‘Biomass-combustion emissions behind Delhi’s hazy winter’
Natural and anthropogenic biomass burning are among the major sources of particulate pollution worldwide, affecting air quality, climate, and human...
Study sheds new light on actions of electroconvulsive seizure therapy
According to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data, nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental...
Study offers new insights into plants’ natural defense mechanisms
Agricultural modernisation has led to the widespread use of synthetic chemicals to control pests and pathogens. The pesticides, though very...
Researchers field deployable alternative to RT-PCR
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, have devised an alternative method to RT-PCR, considered the standard test...
Dialysis patients especially vulnerable in disaster
Dr Arghya Majumdar, Director and Head, Dept. of Nephrology, AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata New Delhi, March 09 (India Science Wire): There...
‘Time for a satellite channel laced with citizen science content’
Books and resource material on science communication are not widely available in India. Adding to its existing repertoire of over...
Science Communicators awarded on National Science Day
On National Science Day (February 28), the National Awards for Science and Technology Communication for the year 2022 were presented...
Researchers produce cardiac proteins to fix a damaged heart
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a ‘Recombinant Protein Toolbox’ comprising six unique proteins, which...
Potential polymer-degrading bacteria isolated
Researchers from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTech) have recently explored bacterial communities associated with...
‘ICAR has released two thousand crop varieties in eight years’
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has released a total of 2122 crop varieties of food crops, oil seeds,...