NavIC frequency too close to WiFi, may cause interference: Study
A new study has warned, signals from India’s own navigation and positioning system, NavIC may interfere with WiFi signals in receivers. The study says, NavIC...
Author : ISJ Bureau
DNA barcoding may help conserve fish biodiversity in NE India
A group of researchers from the College of Fisheries, Tripura explore biodiversity of fish in Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. This helps in identification and...
Popular rice variety gets extra gene power to fight bacterial attacks
Researchers at the Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Rice Research have developed a new variety of the popular Improved Samba Mahsuri (ISM) rice that can resist...
NASA solves 39-year-old mystery of Jupiter lightening
Ever since NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter in March, 1979, scientists have wondered about the origin of Jupiter’s lightning. In a new paper...
Scientists develop early flowering transgenic mustard
Researchers from TERI School of Advanced Studies develop an early flowering transgenic variety of mustard, which can cope with climate change, without compromising the yields....
Coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar
A team of Indian researchers, which conducted intensive underwater surveys, finds high extent of coral bleaching and subsequent mortality. Coral bleaching refers to loss of...
Scientist uncover a piece in the puzzle of macrophage activation
Scientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh find a protein that activates microphages in response to pathogenic stimuli. This could ultimately lead to the...
Theoretical physicist E.C.G.Sudarshan passes away
The world of science has lost an eminent physicist with the passing away of Prof. E.C.G.Sudershan, who was nominated for Nobel Prize several times but...
Oral Antibiotics may raise risk of kidney stones
A study by paediatric researchers revel children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones. This is...
Researchers use sounds made by lungs to detect asthma
Indian researchers propose a new method to detect respiratory disorders, like asthma—by listening to the sounds made by the lungs. The method uses a novel...