New Delhi, August 11, 2021: Using porous carbon nanoparticles from waste onion peels, a team of scientists have developed soft robotic actuators with enhanced photomechanical capacity. The actuators can act as efficient traps for the illuminating low-power near-infrared (NIR) light and can convert a control signal into mechanical motion with bioengineering applications such as drug […]
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Increasing Temperature and Low Winter Precipitation are Causing Retreat of Glaciers in Zanskar Valley
New Delhi, August 9, 2021: The Pensilungpa Glacier (PG), located in Zanskar, Ladakh, is retreating, and a recent study has attributed the retreat to an increase in the temperature and decrease in precipitation during winters. Since 2015, the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology, […]
IIT Roorkee launches seven new academic programmes
New Delhi, August 7, 2021: IIT Roorkee has launched seven new academic programmes in select areas of engineering, architecture, economics, and management along with specialization in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to cater to the rising demand for new-age technologies. Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST) Professor Ashutosh Sharma hoped that these programmes would […]
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust records over 21% growth in cargo handling during July
New Delhi, August 6, 2021: Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust – JNPT, one of the premier container handling ports, recorded 433,533TEUs (Twenty-Feet Equivalent Units) in July 2021, a growth of 21.15% as compared to344,316 TEUs during the same period last year. The container traffic handled at JNPT during the first 4 months of FY 2021-22 was 1,797,838 […]
Dragon Fruit grown by farmers of Gujarat and West Bengal exported
New Delhi, August 5, 2021: In a major boost to exports of exotic fruit, consignments of fiber& mineral rich ‘dragon fruit’, which are sourced from farmers of Gujarat & West Bengal, have been exported for the first time to London, United Kingdom & Kingdom of Bahrain. In India, dragon fruit is also referred to as […]
tFOCUS can enhance solubility of poorly water-soluble multi-herbal extracts using nano-encapsulation at room temperature
New Delhi, August 4, 2021: A temperature and flow control ultrasonic spray (tFOCUS) System for Nano-Drug Formulation could improve the efficacy of herbal medicines by enhancing the bioavailability of the herbal ingredients of the medicines. This device could improve cost-effectiveness and therapeutic efficacy of medicines involving expensive phytomolecules. The delivery of herbal therapeutic ingredients as […]
Ultra-sensitive, easy to use sensor can detect arsenic contamination in food and water in 15 minutes
New Delhi, August 2, 201: Dr. Vanish Kumar, an Inspire Faculty Fellow, has developed an ultra-sensitive, easy-to-use sensor for detecting arsenic contamination in water and food samples in 15 minutes. The developed sensor is highly sensitive, selective, involves a single step, and is applicable for various water and food samples. The developed sensor can be […]
PM to launch digital payment solution e-RUPI
New Delhi, August 1, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch e-RUPI, a person and purpose specific digital payment solution on 2nd August 2021 via video conferencing. About e-RUPI e-RUPI is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of […]
Indian astronomers part of team spotting first short duration gamma-ray burst from a stellar collapse
New Delhi, July 31, 201: A group of astronomers have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. The burst detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out […]
Scientists join hands to synthesize compounds to inhibit maturation and propagation of COVID 19
New Delhi, July 29, 2021: Scientists from India, Russia, Brazil, and South Africa will work together to repurpose, validate and synthesise lead compounds against main protease and RNA replicas, the enzyme that catalyzes the replication of RNA, of SARS-CoV-2. The approach which could inhibit both maturation and propagation of viruses during the infection in the […]