New Delhi: Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practiced by ethnic “Hmar” tribe in southern Assam, can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for North East India.…
Film festival highlighting role of scientists in Indian independence movement concludes
New Delhi: A three-day festival of films on the role of scientists and scientific institutions during the independence movement came to an end here on…
Fifth edition of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition launched
New Delhi: Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, launched on Tuesday the fifth edition of the National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC)…
A new study may help make spinach leaf look like lettuce
New Delhi: A new study could help introduce innovations in the food industry as it could help change the shape of the salad leaves as…
Scientists develop low-cost biodegradable wound dressing film
New Delhi: Cotton wool, lint, and gauzes are commonly used wound dressing materials. They are often deployed to manage the wound exudates and accelerate the…
Patent for KVIC technology to recycle plastic waste
New Delhi: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured a patent registration for an innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to fight the menace of…
Researchers develop alternatives to curb antibiotic resistance
New Delhi: Antibiotic resistance, the ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to resist the effects of an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive, is…
India’s first bio-bank for heart failure research inaugurated at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and technology
New Delhi: The first National Heart Failure Biobank (NHFB) in the country that would collect blood, biopsies, and clinical data as a guide to future…
Celebrating Indian scientists’ contributions to the independence movement
New Delhi: VigyanPrasar, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology has drawn up an ambitious programme to celebrate the contributions of Indian…
Molecular sensor on serotonin receptor to detect cholesterol
New Delhi: Cells communicate with each other via receptor proteins expressed on the cell membranes. Many drugs target these receptor proteins to alter cell’s functioning…