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New material discovered can convert infrared light to renewable energy
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New material discovered can convert infrared light to renewable energy

Science & Tech 06/07/22 06:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Scientists have discovered a novel material that can emit, detect, and modulate infrared light with high efficiency making it useful for solar and thermal energy harvesting and for optical communicat Read More...

State Ranking Index for NFSA
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State Ranking Index for NFSA

Science & Tech 06/07/22 06:10 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Odisha has been adjudged the top ranked State followed by Uttar Pradesh at the 2nd spot and Andhra Pradesh at third amongst the General Category States in ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’.' Read More...

RIMPAC-22
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RIMPAC-22

Science & Tech 06/07/22 06:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Indian Navy's indigenous Frigate INS Satpura and P8I LRMRASW aircraft are at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii taking part in one of the largest multilateral Naval Exercises, the Rim of the Pacific exercise, a Read More...

India TO add 315 taxa and 540 species to its inventory of animal species
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India TO add 315 taxa and 540 species to its inventory of animal species

Science & Tech 05/07/22 21:49 PM IST
by Mahesh

'New mammal species Crocidura narcondamica, a white-toothed shrew, found in the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands.' Of the 540 faunal species, 406 are new discoveries and 134 new records to Indi Read More...

Odisha's Red Ant chutney seeks GI tag
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Odisha's Red Ant chutney seeks GI tag

Science & Tech 05/07/22 21:41 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Red Weaver ants, scientifically called Oecophylla smaragdina, are something largely one likes to keep their distance from owing to their sting that leaves a reddish painful bump on the skin.' In t Read More...

NEW PATHWAY TO REGULATE NITRATE ABSORPTION IN PLANTS
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NEW PATHWAY TO REGULATE NITRATE ABSORPTION IN PLANTS

Science & Tech 05/07/22 21:28 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Researchers led by those from the National Centre of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru (NCBS-TIFR), have found a new pathway that regulates nitrate absorption in Read More...

The functioning of the National Investigation Agency
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The functioning of the National Investigation Agency

Science & Tech 05/07/22 06:37 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs directed National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe of the brutal killings in Rajasthan's Udaipur and Maharashtra's Amravati, NIA chief Dinkar Read More...

TiHAN
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TiHAN

Science & Tech 05/07/22 06:01 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art “Autonomous Navigation” facility to develop unmann Read More...

One Stop Centers
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One Stop Centers

Science & Tech 05/07/22 05:56 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Zonal Meeting on ‘8 Years’ Achievements – Impact on Women and Children’ was inaugurated in the city by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smt Smriti Irani. Read More...

ALH Squadron INAS 324 Commissioned
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ALH Squadron INAS 324 Commissioned

Science & Tech 05/07/22 05:49 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Indian Naval Air Squadron 324 was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta. ' The unit is the first Naval Squadron on the Eastern Seaboard operating the Read More...