Scientists find new dimension to dynamics of Indian Ocean
Indian scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown effect of the tropical weather phenomenon known as Madden-Julian Oscillation, which plays an...
IIT Kharagpur gets new high power computing facility
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, is all set to ramp up its research and development activities with the acquisition of...
Database launched on flora in peninsular India
The Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science has launched an online database of peer-reviewed information...
IMD forecasts above normal March to May temperatures over some parts of the country
The India Meteorological Department has forecast that the March to May season averaged temperatures are likely to be above normal...
New biotech missions to focus on drug resistance, fortified crops
Minister for science and technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday announced new missions in five important areas including antibacterial resistance,...
New study may help address drug resistant pneumococcal diseases
Indian researchers have identified three drug target sites in the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae, paving the way for developing newer...
Correction pen is new tool to make cheap diagnostic kits
Photo caption: Professor Suman Chakraborty The humble correction pen used to mask typos in printed or written text is all...
New technique may help quicken production of blood cancer drug
Researchers at Madurai Kamaraj University have developed a technique that promises to quicken the process of production of L-asparaginase, an...
New method can produce designer hydrogels
A team of scientists at the Bengaluru-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed a new technique...
Government hikes emoluments of research scholars
The Department of Science and Technology today issued the much awaited order hiking the emoluments of Research Fellows and Research...