Archives

Researchers from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, have shown that grass-fuelled fires and seasonal drought, which are the characteristics of savannas, are also observed in the dry deciduous “forests” in India. These findings add to a growing body of evidence that these systems are, in fact, savannas.

आईआईटी बॉम्बे के वैज्ञानिकों ने सूक्ष्मजीव बायोरिफाइनरीज़ के लाभप्रदता का आंकलन उसके सहउत्पाद के बाज़ार की मांग और कार्बन कैप्चर के आधार पर किया

Over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, with nearly 97% of this being in the oceans. Oceans are home to amazing creatures—from microscopic phytoplankton which produce most of the Earth’s oxygen, to gigantic whales which take your breath away.

Haven't we all drunk milk at some point in our lives; it’s one of the first foods we consume. It is ‘one of the first’ because it is, in fact, the second food that we are exposed to soon after birth. The first food looks and tastes like milk, but is, in fact, an entirely different food called colostrum.

महामार्गावर वेगाने गाडी चालवत जाताना धम्माल येते, हो ना? पण महामार्ग जेव्हा प्राण्यांना जीवघेणे ठरतात तेव्हा? रस्त्यावर झालेले प्राण्यांचे मृत्यू  लवकरच विस्मृतीत जातात, आणि नवीन  मृत्यू होतात तेव्हाच परत उजेडात येतात, जंगलांमधून व अभयारण्यांतून लोक निष्काळजीपणे वाहने चालवतात आणि निर्लज्जपणे परिस्थितिकीचा ऱ्हास होईल अश्या कृती करत राहतात.

Study explores how farmers spend on pesticides in cotton farms based on land size, irrigation and tenancy.

Researchers from the IDFC Institute, look into the sustainability of the current definition of “urban” in India.

Researchers from Biodiversity International and collaborators from Norway, Nicaragua, Italy, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Germany, and India have described how participation of farmers as citizen scientists can help to address this challenge.

केन्द्रीय आयुर्वेदीय विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद् (सीसीआरएएस) यांनी नुकत्याच जाहीर केलेल्या आयुष पुरस्कारांमध्ये भारतीय तंत्रज्ञान संस्था, मुंबई येथील एका गटाला दोन प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कार मिळाले आहेत. केन्द्रीय आयुर्वेदीय विज्ञान अनुसंधान परिषद् ही आयुष  (आयुर्वेद, योग आणि नैसर्गिक चिकित्सा, युनानी, सिद्ध आणि होमिओपॅथी) मंत्रालयाची स्वायत्त संस्था आहे.

IIT Bombay researchers develop techniques to make tiny, inexpensive lenses that can be used on smartphones.