Odisha biotechnology policy, 2024
The government of Odisha has approved the Biotechnology Policy 2024 to create a flourishing ecosystem for the biotech industry. This will further promote higher education, research & infrastructure development
Science And Technology
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Japan’s 58th Showa Station team studies global warming in the Antarctic
Some 14,000 km from Japan, a 33-member team is researching a wide range of issues on global warming at Showa Station, Japan’s Antarctic research center. A key pursuit in the research is how global warming
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International IP Index 2017: the roots of innovation
India continues to languish near the bottom in an international intellectual property index, ranking 43rd out of 45 global economies, according to a report by the US Chamber of Commerce's Global Intellectual
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SLAC Study Helps Explain Why Uranium Persists in Groundwater at Former Mining Sites
Decades after a uranium mine is shuttered, the radioactive element can still persist in groundwater at the site, despite cleanup efforts. A recent study led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s
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Hyoliths are Palaeozoic lophophorates
Hyoliths are abundant and globally distributed ‘shelly’ fossils that appear early in the Cambrian period and can be found throughout the 280 million year span of Palaeozoic strata. The ecological and evolutionary
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Scientists should not resign themselves to Brexit
<p>Leaving the European Union is not yet a done deal, and UK researchers must look past a pay-off and take a stand.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/scientists-should-not-resign-themselves-to-brexit-1.21237"
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Metagenomic analysis of hot springs in Central India reveals hydrocarbon degrading thermophiles and pathways essential for survival in extreme environments
<p>Extreme ecosystems such as hot springs are of great interest as a source of novel extremophilic species, enzymes, metabolic functions for survival and biotechnological products. India harbors hundreds
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Scientists Turns Waste Heat Into Electricity
Engineers from The Ohio State University have found a way to convert heat into electricity by applying their technique to capture "waste heat," the byproduct of electrical and mechanical devices like car
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This foldable battery is powered by bacteria from wastewater
Scientists have developed a bacteria-powered battery on a single piece of paper, which they say could be a cheap and easily manufactured power source for medical sensors in remote and developing areas.
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Nuclear Techniques Help Scientists Save Myanmar's Unesco Biosphere ReserveI
Another method, the compound specific stable isotope (CSSI) technique, was used to identify the origins of erosion by analyzing the makeup of sediments along the river, right until its confluence in the
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China’s new eye on climate change
CHINA launched a carbon dioxide monitoring satellite yesterday, making it the third country after Japan and the United States to monitor greenhouse gases with its own satellite. It was carried on a