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Capital Conundrum
At the peak of Karnataka’s water crisis, the state’s deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara, made a desperate suggestion. He said the government was mulling over a moratorium on the construction of new residential complexes in Bengaluru for five years to tide over the water crisis. But are restrictions on construction or population an effective way to resolve the problem? Or are there simpler ways to strengthen water conservation? SUSHMITA SENGUPTA spoke to a range of experts
Land Sliding - A Most Common Disaster In Hilly Areas
The sliding down of a piece of land under the force of the gravitational pull of a mountain or hillside is called the landslide.
Tocols As Radiation Countermeasures
Tocopherols and tocotrienols collectively known as vitamin E (vit-E) or tocols are important dietery nutrient because of their remarkable biological activities including antioxidant activity, neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Awards
Science and technology has its special role and space in every society and India is also in front of recognizing the talent of its young scientists and technologists by bestowing on them with Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards every year.
Edible Coating And Film- Edible Biopolymers And Food-Grade Additives
Food is a vital product for the survival of human beings and with passage of time quality concerns of consumers are rising.
Digital Education – A Step Up for Traditional Education in India
The increasing popularity and apparent benefits of digitization have forced all sectors to invest in this domain. Recent government initiatives like Digital India have steered significant efforts of embracing digital means for efficient functioning of key sectors. While traditional forms of teaching work in a generic manner, technology-enabled solutions allow customization of traditional approaches to suit individual student needs.
Sleeping With Artificial Light At Night Associated With Weight Gain In Women
Sleeping with a television or light on in the room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health.
Palm Oil In India And Its Health Effects
Oil palm is a crop that flourishes in the same regions as some of the world's most precious rainforests and appears in many food and household products.
Package Of Practices To Improve The Udder Health Status And Clean Milk Production
Quality is vital in animal production.
Mouse Lemur-animal Model For Biomedical Research
The discovery of animal models in biomedical studies is a boon to mankind.
Lycopene And Health : Growing Commercial Significance
Primarily the pigments are present in plants for photosynthesis, to capture the light of all hues.
CRISPR TECHNOLOGY: A POWERFUL TOOL FOR EDITING GENOMES; ITS LATEST TRENDS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
CRISPR is a genome editing tool that is creating a buzz in the science world.
The Butterflies Of Dzongu
We were driving along when my photographer friend Sandip Das exclaimed, “Wow!” A large butterfly was landing and flying and landing again on the mud by the roadside. We stopped to examine it and were surprised to find that it was a northern jungle queen – high on our wishlist!
Fixing A BFO Bone!
On April 16, 2017, we received a call from a news reporter Sanjog Patil of Lokmat informing us that an unusual bird had been found injured by a farmer in Tambave.
A Party On A Banyan Tree!
While walking through a forested patch adjoining the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh one morning, I noticed a lot of movement on a big banyan tree. On closer inspection I realised that the tree was fruiting and had attracted hordes of birds! At first, I could only see Brown-headed Barbets. But as I inched closer, I saw Coppersmith Barbets as well…
Wings Of Change
SOME OF THE WORLD’S RAREST BIRDS ARE FOUND IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYAS. BUT A LOT OF FACTORS ARE PUTTING THEIR SURVIVAL AT RISK DEEPANWITA GITA NIYOGI
Why Did My Children Die?
BY THE time doctors landed in our village for the first time, our village had already lost 11 children to chamki (a yet-unknown type of acute encephalopathy syndrome) fever.
We Let Them Die
Failure of states to provide basic nutrition and health facilities has led to the death of hundreds of children from the preventable acute encephalopathy syndrome. BANJOT KAUR from Bihar and SHAGUN KAPIL from Uttar Pradesh report
The Science Of Dishonesty
FALSIFICATION, FABRICATION AND PLAGIARISM OF RESEARCH HAVE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES LAKSHMY RAMAKRISHNAN
Importance Of Nothing
IT IS NEITHER A LUXURY NOR A WASTE OF TIME, BUT A NECESSARY PART OF MEANINGFUL THOUGHT AND SPEECH
Hidden Enhancer
MANIPUR’S WILD CORIANDER, AWA PHADIGOM, ACTS AS A FLAVOURING AGENT IN MEAT AND VEGETABLE DISHES, BESIDES BEING USED AS A MEDICINE
Done By The Daily Fix
In the absence of guidelines, organic waste management in Indian cities is at the mercy of entrepreneurs offering instant solutions
Directly Auspicious
Direct delivery of benefits to the “right” people camouflaged with a political deadline was the core message of Union Budget 2019-20 RICHARD MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI
Wild Delight
Sohphie, a sweet-and-sour fruit, marks the arrival of spring in Meghalaya. It is relished raw as well as in pickles Shalini Dhyani.
Scorcher
Heat waves have swept 23 Indian states and union territories claiming lives and throttling livelihoods. They are breaching boundaries across the world and are also becoming more intense. What can we do to cope with it?
Paddy's Last Straw?
Haryana has launched a scheme to dissuade farmers from growing water-guzzling paddy, but most remain sceptical JITENDRA & MEENAKSHISUSHMA KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA
Curbing True Lies
The answer may not be to enact laws to ban fake news, as Singapore has recently done.
Crisis Management
Jared Diamond's latest book espouses that nations can come out of a crisis just the way people do Ishan Kukreti
Battle Ready
Chhattisgarh stays mining operations in a Bailadila hill after protests by tribal people. But can it withstand pressure from mining giants?
Untapped Resource
CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN INDIA HAS GROWN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE SECTOR REMAINS UNREALISED