April 4, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 4, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

EnvironmentNanotechnologyResearchScience

UoH team makes harpin biopesticide more potent by increasing its bioavailability

University of Hyderabad researchers encapsulated harpin biopesticide in chitosan nanoparticles and achieved 80-90% reduction in severity of fungal infection in tomato plants.

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Antibiotic resistanceClimate changeDrug resistanceEnvironmentHealthMedicinePublic HealthResearchScience

IISER Pune shows bacteria develop resistance even without exposure to antibiotics 

Researchers at IISER Pune found that E. coli subjected to different stresses simultaneously and in a unpredictable manner evolved to tolerate novel stresses

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AsthmaHealthPodcastResearchScienceTuberculosis (TB)

Podcast: FDA-approved asthma drug effectively treats TB

Archita Mishra and other researchers from IISc found that a FDA-approved asthma drug can be used for treating TB. Laboratory

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HealthHealthcareRadiationResearchScience

Tamil Nadu networks all CT, MRI machines in public hospitals for better healthcare delivery

Tamil Nadu will become the first State in the country to virtually connect all 58 CT and 18 MRI machines

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AsthmaHealthMedicineResearchScienceTuberculosis (TB)

IISc researchers find asthma drug effective in treating TB

Researchers at IISc used a FDA-approved asthma drug to treat TB. Laboratory studies found the drug to be more effective

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Science

Football World Cup: VAR technology is transforming the beautiful game

Olatunbosun Olaniyan, University of Huddersfield You may have noticed something different in the 2018 World Cup. For the first time

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Blood pressure BPCardio vascular diseasesDiabetesHealthMedicineNon-communicable diseasesObesityPublic HealthScienceSmoking

Adults from South, Northeast India have higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Two large surveys covering nearly 8 lakh adults between 2012 and 2014 have found the average 10-year risk of a

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HealthMedicine

Organ transplant controversy: ‘20-25% of foreigners get heart, lung transplants each year’

Each year about 20-25% of foreigners who are registered with the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN) get heart or

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H1N1HealthPublic HealthResearchScienceVaccinesWHO

In a first, WHO recommends quadrivalent influenza vaccine

Sanofi has launched in India its quadrivalent influenza vaccine (FluQuadri) containing two A virus strains — H1N1 and H3N2 — and two

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HealthMedicineResearchScienceTuberculosis

Treating latent TB of the uterus improves pregnancy outcomes in infertile women

Indian researchers have for the first time found an association between latent TB of the endometrium and fewer eggs in

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Climate changeDrinking waterEnvironmentResearchScience

Decline in low-intensity rainfall reduces groundwater recharge in north India

Research carried out by IIT Gandhinagar team has found increased groundwater recharge in south India between 1996 and 2016 due

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ResearchScienceScience communication

Novel initiative by DST to encourage science communication by students

DST is set to launch an initiative to encourage and equip PhD scholars and post-doctoral fellows with skills to communicate

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ResearchResearch IntegrityRetractions

IIT Dhanbad retraction saga: ‘Investigation will be completed shortly’

IT Dhanbad has already initiated an investigation into unethical practices by Dr. Rashmi Madhuri and Dr. Prashant Sharma. The investigation

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