Category: Science & Technology

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is offering ₹3.4 crore in cash prizes to developers for designing an indigenous Indian web browser with global reach.

IARC has classified aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic” to humans and JECFA has reaffirmed that the acceptable daily intake should be 40 mg/kg body weight.

A significant trial has highlighted how nutritional supplementation can greatly reduce the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) disease.

Health Ministry stated that genetic conditions such as sickle cell disease and G-6 PD deficiency were rising in tribal areas.

Government plans to develop the studded diamond jewellery segment which is at the higher value end.

Government of India has launched an umbrella program “NIDHI” (National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing innovations) to foster innovation among the Startups in the country.

South Korean scientists named LK-99 to a material that is recently reported as a superconductor at room temperature and pressure.

ISRO successfully launched the PSLV-C56 mission, carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR satellite and six other satellites, and also conducted the fourth stage (PS4) de-orbiting experiment.

Foxconn withdrew from a semiconductor joint venture with the Vedanta Group in order to pursue a wider range of development prospects.

As per Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), nearly 12 countries in Africa would receive 18 million doses of malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) over the next two years.

Recently, an X-class Solar Flare led to a radio blackout in parts of the US, Pacific Ocean.

Scientists used observations of quasars to demonstrate time dilation in the early universe, showing how time then passed only about a fifth as quickly as it does today.