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Watch: Chennai schoolboys win award for prototype to solve stubble-burning crisis

30/01/2025
Three students at Agurchand Manmull Jain School in Chennai came up with a solution called Pyro Polish, which was showcased at the Young Innovators Program at IIT Kharagpur

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Clean Energy

30/01/2025
This week’s science quiz is on clean energy.

Unmasking Guillain-Barré Syndrome: revelations from studies at NIMHANS

30/01/2025
One study in NIMHANS found that 79.3% of GBS patients showed evidence of prior infections, of which 32% tested positive for Campylobacter jejuni; interestingly co-infection by multiple pathogens was more common, seen in about 65% of patients

Retinal diseases: RNA therapeutics show promise but is India ready?

30/01/2025
There is currently no large cohort study in India, i.e. involving at least 500 patients, to describe the mutation spectrum of IRDs. Such extensive studies are vital for researchers to identify the most common genetic defects that can subsequently be targeted using precision medicine

CMFRI decodes genetic blueprint of Indian squid

29/01/2025
Squids are known for their advanced nervous system, exceptional problem-solving skills, and complex behaviours like camouflage and jet propulsions.

New study decodes when the Nicobarese people came to the island

29/01/2025
For a long time, scientists believed the Austroasiatic ancestors of the Nicobarese migrated to the island more than 11,000 years ago; the new study corrected this impression

Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulates ISRO on its 100th launch

29/01/2025
YSRCP leader and former AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy hails ISRO and says ‘this milestone as a testament to India’s growing leadership in space exploration.’

Trump asks Musk to bring back stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore home

29/01/2025
The astronauts were already scheduled to fly back on a SpaceX capsule in March, a Crew Dragon spacecraft was docked at ISS in September last year.

ISRO successfully launches NVS-02 satellite; creates history with the 100th launch from Sriharikota

29/01/2025
The GSLV-F15 with the NVS-02 satellite lifted off from the spaceport’s second launch pad at 6.23 a.m.

ISRO 100th mission LIVE updates | Countdown for ISRO’s satellite launch begins at Sriharikota

29/01/2025
The GSLV with indigenous Cryogenic upper stage in its 17th flight, carrying the navigation satellite NVS-02 is scheduled for lift-off at 6.23 a.m.

ISRO set for a historic 100th launch from Sriharikota

28/01/2025
The location of the spaceport in the east coast of India was decided upon by the founding members of the Indian space programme due to its unique features

Daily Quiz | Challenger Space Shuttle disaster

28/01/2025
A quiz on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster.

SpaceX’s Starbase rocket testing facility is changing the landscape of south Texas

28/01/2025
NASA contracts awarded to SpaceX through 2030 alone are worth nearly US$5 billion and include research and development for the Artemis mission to return astronauts to the Moon

Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild

28/01/2025
More than 16,000 homes and other structures were destroyed by the California fires this month that also killed 28 people.

Scientist bottles smell of bones to help solve cold cases

28/01/2025
Clement Martin has already isolated the smell of decomposing human flesh and that is now used to train Belgium’s cadaver dogs.

In Odisha, coal dust is clogging leaves and blocking carbon uptake

28/01/2025
A new study has found that plants with one gram of mining dust on their leaves absorbed around 2-3 grams less carbon per square metre

Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of croc attacking flying reptile

27/01/2025
The fossil has a conical puncture 4 mm wide that appears to be the bite mark of a croc that either preyed on the Cryodrakon while alive or scavenged its body after death

ISRO appoints M. Mohan as director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in Thiruvananthapuram

27/01/2025
M. Mohan, currently Director (Projects) at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, succeeds V. Narayanan

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