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Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged
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Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged

Science & Tech 12/07/21 12:05 PM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"The world-famous Kesaria Buddha stupa in east Champaran district of Bihar is waterlogged following floods in some parts of the district after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of river Gandak in Read More...

Anti-discrimination law
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Anti-discrimination law

Science & Tech 12/07/21 11:45 AM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"The bill has been sent to Kerala’s Law Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, with the recommendation that it be subjected to a pre-legislative consultation procedure to foster democratic p Read More...

First Private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur
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First Private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur

Science & Tech 12/07/21 10:45 AM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has emphasized on the importance of alternate biofuels for diversification of agriculture towards the energy and power sector" Inaugurat Read More...

Socio-economic development of the entire North-Eastern
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Socio-economic development of the entire North-Eastern

Science & Tech 12/07/21 09:25 AM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri G.Kishan Reddy reviewed various developmental activities and programmes going on in the North-Eastern Region" Read More...

Rath Yatra
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Rath Yatra

Science & Tech 12/07/21 09:00 AM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people on the eve of Rath Yatra" Lord Jagannath's Puri Rath Yatra is one of the most revered and much-awaited festivals for devotees from Read More...

Home to 27% of India’s flowering plants
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Home to 27% of India’s flowering plants

Science & Tech 11/07/21 14:25 PM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"Sikkim, the smallest State with less than 1% of India’s landmass, is home to 27% of all flowering plants found in the country, reveals a recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI Read More...

First conjugate vaccine for COVID-19
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First conjugate vaccine for COVID-19

Science & Tech 11/07/21 13:25 PM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

Cuba develops its indigenously produced Soberana 2 vaccine which was 91.2% efficacious in phase-3 trials T world’s first conjugate vaccine for COVID-19" Cuba produces about 60-70 percent of t Read More...

2020 Millennium Technology Prize
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2020 Millennium Technology Prize

Science & Tech 11/07/21 13:00 PM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize, has been awarded to Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, “for their development of revolutionary DNA sequencing techniques.” Their work is Read More...

Rare superluminous supernova
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Rare superluminous supernova

Science & Tech 11/07/21 12:25 PM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"An extremely bright, hydrogen deficient, fast-evolving supernova that shines with the energy borrowed from an exotic type of neutron star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field has been spotted by Ind Read More...

The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species
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The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species

Science & Tech 11/07/21 12:00 PM IST
by Pradeep Kumar

"Scientists have reported for the first time a reference-grade whole genome sequence of a highly salt-tolerant and salt-secreting true-mangrove species, Avicennia marina" Mangroves are a unique gro Read More...