43 children killed under military junta in Myanmar: Save the Children
NNWN/01/04/2021
At least 43 children have reportedly been killed by armed forces in Myanmar in the two months since the military coup on 1 February, said Save the children. The death toll of children has more than doubled in the past 12 days, demonstrating the utter disrespect of armed forces for…
COVID-19 vaccine: Pfizer is 100% effective in 12-15 yr children
NNWN/31/03/2021
Even as cases of Covid-19 have started rising across the globe, world's premier biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine announced that is 100 per cent effective against the virus in children ages 12 to 15. The news has raised hopes of protecting children from the virus which has taken…
SBI Foundation to help deploy life saving technologies for Covid care
NNWN/30/03/2021
Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has inked a pact with SBI Foundation for CSR (corporate social responsibility) support towards boosting existing public healthcare efforts in light of a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic. Through this joint effort, they will bring two new, potentially life-saving technologies in assisted respiratory devices…
वैज्ञानिकों ने विकसित की हवा में वायरस को खत्म करने वाली तकनीक
NNWN/25/03/2021
कोरोना वायरस को नियंत्रित करने के लियेके लिए पूरी दुनिया के वैज्ञानिक नये तरीके खोज रहे हैं। हवा के माध्यम सेकोरोना के फैलने की आशंका अपेक्षाकृत अधिक होती है। इसलिए,वैज्ञानिक प्रयास भी उसी दिशा में केंद्रित हैं। कोरोना वायरस विशेषकरसार्वजनिक स्थानों पर हवा के जरिये द्रुत गति से बड़ी…
ISRO to set up incubation centre at IIT Rourkela
NNWN/22/03/2021
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to establish a ‘Space Technology Incubation Center’ (S-TIC) at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela to carry out research and product development in space technology and applications. This Centre will enable start-ups to build applications and products that could be used…
IIT Mandi develops new technique to separate metal from water
NNWN/17/03/2021
Heavy metals in water can lead to several neurological diseases in humans including Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis. A research team at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed a fibrous membrane filter using a biopolymer-based material that helps to separate out the heavy metals from water…
खाद्य-श्रृंखला के लिए भी खतरा है ‘ग्लोबल वार्मिंग’
NNWN/06/03/2021
तापमान बढ़ने से खाद्य-श्रृंखला प्रभावित हो सकती है, और बड़े जीवों के लिए अस्तित्व का संकट खड़ा हो सकता है। एक नये अध्ययन में यह बात उभरकर आयी है। एक कोशकीय शैवाल (फाइटोप्लैंक्टन) से प्राणी-प्लवक (जूप्लैंक्टन) में ऊर्जा के हस्तांतरण का अध्ययन करने के बाद अंतरराष्ट्रीय शोधकर्ताओं की एक टीम इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुँची है।…
DGPS-based technology for soil nutrition management
NNWN/04/03/2021
IIT Kharagpur has developed a novel technology for soil nutrition management. . Soil nutrition map can be accessed using differential GPS (DGPS). The novel technology, developed by researchers at IIT, Kharagpur, is aimed towards efficient use of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potash (NPK) for automated soil nutrition management by bypassing both manual…
Beijing's education guidelines detrimental for children: experts
By Anju Grover
China’s new guidelines to boost ideological education among school children have evoked strong reactions from child right experts and psychiatrists .These guidelines, are part of the Chinese government's efforts to tighten its grip over young kids. Also, the effort is to intensify study of President Xi Jinping’s…
Myanmar: Post coup legal changes erode human rights
NNWN/02/03/2021
International rights bodies have demanded from Myanmar's military government to reverse its post-coup d’etat revisions of legal protections for human rights in the country. Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC), appointed by the military junta after after the coup on February 1, has made few revisions in the legal system that criminalizes…
NGO Expo in Ludhiana, citizens get chance to donate books
NNWN/26/02/2021
NGO Expo will be held in Punjab on Saturday in Ludhiana's Nehru Rose Garden to celebrate the World NGO Day wherein more than 40 local NGOs, district administration and social entrepreneurs will participate to showcase their projects and initiatives. Organised by CityNeeds, an online platform from Ludhiana, NGO Expo will…
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