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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Kenya: New Smartphone App to Help Fight Poaching in Kenya
A new smartphone app developed in St Petersburg in Florida, USA is being used to fight poachers in northern Kenya. The app known as the Fulcrum app, has been used for years by businesses and municipalities
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Crops on Mars: Tomatoes, peas, rocket and radish grown in Martian soil experiment
An experiment to simulate the conditions of growing crops on Mars has yielded 10 different species, including peas, tomatoes, rocket and radish. Scientists said the outcome of the soil simulant was more
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The discovery of gravitational waves as the Earth shaking event of the century
<p>Based on two detectors separated by about 3,000 km and using ultra-stable lasers, a new observatory known as the Advanced LIGO has detected gravitational waves generated by the coalescence of two black
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Hubble sets new cosmic distance record
The galaxy GN-z11, pulled out in the inset, is seen only 400 million years after the Big Bang The Hubble Space Telescope has spied the most distant galaxy yet. It is so far away that the light from this
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Making concrete green: reinventing the world's most used synthetic material
Concrete has a crushing environmental impact but Australian-led innovations have the potential to dramatically reduce emissions from its production They look like any other footpath snaking across Queensland’s
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Grey hair gene discovered by scientists
Scientists have pinpointed a gene responsible for grey hair - a discovery that could lead to new ways of delaying or preventing this natural sign of ageing, they say in Nature Communications. Hair dyes
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Gravitational waves: Tests begin for future space observatory
The formal test programme has begun on the technologies required to detect gravitational waves in space. Europe's Lisa Pathfinder (LPF) probe is engaging in a series of experiments roughly 1.5 million
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Scientists unlock key to turning wastewater and sewage into power
As renewable energy sources goes, solar rays have historically hogged the limelight. But two Virginia Tech researchers have stolen the spotlight from the sun by discovering a way to maximize the amount
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How a cow's digestive system could revolutionise renewable energy
A group of scientists believe that the key to effective biomass conversion lies in the stomachs of cows and elephants, with new research revealing that mimicking the digestive systems of these animals
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Mythical boiling river discovered in the Peruvian Amazon
A mythical boiling river that stretches for four miles has been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. The river, at Mayantuyacu, was discovered by geoscientist Andrés Ruzo after being told tales about its