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Why Himachal Pradesh had its most rainless January since 1901 | Explained

25/01/2024
Before this, the record for the driest January was 1996, which reported a 99.6% shortfall

The urgent need for data to make personalised medicine equitable

25/01/2024
A significant bias in medical studies towards men of European origin means genetic variants in understudied populations don’t get the focus they deserve

Over half of antibiotics India uses belong to ‘watch’ group, highest globally | Data

24/01/2024
Resistance among Indian patients to certain types of antibiotics is among the highest in the world

Daily Quiz | On Homi Bhabha

24/01/2024
Homi. J. Bhabha, known as the father of the Indian nuclear programme, died on this date in 1966. A quiz on the renowned nuclear physicist.

Carbon benefits of not using cookstoves overestimated: study

24/01/2024
Scientists evaluated five methods used to measure emissions reductions of cookstoves and found them all wanting.

As our universe grows old, how will it change? | Explained

24/01/2024
From a raucous infancy to a black-hole-dominated aeon of darkness, a physicist traces the universe’s past and future

Relentless efforts to promote research that resulted in the founding of IMSc

23/01/2024
Alladi Ramakrishnan made immense contributions in the fields of theoretical and mathematical physics. His most singular achievement is IMSc, which he established after visiting the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, once the home of Albert Einstein, at the invitation of none other than its Director Oppenheimer in 1957-58

Science Ministry announces first recipients of ‘Vaibhav’ fellows

23/01/2024
Science Minister Jitendra Singh said that the scheme was “open-ended” and was meant to facilitate meaningful collaboration, and potentially attract diaspora scientists to work in India

Alcohol, drug addiction rewires the brain by changing how genes work

23/01/2024
An explosion of knowledge and technology in the field of molecular genetics has changed our basic understanding of addiction drastically over the past decade.

Japan, 5th country to moon-land, used tech that will support future missions

23/01/2024
JAXA wants to advance research and technology by demonstrating new techniques and collecting scientific data

Does the Solar system have a ninth planet after all?

23/01/2024
Today there are five known dwarf planets in the Solar System.

What is end-to-end encryption? How does it secure information? | Explained

23/01/2024
There are several ways to encrypt information depending on the level of secrecy and protection required

NISAR Mission on track for early 2024 launch, says JPL official

21/01/2024
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission is designed to observe natural processes and changes in earth’s complex ecosystems

One litre of bottled water contains around one lakh micro-nano plastic particles: Study

20/01/2024
The study provides valuable insights into possibility of nanoplastic pollution.

Urbanisation in Bhubaneswar impacts winter surface temperatures

20/01/2024
Both the terrain and local microclimate play a significant role in shaping winter urban surface temperatures, highlighting the complex interplay between urbanisation and climate

Status of Japan moon-lander SLIM unclear with solar panel glitch

20/01/2024
Space officials said they need more time to confirm whether SLIM made a pinpoint landing. They also said its solar panel had failed to generate power

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