Science & Technology

NNWN/11/02/2022

Good news for patients suffering from neurological and neuromuscular disorder which affects nerves that control voluntary muscles and the nerves that communicate sensory information back to the brain. A new treatment could soon be in the offing for Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). Currently, management of the disorder is limited to symptomatic…

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NNWN/17/07/2021

A team of scientists has developed a technique to use tea and banana waste to make non-toxic activated carbon that can be used for several purposes such as industrial pollution control, water purification, food and beverage processing, and odour removal.

The processing of tea generates a lot of waste, generally…

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The countdown has begun for the launch of radar earth imaging observation satellite, RISAT-2B from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning ( May 22). RISAT-2B is an all weather satellite which can collect crucial data for agriculture, forestry and disaster management . The forecasts…

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NNWN/16/01/2022

India’s first open rock museum was recently inaugurated in Hyderabad by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh.  The new rock museum on the campus of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), houses around 35 different types of rocks from different parts…

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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…

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NNWN/ New Delhi, 2018-04-07

India’s space agency ISRO plans to launch a navigation satellite from its spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on April 12. “The 43rd flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C41) will launch the Indian Remote Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS-1I) from the first launch pad of the…

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NNWN/27/11/2021

A two day national conference on India's Independent movement and the role of Science will be held in Delhi.  Science communicators and science teachers from all over the country and a few from abroad are expected to participate in the proposed conference slated to begin on Monday

.  The…

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A history was created on Wednesday morning by Indian space agency ISRO when it successfully launched earth observation satellite RISAT-2B. The satellite would enhance the country's surveillance capabilities and provide useful data and pictures for surveillance, agriculture, forestry and disaster management. ISRO’s most trusted workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle…

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NNWN/New Delhi, 2018-01-24

Union Environment minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has urged the scientists and senior officials of concerned ministries to identify ten priority areas and ensure ground-level implementation that result in time-bound and measurable results.  The Minister said that such an approach will pool and converge latest scientific and…

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