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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Miniature mammoths
Smaller version of mammoths may have inhabited Egypt long after they were thought to have become extinct
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No easy smokes
Remote sensing devices for measuring vehicular emissions have come of age
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Can India be far behind?
Indian scientists at the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) in Lucknow, have identified and isolated a gene from the black eyed cowpea (Vigna unguicalata) which codes for a protein that
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Havoc in harmony
Despite their growing popularity, electric shocks may not be good for epileptics. Electric shocks are known to impose order among the neurons, or nerve cells, but scientists at the
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Dark glow
Visible celestial bodies account only for about 10 per cent of the total mass of the universe. Astronomers scouring the heavens for the remaining invisible "dark matter" may have now spotted some of
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Doomed to extinction
The irreparable damage to the habitat of certain species has already sounded their death knell
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Carcinogenic pesticides
Three agricultural pesticides most widely used in the US will be reviewed for potential cancer risks by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Two of the pesticides -- atrazine and cyanazine -- are
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Enzymes tailored to fit
British scientists have evolved a way to make enzymes more tenacious and alter their activity
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Microbial miners
A bacterium can rid magnesite ore of silica, a major impurity
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Harder than nails
A quicker, pollution free and cost effective technique to harden iron alloys