Down To Earth
SILENT FAMINE
For the past 50 years, the country has introduced high-yielding rice and wheat varieties at breakneck speed to achieve food security. A study led by scientists with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has for the first time looked at the food value of these modern-bred grains, and delivers some dire warnings: the food grains that we eat have lost food value; instead they are accumulating toxins. Worse, by 2040, the grains will become so \"impoverished\" that they would worsen the country's growing burden of non-communicable diseases.
10+ min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Forced evolution
Plants shift towards self-pollination as they see disruption in interactions with insects due to changes in climate
5 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Worthy alternative
A new field experiment shows that fertiliser derived from faecal sludge can improve crop yields
3 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Madagascar faces year's first cyclone
THE FIRST cyclone of 2024 made landfall near Morombe in Madagascar on January 1, affecting around 16,100 people.
1 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
India's two-decade journey with Geographical Indication tags has shown limited outcome and there is an urgent need to simplify the registration processes to ensure that the protection mechanism helps producer communities
5 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
SOUR SURPRISE
Fermentation can help make uniquely tangy healthy dishes while also reducing food waste at home
3 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Pencil in this shortage
India's 'pencil village' faces uncertain future due to raw material crises
3 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Fight for land
From stricter land laws to revising domicile rules, Uttarakhand residents demand government action to stop the sale of agricultural land to outsiders
3 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Narkya and the plunder of biodiversity
Dilution of biological conservation rules and lax enforcement of forest laws are giving free rein to the drug industry and trade
4 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Twist in the (fairy)tale
How might fairy tales read if written in today's times? When Fairyland Lost Its Magic is an attempt at that-a retelling of eponymous fables with climate change factored in on every page.
4 min |
January 16, 2024
Down To Earth
Paddy warriors
A couple in Karnataka is preserving rare native paddy varieties through cultivation
2 min |
January 16, 2024
Sasthragathy
ഗ്ലോബൽ സയൻസ് ഫെസ്റ്റിവൽ കേരള
ശാസ്ത്ര കലാ സംയോജനത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ അന്വേഷണം
3 min |
January 2024
Sasthragathy
കോപ് 28
യു എ ഇ യിൽ നടന്ന ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്ര സഭയുടെ കാലാവസ്ഥാ വ്യതിയാന ഉച്ചകോടിയായ കോപ് 28 - ൽ നടന്ന ചർച്ചകളും അവയുടെ ആശയ പരിസരവും വിശദീകരിക്കുന്നു മറ്റ് ഫിനാൻസ് മേഖലയിൽ നടന്ന ചർച്ചകളും വിവാദങ്ങളും ആശയ വ്യക്തതയില്ലായ്മയും വിവരിക്കുന്നു. സ്കൂൾ കോളേജ് തലങ്ങളിൽ കാലാവസ്ഥാ ഉച്ചകോടിയുടെ പ്രവർത്തനരീതി, ചർച്ച ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്ന വിഷയങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയെക്കുറിച്ച് ബോധവൽക്കരണം നടത്തുന്ന പരിപാടികൾ സംഘടിപ്പിക്ക ണ്ടതിന്റെ പ്രാധാന്യം ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നു
7 min |
January 2024
Sasthrakeralam
കണ്ടൽ ചുവട്ടിലെ വർണലോകം
ശാസ്ത്രകേരളം
2 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM JANUARY 2024
Sasthrakeralam
ഒരു തരി പൊന്നിന്റെ നിറമെന്താ?
സ്വർണത്തിനു സ്വർണ മഞ്ഞ നിറം മാത്രമല്ല, നീലയും പച്ചയും ചുവപ്പും ഉൾപ്പെടെ പല നിറങ്ങളുമുണ്ട്.
2 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM JANUARY 2024
Sasthrakeralam
പ്രമേഹം പിടികൂടുമ്പോൾ
ചായയ്ക്ക് മധുരം വേണോ?
2 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM JANUARY 2024
Sasthrakeralam
വായുമലിനീകരണം
നാം നേരിടുന്ന വലിയ വിപത്ത്
2 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM JANUARY 2024
Sasthrakeralam
തിയോഡർ കലൂസ നീന്തൽ പഠിച്ചതെങ്ങനെ?
ശാസ്ത്രരംഗത്തെ നർമകഥകൾ
1 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM JANUARY 2024
Sasthrakeralam
ഐഷ് മൈസൂരു
ഉപരിപഠനം
1 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM JANUARY 2024
Scientific India
Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein
The University of Exeter study has been published in The Journal of Nutrition and is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the ingestion of two of the most commercially available algal species are rich in protein which supports muscle remodeling in young healthy adults.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Artificial Rain
Pollution (land, water and air) in general and air pollution in particular was the buzz word of every body few days back in Delhi and its adjoining areas like Punjab, Haryana and UP.
6 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Value addition of medicinally important plants after coronavirus outbreak
India has always been known for the use of plants and herbs for preventing or curing many diseases.
4 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Diverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking
The human gut is home to hundreds of different bacterial species collectively known as the gut microbiome.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Algal blooms a threat to wetland bird sanctuaries of India needs attention
Birds are often referred to as a barometer for the health of our planet.
8 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
World Animal Day: Advocating for the Rights and Welfare of Animals
For the first time ever, an international team F of researchers has created a complete cell atlas of a whole mammalian brain.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Living Robots From Human Cells
Living robots might sound like an oxymoron, but they're here, and they're challenging everything we know about biotechnology. Xenobots are computer-generated, programmable lifeforms made out of stem cells harvested from the African frog, Xenopus laevis.
3 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Microbial Corrosion of Iron: Unveiling the Invisible Culprits
Corrosion of iron is a pervasive and costly problem in various industries affecting infrastructure, transportation and machinery.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Research indicates that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health
In a study with 22 pairs of identical twins, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.
2 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Extreme Drop in Oxygen Will One Day Suffocate Most Life on Earth
For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way - and scientists have predicted that, in the future, the atmosphere will revert back to one that's rich in methane and low in oxygen.
1 min |
November - December 2023
Scientific India
Nature approves vegetarians to eat meat when in dire nutritional need
We all have come across stories of people who at some point of time have been diagnosed with certain medical condition or who had a medical history and had to make major changes in their diet preferences to meet their nutritional needs.
3 min |