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Anaemia prevalence in eight States found to be overestimated

23/03/2024
The overall prevalence of iron deficiency was just 18.4%. It was highest among adolescent girls (31.5%) followed by adult women (27.7%), and elderly women (13.6%). Even among anaemic women, only about a third was due to iron deficiency

Academics warn new science papers are being generated with AI chatbots

22/03/2024
Social media users and academics have pointed out that phrases commonly used by chatbots in response to users have made their way into scientific literature

Asteroid named after Professor Jayant Murthy of Bengaluru

22/03/2024
Prof. Jayant Murthy was acting director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) before his retirement in 2021

ISRO successfully conducts ‘Pushpak’ Reusable Landing Vehicle landing experiment 

22/03/2024
The RLV LEX 02 landing experiment is the second of the series of experiments conducted by the space agency

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Colours

21/03/2024
This week’s Sci-five quiz is on colours.

JNCASR scientists develop pancreas-mimicking system for responsive insulin delivery in diabetes treatment

21/03/2024
The innovative approach is expected to provide a more efficient and responsive method for insulin release, addressing the challenges faced by individuals with both Type 1 and advanced stage Type 2 diabetes

Female right whales may never breed after entanglement in fishing gear: study

21/03/2024
The findings underline an urgent need for ropeless fishing gear to reduce threats to the survival of this critically endangered species

Female right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear

20/03/2024
A new study has reported that even entanglements scientists classify as ‘minor’ have devastating impacts on the critically endangered right whales and that, surprisingly, potential mothers who suffer such entanglements have the lowest chance of starting to breed

Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

20/03/2024
When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth.

The way we name cancers could affect access to treatment, researchers say

20/03/2024
Developments in precision oncology require cancers to be classified based on their genetic characteristics rather than the organ in which they originate

Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket

19/03/2024
Agnibaan SOrTeD, India’s first semi-cryogenic engine powered rocket launch, was developed in Tamil Nadu by a Chennai headquartered space start-up

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’

19/03/2024
Never before has the world been so close to the 1.5 degree Celsius lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change, says WMO, sounding the Red Alert for all countries

No smartphone or internet? No problem; AI-backed phone has the answers

19/03/2024
The service, launched by Canada-based Viamo in Nigeria last month, allows anyone – even in the middle of nowhere without the internet - to access AI technology

Anthropocene epoch declaration unlikely soon, but the idea lives on | Explained

18/03/2024
An expert commission rejected a proposal to mark the start of the Anthropocene at a particular date, but the rejection was neither victory nor defeat

Vaccine for dengue may be available commercially by mid-2026 

18/03/2024
Indian Immunologicals Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board, is also developing a vaccine for the Zika virus and for the Kyasanur Forest Disease

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