A remarkable discovery has brought to light the first Indian epigraphical reference to Halley’s Comet, Read More …
Category: Science&Tech
First Indian epigraphical reference to Halley’s comet
Step-and-shoot spot-scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc)
A team of U.S. experts at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital has achieved a Read More …
Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN)
Recently, the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) collaboration published an upper limit on the sum Read More …
Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun’s poles
The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining the first-ever images Read More …
What are Tardigrades?
Among the scientific experiments Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will undertake during his two week stay Read More …
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI)
Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) is a geoengineering technique that involves injecting aerosols (tiny reflective particles), Read More …
Hall of Nuclear Power: Atoms Serving the Nation
The National Science Centre (NSC), Delhi, unveiled its newly revamped permanent gallery titled “Hall of Read More …
Actinobacteria
Researchers from the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu, have made a significant discovery Read More …
Bharat Gen Initiative
Union Science and Technology Ministry launched ‘Bharat Gen’ which is India’s first-of-its-kind, indigenously developed, Artificial Read More …
Vitamin B9
A recent AIIMS study found that nearly 41% of urban adolescents in government schools across Read More …
Spirulina
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, one of India’s astronauts, will conduct exclusive food and nutrition-related experiments Read More …
Microalgae
As part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, one of India’s astronauts, Read More …
Stromatolites
Recently, a large outcrop of stromatolites — dating back 600 million years — were unearthed Read More …
India’s first gene-edited sheep
Scientists and researchers at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have developed Read More …
Topological Materials
Indian scientists have discovered a new method to identify topological invariants in quantum materials—properties that Read More …
Base editing & CRISPR
A nine-month-old boy, Kyle “KJ” Muldoon Jr, has become the first known person to receive Read More …
What is a Bow Echo?
A powerful storm that struck Delhi on 25 May exhibited an unusual crescent-shaped structure on Read More …
Bharat Forecast System (BFS)
Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the Bharat Forecast System (BFS) — Read More …
India’s first ICMR-SCD Stigma Scale for sickle cell disease
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed the first-ever standardized stigma scale in Read More …
Genetic mutations in yeast
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, have found that blue Read More …
SWOT Satellite Spots Large-Scale River Waves for First Time
In a first, researchers from NASA and Virginia Tech used SWOT satellite data to measure Read More …
Gleason score
Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, Read More …
PSLV-C61/EOS-09
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on May 18, 2025 that it could not Read More …
Tornadoes
At least 25 people are reported to have died and dozens are injured after tornadoes Read More …
Site-Directed Nuclease (SDN)
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that India has become the first country in Read More …