Technology summit focuses on India-Netherlands cooperation
India has nurtured 40,000 start-ups in the last few years and 31 of them have achieved the ‘unicorn’ status, said Minister for …
Will electoral compulsions force govt to use muscular tech?
Display of technological power is being identified as a valid political tool to galvanise public sentiment
Contest to identify and nurture school students talented in science
‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan’, a national programme to nurture school students talented in science, is here again
Citizen science growing in India: Study
The concept is gaining rapid popularity in India and citizen science projects have considerable potential to contribute to environmental …
A Hippocratic Oath for data science? We’ll settle for a little more data literacy
Part of the issue is the ease with which machine learning algorithms can be applied, making data literacy no longer particular to mathematical …
India’s 5G fantasy: The future looks decidedly dim
The country is dithering over starting field trials while dreaming of securing patents in this revolutionary technology
Ancient drop of seawater shows Earth’s tectonic activity began 3.3 bn years ago
Plate tectonics is the constant recycle process of the Earth, without which the planet would look like Mars. It was previously assumed to have …
How to resolve Karnataka water crisis
At the peak of Karnataka’s water crisis, the state’s deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara, made a desperate suggestion. He said the …
Indian scientists develop 'black gold'
New material can absorb light & CO2; potential in applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to desalinating seawater
Human atlas: An initiative for holistic understanding of human biology
The project will collate and integrate molecular information on human tissues and organs that currently lie hidden in research articles
Study throws new light on evolution of northern Indian Ocean
Scientists say a short-lived subduction event occurred around 70 million years ago in Laxmi Basin located on the western margin of the Indian …
New air filter technology found to deactivate over 99% of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant
Innovative antimicrobial air filter uses ingredients found in green tea
Hit-&-miss: EV sector gets support in Budget 2023-24, but misses out on long-term vision
Crucial research-linked incentives are missing, which are needed as EV market in India requires time to mature
COVID-19 vaccine development: It’s a relay race
The reason trials are taking shorter time is because developers are taking more risks
Galaxy mergers ignite ‘quasars’ — the most powerful celestial objects: Study
Quasars likely to be future of Milky Way galaxy when it collides with Andromeda in about 5 billion years
Death by star: Scientists spot alien planet spiralling to ruin
Kepler-1658b’s orbit is getting closer to its ageing star; likely to crash in 2.5 million years
The April 8 eclipse provides a rare opportunity to witness the sun’s superhot corona
Corona means crown; During the eclipse, it becomes visible and streaming plasma leaving sun appears in amazing patterns
NASA to shut down SOFIA telescope that found water on Moon
SOFIA also discovered the first molecule formed in the Universe
Neptune’s summer temperature drops dramatically. What may have caused this?
Scientists had expected the planet to slowly grow warmer, not colder
What to read and watch: Tortoise Under the Earth and other new releases
Two new books and two documentaries that caught our attention this week
What is the best mask for COVID-19? A mechanical engineer explains the science after 2 years of testing masks in his lab
What’s the difference between N95, surgical and cloth mask materials?
Discarded fishing gear threatens Ganga dolphins, turtles
Researchers said the waste fishing gear could be recycled and used in clothes, carpets
New clues in the search for the oldest galaxies in the universe
Galaxy cluster XLSSC 122 poses a mystery scientiststs are trying to resolve
Simply Put: 107th Indian Science Congress
A real-life deluminator for spotting exoplanets by reflected starlight