Bengaluru ready for 107th India Science Congress

The event is a major focal point for scientists, researchers and academicians interested in various aspects of science discoveries and …

पेपर सेंसर से मिलेगी दूध की शुद्धता की जानकारी

भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान गुवाहाटी के वैज्ञानिकों ने एक नई किट विकसित की है, जो दूध की ताजगी की पहचान को अधिक आसान है

ICAR researchers produce coconut palm plantlets using tissue culture

The study will have applications for the farming community

Big data on weather

Why private players are competing with governments

New scientific social responsibility policy in the offing

Draft policy builds upon traditions of earlier policies: Scientific Policy Resolution 1958, Technology Policy Statement 1983, Science and …

Here is how fake scientific journals are bypassing detection filters

A new study points out that the eco-system of predatory journals is evolving cautiously to bypass standard methods used for their detection

Is Artificial Intelligence excluding Indian women smartphone users?

Making the effort to create solutions that take a gender lens to solution design, can aid digital inclusion for Indian women

This amino acid can help mung bean plants withstand heat stress

Researchers have found that reproductive functions of bean plants reduced upon heat stress and that this damage could be reversed by application …

The story of how Cambridge bounced back

A simple tale of how one of the world’s greatest centres of knowledge got to where it is today

क्यों शुरू हुई थी डाउन टू अर्थ मैगजीन

मई 1992 में डाउन टू अर्थ के संस्थापक संपादक अनिल अग्रवाल द्वारा मैगजीन के पहले अंक के लिए लिखा गया संपादकीय

A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history

The Neanderthals were a group of ancient humans who lived in western Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch

Smart tech will only work for women when the fundamentals for its uptake are in place

If we want to tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality, to build smart and innovate for change, then technology is good

Four young scientists to get science writing award

The awards will be presented on the occassion of the National Science Day

Simply put: Number of scientists advising NGT reduced to 2 from 20

Scientists see link between oxidative stress and neurological disorders

A gene known to play a role in neurological disorders, is also involved in mitigating oxidative stress-induced cell death in brain cells, they find

NASA’s TESS confirms 3 new exoplanets

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), in its search for extra-terrestrial life, recently confirmed the their existence

What would it mean to decolonise palaeontology? Here are some ideas

Nobody knows what decolonised palaeontology will look like but part of it must acknowledge Africa’s original fossil hunters, without&…

How Africa can close its continent-wide science funding gap

Successful economies are led by innovation and driven by knowledge. For Africa to advance, it needs to make more substantial investments in its …

Indigenous radar to track monsoon winds now functional

CUSAT ST-205 Radar is specifically designed to scan the stratosphere which is the upper skies

Scientists unveil the genome of India’s national bird

The analysis reveals 99 genes that are unique to peacocks and could be responsible for peacock’s feathers and its long life span  

Microneedle-based system can take pain away from vaccinations

BITS Pilani scientists developed a microneedle, which unlike a syringe needle, doesn’t cause much injury as they need minimal invasion of …

Earthworm gut may offer new ways of efficient recycling of organic waste

Earthworm gut provides an ideal environment to nurture a variety of cellulose-degrading bacteria because of which they are able to convert …

Tinkering with root hair may help boost crop yields

Researchers are exploring mechanisms adopted by plants to survive in low phosphate soils to figure out if they can enhance survival in poor water …

Scientists find probiotic yeast strain to fight phosphorus deficiency

Humans and non-ruminant animals lack an enzyme called phytase that converts phytate into free phosphorus

Scientists confirm Bael extracts can neutralise cobra venom

Researchers found that the extracts inhibited destruction of red blood cells and action of acetylcholinesterase blockers induced by the venom