Glacier collapse in Uttarakhand a worrying sign, experts warn
New Delhi (ISJ) – The recent flood in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, triggered by a glacier collapse was not an isolated incident, but the result...
Author : ISJ Bureau
Research shows, climate change may have triggered COVID-19
A new study at University of Cambridge revealed, global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have played a direct role in the emergence of...
Indian scientists close to developing biodegradable plastic from seaweed
N.B. Nair Chennai (ISJ): Indian marine scientists are close to developing biodegradable plastic from marine seaweed, which has the potential to bring down the use...
Indian research agency launches indigenous vehicle to control riotous mobs
N.B. Nair Durgapur, West Bengal (ISJ): An Indian state-funded research institute has come up with an indigenous riot control vehicle to help internal security agencies...
Indian scientists develop novel method to assess genetic purity of rice seeds
N.B. Nair Hyderabad (ISJ): A team of scientists at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) and ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR) have...
IIT researchers devise method to harvest drinking water from air
Guwahati (ISJ): India’s government-funded think-tank National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Ayog has estimated that the country is suffering from the worst water crisis in...
Majority of pregnant women with COVID-19 won’t have complications, study finds
Washington (ISJ): An observational study at a hospital affiliated to the University of Texas finds a vast majority of pregnant women with COVID-19 won’t develop...
IISc scientists develop ‘local technology’ for economical wastewater recycling
N.B. Nair Bengaluru (ISJ): Scientists at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) developed a unique wastewater recycling technology that is local by every sense...
Landmark TB Trial Identifies Shorter-Course Treatment Regimen
Washington (ISJ): Results from an international, randomized, controlled clinical trial indicate that a four-month daily treatment regimen containing high-dose, or “optimized,” rifapentine with moxifloxacin is...
Turmeric Effective for Knee Pain: Research by Australian University
New Delhi (ISJ): Turmeric, the common ingredient in Indian cuisines, known scientifically as Curcuma longa has been found to be more effective for reducing knee...