New Delhi, July 12, 2022: A total of 15 villages in different parts of the country may soon be seamlessly connected through a next-generation networking solution that can address congestion issues in 4G infrastructure and provide high-tech and affordable internet connectivity, The network solution called GigaMesh wirelessly provides fibre-like backhaul capacity and paves the road for […]
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Green Hydrogen Is Critical to India’s Economic Development and Net-Zero Ambitions: Report
New Delhi, July 07, 2022: A new report released today by NITI Aayog highlights that green hydrogen can substantially spur industrial decarbonisation and economic growth for India in the coming decades.The report was launched by Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog and Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. Harnessing Green Hydrogen: Opportunities for Deep Decarbonisation in India provides […]
New genus of treeshrew from Ramnagar in Jammu and Kashmir can provide a precise age estimate for the locality
New Delhi, July 06, 2022: Scientists have spotted fossils of a small mammal resembling squirrels called treeshrew belonging to a new genus and species from Ramnagar in Jammu and Kashmir. This treeshrew currently represents the oldest record of fossil tupaiids in the Siwaliks, extending their time range by 2.5–4.0 Million Years in the region and can […]
N95 mask with nanoparticle coating developed using 3D printing technology
New Delhi, July 05, 2022: Researchers have developed a reusable, recyclable, washable, odourless, non-allergic and anti-microbial N95 mask by using 3D printing technology. The four-layer N95 mask whose outer layer is made up of silicon has a shelf life of more than 5 years depending upon the use. Apart from its well-known uses to prevent […]
EPFO adds 17.08 lakh net subscribers in the month of April, 2022
New Delhi, July 04, 2022: The provisional payroll data of EPFO released today highlights that EPFO has added 17.08 lakh net subscribers in the month of April, 2022. A year-on-year comparison of payroll data shows an increase of 4.32 lakh net subscribers in April, 2022 as compared to the net subscription in the month of April, […]
Sleep organisation stabilizes among vipassana meditation practitioners: study
New Delhi, July 03, 2022: Researchers have found that practitioners of meditation transition from light to deep sleep faster, and their period of transition does not increase with age as against those who do not practice meditation, and duration of the deep sleep period is longest among the former, whereas this duration reduces with age […]
Functional connectivity changes in the brain after meditation: study
New Delhi, July 02, 2022: Researchers have found that consistent meditation modifies the connectivity between relay channels that takes in data from the sensory world to the cerebral cortex of the brain. It allows a person to easily transition into a state of deep meditation, making it easier to meditate. Meditation has been a mainstay […]
DST-IISc energy storage platform moves towards enabling fast-charging solid-state batteries
New Delhi, July 01, 2022: Researchers have reported on an innovative interfacial engineering approach to enable fast charge-discharge rates in solid-state lithium metal batteries. They have found that nanoscopic refractory metal layers like Tungsten could improve the performance of these batteries which are crucial for purposes like electrical mobility. Conventional Li-ion batteries employ a graphite anode, […]
Mitticool: First grassroots innovation-based standards formulated by Bureau of Indian Standards
New Delhi, June 26, 2022: The first official standard for a grassroots innovation has been set up for clay cooling cabinet Mitticool developed by Mansukh Bhai Prajapati, from Wankaner, in Gujarat. The standard set up by the Bureau of India Standards is necessary after a particular stage for scaling up and entering the cross-border markets. National […]
Binary super massive black hole discovered in a system which could be site of future gravitational waves detection
New Delhi, June 25, 2022: An international collaboration of astronomers has discovered a binary super massive black hole in a system which will be a strong candidate for future detection of gravitational waves (GWs). Blazar which is super massive black hole (SMBH) feeding on gas in the heart of a very distant galaxy, are among the […]