Ganga in IITs’ care

Ramesh dumps international consultants for a basin conservation plan

Researchers use metamaterials to enhance detection of defects in large structures

Metamaterials are artificially crafted materials with unique internal microstructures that give them properties not found in nature

CNG-run cabs for Bombay

Endosulfan may finally have a destroyer

Nano particles help purify proteins

IIT Kharagpur to steer Saraswati 2.0 for reuse of treated water

The institution will steer three pilot projects to treat wastewater, make it re-usable and also explore its usage in compost or value …

New discovery paves way for ‘silicon of the future’

Researchers placed 2 ultra-thin materials on top of each other to get a new material with hybrid properties

IIT Kharagpur gets new high power computing facility

The research activities will include building hardware and software for high performance computing systems, data management, analytics and …

Indian scientists make magnetic graphene for NextGen digital devices

The work could pave the way for stretching performance of integrated circuits and eventually lead to realization of laptops powered by graphene-…

Drought, but why: Several districts in peril every year

Despite 40 years of efforts and huge resource allocation, drought continues to hit the same districts over and again

Neural networks on portable devices could be a reality soon

Artificial neural networks function the same way as the human nervous system, and are based on interconnected processing elements working …

Futuristic microwave shield

Indian scientists develop novel material to block radiation

Bug love

More than just a drink

Long-term groundwater storage in Ganga basin declining at 2.6 cm per year: Study

The Ganga Basin’s aquifers are one of the largest reservoirs of groundwater in the world

IIT-Guwahati develops self-check kiosk to detect, prevent COVID-19

The kiosk raises an alarm if a person’s temperature and oxygen levels are not correct

Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug

In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant

Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha

Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018

Here come the "number-crunchers"

India's attempts at developing supercomputers have not only paid off, they have sparked intense competition.

Don’t take any ad hoc decision on cell phone towers, IIT profs request Centre

They say radiation from these towers too low to be harmful; health activists accuse them of conflict of interest

The Menace Within

Project to review the impact of indoor air pollution

Indian met goes hi-tech, may track weather with more accuracy

Better cells

Dump wars

Fungi can even chew on plastic when it comes to food  

IIT-Madras researchers design white light emitters for LED applications

The innovation has been patented by the researchers and was recently granted the Government of India’s ‘SERB-Technology Translation …