Pallava Bagla

Wealth from waste: A novel Indian biotech solution

Making alcohol from biological material is not new, but till date most of the ethanol is made using sugar cane, corn or some such food material and is called first generation ethanol.

May 01, 2016, 09:03 AM IST

ISRO's space technology can save lives of soldiers at Siachen

At those heights of 6000-7000 m, extreme weather is the bigger killer.

Apr 03, 2016, 10:08 AM IST

NASA invites India to jointly explore Mars, send astronauts

This is of direct benefit be it for India or California where we see tectonic activity.

Feb 28, 2016, 10:06 AM IST

Go, LIGO-India go where no one has gone before!

There is a scientific plan pending since 2011 for setting up a third detector and the first outside the US, in India.

Feb 14, 2016, 11:34 AM IST

India's love affair with chemistry

This week it was officially announced that India had indeed ousted the venerated Royal Society of Chemistry, the holder of the previous record.

Dec 20, 2015, 09:30 AM IST

Indian scientists have discovered extraordinary molecules literally from the cold

Indian expeditions to the Antarctica and the setting up of a specialised institution the National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research (NCAOR) in Goa have started yielding some results.

Nov 01, 2015, 09:20 AM IST

India could be hit by a tsunami of obesity!

India stares at a huge epidemic of obesity, a new study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) finds.

Sep 13, 2015, 10:47 AM IST