New Delhi, July 22, 2023: Once again, Aadhaar has reunited a family. This time, a divyang woman in Assam was reunited after being missing from her home for several weeks. The woman, who has speech and hearing impairments, and is unable to communicate, was found wandering homeless in Sonapur New Market, Kamrup district by Assam […]
Category: Technology
Indian scientists refute earlier find of fossil of earliest animal in Bhimbetka
New Delhi, July 04, 2023: Indian scientists have proved that the Indian Dickinsonia fossil that had been originally reported from UNESCO World Heritage Site Bhimbetka Cave Shelter in an earlier research in 2021, was actually a left-over impression of a fallen beehive, not a true fossil. The Vindhyan Supergroup, an archive of more than one […]
New model for improving high-frequency radio communications, crucial during natural disasters
New Delhi, July 03, 2023: A new model for radio wave propagation through the ionosphere developed by scientists can help estimate the impact of space weather and facilitate the planning and operation of High Frequency (HF) radio communications, a vital means of communication during the situations like natural disasters, and mid-ocean surveillance. The ionosphere is […]
New study reveals higher temperature enhancements during acoustic shocks in the solar chromosphere
New Delhi, July 01, 2023: A new study has found that bright grains observed in the chromosphere of the Sun are due to upward propagating shocks in the solar plasma, and show higher temperature enhancements than previous estimates. The study can help improve understanding of the mechanism of heating of the chromosphere situated between the bright […]
Doctors may soon diagnose peptic ulcer, disease stage by recognising breath patterns
New Delhi, June 30, 2023: A newly developed non-invasive method of recognising breath patterns can help rapid, one-step diagnosis and classification of various gastric disorders like dyspepsia, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Currently, peptic ulcer disease is an important medical-social problem that has received special attention all over the world. Helicobacter pylori bacterial infection is considered […]
Indian Drugs Controller approves first indigenously developed animal-derived tissue engineering scaffold for healing skin wounds with minimum scarring
New Delhi, June 29, 2023: The first indigenously developed tissue engineering scaffold from mammalian organs, an animal-derived Class D Biomedical Device that can rapidly heal skin wounds at low-cost with minimum scarring, has received approval from the Indian Drugs Controller. With this, the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an autonomous […]
New low cost technology reduces textile effluent pollution significantly
New Delhi, June 28, 2023: A textile and apparel industry, located in the Hanumakonda district, of Telangana has been able treat its textile wastewater at a very reasonable cost. Thanks to an energy-efficient and eco-friendly technology developed using, biosurfactants and membrane technology. Textile effluent is heavily contaminated with pollutants such as dyes, dissolved solids, suspended […]
Omicron-specific mRNA-based Booster vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology
New Delhi, June 27, 2023: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has announced that the Omicron-specific mRNA-based Booster vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. and supported under the Mission COVID Suraksha, implemented by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), has got a nod from the office of the Drug Control General […]
Astronomers spot a surprising solar eruption that maintains constant temperature
New Delhi, June 24, 2023: Scientists tracking the continuous evolution of the energy state of the core of a solar eruption that occurred on July 20, 2017, have found it strangely maintained a constant temperature as it erupted energetic and highly magnetised plasma from the solar corona into space. The finding can improve our understanding […]
VAIBHAV Fellowship Progrsamme announced to connect Indian STEMM diaspora with Indian Higher Educational Institutions
New Delhi, June 23, 2023: The Government has launched a new fellowship programme to connect the Indian STEMM diaspora with Indian academic and R&D institutions for collaborative research work leading to sharing of knowledge, wisdom, and best practices in the frontier areas of science & technology. The Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowships programme to be implemented […]