Alexander Dunn (Georgia Tech) has been awarded the prestigious 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. About SASTRA Read More …
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Alexander Dunn to receive 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
Olfactory system and loss of smell during Covid-19
A new study Published in Scientific Reports has shed light on apparent brain changes or Read More …
G4, L.69 and C-10
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the first-ever Joint Ministerial Meeting of the L.69 Read More …
China’s nuclear-powered attack submarine sinking
China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier in 2024, a senior U.S. defense official said Read More …
PARAM Rudra supercomputers and Arka’ & ‘Arunika’ High-Performance Computing systems
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 September dedicated three PARAM Rudra supercomputers and High-Performance Computing Read More …
Centre increases minimum wage rates for workers
The central government has announced a revision in minimum wage rates by adjusting the Variable Read More …
India signs Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty
India has signed an international agreement to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas. External Read More …
Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP)
A Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) was launched by Department of Science and Technology Read More …
India elected to GlobE Network steering committee
India has been elected to the 15-member steering committee of the GlobE Network during a Read More …
Differential Rotation of the Sun’s Chromosphere
Using 100 years daily records of the Sun at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, astronomers have Read More …
Nazca Lines in Peru
Archaeologists using artificial intelligence (AI) have discovered hundreds of new geoglyphs depicting parrots, cats, monkeys, Read More …
India formally joins Minerals Security Finance Network (MSFN)
India has formally joined the US led Minerals Security Finance Network (MSFN), which aims to Read More …
India Rises to 39th Place in Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024
India has moved up to 39th place among 133 global economies in the WIPO’s Global Read More …
National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22
The Union Health Ministry released the National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and Read More …
Extinct volcanoes a ‘rich’ source of rare earth elements
A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare Read More …
Centre proposes 1.84 lakh hectares around Gir forest as eco-sensitive zone
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued a preliminary notification declaring Read More …
Genetic Rescue Effect
Iberian lynx was once the world’s most threatened cat species. It’s mostly found in parts Read More …
100 years of announcement of the discovery of Indus Valley civilisation
September 20, 2024 marks the centenary of the announcement of the discovery of the Indus Read More …
Computer Security Incident Response Team-Power (CSIRT-Power)
Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal inaugurated COMPUTER SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM – POWER (CSIRT–POWER) facility Read More …
Advanced Ballistics for High Energy Defeat
Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Read More …
Sarco suicide pod controversy
In Switzerland, several people were taken into custody after the controversial Sarco suicide pod was Read More …
Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes Sri Lanka’s third woman PM
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on September 24, 2024 appointed MP and former academic Harini Amarasuriya Read More …
Asia Power Index 2024-India ranks third
The Sydney-based think tank Lowy Institute has released the the annual Asia Power Index 2024. Read More …
Cortisol stress hormone
According to a recent study, sleeping like a log over the weekends for long hours Read More …
What are polyphenols?
Polyphenols or plant micro-nutrients have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and potential metabolic effects.