ISRO’s PSLV-XL rocket to launch ESA’s Proba-3 mission on Wednesday

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-XL rocket is all set to launch the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 Sun observation mission on Wednesday. 

The PSLV-C59/Proba-3 mission will take flight on Wednesday at…

Common fungal infection may prove deadly in lung disease patients: AIIMS study

New Delhi (IANS) Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) -- a common fungal infection that claims 340,000 lives every year worldwide, can turn lethal for about 1 in three people with lung diseases, finds a study by researchers at the All India Institute…

Explainer: Was Baku climate summit a mixed bag of progress, failures, obstacles

New Delhi (IANS) As the 2024 meeting of the UN Climate Change Conference -- known as COP29 -- in Azerbaijan’s Baku, the world’s first oil town standing on the shores of the Caspian Sea, wrapped up, nearly 200 nations agreed to a new collective quantified…

India made notable progress on HIV, outperformed global reduction rate: Centre

New Delhi (IANS) While over 2.5 million people are living with HIV in India, the country has made notable progress, and outperformed the global reduction rate, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday, ahead of World AIDS Day. 

Study of parasite genomes may predict malaria drug resistance

New Delhi (IANS) Analysing malaria parasite genomes may usher new and more effective treatments for the deadly mosquito-borne disease and also help predict drug resistance, according to a study. 

Researchers at the University of California-San…

Indian traditional medicine takes center stage at global conference

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) India’s vision of modernising traditional medicine (TM) through digital innovation took centre stage at the 10th International Conference on Traditional and Complementary Medicine (INTRACOM) 2024 in Malaysia, the Ayush Ministry…

Centre to deploy 87 Doppler Weather Radars to boost accuracy of forecasting data

New Delhi (IANS) The Union government aims to install 87 new Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) to enhance the accuracy of forecasting data, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.  

The new DWRs, covering the entire nation under Mission Mausam,…

Study finds potential genes linking depression to menstrual pain

New Delhi (IANS) Women suffering from depression are more likely to experience menstrual pain (also known as dysmenorrhea), finds a study on Wednesday. 

Previous research has shown women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression…

All you need to know about PAN 2.0

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the PAN 2.0, the Income Tax Department on Tuesday issued a detailed clarification on the project based on a list of 11 frequently asked questions (FAQs) to provide taxpayers…

New vaccine offers high protection against malaria

New Delhi (IANS) A small clinical trial of a late-liver-stage attenuated malaria parasite vaccine has shown to be safe and effective against the disease spread by mosquitoes and claims 608,000 lives globally. 

The trial, led by researchers…