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Most of us see mosquitoes as blood-sucking pests and wonder if the world would be a better place if there were none. Do they have anything good to offer apart from giving us itchy rashes and deadly diseases? Yes, says science.

वैज्ञानिक पश्चिमी घाट की पर्वत माला जैसे किसी भी पर्यावरणीय तंत्र के संरक्षण हेतु इन्हें 'जैव-विविधता से परिपूर्ण स्थान’ (बायोडायवर्सिटी हॉटस्पॉट) का दर्जा कैसे दे पाते हैं?

In India, about five lakh road accidents were reported in 2015, killing about 1.5 lakh people. Of the victims, 18-34 year-olds were the most affected.

आई आई टी मुंबई के  शोधकर्ताओंने बहुलक आधारित जैवकृत्रिम अग्न्याशय का निर्माण किया

A grapevine in India’s maternity scene is that cesarean births have become rampant in recent years and vaginal delivery is almost a miracle. Although natural, doctors advice against vaginal birth in cases where pregnancy-related complications could endanger the lives of the mother and the baby.

ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಘಟ್ಟಗಳ ಕಾಡುಗಳು ಭಾರತದ ಜೀವವೈವಿಧ್ಯದ ಹಾಟ್ಸ್ಪಾಟ್ ಎಂದೇ ಹೆಸರುವಾಸಿ. ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಈ ಸಮೃದ್ಧ ಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಹಲವು ಹೊಸ ಜಾತಿಯ ಉಭಯವಾಸಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸರೀಸೃಪಗಳು ಪತ್ತೆಯಾಗಿವೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಈ ಬಾರಿ, ಉಭಯಚರಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ನಡೆಸುವ ದೆಹಲಿಯ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು, ರಸ್ತೆಬದಿಯ ಕೆಸರುಗುಂಡಿಯಂತಹ ಸರಳವಾದ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿದ್ದ ಹೊಸ ಜಾತಿಯ ಕಪ್ಪೆಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿದಿದ್ದಾರೆ!

Researchers estimate that half of these deaths, resulting in India and China, can be prevented.

Researchers at IIT Delhi develop a portable hardware system to detect malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal parasites and cervical cancer.

Researchers from the University of Madras and ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, have estimated the urban sprawl of Nagpur, a city in central India. The findings of this study play a pivotal role in careful urban planning for sustainable development.

Researchers from Canada, Bangladesh, and the USA have proposed a simple, cost-efficient blood test of the newborn that can estimate the pregnancy length. Such a test can help diagnosis preterm births in low resource countries and was found to work successfully for new-borns from Bangladesh.