Why I am an Opt'AI'mist: Human ingenuity has a fine track record, it should keep rogue tech in checkExperts warn of AI extinction risks. However, history shows past predictions of doom, like resource scarcity and nuclear winter, did not ma...
21 Oct, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
An Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet, scientists have doubtsFormed three years ago by a group of entrepreneurs in Israel, the company says it has designed particles that when released in the ocean wi...
03 Jul, 2025, 09.25 PM IST
Stock picks for next 5 years: Risk & patience are not antonyms.15 stocks where underlying business may see real change in coming yearsFor the second year in a row, the FM has acted like an entrepreneur who is willing to go the extra mile to change things in sectors which h...
02 Feb, 2025, 01.40 PM IST
For risker-takers of the highest order: 11 stocks where policy change may lead to higher returns; however…It is every investor’s secret dream to find stocks that will give very high returns. Or, to put it another way, a multi-bagger stock. The r...
22 Dec, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
Stock picks for the next 5 years: Risk & patience are not antonyms. 9 stocks where real change may happen in the next couple of yearsIn a week where the Nifty and Sensex lost more than 4%, looking at stocks from sectors facing multiple headwinds – some for over three deca...
05 Oct, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
The penicillin war: India's journey from self-sufficiency to dependence on ChinaAfter India lost its dominance in making penicillin, a drought of three decades is coming to an end. The drug – which forms the base for a ...
06 May, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
Indian drug manufacturers benefit from Big Pharma interest beyond ChinaChina has for nearly 20 years been the preferred location for a range of pharmaceutical research and manufacturing services due to the low ...
27 Nov, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Could you grow plants on the moon? New study provides answersThis is not the first time that attempts have been made to grow plants in lunar regolith.
13 May, 2022, 07.34 PM IST
They were looking for leather alternatives. The answer was pineapple leaves, apple peelsFrom shoes and bags to the interiors of a car, pineapple leaves, apple peels, and paper are proving to be an effective substitute in the fo...
25 May, 2021, 09.24 AM IST
Indian scientists develop sustainable process for making brick-like structures on the moonThe process developed by the IISc and ISRO team uses urea which can be sourced from human urine and lunar soil as raw materials for constru...
14 Aug, 2020, 07.03 PM IST
China entered covert deal with Pakistan military for bio-warfare capabilities: ReportAs part of a broader offensive against India and Western rivals, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year agreement to expand po...
24 Jul, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
10 more Indian wetlands get global importance tagThe new Indian sites include Nandur Madhameshwar bird sanctuary (Maharashtra); Beas conservation reserve, Keshopur-Miani community reserve ...
29 Jan, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
IIT-Guwahati researchers develop hand-held device to detect bacteria instantaneouslyBacterial infection is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
06 Aug, 2019, 02.44 PM IST
Biodegradable clothing, shoes made from tea byproductResearchers at Iowa State University developed a gel-like film consisting of cellulose fibres - a byproduct of kombucha tea
01 May, 2016, 05.03 PM IST
The key to colonizing Mars could be tiny green microbesIn science fiction, we find humans harvesting fields of wheat under terraformed Martian skies and growing rows of potatoes inside climate-c...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
Research suggests HIV 'invisibility cloak' may lead to new AIDS treatmentThe innate immune system is the body's first line of defence against infection and incorporates an alarm system present in all cells of the...
07 Nov, 2013, 02.18 PM IST
- Indian agrochemical industry expected to grow to 1.7bn by 2012
The Indian Agrochemicals Industry is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent, to reach over USD 1.7 billion by 2012, driven by various factors inc...
02 Mar, 2011, 02.32 PM IST