Mangroves under threat from growing human activities
New Delhi: Mangroves are tropical trees and shrubs found along tidal-estuaries, in salt marshes, and on muddy coasts. They are the only species of trees...
Category : Science
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...
New technique to detect tropical cyclones earlier than satellites
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed a technique that could be useful in the early detection of development...
IIT Delhi to establish department of energy science and engineering
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi is in the process of establishing a new department named, ‘Department of Energy Science and Engineering’ essentially...
Researchers develop smart materials for climate control of buildings
New Delhi: According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), buildings around the globe account for 36 percent of energy use and 39 percent of...
Indian Scientists theory gives better knowledge on the space around Earth
New Delhi: A novel theory by three Indian scientists has paved way to unlock the mysteries of the ionhole structures – a localized plasma region...
Scientists discover new species of African Violet plant in Mizoram
New Delhi: Researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have discovered a new species of plant belonging to the African Violets...
IIT Delhi to create new centre to boost research in optics and photonics
New Delhi: In order to take teaching, research, development, and innovation in different areas of optics and photonics to a higher level, while keeping a...
Mars and Moon to play hide and seek on April 17, 2021
New Delhi : Mars is about to perform a vanishing act on April 17, Saturday, in the evening sky, at about Sunset time. It will...