable amount of Kerguelen plume material for more than 2,000 km underneath the Indian lithosphere, it finds&…

A third of India’s coastline underwent erosion in 28 years, Bengal worst affected

27% of coastline expanded between 1990 and 2018, according to a report by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences

Nanotech’s mega hazard

Nanoparticles are harmful, but India is yet to regulate their use

‘BRAI will benefit both private and public sectors’

Introduction of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill has brought cheers to the agri-biotechnology industry that was facing …

Time to reveal

Cabinet clears policy that makes it mandatory for departments to share data; civil society sceptical

Glacial melt? Need more studies

Ministries differ on how serious the melting of Himalayan glaciers is

Delhi gets high-end radar for storm detection

C-band Doppler radar can identify type of precipitation and determine intensity of winds, useful for detecting storms

Stage set for GM crops

Centre hastily tables Bill on biotech regulation in Parliament

Public Funded R&D Bill may benefit the private sector

Nano technology enables scientists to study migrations of Pied Cuckoo

The project is the first to study the species, which is closely linked to the arrival of the south west monsoon in India

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

Parliamentary committee slams regulatory system on GM crops

Says the crops have an impact on health and the environment and that these aspects were overlooked while approving Bt Brinjal trials in India

Biodiesel from microalgae becomes a reality

May be available commercially in five years