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Indian team's technology replaces sand with waste plastic in building material.

Indian team offers innovative solution to replace sand with plastic waste in building materials

A team of researchers has developed and patented a unique method of replacing up to 70 per cent sand in concrete with shredded plastic in building material.

Feb 26, 2022

Ramanujan Prize awarded to Prof Neena Gupta of ISI, Kolkata

Prof Neena Gupta of ISI, Kolkata gets prestigious Ramanujan Prize [Details]

Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, was on Tuesday awarded the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians for 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

Feb 23, 2022

Ancient virus during Jurassic era still inside human body, says expert

Researchers revealed that these fossil viruses belong to an ancient group of DNA viruses known as Mavericks

Feb 21, 2022

First woman reported to be cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

Despite the cessation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), the woman has had no detectable levels of HIV for 14 months.

Feb 17, 2022

Rahul Bajaj: The original "Make in India" champion whose spirit remains relevant forever [Profile]

The doyen of the Bajaj Group, who made his two-wheelers a household name with the catchy slogan 'Hamara Bajaj', passed away in Pune after a prolonged illness, aged 83.

Feb 12, 2022

UFO news: This Harvard expert plans to snap high-resolution images of alien space vessels

Loeb suggested that a quarter of all stars host a planet with the size and surface area of the Earth, which means the possibility of alien existence is very likely

Feb 9, 2022

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

Asteroid apocalypse: Study suggests cinematic idea to avoid possible deadly collision

Several space experts believe that humanity will go extinct following an asteroid strike on the blue planet

Feb 8, 2022

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IIT Gandhinagar researchers develop affordable seawater desalination method; here's how it works

Inspired by tree's natural intake of water that uses the capillary effect, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) have developed a cost-effective and environment-friendly water desalination technique.

Feb 8, 2022

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit appointed as the first female VC of JNU

The Ministry of Education on Monday appointed Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Professor Politics and Public Administration at Savitribai Phule Pune University, as Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) first female Vice-Chancellor (VC).

Feb 7, 2022

Australian Supermountains, Himalayas key behind evolution of life on Earth, shows study

The increase in atmospheric oxygen associated with the erosion of the Transgondwanan Supermountain is the largest in Earth's history and key for the appearance of animals

Feb 7, 2022

Kerala professor shows filmy creativity, sets whole engineering paper around "Minnal Murali" scenes

A test paper for second-year students of Mechanical Engineering at a leading Kerala college carried a question based on the superhit Malayalam movie, 'Minnal Murali'.

Feb 5, 2022

ISB placements 2022: Students receive record high offers; average CTC at Rs 34 lakh [details]

The Indian School of Business (ISB) Class of 2022 received 2,066 placement offers at an average CTC of Rs 34.07 lakh, an all-time high.

Feb 3, 2022

Covid update: Omicron is lethal as US death toll hints at alarming facts

The Omicron variant is responsible for the fresh wave of the pandemic in countries like India and the United States

Jan 31, 2022

Baton of Kashmir conflict industry handed over to Muslim Brotherhood, veteran of conflict industry in Palestine

While the Muslim Brotherhood and Jamaat had been coordinating their activities in the US and Europe for a while, so far the South Asian theatre was left for Jamaat to handle.

Jan 30, 2022

This Delhi startup is behind dazzling drone show at Beating Retreat Ceremony [details]

Over 1,000 drones, dazzling in different colours, lit up the sky over the Lutyens' Delhi on Saturday during the Beating Retreat Ceremony and here's all you need to know about the company behind it.