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Nigar Shaji, project director of Aditya L-1 mission at ISRO.

Meet Nigar Shaji, The Project Director Behind India's First Solar Mission Aditya L-1

Nijar Shaji worked her way up to hold several prestigious positions for different projects under Indian Space Research Organisation including heading the Stellite telemetry centre in Bengaluru. She had joined the ISRO in...

03 September 2023

Syria-Turkey Earthquake

3.0 Magnitude Tremor Hits Western Parts Of Madhya Pradesh

The National Centre for Seismology said in a tweet that an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred at 12.54 pm with its epicentre 151 kilometres west south-west of Indore.

19 February 2023

Fewer Chances Of Large Changes In Maha Weather In The Next 48 Hours: IMD

Fewer Chances Of Large Changes In Maha Weather In The Next 48 Hours: IMD

On Tuesday, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said there were fewer chances of "large changes" in the weather in Mumbai and Maharashtra in the next 48 hours. 

24 January 2023

DRDO R&D

DRDO Scientist Case: ATS Makes Pakistani Agent Co-Accused

A court in Pune has informed that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has made a woman Pakistani agent who honey-trapped DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar a co-accused in the case. 

21 June 2023

Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Study Shows No BARC Scientist Died Of Radiation-Related Cancer, Must Allay Undue Fears: Minister Jitendra Singh

The minister was referring to how a huge source of uranium in Meghalaya got stuck up and attempts to put up a plant at Rawalbhata have been delayed for two to three years due to fear among the people.

09 February 2023

ISROs maiden small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV)

India’s First Privately Developed Rocket Vikram-S To Be Launched Between Nov 12 To 16

Spacekidz, a Chennai-based aerospace startup, will fly 'Fun-Sat', a 2.5 kg payload developed by students from India, the US, Singapore and Indonesia on the sub-orbital flight on board Vikram-S.

08 November 2022

On August 11, 2020, Russia became the worlds first country to register a coronavirus vaccine, dubbed as SputnikV.

Russian Scientist Behind Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine 'Strangled To Death With A Belt': Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin honoured the virologist with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland award for his work on the COVID vaccine in 2021

04 March 2023

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A health worker administers COVID-19 vaccine to a police officer at a health centre in Greater Noida, a suburb of New Delhi.

Closure Warning For 1,800 Health Centres In Bihar Over Waste Disposal Lapses

A CBWTF is a set up where biomedical waste from health care facilities is imparted necessary treatment to reduce adverse effects that it may pose on human health and environment, the scientist explained.

08 November 2022

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08 July 2022
National Institute For Research In Tuberculosis Developing Sputum-Free Tests For Diagnosing TB

National Institute For Research In Tuberculosis Developing Sputum-Free Tests For Diagnosing TB

To close the diagnostic gap, he said NIRT has developed a methodology for the extraction of DNA from stool samples for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in...


23 May 2022
Scientist With Electronics and IT Ministry Dies After Jumping-off From 7th Floor Of Shastri Bhavan

Scientist With Electronics and IT Ministry Dies After Jumping-off From 7th Floor Of Shastri Bhavan

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth said, "Information was received regarding a person who had jumped from the Shastri Bhawan. When the...


10 May 2022
Big Bang Did Not Start The Present Universe: Physicist Roger Penrose

Big Bang Did Not Start The Present Universe: Physicist Roger Penrose

The nonagenarian Nobel laureate had been Stephen Hawking's collaborator and discovered among other areas the cycle of time, a breakthrough of perpetual...


18 April 2022
Meet Somdip Dey, The Indian Scientist Who Is Changing The World By Fighting Wastage Of Food

Meet Somdip Dey, The Indian Scientist Who Is Changing The World By Fighting Wastage Of Food

Given his experience with food waste and hunger, while pursuing his PhD at the University of Essex, U.K. in 2020, he co-developed the Nosh app, an artificial...


02 April 2022
Book Excerpt: The Chase For India’s First Computers

Book Excerpt: The Chase For India’s First Computers

Scientist and statistician P.C. Mahalanobis had a deep faith in the computer’s ability to transform economic management. He first saw a digital computer in...


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01 March 2022
Centre Relaxes Guidelines For Scientists, Makes It Easier To Access Grants

Centre Relaxes Guidelines For Scientists, Makes It Easier To Access Grants

The reforms also include single step approval for administrative issues such as budget re-appropriation within the recurring head and change of principal...


24 February 2022
Drug That May Treat Serious COVID-19 Complication In Children Identified

Drug That May Treat Serious COVID-19 Complication In Children Identified

The team administered the drug larazotide acetate to four extremely ill children ages 3 to 17 being treated for MIS-C.


01 February 2022
Top 5 Biopics On Scientists To Watch Before 'Rocket Boys'

Top 5 Biopics On Scientists To Watch Before 'Rocket Boys'

From Srinivasa Ramanujan to Stephen Hawking, here are five films that tell the narrative of well-known scientists who have made significant contributions to...


18 October 2021
Indian American Scientist Instrumental In India-US Defence Trade Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

Indian American Scientist Instrumental In India-US Defence Trade Gets Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr Vivek Lall, has played a key role in enhancing India-US defence trade and instrumental in some of the top deals between the two countries, a media release...


17 August 2021
India Takes Pride In Having World's Largest Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, Says PM

India Takes Pride In Having World's Largest Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, Says PM

The prime minister praised the scientists, doctors, paramedical staff, and others involved in vaccine manufacturing in the country, saying India did not have...


12 June 2021
Ice Shelf Protecting Antarctic Glacier Breaking Faster Than Before

Ice Shelf Protecting Antarctic Glacier Breaking Faster Than Before

The Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf loss accelerated in 2017, causing scientists to worry that with climate change the glacier's collapse could happen quicker...


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10 June 2021
Scientists To Trace Bird Migration With Tech

Scientists To Trace Bird Migration With Tech

The project aims at unraveling why some American robins migrate long distances, but others do not


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