QS World University Sustainability rankings: University of Toronto global best, University of Delhi leads India contingentThe ranking evaluates the social and environmental impact of universities as a center's of education and research, as well as a major emplo...
05 Dec, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
Scandinavian countries are promising new destinations for Indian students. Here's why.The recent spotlight on Scandinavia results from the rise in international students attending its renowned universities. According to the Q...
16 Oct, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Research reveals secondary forests more sensitive to drought than primary forests01 Aug, 2023, 03.46 PM IST
Study: Microorganisms' ability to adapt to climate change may help to reduce global warming28 May, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
What’s in a name? Sweden's Lund University releases statementWhile Lund is the name of a medieval town in Southern Sweden, it means a man’s genitalia in Hindi.
07 Aug, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
- Ravens can plan for future like humans
Washington, July 16 (IANS) It is well known that ravens are smart but a new study shows the birds may be more intelligent than we previousl...
16 Jul, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
- Rare meteorites challenge solar system's history
London, Jan 24 (IANS) After analysing minerals from 43 rare meteorites that landed on Earth 470 million years ago, a team of scientists pro...
24 Jan, 2017, 12.15 PM IST
Common swift spends 10 months flying continuously every yearThe common swift, a bird found across Europe, West Asia and right across Northern India, flies for up to 10 months continuously in a year, ...
31 Oct, 2016, 05.20 PM IST
- Migratory bird can fly nonstop for 10 months straight
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) Scientists had long ago proposed that common swifts, a medium-sized migratory bird, might spend most of their liv...
30 Oct, 2016, 08.25 AM IST
Iron-based dyes to reduce solar cell costs drasticallyThe new findings will accelerate development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells, have better storage capacity than cur...
18 May, 2016, 04.46 PM IST
Five billion people have no access to safe surgeryMillions of people die from common, easily treatable conditions such as appendicitis, fractures, or obstructed labour because they do not h...
27 Apr, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
Kolkata-based startup Changer Mints raises Rs 1 crore to expand operationsThe company aims to solve the problem with NFC or Near Field Communication, a short-range wireless technology that can transfer small amoun...
09 Apr, 2015, 03.04 AM IST
Is electoral politics future of feminism?Linda Hiltmann, from F!, who was elected to south Sweden’s Malmo City Council this year, talked to Divya Rajagopal about the party’s strate...
08 Dec, 2014, 05.42 PM IST
Mindfulness treatment as effective as CBT for depressionGroup mindfulness treatment is as effective as individual cognitive behavioural therapy in patients with depression and anxiety, according ...
29 Nov, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
Glassy protein solution may cause eyesight deteriorationNow researchers from institutions including Lund University in Sweden have pinpointed what happens in the eye when long-sightedness develop...
27 Nov, 2014, 05.38 PM IST
New aggressive HIV strain leads to faster AIDS developmentResearchers found that the period from infection to development of AIDS was the shortest reported among HIV-1 types, at around five years.
28 Nov, 2013, 01.57 PM IST
- Novo in 3-way pact for insulin from stem cells
Pharma firm Novo Nordisk, stem cell biotechnology firm Cellartis and Sweden’s Lund University Stem Cell Center have announced a collaborati...
27 Oct, 2008, 01.27 AM IST