In this issue

Rise Of The ISRO - Isro’s beginnings were humble. Begun on India’s independence day in 1969 by Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the father of India’s space programme some of its operations were planned from inside a cow shed. Its first achievement was the launch of the Aryabhatta satellite using a Russian rocket. In 2017 India’s space agency successfully launched 104 nano satellites into orbit, all onboard a single rocket, overtook the 2014 Russian record of 37 satellites in a single launch. In this issue we have explore a time line of Isro's journey from 1969-2017. In this issue we have also explore the technology for specially abled persons. Apart from this other science and heath related topics discussed in this issue.

Staying Cool Without the Air Conditioner and Energy

A team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial - an engineered material with extraordinary properties not found in nature - to act as a kind of air conditioning system for structures. It has the ability to cool objects even under direct sunlight with zero energy and water consumption.

1 min

Blueprint For Future Indian Cities

Researchers at the University of Birmingham worked with children, young people and their families living in a new urban development in India to understand the everyday experiences of urban transformation – with the results informing the future development of Indian cities.

2 mins

Let's know why we should include Beet Root in our diet?

The beetroot is the taproot portion of a plant named beet plant. It is not chiefly cultivated in India, it's a crop of Europe but grown at small scale in some areas of India.

7 mins

Health Benefits of Okra (Lady's Finger)

Ladies finger is a vegetable crop which can be basically grown in tropical and sub tropical areas.

3 mins

Aquaponics: A System For Food Security

By 2050, the world population will reach nearly 9.5 billion, which effectively means that we have to produce 70% more food for over two billion additional mouths.

4 mins

The CRISPR Revolution In Crop Improvement

New technologies for enhancing crop productivity and improving crop quality have always been eagerly pursued by scientists worldwide.

4 mins

Getting Kids Used To Vegetables

Getting children to eat their vegetables might not be an endless battle if parents follow some research based advice from a nutrition expert at Kansas State University.

2 mins

Is Breakfast Most Important Meal of the Day?

Breakfast provides the body and brain with fuel after an overnight fast - that's where its name originates, breaking the fast! Without breakfast you are effectively running on empty, like trying to start the car with no petrol!

1 min

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