Firm to produce ‘rectangular’ solar cells that require less land
With land for solar energy parks increasingly becoming a constraint, Solex Energy Limited, a Surat-b...
Jacob Koshy
Was animal fat present in Tirupati laddus? | Explained
The story so far: Laddu prasadams from the temple town of Tirupati have left a bad taste after repor...
Will Mission Mausam help tackle weather better?
The story so far: On September 11, the Cabinet cleared a ₹2,000 crore programme called Mission Mausa...
No immediate need to collaborate with China on space, says ISRO
India will collaborate with China on space research if it sees the need to do so, but at present, th...
‘Space sector contributed ₹20,000 crore to India’s GDP over the last decade’
India’s space sector has directly contributed about $24 billion (₹20,000 crore) to India’s Gross Dom...
Study finds wide variety of nitrogen-use efficiency in Indian rice varieties
Biotechnologists at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGU) in New Delhi have discovered...
Chandrayaan-3 team, ex-IISc director win national science awards
The government has announced the first set of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, or national awards for scie...
After furore, Customs Department removes punitive tax on laboratory chemicals
In a relief to scientists and researchers across the country, the Finance Ministry has clarified tha...
150% customs duty on lab chemicals alarms scientists
Three digits have thrown scientists across the country into a tizzy. Budget documents, made public e...
What is South Africa’s new law on climate change?
The story so far: South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, signed into law a piece of legislation ...
Diamonds pose a quantum block to India’s research ambition
Customs Department’s decision on who can and cannot import diamonds is taking some of the lustre off...
No Indian industry in Board of revamped National Research Foundation
The executive and governing boards of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — a high-le...
Endemic dengue may have helped stem severity of early COVID wave in India: study
Can the dengue virus beat the coronavirus and is it why the early wave of the pandemic in 2020 resul...
What was the tussle over Covaxin IPR? | Explained
The story so far: The maker of the indigenous coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, Bharat Biotech Internati...
Science for All | What is anendophasia?
(This article is part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and put...
Fossils of massive prehistoric snake found in lignite mine in Gujarat
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have reported the discovery of fossi...
