The inland taipan carries enough venom to kill dozens of humans, yet most Australians will never encounter one in the wildMeet the Inland Taipan, Australia's incredible snake with venom so powerful it's considered one of the deadliest in the world. Fortunately,...
25 May, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Hantavirus, Ebola crises: WHO kicks off 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva amid global health concernsWHO 79th World Health Assembly: World Health Organization member states meet in Geneva. Deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks are major con...
18 May, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Urban wildlife study finds birds may distinguish between male and female humansUrban birds exhibit a consistent pattern of flying faster when approached by females than by males, a finding that surprised researchers. T...
08 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Rare 158-Carat Yellow Diamond Unearthed as Remote Diavik Mine Nears ClosureA remarkable 158.20-carat yellow diamond was discovered at Canada's Diavik Diamond Mine as it nears its 2026 closure. This rare find, one o...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Should Mugs Face Up or Down? Experts TellA debate rages in American kitchens over how to store coffee mugs. Keeping them face down protects against dust, especially in open spaces....
13 Apr, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Reliance’s Anant Ambani launches Vantara University to build global talent in wildlife sciences.Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani launched Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a pioneering institution dedicated to...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
How a Worm’s Name Reveals a Quiet Shift in Modern ScienceA quiet shift is occurring in species naming, moving beyond traditional Latin to incorporate Indigenous and local knowledge systems. This t...
06 Feb, 2026, 10.16 PM IST
Sitharaman backs Meghalaya's efforts to get UNESCO recognition for living root bridgesNirmala Sitharaman supports Meghalaya's bid for UNESCO recognition of its living root bridges. She visited Siej village and praised the com...
13 Jul, 2025, 01.03 PM IST
Embrace AI while preserving traditional knowledge systems: HP governor to young scientistsGovernor Shiv Pratap Shukla, speaking at the Him Science Congress, urged young scientists to embrace AI while preserving traditional knowle...
14 Jun, 2025, 08.58 PM IST
Fewer than 70,000 giraffes survive: 5 biggest factors that threaten their existenceThe five biggest threats to giraffes are habitat loss, insufficient law enforcement, ecological changes, climate change, and lack of awaren...
06 Nov, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
Mindless rampage on Himalayas in name of development must stop: Chipko movement leaderAccording to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore th...
08 Feb, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
XSM to host 8th National Conference on Social Entrepreneurship at XLRI, Jamshedpur“The conference aims to provide a platform for showcasing, knowledge sharing and building the social entrepreneurship ecosystem,” said Shuk...
18 Dec, 2015, 03.06 PM IST
US health experts express concern over working group on intellectual propertyObama and Modi in a joint statement issued on Tuesday committed to establish an annual high-level Intellectual Property (IP) Working Group.
02 Oct, 2014, 02.31 PM IST
US leads the world in use of compulsory licenses: KEIWhen WTO was created, its TRIPS agreement included a requirement that India and other countries grant patents on pharmaceutical products.
20 Mar, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
- New syllabus for 2011 UPSC prelims out
The new syllabus will have two common papers with equal weightage (200 marks each), unlike the current system which gives more weightage to...
19 Oct, 2010, 01.23 PM IST
- TUV Rheinland completes first phase of SME project
The initiative, dubbed 'SHINE (Systematic and Holistic Programme for a Balanced Industrial Ecology)', is jointly funded by DEG of Germany, ...
05 Oct, 2010, 04.21 PM IST
- People need to be involved in the protection of water around them
A report of the UNDP on India's water starts with the observation that "ever since independence, poor Indians have been promised free safe ...
05 Jun, 2009, 01.20 AM IST