Carbon monoxide is a major air pollutant posing threat to human health. A team of scientists led by researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar have developed aContinue Reading
A public health problem in some parts of the country, filariasis is caused by parasitic worms which get deposited on skin and penetrate on their own or through openings createdContinue Reading
Photochromic materials can change colour under stimulation of light. They are of high commercial importance in the ophthalmic lens industry and in sectors like optoelectronic switching devices, data storage, andContinue Reading
Gradual change in temperature and rainfall patterns in the Darjeeling hills is beginning to affect production of the famous Darjeeling tea. The maximum temperature in Kurseong has risen by 0.51Continue Reading
Biological assemblies are thousands of tiny machineries which play collectively important roles towards maintaining the cellular structure and functions, and many of them even play very critical roles. Self-assembly ofContinue Reading
A group of scientists and students are braving heat and dust this summer in the national capital to map all possible sources of air pollution, so that by winter thisContinue Reading
Air pollution is not only injurious to human health, but also to plant life. Scientists from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found that most wheat cultivars developed after the yearContinue Reading
Nano technology deals with particles that are several thousand times smaller than human hair, and it is being put to use in variety of applications such as drug delivery andContinue Reading
