Editorial: ISRO’s scramjet on course
The Indian Space Research Organisation joined an elite club when, on Sunday (August 28, 2016), it successfully launched a rocket
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Indian researchers enhance BCG vaccine efficacy using anti-leprosy drug
Indian researchers have been able to bring about more than 50-fold improvement in the efficacy of the commonly used TB
Read More60 percent of Indo-Gangetic groundwater too contaminated to use
The water table has either been stable or rising between 2000 and 2012 across 70 per cent of the aquifer
Read MoreOMICS in the dock for duping researchers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has charged OMICS Group Inc, a Nevada corporation with Hyderabad, India, as its principal place
Read MoreIISc researchers produce an improved water purification membrane
Going a step further, a team of researchers from IISc Bangalore has improved upon the water purification membrane they developed
Read MorePharmacies in India may not be causing TB drug-resistance
If an earlier study revealed the tendency of private practitioners to liberally use antibiotics to treat tuberculosis leading to a
Read MoreIndian private sector bears 2-3 times higher TB burden than estimated
A study has found that in 2014 there were 2.2 million TB patients treated in India’s private sector alone. This
Read MoreDeforestation causes reduced rainfall in Ganga Basin, Northeast India
Using satellite data and regional climate models, IIT Bombay researchers have found that deforestation (converting woody savanna to crop land)
Read MoreTB: DOTS therapy offered by RNTCP should be more flexible
If there is already a long delay before TB patients in India start treatment, the Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS)
Read MoreIndian researchers use seaweed, sunlight to treat industrial dyes
Scientists at the Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavanagar, Gujarat have been able to completely degrade three
Read MoreIIT Madras researchers develop an optical system to detect algal blooms
An integrated optical system capable of detecting and monitoring algal (or phytoplankton) blooms both spatially and temporally in coastal and
Read MoreIndian researchers use a novel drug to inhibit skin cancer in mice
Researchers at the Pune-based National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) have been successful in isolating cancer stem cells that cause
Read MoreEmissions from ships can impact monsoon activity over Bay of Bengal
Using surface and satellite data, a team led by scientist M.V. Ramana of the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre has
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