A new technique to help avoid sudden power shutdowns
New Delhi, Sept. 02: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras researchers have developed a new technique that promises to help avoid sudden power shutdowns by making...
Category : Science
Dr. K. V Rao Scientific Society’s 21st Annual Science Awards Presentation Held
Creating a scientific temper among the citizens is as important as creating a vibrant and efficient society: Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former Chairman ISRO and Chairman...
Film festival highlighting role of scientists in Indian independence movement concludes
New Delhi: A three-day festival of films on the role of scientists and scientific institutions during the independence movement came to an end here on...
Patent for KVIC technology to recycle plastic waste
New Delhi: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured a patent registration for an innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to fight the menace of...
Celebrating Indian scientists’ contributions to the independence movement
New Delhi: VigyanPrasar, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology has drawn up an ambitious programme to celebrate the contributions of Indian...
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya students accomplish glittering feat
New Delhi: Eight asteroids detected by sixteen students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, under an asteroid search campaign have been conferred the “Provisional Status” by the...
Researchers study egg-laying behaviour of wasps for designing specific pest control measures
New Delhi: Herbivores organisms belonging to the same species (Conspecifics) use herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) as cues while selecting an optimal site for oviposition. This...
Harvesting electricity from vibrations
New Delhi: A team of scientists has fabricated a simple, cost-effective, bio-compatible, nanogenerator that can generate electricity from mere vibrations for use in optoelectronics, self-powered...
Swatantrata ka Vigyan Filmotsav
New Delhi: Vigyan Prasar (VP) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) have planned to hold an on-line science Film Festival to commemorate the momentous occasion of 75th...
Indian journal PMBP enters the top quartile of global research journals for the first time
An international scientific journal of Indian origin, ‘Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants’ (PMBP) has recently entered the top quartile of all plant science journals...