Down To Earth
A JOKE, INDEED
A CONFERENCE OF IRRESPONSIBLE PARTIES THAT CREATED AN OPTICAL ILLUSION TO THE REALITY OF A NEW CLIMATE
10+ min |
December 01, 2024
Down To Earth
Can ANRF pull off the impossible for India?
Anusandhan National Research Foundation is expected to reorient India's innovation goals but funding issues, old mindsets remain a drag
4 min |
November 01, 2024
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TROUBLED WOODS
Forests are a great bulwark against climate change. But this is fast changing. AKSHIT SANGOMLA travels through some of the pristine patches of the Western Ghats to explore how natural disturbances triggered by global warming now threaten the forest health
10+ min |
November 01, 2024
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BLINDING GLOW
The science is clear: increased illumination has damaging consequences for the health of humans, animals and plants. It’s time governments introduced policies to protect the natural darkness and improved the quality of outdoor lighting.
10+ min |
November 01, 2024
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GM POLICY MUST BE FARMER CENTRIC
On July 23, the Supreme Court of India directed the Union government to develop a national policy on genetically modified (GM) crops for research, cultivation, trade and commerce through public consultation.
6 min |
November 01, 2024
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Vinchurni's Gandhi
A 96-year-old farmer transforms barren land into a thriving forest in drought-prone region of Satara
2 min |
November 01, 2024
Sasthrakeralam
കമ്പ്യൂട്ടേഷണൽ പ്രോട്ടീൻ ഡിസൈൻ
രസതന്ത്ര നോബൽ പുരസ്കാരം
1 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM 2024 NOVEMBER
Scientific India
Revolutionizing Biology: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Celebrates Breakthroughs in Protein Design and Structure Prediction
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about proteins, life's ingenious chemical tools.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Scientific India
An insight into Chandipura virus in India
Recently lot of news regarding disease due to Chandipura virus has emerged in various newspapers/magazines. After reading the reports published it seems that thing is still brewing in the natures nest and it could affect mankind.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Scientific India
Nobel Laureates in Physics 2024: Revolutionizing AlThe Physics Foundations Behind Machine Learning
This year's two Nobel Laureates in Physics have used tools from physics to develop methods that are the foundation of today's powerful machine learning.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Scientific India
New findings on animal viruses with potential to infect humans
Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called arteriviruses.
2 min |
September - October 2024
Scientific India
Use of Algae for Wastewater Treatment Containing Heavy Metals
Wastewater treatment is a critical environmental issue particularly when it comes to the removal of heavy metals.
3 min |
September - October 2024
Scientific India
Why elephants never forget?
An elephant has a very large brain for its size and the 'temporal lobe' region responsible for memory is more developed with a greater number of folds - this results in powerful abilities to 'download' important survival data such as where to find food and water, and who is friend or foe.
1 min |
September - October 2024
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REVIEW THE TREATMENT
Several faecal sludge treatment plants in Uttar Pradesh suffer from design flaws that make the treatment process both expensive and inefficient
3 min |
November 01, 2024
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A SPRIG TO CARE FOR
Punarnava, a perennial herb, is easy to grow and has huge health benefits
3 min |
November 01, 2024
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DIGGING A DISASTER
Soapstone mining near Dabti Vijaypur village has caused many residents to migrate.
2 min |
November 01, 2024
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GROUND REALITY
What happens when the soil loses the ability to grow healthy, high-yield crops on its own?
6 min |
November 01, 2024
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MAKE STEEL SUSTAINABLE
As India works to double its GDP by 2030, its steel industry must balance growth with sustainability. By embracing policies like the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy 2019 and adopting green technologies, India is paving the way for a more sustainable future in steel production
4 min |
November 01, 2024
Sasthrakeralam
മൈക്രോ ആർ.എൻ.എ.
വൈദ്യശാസ്ത്ര നോബൽ പുരസ്കാരം
4 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM 2024 NOVEMBER
Sasthrakeralam
ഫിസിക്സ് നോബലിൽ എത്തിനിൽക്കുന്ന നിർമ്മിത ബുദ്ധിയും മെഷീൻ ലേണിംഗ് ഗവേഷണങ്ങളും
ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്ര നോബൽ പുരസ്കാരം
2 min |
SASTHRAKERALAM 2024 NOVEMBER
Scientific India
Nano priming Seeds: A Small Innovation Sparkling Big Advances in Germination
Nanopriming is an emerging agricultural technique where the seeds are treated with nanoparticles to improve their germination, growth, and overall performance.
4 min |
September - October 2024
Scientific India
Father-Daughter Team Decodes Mars' Alien Signal
There is no definitive answer to whether aliens exist, but there is a lot of work being done to find out:
2 min |
September - October 2024
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The Golden 100 Days
India prepares battle blueprint for the next pandemic
4 min |
October 16, 2024
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Standing up for period rights
Women of Maharashtra's Madia tribe take steps to root out superstitions about menstruation, end the practice of living in isolation
2 min |
October 16, 2024
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CULINARY MASTERPIECE
The sour culinary melon from southern India remains underutilised despite nutritional benefits and a potential to provide food security
3 min |
October 16, 2024
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Genetic rescue
Odisha to introduce two female tigers to Similipal forests to improve genetic diversity of its melanistic tiger population
4 min |
October 16, 2024
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Over to panchayats
Can the government's move to align panchayat targets with UN's Sustainable Development Goals help India meet the global deadline?
4 min |
October 16, 2024
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PUT THE PATIENT FIRST
Draft guidelines on passive euthanasia exclude the interests of terminally ill patients: A letter to the Union health minister
5 min |
October 16, 2024
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A river lost
Unchecked discharge of industrial effluents and inadequate sewage treatment facilities have turned the Hindon water toxic. ROHINI KRISHNAMURTHY tracks the river's journey though seven Uttar Pradesh districts, starting from its origin in Saharanpur
9 min |
October 16, 2024
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Dead end
West Bengal moves to discontinue Kolkata’s trams despite calls to revive the city’s oldest and cleanest mode of transport
10 min |