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The leap second will be scrapped by 2035
ISRO launches Oceansat-3
The third generation Indian satellite for monitoring the oceans (Oceansat-3), formally named as Earth Observation Read More …
Russia offers advanced nuclear fuel to extend Kudankulam reactor fuel cycle
Russia’s Rosatom has offered more Advanced Technology Fuel (ATF) to India’s largest nuclear power station Read More …
India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary in Hanle shall be complete in over a month’s time
The work on India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary, being set up by CSIR under Union Read More …
RH200 rocket registered its 200th consecutive successful launch
RH200, the versatile sounding rocket of Isro, has registered its 200th consecutive successful launch from Read More …
CAR T cell therapy reaches beyond cancer
Researchers have reported highly promising early results for CAR T therapy in a small set Read More …
Indigenous 3D bio-printer to print human tissues
Bio-printing is a method of tissue replication that temporarily or permanently supports and nurtures living Read More …
ISRO makes history by successfully launching India’s maiden private Vikram-suborbital (VKS) rocket
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made history on November 18 by launching successfully India’s maiden Read More …
National Conclave on Technical Textiles – Protech
The Ministry of Textiles in partnership with Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) and Indian Read More …
Humans face reproductive crisis as sperm count declines: A New Study
A study published in the journal Human Reproduction Update says that sperm counts worldwide have Read More …
eDNA-based assay to detect invasive catfish in waterbodies
India Science Wire Invasive alien species are a severe threat to biodiversity, causing local extinction Read More …
NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon
NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in cape Read More …
Researchers develop reusable, paper-based lycopene sensors
India Science Wire A team of researchers from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology Read More …
What is Cordy gold nanoparticles?
Cordy gold nanoparticles (Cor-AuNPs), the outcome of a collaborative experiment by scientists from four Indian Read More …
CRISPR- Cas9 gene-editing technology
The CRISPR gene-editing technology that received the Nobel Prize in 2020 has witnessed a new Read More …
What are coronal holes?
Recently, the NASA shared an image of the sun seemingly ‘smiling’. Captured by the NASA Read More …
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and Nitroglycerin
During raids at the rented house of Jameesha Mubin, the suspected mastermind of a terror Read More …
Salient features of low Earth orbit (LEO)
Sunil Mittal owned Bharti group’s OneWeb has successfully deployed 36 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites Read More …
AMPRI Bhopal Converts Red Mud into X-ray shielding tiles
CSIR- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) has converted red mud into X-ray shielding Read More …
SOPs issued for regulatory review of Genome Edited Plants under SDN-1 and SDN-2
The Ministry of Science and Technology has notified the “Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for regulatory Read More …
India’s first indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer
Indian scientists have developed an Overhauser Magnetometer (OVH), one of the most accurate magnetometers extensively Read More …
Centre restricts glyphosate use, only professional pest controllers are allowed to spray
The Ministry of Agriculture has restricted the use of glyphosate chemical in agriculture by making Read More …
DMH-11: GEAC gives its nod for commercial cultivation of GM mustard yet again
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) that functions has yet again cleared the proposal for Read More …
Unilever recalls dry shampoo brands over benzene exposure
Unilever Plc has recalled popular brands of aerosol dry shampoo, including Dove, after discovering they Read More …
What is a dirty bomb and how does it work?
Recently, top Russian officials phoned their Western counterparts to tell them Moscow suspected Kyiv of Read More …