Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Indo-U.S. collaboration to focus on pelagic fish resources

Indo-U.S. collaboration to focus on pelagic fish resources: From predicting harmful algal blooms (HAB) and fishery of small pelagic species, there is quiet a lot that earth scientists could tell the world.The Ministry of Earth Sciences, India and the National

Monday, November 14, 2016

Tsunami hits New Zealand coast after powerful earthquake

Tsunami hits New Zealand coast after powerful earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck central New Zealand just after midnight, the U.S. Geological Survey said, generating a tsunami that hit the northeast coast of the South Island. A gaug

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes 70 km off coast of Japan

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes 70 km off coast of Japan: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off the coast of Japan, 65 km east-northeast of the city of Sendai, at 6:43 a.m. on Saturday, Japan time, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The Japan Meteoro

IIT team with a Midas touch, on a nano-scale! IIT MADRAS TRANSFORMED SILVER INTO GOLD! LIKE TAMILNAADU SITHTHARs/YOGIs DID THE SAME LONGTIME AGO FROM HERBAL PAASAANAMs /CHEMICALS!!

IIT team with a Midas touch, on a nano-scale: A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has successfully transformed nanoscale pieces of silver to gold and gold to silver by replacing their atoms one at a time. The shape and s

In Hyderabad, a coup in a coop! WTRF: MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN POUTRY! ISOLATED A BACTERIUM IN CHICKEN,THAT IS THE SOURCE OF TRANSMISSION OF PATHOGEN!

In Hyderabad, a coup in a coop: In what is the first evidence of multidrug resistance in poultry sold in Indian markets, researchers in Hyderabad have isolated a bacterium in chicken that may well be the source of transmission of th

New wearable device may help treat diabetes

New wearable device may help treat diabetes: Scientists have developed a new wearable medical device that may help treat type 2 diabetes, even in overweight, disabled or elderly people.A new study by researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan f

Brain implants help paralysed monkeys walk

Brain implants help paralysed monkeys walk: Swiss scientists have helped monkeys with spinal cord injuries regain control of non-functioning limbs in research which might one day lead to paralysed people being able to walk again.
The scienti

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Delhi’s pollution levels peak at 14-16 times safe limits

Delhi’s pollution levels peak at 14-16 times safe limits: Delhi breathed in air polluted with particulate matter of up to 14 to 16 times the safe limits on Diwali night. As expected, the levels of air pollution remained “severe”, the highest warning as p