A team of scientists at India Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, has developed a set of new electrodes that promise to help produce lithium ion batteries with higher energy densities.Continue Reading
The majestic mountains in the Himalayas, besides being abode of ice, snow and freshwater, are also hotbeds of natural calamities and disasters like earthquakes, flash floods, landslides and snow avalanches.Continue Reading
Every time an extreme weather event like the Kerala floods occurs, there is a great demand for information on its causes. The question uppermost in public discourse is if suchContinue Reading
Today the problem isn’t really the cost of the solar panels – or the land to put them on. It’s been calculated, that with modern solar panel designs, and reasonableContinue Reading
For several decades, India has been trying to reduce the health burden due to anaemia. This condition is known to be a result of insufficient red blood cell and low haemoglobinContinue Reading
The Dal Lake and other wetlands of Kashmir are famous for their natural beauty and play a key environmental role. Now scientists have found that this eco-system also harbours certainContinue Reading
Prosopis Juliflora is an invasive weed with abundant spread in India. Called Seemai Karuvelam in Tamil and Vilayati Babul in Hindi, it has outstanding capability to survive and grow onContinue Reading
Large swathes of forests in the Northeast are an abode for the Indian elephant. But a new study has warned that parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are losing canopyContinue Reading
