Science and Technology

SpaceX’s Falcon-9 deploys India’s GSAT-N2 satellite into orbit

The Hindu:Science - 19/11/2024
India’s first collaboration with Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the country’s GSAT-N2 communication satellite launched, enhancing broadband services and in-flight connectivity across India

Can use genomic labs set up during pandemic to measure antimicrobial resistance: Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu:Science - 18/11/2024
By analysing water let out by pharmaceutical industries and hospitals, we can get an idea of the level of antimicrobial resistance, she says

Why countries struggle to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies | Explained

The Hindu:Science - 18/11/2024
Unless carefully designed, subsidy reductions can force low-income households to spend a larger percentage of their income on energy

New climate data set for India unveiled by Bengaluru-based Azim Premji University

The Hindu:Science - 18/11/2024
India’s average summer maximum temperature will have a 1.5-degree Celsius increase by 2043, according to the ‘middle of the road’ emission scenario, and by 2041 for the ‘fossil-fueled development’ emission scenario

New infectious diseases among bees threaten world’s economies

The Hindu:Science - 18/11/2024
More than 75% of food crops, fruits, and flowering plants need bees, wasps, beetles, flies, moths, and butterflies to yield successful harvests

What are weights in AI?

The Hindu:Science - 17/11/2024
Recently, the Open Source Initiative released a controversial definition of “open source AI” in which weights could play an important role

India successfully test-fires long range hypersonic missile

The Hindu:Science - 17/11/2024
The long-range hypersonic missile was test-fired on Saturday, an official confirmed

Saltwater flooding a serious fire threat for electric vehicles

The Hindu:Science - 17/11/2024
When a lithium-ion battery bursts into flames, it releases toxic fumes, burns violently, and is very hard to put out. Often the only option is to let it burn out

35% doctors in India feel unsafe while at work, study shows

The Hindu:Science - 16/11/2024
Violence against healthcare workers flourishes due to multiple risk factors coming together — overcrowding, understaffing, sparse security measures, perceived or real inadequacy of care, communication lapses, and the presence of individuals under the influence of alcohol

Antimicrobial resistant gene profile found in poultry from Kerala, Telangana: study

The Hindu:Science - 16/11/2024
The study was conducted by the Drug Safety Division, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad

Daily quiz: on nuclear fusion reaction

The Hindu:Science - 15/11/2024
A nuclear fusion reaction can generate more energy than it consumes, but the technologies to harness it to generate electricity continue to stay out of reach.

Ayurveda Biology on UGC NET list: Jagadesh Kumar explains why; some experts add caveats

The Hindu:Science - 15/11/2024
UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar says including Ayurveda Biology on the NET list will promote interdisciplinary research. Some experts however, warn against promoting ‘myth and imagination’ such as dosha concepts

Merck-Tinkle comic book targets healthy eating practices among young readers

The Hindu:Science - 15/11/2024
A comic book titled Safe Food, Safe Future aims to spread awareness on healthy eating habits

On the heels of World Diabetes Day, the story of insulin discovery and the Flame of Hope

The Hindu:Science - 15/11/2024
Sir Fredrick Banting’s birth anniversary is observed as World Diabetes Day on November 14 every year, as a tribute to the history behind the discovery of insulin, one of medicine’s greatest breakthroughs; the eternal Flame of Hope burns in Canada to honour Banting’s achievement 

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on semi-conductors

The Hindu:Science - 14/11/2024
This week’s Sci-five quiz is on semi-conductor.

Infosys Science Foundation announces prize winners for 2024, two women among six winners

The Hindu:Science - 14/11/2024
In 2024, the ISF decided to honour researchers under 40, emphasising the need for early recognition of exceptional talent

IIT Kharagpur-led study says tropical rainforests could survive global warming

The Hindu:Science - 14/11/2024
The study, published online in the Elsevier journal, was conducted on records of rainforests in sediments from Gujarat’s Vastan coal mines deposited in coastal lagoons around 56 million years ago

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