New Delhi, May 07, 2022: A new study has found that forest fires which plague different parts of India, especially during the summer season play a major role in reducing solar power production in India. Such analysis of the energy and financial losses due to the direct and indirect effects of forest fires on the production of […]
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New premium quality wheat variety gives soft and sweet chapati
New Delhi, May 06, 2022: Researchers have developed a wheat variety, with excellent baking quality having soft and sweet chapatis. The wheat variety called ‘PBW1 Chapati’ has been released at state level in Punjab for cultivation under timely sown irrigated conditions. Chapati, a flat baked product prepared from wheat forms a cheap, primary source of protein and calories […]
Chronic larval crowding in fruit flies steers evolution towards larger and faster hatching eggs
New Delhi, May 05, 2022: Scientists have found that populations of insects that experience chronic larval crowding all evolve to give rise to larger and faster hatching eggs, even though they vary in other adaptations. Till around 2003 it was believed that fruit flies adapted to larval crowding evolved greater competitive ability, invariably through the evolution […]
New smart machine for making welding operations faster, energy-efficient and eco-friendly
New Delhi, May 04, 2022: Researchers have developed smart IoT-based machine for welding ferrous tubes faster than conventional fusion welding or solid-state processes presently used with less consumption of energy. As manufacturing industries move toward advanced technologies, there is a requirement to minimise energy consumption and automate the welding process to avoid human-induced errors and also manufacture products swiftly in […]
Newly discovered episodically accreting young star could help probe this rare group
New Delhi, May 01, 2022: Scientists have spotted a new member belonging to the extremely rare group of young stars that exhibit episodic accretion. Such rare stars have gained significant interest in the star-formation community lately and this study could help probe into this group of stars and their formation mechanism in greater detail. Episodically […]
Plasma-based green disinfectants can limit spread of diseases like COVID 19
New Delhi, April 30, 2022: Researchers have developed a plasma-based disinfectant generated with the help of cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP) which could act as a green decontaminant for COVID 19. The COVID 19 pandemic had brought forth the urgent need for decontaminants that can limit the spread of infectious diseases through contact. However, most decontaminants […]
India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Jorhat
New Delhi, April 29, 2022: Oil India Limited (OIL) has taken the first significant step towards Green Hydrogen Economy in India with the commissioning of India’s First 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant, with an installed capacity of 10 kg per day at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam on April 20, 2022. The plant […]
Quantum computers may help test fundamental physics providing universal programmable setup for quantum experiments
New Delhi, April 25, 2022: Going beyond the usually known use of quantum computers — performing certain tasks at an exponentially faster rate than classical computers, scientists have for the first time used quantum computers for a novel purpose. They have used the new age computers to directly test the very foundations of the theory on […]
Sensor-based irrigation system using bank filtration saves water, increases farmer’s income
New Delhi, April 24, 2022: A sensor-based irrigation system using bank filtration technology and controlled via Web/Mobile app installed at Sal River near Navelim and Nauta lake at Cortalim, Goa, has prevented wastage of water in the area and also made it easy for farmers to monitor the irrigation remotely. The moisture values are provided by […]
Newly patented diagnostic tool for aquaculture pathogen to boost shrimp cultivation
New Delhi, April 22, 2022: Scientists have developed a handy diagnostic tool that detects an aquaculture pathogen known as the White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV). The peptide-based diagnostic tool by scientists of Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has been grated patent on 31 March 2022 as […]