Zyklon B
Posted in Science & Technology Chemistry

Zyklon B

September 3 on this day in 1941, Nazis first used Zyklon B to kill prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp

Posted in Science & Technology Diseases

Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)

The Union government recently announced the creation of foot-and-mouth disease-free zones in eight states: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

Ambipolar Electric Field
Posted in Science & Technology

Ambipolar Electric Field

NASA recently detected Earth’s hidden ambipolar electric field for the first time

ISDra2TnpB
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology

ISDra2TnpB

ICAR develops a Miniature Plant Genome Editing Tool ‘ISDra2TnpB’

INS Arighaat
Posted in Science & Technology Defence

INS Arighaat

Defence Minister commissioned INS Arighaat in Vishakhapatnam

Parkinson's Disease
Posted in Diseases Science & Technology

Parkinson’s Disease

Recently, the scientists have developed a new fluorescence turn-on sensor system for Parkinson’s Disease.

Nuclear-Powered Trains
Posted in Science & Technology Alternative Energy

Nuclear-Powered Trains

Railways plans to go nuclear as part of its green drive

RHUMI - 1
Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

RHUMI – 1

India recently launched its first reusable hybrid rocket,RHUMI-1.

BioE3
Posted in Science & Technology Biotechnology Science Schemes and Initiatives

BioE3

Centre approves ‘BioE3’ policy for boosting innovation-driven support to R&D

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)
Posted in Science & Technology Diseases

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)

Recently, there has been a sharp increase in Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Gujarat.

Diabetes
Posted in Science & Technology Diseases

Diabetes

Study finds rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the young in south India

Vigyan Dhara
Posted in Science Schemes and Initiatives Science & Technology

Vigyan Dhara

Recently the Union Cabinet has approved continuation of the 3 umbrella schemes, merged into a unified central sector scheme namely ‘Vigyan Dhara’