African swine fever
News:The outbreak of African Swine fever in China has lead to massive mass cullings and a subsequent increase in the price of the pork meat. Facts: About African Swine fever: …
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Genomic grid for India-specific cancer research
News:Government has planned to set up a National Genomic Grid to study genomic data of cancer patients from India. Facts: About Genomic Grid: The National Genomic Grid will be formed …
Read MoreLignin from agro-waste helps make useful nanocomposites
Researchers have developed a lignin-based nanocomposite from Agricultural waste. The lignin-based nanomaterial could potentially have a commercial value.It can act as additive in coating and packaging materials. Lignin is a …
Read MoreIIT Delhi to establish shared research infrastructure
Department of Science and Technology(DST) has selected IIT Delhi for setting up a shared science and technology infrastructure facility named Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institute(SATHI). The aim behind setting …
Read MoreExplained: What are Autonomous Vehicles which Singapore is testing
Recently,Singapore has launched autonomous public bus service in three districts of the country where driverless buses will be used for off-peak and on-demand commuting by 2022. Autonomous vehicles are driver …
Read MoreSamudrayaan
The ‘Samudrayaan’ is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals. The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three …
Read MoreRussia to train four Indian astronauts for Gaganyaan
Russia will help in 4-5 critical areas of the Gaganyaan Mission. This includes training of Indian astronauts at Russian facilities. A special ISRO unit will be established in the embassy …
Read MorePanel to study uranium contamination in A.P.’s Kadapa district
The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry into complaints about groundwater pollution caused by the uranium processing project of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited(UCIL) at Tummalapalle of Kadapa …
Read MoreExplained: What a skull tells us about human evolution
Scientists have announced the discovery of a nearly complete skull of an early human ancestor called MRD in Ethiopia. The fossil is being considered as the face of the oldest …
Read MoreCSIR and GAIL join hands to scale up production of diesel from Plastic waste
Union Minister for Science and Technology has inaugurated a waste plastic to diesel plant in Dehradun. The plant has been set up in CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) whose …
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