Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Centre forms nodal body to coordinate, develop AI governance normsThe Centre on Thursday announced the formation of the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) to lead the country's national AI governance...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Kedarnath, Rameshwaram, & more: Eight ancient Shiva temples built on eco‑goldminesA new study reveals ancient Shiva temples' strategic locations. These temples are in areas rich in resources. The locations have potential ...
24 Sep, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
A corporate deal that protected the Amazon from soy farming starts to show cracksBrazilian soy farmers are expanding into the Amazon, exploiting a loophole in the Amazon Soy Moratorium that excludes secondary forests. Th...
20 Jun, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
SpaDex docking step towards Indian space station by 2035: Jitender SinghAn Indian space station is planned for 2035, with the successful satellite docking through SpaDex marking significant progress. Minister Ji...
17 Jan, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
All 23 AIIMS to be named after local heroes, monumentsMajority of the 23 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have submitted a list of names, after the Union Ministry of Health and F...
21 Aug, 2022, 07.49 PM IST
Amit Shah likely to visit NESAC in Shillong on July 17The chief ministers of all the northeastern States, Union minister Jitendra Singh and top officials of the central and state governments ar...
11 Jul, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Science should be solution-based, people-centric: Harsh Vardhan"We have to make sure that the science that we do...of course, the fundamental science is important, translational science is important (bu...
28 Feb, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
Govt has a Rs 1,000-cr plan to digitally map India using dronesThe Survey of India, the country’s oldest scientific department — which is tasked with the responsibility — has chalked out a five-year pla...
17 Sep, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Summer monsoon contributes approximately 80% of annual rainfall of India: StudyUsing recorded rainfall data and simulation studies, the research team has gained insights critical for framing long-term water management ...
24 Jul, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
IIT-Madras unveils "word's first" remotely operable LEAP miscroscopeThe Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) had been developed in a collaborative exercise involving eight top research institutions in the count...
16 Jul, 2018, 08.30 PM IST
- Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps free
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal -- Nakshe Portal -- prov...
10 Apr, 2017, 08.10 PM IST
GIS, GPS would have helped tackle 2013 calamity better: CMHe said GIS and GPS technologies should be used to the maximum in remote hills areas of the state which have an uneven terrain.
28 Feb, 2016, 02.23 PM IST
Five new bat species discovered in West AfricaScientists have discovered five new species of bats in West Africa.
04 Sep, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Pashmina shawls to be graded
With fake pashmina shawls flooding the markets, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to grade and affix a stamp of standard to the ...
02 Mar, 2009, 12.19 PM IST
- Goa's Feni may soon get GI tag
Feni makers in Goa believe the cashew fruit from which Feni is produced is unique to Goa & therefore Goa should own Feni.
01 Dec, 2008, 12.25 AM IST
- Eco careers hotting up as cos hire environment grads
After the UN convention on climate change, industry is hiring officers to run Clean Development Mechanism projects. Workplace allergies | I...
13 Jun, 2008, 07.29 PM IST