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How to keep bananas fresh for weeks without turning blackBananas ripen quickly due to ethylene gas. Simple tricks can slow this process. Wrapping stems in foil or plastic helps. Keep bananas away ...
The Right Way To Store Shoes So They Don’t Wear Out Twice As FastYour favourite shoes can last much longer with simple storage adjustments. Bad storage causes chemical breakdown and material weakening. Ke...
You’re Probably Drying Your Towels Wrong - And It’s Ruining Them FasterHarsh drying methods, particularly high heat in tumble dryers, significantly damage towel fibers, leading to brittleness and reduced lifesp...
Mould On Bathroom Sealant Comes Off EasilyFlaky bathroom sealant is more than a cosmetic issue. It signals a battle between microbes, moisture, and materials. Research from New Zeal...
ZSI, IIT-Madras unveil India's first metagenomic profile of municipal drinking waterScientists have mapped India's drinking water for microbes. This study reveals diverse bacteria and genes that cause antibiotic resistance....
India, UK quantum computing tie-up in focus ahead of UK PM's Mumbai visitThe project builds on quantum as a key pillar of the India-UK Technology Security Initiative (TSI), with a mission to cultivate healthier s...
Bengaluru-based ICAR-NBAIR discovers 63 new insect speciesICAR-NBAIR discovered 63 new insect species in 2023-2024, obtained five patents for innovations in pest management, and commercialized 47 t...
Essar Oil & Gas invests in microbial eCBM technology to boost outputEssar Oil & Gas which has so far invested Rs 5,000 crore in finding and producing gas from coal seams, called CBM, plans to invest an addit...
Boosting agri ties: India, Russia sign MoU for commercialisation of biocapsuleMicrobial encapsulation technology, a major invention patented by the IISR, is used to encapsulate all agriculturally important microorgani...
IIT Guwahati researchers develop tech to generate green energy from waste waterExplaining the long-term impact of the research, Mihir Kumar Purkait, Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, sa...
Neglected infectious diseases may be tomorrow's pandemic: Bharat Biotech chief Dr Krishna EllaBharat Biotech's Covaxin is credited to be India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine to be approved and administered to a sizeable populati...
IIT Madras researchers identify a sustainable, high-yielding alternative source for anti-cancer drug CamptothecinThe researchers have found a way to produce the drug using a novel microbial fermentation method that produces high yield without too much ...
Your insulin, hepatitis B vaccine may get cheaperScientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, have for the first time in India developed indigenous technology ...
Ganga water can fight microorganisms that cause tuberculosis, pneumonia: StudyScientists of Imtech, Chandigarh have for the first time come forward with scientific evidence that the water of Ganga does not putrefy eas...
CSIR to start incubation centres in over 30 different labsThe CSIR has over 38 laboratories across the country doing research on an array of topics ranging from medicines to leather industry and fr...
India, US ink MoUs on health infrastructure, cancer research, technologyAnother agreement was signed between the CDC, DHHS (USA) and the ICMR (DHR) on collaboration in environmental and occupational health and i...
- 2 Indian probiotic cultures available for commercial use: AAU
Currently, such cultures are largely imported from Denmark by the dairy and other food industry of India to manufacture probiotic products.