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04

Jul

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Young Scientist R. Vishnu Prassad from Chennai conferred Times Award

Scientist Vishnu Prassad Conferred with Times 40 under 40 - 2022 On 30th June 2022, Times 40 under 40 award function was organized at Westin, Gurgaon wherein the Actor Sonu Sood conferred the award to the young forty individuals in various fields. Mr. R Vishnu Prassad, Founder & Chief Scientist in Charge at Vishnu Prasad Research Centre was also being conferred with Times 40 under 40. Vishnu has started his journey with CSIR and later started his own research centre as a single person and now has 19 departments with 45+ scientists working with him and eminent professors from reputed…

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Aug

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Film festival highlighting role of scientists in Indian independence movement concludes

New Delhi: A three-day festival of films on the role of scientists and scientific institutions during the independence movement came to an end here on Sunday with the distribution of awards. The event titled `Swantatrata Ka Vigyan Filmotsav’ was organised by The Ministry of Science and Technology’s VigyanPrasar, Vijnana Bharati and Film Division, Mumbai to celebrate the landmark 75th anniversary of India’s independence. It is part of a year-long and pan-India celebrations -` Swantatrata Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The first prize of Rs.1,50,000/- with trophy and certificate is shared by two entries. One film titled `seekers of the sun’ focused on…

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12

Aug

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Patent for KVIC technology to recycle plastic waste

New Delhi: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has secured a patent registration for an innovative plastic-mixed handmade paper developed to fight the menace of plastic waste. The patent certificate was issued to the Commission’s Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute (KNHPI) at Jaipur, on 2nd August 2021, by the Controller of Patent at the Government of India’s The Patent Office. The idea of developing a plastic-mixed handmade paper was mooted by KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena in September 2018, and in just two months, in November 2018, the project was executed by a team of scientists at KNHPI. The plastic-mixed…

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Aug

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Celebrating Indian scientists’ contributions to the independence movement

New Delhi: VigyanPrasar, an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology has drawn up an ambitious programme to celebrate the contributions of Indian scientists, science communicators, and teachers during India’s independence movement to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence in collaboration with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) and science NGO, VijnanaBharati (Vibha). The celebration is part of the Government of India’s nationwide initiative titled `SwatantrataAmritMahotsav’ to highlight a major milestone in the history of independent India, is being implemented in two phases. The first phase is getting…

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29

Jul

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya students accomplish glittering feat

New Delhi: Eight asteroids detected by sixteen students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, under an asteroid search campaign have been conferred the “Provisional Status” by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, a global student research program that gets students involved in the search for asteroids. Under the campaign, high-quality astronomical data sets were distributed to students for analysis and identification of asteroids. Students analyze the data using software which then leads to potential discoveries. These observations feed into the Near-Earth Object (NEO) data being compiled by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). The students get access to the real-time data from…

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28

Jul

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Researchers study egg-laying behaviour of wasps for designing specific pest control measures

New Delhi: Herbivores organisms belonging to the same species (Conspecifics) use herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) as cues while selecting an optimal site for oviposition. This is to ascertain the availability of nourishment for their progeny so that they get the best chance at survival. A new study conducted by Indian researchers will help understand the egg-laying behaviour of certain pests and therefore help in designing specific control measures. This study has been conducted by the researchers at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)’s Bengaluru based laboratory Indian Institute of Horticultural Research. They have published their study in the science…

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09

Jul

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Harvesting electricity from vibrations

New Delhi: A team of scientists has fabricated a simple, cost-effective, bio-compatible, nanogenerator that can generate electricity from mere vibrations for use in optoelectronics, self-powered devices, and other biomedical applications. Search for renewable energy resources with reduced carbon emissions is one of the most urgent challenges due to the increasing threat of global warming and the energy crisis. Among other things, mere vibrations are being harnessed to produce electricity. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) are new energy devices that generate electricity from vibrations. They work on the principle of the creation of electrostatic charges via instantaneous physical contact of two dissimilar materials…

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05

Jul

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Swatantrata ka Vigyan Filmotsav

New Delhi: Vigyan Prasar (VP) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) have planned to hold an on-line science Film Festival to commemorate the momentous occasion of 75th year of India’s independence from colonial rule. Called “Swatantrata ka Vigyan Filmotsav”, the programme is part of a series of events being organised by the Government as `Swatantrata ka Amrit Mahotsav’, to mark the land mark occasion for the country. The entries can be in the form of documentaries, docu-dramas, animations and short videos with duration of up to 60 minutes. But, they should have been made in the last 10 years, from 1st August…

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22

Jun

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Indian journal PMBP enters the top quartile of global research journals for the first time

An international scientific journal of Indian origin, ‘Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants’ (PMBP) has recently entered the top quartile of all plant science journals globally. It also received a Scopus Journal Ranking (SJR) of 0.754 and Citescore of 3.4, making it the highest cited Indian journal in all areas of plant and agricultural sciences. These are indicators of the growing influence of Indian journals, their editors and publishers in global scientific literature. “We received badges for ‘Editorial Excellence’ among over 2190 Springer nature journals for the last 2 years in a row, but reaching the top quartile is an…

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Jun

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New technique to detect tropical cyclones earlier than satellites

New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed a technique that could be useful in the early detection of development or strengthening of tropical cyclones in the atmospheric column prior to satellites over ocean surface in the North Indian Ocean region. Researchers devise a novel method using Eddy detection technique to investigate the formative stages and advance detection time of tropical cyclogenesis in the North Indian Ocean region. This study has been conducted under the Climate Change Program (CCP) with the support from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, an official statement said. Early detection of…

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