Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Chinese scientists are observing slow motion images of vegetables sprouting in space onboard China's first seed-breeding satellite launched on September 9. The seed-breeding satellite, "Shijian-8', has been sending back one high-definition digital image of sprouting Chinese cabbage every two hours since September 10, scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences …
researchers in Japan have developed a better way to produce biodiesel from vegetable oils by using common, inexpensive sugars, such as glucose and sucrose, as catalysts. The new catalysts are not only highly efficient but also cheap
a university researcher from Uttar Pradesh has developed a novel technique to produce valuable petroleum products, such as petrol and diesel, from discarded plastic bags. Several techniques are being explored to tap valuable petroleum products from plastic waste. But what sets the work of Deepak Pant of the chemistry department …
Once the proud out ermost planet of the Solar System, Pluto has been consigned to the status of a small-town telephone number after the world's paramount astronomical body tore up its membership of the cosmic A-list. The enigmatic, icy world spotted in 1930 has been given the official moniker of …
A fairly common celestial occurrence called a meteor shower took place a few days ago over parts of Gujarat. It apparently included a blazing sound-and-light spectacle which for the duration unnerved the inhabitants of the Kutch region. Villagers said they saw a moving fireball rushing earthwards, which lit up the …
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) on Monday said the meteorite which was found near Kanvarpura village in Rajasthan's Chattaurgarh district on August 29 is a great asset for the scientific community as it is a rare iron meteorite. Only eight per cent of the meteorites which fall on Earth …
The SMART-1 spacecraft sent back an unexpectedly rich data haul that could shed light on the moon's origins and evolution before its three-year voyage ended in a planned crash on the lunar surface, European space scientists said on Monday.
Europe's first spacecraft to the moon ended its three-year mission on Sunday with a planned crash on the lunar surface, hitting its target at 7,200 kmph.
Hundreds of US scientists have challenged a recent decision by an international astronomy group to strip Pluto of its planetary status with a petition rejecting its definition of what constitutes a planet. The astronomical insurrection shows that debate is likely to continue over the status of the icy rock at …
Officers of the Geological Survey of India have left for the site near Maliya Miyana, some 100 km from Rajkot, with radioactivity measuring instruments, to inspect and pick up samples from the area where a
Astronomers peering through ground- and space-based telescopes have discovered what they believe is the birth of the smallest known solar system. Scientists found a tiny brown dwarf - or failed star - less than one hundredth the mass of the sun surrounded by what appears to be a disk of …
Europe's first mission to the moon is due to crash-land in a cloud of dust and rock on Sunday, ending a three-year voyage that gathered data about the lunar surface and tested a new engine intended to propel future spacecraft to Mercury and other planets. The European Space Agency's SMART-1 …
scientists in the us have designed a bioelectronic device exploiting a bacterium's ability to puff up and deflate in tandem with humidity in the air. University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist Ravi Saraf and his doctoral student, Vikas Berry, created a silicon chip covered with several extremely fine gold electrodes to which …
The most expensive science experiment in the history of the world is nearing collapse after its main sponsor, Nasa, announced plans to slash hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget. The space agency plans to save $344m (
us researchers have fabricated a solar cell out of everyday plastic, hoping to meet the growing energy demand with a more affordable way to harness the Sun. Scientists at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California at Los Angeles (ucla), led by Yang Yang, hope …
australian scientists have developed a biomaterial more resilient than rubber. Its constituent molecules are naturally found in many insects, such as the fruitfly and flea. The new substance
Chinese scientists said they had gathered evidence that shows a giant object in the centre of our galaxy is a super-massive black hole. Zhi-Qiang Shen and researchers at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory captured radio waves emitted just beyond the edge of the mysterious object, known as Sagittarius A, with a …
Disposal of sewage sludge is a common problem. Often the waste is dumped into waterbodies, severely polluting them. A better option may soon be available if a team of Korean ceramic researchers has its way: it is suggesting sludge be used to make cement. Scientists at the Seoul-based Korea Institute …
a group of researchers from the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, has developed a process to obtain glass ceramic material from the blast furnace slag generated in iron and steel plants. The innovation holds good potential for the cookware industry as the new class of materials has an …
