New Delhi, October 27: Electric vehicles are expected to be the future of transportation due to their low carbon footprint and low energy use. They…
Study pinpoints sources for aerosol over central Himalayan region
New Delhi, Oct 08: With a unique role in the Asian climate, the Himalayan region is considered a vulnerable environment. Several chemical speciation studies have…
National Science Film Festival (2021) to be held in Ahmedabad
New Delhi, Sep 22: VigyanPrasar, an autonomous institution of the Union Ministry of Science and Technology, has called for entries for the 11th National Science…
Researchers develop super-hydrophobic Cotton for oil-spill cleanup
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a new class of super-hydrophobic cotton composite with Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) that…
‘DESIGNS’ to conserve and restore Thar desert
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology-Jodhpur has launched a new initiative to conserve and restore the Thar desert, its minerals and medicines, and its…
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)…
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…
Study could help beat multi-drug resistance
New Delhi: Multi-drug resistance is increasingly becoming a major public health issue. Scientists across the world have been working on finding ways to deal with…
“Nitrogen pollution restricts the safe margin for other environmental issues”
New Delhi: Humanity’s failure to stop nitrogen pollution could limit the safe operating margin for many other issues facing our planet earth, say scientists. This…
8th Global Nitrogen Conference focuses on sustainable development goals
New Delhi: For the first time, the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the main focus of the 8th triennial conference of the…