June 05, 2020 09:29 AM IST At a time when we need massive afforestation, the government’s decision to further destroy the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary and Elephant Reserve is alarming — and needs to be withdrawn
June 04, 2020 08:39 PM IST The second penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 will start at 11.15 pm on June 5 and end at 2.34 am on June 6
June 04, 2020 06:53 PM IST The location of four new fast radio bursts -- FRB 180924, FRB 181112, FRB 190102, and FRB 190608 -- have been traced back to galaxies that are still forming new stars at a moderate rate, just like our Milky Way galaxy. Dr Bhandari’s research published in The Astrophysical Jour
June 04, 2020 05:05 PM IST However, NASA scientists have assured that it does not have the potential to cause any damage
June 04, 2020 03:04 PM IST Modern medicine still depends on this animal’s blood to test for bacteria in vaccines. And an alternative test requires further study.
June 04, 2020 02:15 PM IST The penumbral lunar eclipse would start from 11.15 pm and end at 2.34 am and experts suggest the best time to watch the “strawberry moon eclipse” from India would be around 12.54 am
June 04, 2020 10:56 AM IST The government is focused on solar energy generation, however, for energy security it must have a strong domestic manufacturing sector that will make it self-reliant
June 03, 2020 11:58 AM IST In fighting the pandemic and its long-term effects, India must use the strength of its close to 1,000 universities, 40,000 colleges and 1000-plus stand-alone institutions of higher learning
June 02, 2020 12:11 PM IST Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study.
May 31, 2020 10:04 AM IST Amidst this COVID-19 gloom, space scientists have found an excellent opportunity to use their skills to help fight the pandemic
May 29, 2020 04:37 PM IST K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser, said the cost of making a COVID-19 vaccine may go up to $2-3 billion as an attempt is being made to hasten this process in one year
May 29, 2020 11:11 AM IST Based on its performance this last year, the second year of the Modi 2.0 government promises to bring far reaching changes to the agricultural economy
May 28, 2020 10:24 AM IST If NASA’s new 2020 missions have inspired an interest in science and celestial objects, these apps and sites can open a whole new batch of worlds.
May 26, 2020 09:54 PM IST If successful, SpaceX will become the first private company to send astronauts into space.
May 22, 2020 02:35 PM IST Football is not just sport, or a means to keep people entertained during COVID-19. It’s also business, and the focus of the international market will be to better the home viewing experience
May 21, 2020 06:15 PM IST Researchers believe the neutrinos were actually travelling back in time, reversing the laws of physics as we know them.
May 21, 2020 03:24 PM IST The simulant prepared by ISRO is akin to the regolith, which is a loose unconsolidated rock that settles on the bedrock of the lunar highland region, which can be used to improve the mobility of the rover or to study lunar soil.
May 21, 2020 09:22 AM IST In this webcast, Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology tells Network 18’s Kartik Malhotra that India needs for a nodal agency to enable greater convergence of industry towards the needs of the nation.
May 19, 2020 11:11 AM IST An analysis of satellite imagery from the past four decades suggests that global warming has increased the chances of storms reaching Category 3 or higher.
May 17, 2020 10:41 AM IST The pandemic shows how sensitive the environment and the ecosystem surrounding us is. India needs to focus on a green recovery now
May 11, 2020 01:10 PM IST The deadly novel coronavirus, which has been wreaking havoc across the world, can easily be killed with this machine since it has just one layer of protein
May 11, 2020 11:38 AM IST Some researchers hope a decades-old technology might get its moment and be deployed in stores, restaurants and schools.
May 06, 2020 02:47 PM IST When mice were injected with the vaccine, they reportedly generated antibodies that prevented COVID-19 from infecting human cells.
May 06, 2020 11:13 AM IST Lead author of the study Bette Korber has called the development hard news, but asked people not to be disheartened.
May 05, 2020 01:05 PM IST No mosquito carrying the microbe Microsporidia MB was infected by the malaria parasite, the study has found.
