Researchers find molecule to kill sexually transmitted chlamydia

New Delhi (IANS) A team of international researchers has discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria -- the world's most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease with 130 million cases a year -- but spare bacteria that…

CCRAS revives rare ayurvedic manuscripts to boost India’s literary heritage

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), under the Ministry of Ayush, on Wednesday announced it has revived two rare and significant Ayurvedic manuscripts strengthening India’s literary heritage in traditional…

India has highest AI skills penetration: UNDP report

New Delhi (IANS) India has the highest self-reported AI skills penetration in the world, which reflects the country’s growing potential in the sector, according to a UNDP report released on Tuesday. 

In an endorsement of India’s growing artificial…

Study shows how impaired brain impacts cognitive function in Parkinson’s patients

New Delhi (IANS) Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have in a new study unravelled how disrupted brain activity impacts cognitive functions in Parkinson’s patients.  

The study focussed on altered reward processing…

India conducts maiden flight-trials of indigenously developed Stratospheric Airship Platform

New Delhi (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight trial of the indigenously developed Stratospheric Airship with an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 km. 

This…

Human antibodies neutralise neurotoxins of 19 of world’s deadliest snakes

New York (IANS) By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes of the black mamba, king cobra,…

Mobile, electronics manufacturers to self-declare Repairability Index: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The government on Saturday said that the committee constituted for the Framework on Repairability Index (RI) in mobile and electronic sector has submitted its report, to help consumers who witness issues while seeking repair for their…

IIT Madras launches 2 indigenously developed silicon photonics products

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Saturday launched two indigenously developed silicon photonics products, a first for India. 

The products designed and developed indigenously at CoE-CPPICS at the IIT Madras…

Hidden virus found common in germs that cause pneumonia: Study

Sydney (IANS) A virus long dismissed as a scientific oddity has been found hiding in plain sight, and it may help fight dangerous bacteria, according to a study. 

The study focussed on bacteriophages (phages) -- viruses that infect bacteria…

Increasing urban vegetation can save over 1.1 mn lives from heat-related deaths: Study

New Delhi (IANS) Amid increasing global warming and heat-related deaths worldwide, a new study has shown that expanding urban vegetation cover by 30 per cent could save over one-third of all deaths caused due to heat, saving up to 1.16 million lives…