The device uses a protein based biosensor to detect harmful pollutants like phenol and benzene from water samples

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Mumbai
30 Apr 2019

Researchers study how fishermen respond to extreme weather warnings and adapt to ill-effects of climate change.

Mumbai
1 Aug 2019

Study by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, uses digital processing of archived satellite images to study the growth patterns in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. 

Mumbai
13 May 2019

Bureaucracy and political interests hinder the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, finds study 

Bengaluru
5 Feb 2020

Researchers find familial dissimilarities in proteins from two species of Mycobacterium.

Mumbai
4 Jul 2019

Study details how floating plastic debris can affect physical processes in the oceans 

Bengaluru
10 Jun 2019

About five earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or higher on the Ritcher scale occur on our planet every day. Researchers from the IISc, Bengaluru, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and BARC, Mumbai, have reported a method to better identify building sites with soil that could be susceptible to damage from earthquakes.

Bengaluru
30 Jan 2020

Diabetes is a chronic, life-threatening disease affecting over 8.8% of the Indian population. These individuals often need specialised medical care and support to keep the blood glucose levels in check and ward off complications. Hypertension, a condition where the blood pressure is high, is also chronic and is known to affect about one in three adults in India. As both these conditions are chronic and life-threatening, they pose a significant burden on India’s healthcare system. But, what happens when they coexist in an individual?
A recent study, published in the Journal of Human Hypertension, highlights the plight of individuals in India, with both hypertension and diabetes.

Delhi
26 Feb 2019

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

Bengaluru
26 Jan 2020

Among the illustrious list of Padma awardees for 2020 on the eve of Republic Day, the Government of India has announced Padma Shri to Prof. Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal under Science and Engineering category. He is among the eight of 118 Padma Shri awardees under the Science and Engineering category.