New Delhi : Equipping and training paramilitary forces engaged in maintaining the law and order situation in the country is important. With a view to…
Covid-19 lockdown influenced local weather: IITM Study reveals
New Delhi : As a result of the lockdowns imposed by many nations to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, a dramatic decline in air…
Researchers find reason behind dense fog and haze in Delhi
New Delhi : Visibility reduction due to fog and haze formation causes severe financial losses and it also jeopardises human lives. Researchers from the Indian…
Development of biodegradable plastic from Marine Seaweed
New Delhi : The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed a bio-plastic film using marine seaweed and PEG-3000 which could have a huge…
Researchers identify phenotype to boost ‘nitrogen use efficiency’ in rice
New Delhi (India Science Wire): Crops take only about 30% of the nitrogen fertilizer added and the rest gets washed away to cause pollution, ill-health…
Two new radars to give fillip to weather services in India
New Delhi (India Science Wire): The principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and climate services in the country—India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched…
Researchers identify heavy metal pollution across Cauvery river basin in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi (India Science Wire): River pollution is a cause of concern in India as almost 45 rivers have at least two toxic heavy metals…
Coastal India to witness unprecedented job loss due to heat stress
New Delhi (India Science Wire): In a recently published study in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, it is estimated that there would be a decline…
Government moots “one nation, one subscription” policy
New Delhi : The draft of the 5th National Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) has been finalized. The draft policy seeks to make scholarly…
40th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica launched
New Delhi (India Science Wire): With 43 members on board the 40th Indian Scientific Expedition is set to depart for Antarctica from Mormugao Port, Goa.…