International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology turns 30

New Delhi, November 27,2017 (India Science Wire): On November 25, 1987, a global institution for genetic engineering and biotechnology started operation with its first experiment. It started a special programme of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)[read more]

एक वैज्ञानिक, जिसकी तरंगों से थी दोस्ती

New Delhi, November 27,2017 (India Science Wire):वैज्ञानिक खोजें कई बार न केवल हैरान करती हैं, बल्कि अपने अनूठे गुणों के कारण अक्सर रोमांच से भर देती हैं। कुछ ऐसी ही हैरानी और रोमांच बार-बार महसूस होता है जब हम उस प्रयोगधर्मी वैज्ञानिक को याद करते हैं,

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Scientists re-confirm possibility of large earthquakes in the Himalayas

New Delhi, November 24,2017 (India Science Wire): A new study has reconfirmed possibility that large earthquakes are imminent in the Himalayas. While high levels of strain are getting constantly accumulated along the Main Himalayan Thrust region[read more]

पीएम10 का विस्तृत विश्लेषण वायुप्रदूषण को गहराई से समझने में होगा सहायक

Vasco Da Gama (Goa), November 24,2017 (India Science Wire):वातावरण की वायुगुणवत्ता में हो रही निरंतर कमी राष्ट्रीय और अन्तरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर गम्भीर चिंता का विषय बना हुआ है। भारत के अधिकांश शहर भी खराब वायुगुणवत्ता से प्रभावित हैं। [read more]

DNA barcoding helps in checking illicit trade in endangered plants

New Delhi, November 23,2017 (India Science Wire): Indian scientists have developed a reference library to provide molecular identity to a threatened plant species, Decalepis, found in peninsular India - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.[read more]

One solution for different problems

New Delhi, November 23,2017(India Science Wire):an there be one solution for preventing heart attacks, measuring soil moisture and detecting explosives? All these may sound disjointed, random problems, but scientists say it is possible to address them using the same concept or technology platform. [read more]

सड़क हादसों का अधिक शिकार बनते हैं 16-30 वर्ष के युवा

New Delhi, November 22,2017 (India Science Wire): भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं अनुसार 16-30 वर्ष के युवा सड़क हादसों का सबसे अधिक शिकार बनते हैं। नई दिल्ली स्थित जयप्रकाश नारायण अपेक्स ट्रॉमा सेंटर में उपचार के लिए आए सड़क हादसों के शिकार 900 मरीजों के अध्ययन में यह बात उभरकर आई है। [read more]

Weight gain during pregnancy may help shorter women have healthy babies

New Delhi, November 22,2017 (India Science Wire):A new study has shown that little weight gain during pregnancy may be beneficial for the child, for shorter women who are more likely to deliver low birth weight babies. [read more]

Mobiles and laptops may soon sport a new nanotech display device

New Delhi, November 21,2017 (India Science Wire): In a feat comparable to the fable of blind man who carried a lame man on his back, lending him his feet and borrowing from him his eyes, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have combined light emitting but poor conductor quantum dots with good conductor [read more]

IIT Hyderabad develops device to diagnose infectious diseases

New Delhi, November 21,2017 (India Science Wire): A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, has developed a new device that promises to help detect infectious diseases at low costs and very early. [read more]

New techniques developed to check video forgeries

New Delhi, November 21,2017 (India Science Wire): Everyone loves to watch a good video online, but the format is often misused by digital cheats. This is making ‘copy –paste’ forgery a menace. Indian scientists have developed a set of techniques to detect such frauds. [read more]

A peek into Indian monsoon over 8000 years

Aligarh, November 20,2017 (India Science Wire): Changes in weather are best reflected in the annual season of monsoons. Now a team of Indian researchers has recreated a continuous history of the Indian monsoon, providing new insights into forces governing it. [read more]

केदारनाथ आपदा के अवशेषों में छिपी 8000 वर्ष पुराने जलवायु चक्र की कहानी

Aligarh, November 20,2017 (India Science Wire): भारतीय वैज्ञानिकों ने वर्ष 2013 की केदारनाथ आपदा के बाद वहां पाए गए वनस्पति के अवशेषों के अध्ययन से भारतीय मानसून की आठ हजार साल पुरानी ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि का पता लगाया है।[read more]