Scientific India
Two CHOP Patients with an Inherited Blindness Successfully Treated with Gene Editing
A multi-institutional clinical trial involving researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Scheie Eye Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing delivered to fourteen individuals with a form of inherited blindness was safe and led to measurable improvements in vision in nearly half of the of the participants treated, including the two children treated at CHOP. The findings were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
1 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
AMR: an increasing global burden for animal and human health
We all have heard about MDR or multi drug resistance strains for some important human diseases like TB (tuberculosis), but the increasing number of resistant bacterial strains in livestock is a serious concern for animal health and eventually, human health too.
5 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
Forever Chemicals on Your Plate?
The Hidden Threat of PFAS in Food
1 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
How Bacteria Hunt with Poison-Tipped Harpoons
Imagine living in a neighborhood where your neighbors don't just argue over boundaries or make noisethey carry microscopic harpoon guns and will stab you for your nutrients.
1 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
Earth's Magnetic Pulse and the Breath of Life: A Surprising Link Between Magnetism and Oxygen
For most of human history, the magnetic field of Earth was considered simply a geophysical feature essential for navigation, responsible for the auroras, and a protective force shielding our planet from cosmic radiation.
1 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
The Intersection of Renewable Energy and India's Economic Future
India, one of the world's largest economies, is rapidly embracing the transition toward renewable energy.
4 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
India's Genome-Edited Rice Revolution:
India has officially approved and released two genome-edited rice varieties, DRR Rice 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1, developed using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology.
2 min |
May-June 2025
Scientific India
How Your Diet Shapes the Earth
A person's dietary choices may seem personal, but their consequences ripple far beyond the kitchen.
2 min |
May-June 2025
Sasthragathy
ജയന്ത് വിഷ്ണു നാർലിക്കർ ഇന്ത്യൻ പ്രപഞ്ച ശാസ്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ശില്പി
ജയന്ത് വിഷ്ണു നാർലക്കറുടെ ശാസ്ത്ര ജീവിത ത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അനുസ്മരണക്കുറിപ്പ്. പ്രപഞ്ചശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ നാർലിക്കർ നൽകിയ സംഭാവനകളെക്കുറിച്ച് വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു. സ്ഥിരസ്ഥിതി സിദ്ധാന്തത്തെ ക്കുറിച്ച് സവിസ്തരം ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നു.
5 min |
June 2025
Down To Earth
WHO IS REALLY DEVELOPED
A new development metric ranks countries based on their living standards that can be scaled globally without breaking planetary limits
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
RESILIENT RURAL FUTURES
Ambuja Foundation Tackles Climate Vulnerability Head On ...
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
SOUR GOODNESS
Leaves of madhu soleng, an easy-to-grow weed, are a great souring agent
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
Ominous exemptions
Stockholm Convention sees a worrying trend of nations forcing exemptions on usage of chemicals that face a ban
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
A NEW BUZZ
Like many countries, India is in the middle of a pollinator crisis. In several states, farmers now rent honeybees to secure a decent harvest. In areas where agriculture is nearly impossible due to shortage of natural pollinators, people are manually carrying out nature's most critical operation. This artificial substitution of pollinators raises new concerns. A report by
10+ min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
Seed saviours
Seed banks managed by communities and non-profits are repositories of hundreds of indigenous climate-resilient crop varieties but need help in storage, technical aid and policy support to thrive
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
Recycling Innovation: How UFlex Is Setting Global Benchmarks
India's first company to recycle PET, PE, and PP for food packaging
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
India’s CRISPR feat, with borrowed tools
ICAR has developed genome-edited varieties of rice, but has used patented CRISPR technology that will entail huge costs
4 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
Uniting the Ecosystem: Empowering Smallholder Farmers and Solving India's Water Crisis
Smallholder farmers are key to solving India's water crisis, accounting for 86% of farming households. Agricultural consumption accounts for 75-90% of India's freshwater use.
3 min |
June 01, 2025
Down To Earth
Perilous proposal
Villages near Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve oppose plans to open yet another ecotourism zone in light of rising attacks by the big cats
4 min |
June 01, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
ISFL 2025 CHAMPIONS INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
The 14th International Symposium on Fuels & Lubricants (ISFL 2025), organized by IndianOil R&D under the aegis of the ISFL Society, was successfully held from March 20–22, 2025, at Vivanta by Taj, Surajkund, Delhi NCR.
1 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
HPCL RACES AHEAD WITH DELHIVERY: A NEW ERA IN LUBRICANT DISTRIBUTION
In a strategic move to strengthen its supply chain, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has partnered with Delhivery, one of India’s leading logistics and supply chain companies.
1 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
Recent Advancements In The Development Of Industrial Gear Oil For Steel Plant Gear Drives
Standard industrial gear lubricants with Sulfur and Phosphorus as EP additives do not actively combat wear.
2 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
COMBATING DIRTY FUEL
The fuel system is one of the most crucial and expensive systems in mobile equipment.
6 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE LUBRICATION PROGRAM
We all know lubrication is the lifeblood of machinery. But how do we know our lubricants are doing their job? Well, that's where an effective lubrication program steps in.
5 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
EXPLORING THE FOUNDATIONS OF MACHINERY LUBRICATION: INNOVATIONS, KEY PRACTICES, AND INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Machinery lubrication is the cornerstone of effective equipment maintenance and reliability.
3 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
Mind Maintenance
How to Manage Stress Under Pressure!
1 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
LASSI FOR US, LUBE FOR THEM: SURVIVING SUMMER, HUMAN & MACHINE EDITION
It's that time of year again—when fans whirl at full speed, ACs groan under pressure, and the only thing hotter than the sun is the debate over whether buttermilk or coconut water is the better coolant.
2 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
DEVELOPING TALENT TO SUPPORT GLOBAL OPERATIONS
Getting started is the biggest challenge to developing lubrication expertise in a global company.
4 min |
May - June, 2025
MACHINERY LUBRICATION INDIA
Additive Depletion and How it Occurs
Lubricants are essential for the efficient operation of all machinery, to reduce friction, wear, and corrosion while ensuring smooth performance.
6 min |
May - June, 2025
Down To Earth
AS IF A WHOLE CONTINENT OF HUMAN HISTORY IS GETTING SUBMERGED
There is very little chance that natural languages created by humans in past eras will continue to exist in their current form
1 min |