Four young scientists win DST’s science writing award
Ashish Srivastava (University of Mumbai), Ajay Kumar (IIT Madras) and Nabanita Chakraborty (Vidyasagar University) among PhD students and Dr. Paulomi
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Month: February 2019
IIT Roorkee identify salivary protein biomarkers of breast, ovarian cancer metastasis
IIT Roorkee researchers have identified certain proteins found in saliva that can be used as potential biomarkers indicative of breast
Read MoreNIIST’s photoluminescent ink shows good photostability
Retention of photoluminescence for prolonged periods is a major challenge in fluorescent inks. Now, NIIST researchers have found a way to
Read MoreIIT Delhi to hire 100 foreign teachers
IIT Delhi has already hired on contract five foreign nationals as faculty and intends to fill the remaining 95 vacancies
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IIT Delhi to admit international PhD students from May 2019
From this May, IIT Delhi will start admitting international students, including students of Indian origin, for PhD programme in 28
Read MoreIIT Madras identifies unique biochemical pathways of retinoblastoma
Researchers from IIT Madras and Sankara Nethralaya have identified biochemical pathways that retinoblastoma (eye cancer) preferentially chooses for growth and
Read MoreIGIB unravels a new mechanism TB bacteria use to subvert host defence
IGIB researchers have found that besides degradative pathways, TB bacteria actively manipulate another organelle — lipid droplets in macrophages. When
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Mystery of the missing ‘excerpts of Murmu committee recommendations’
The excerpts of the Murmu committee recommendations for revision of emoluments for PhD students was tweeted by DST on February
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‘Financial reward for publishing papers is a hare-brained scheme’
A one-time financial reward of Rs.50,000 and Rs.20,000 has been recommended for papers published in international and Indian journals respectively.
Read MoreCCMB develops paper-based device to determine lipid profile
CCMB researchers have fabricated a paper-based microfluidic device for rapid determination of lipid profile. Cholesterol and triglycerides can be detected
Read MoreSiddha drug nilavembu kudineer kills dengue virus, protects from chikungunya
ICGEB researchers have found that the Siddha medicine nilavembu kudineer provides protection against chikungunya virus and treats dengue infection. The
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DST to incentivise quality research by PhD students
An empowered committee that has been formed will periodically visit the quantum of fellowship and incentivise research. Besides other incentives, there will be one for patents and quality publications. The hike…
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