5 things science, tech & earth sciences minister must do

The new Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Sudini Jaipal Reddy can contribute to undo India's pathetic scientific reputation in terms of invention and innovation, says Gopal Krishna......

Indus civilisation did not grow around a flowing river, say researchers

The Indus civilisation flourished along a course abandoned by the major Himalayan river Sutlej, and did not develop around a flowing river as believed, scientists from India and the......

India to launch 7 Singapore satellites from Sriharikota on July 30

India would launch a satellite from Singapore carrying a Synthetic Aperture Radar payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries capable of taking images under all weather conditions, on July 30.......

IIT study finds Covid traces in Sabarmati river, 2 lakes

A recent study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar has established the presence of coronavirus in water samples from the Sabarmati river and two lakes in......

NVIDIA, IIT collaborate to develop supercomputer

Chip maker NVIDIA in collaboration with Institute of Technology, Delhi is setting up a research lab to help the country reach its goal of achieving exascale computing by 2017.The new Exascale......

Govt steps up drive to make office buildings green

In two years, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, which comes under the ministry of environment and forests and being constructed over a 9,000-sq metre plot at Aliganj in Delhi, will be showcased as the......

IITs: Seeds of the next Silicon Valley

At the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Kharagpur, near Kolkata, a small team of engineers is beavering away on what they hope will prove a killer competitor to the BlackBerry. At IIT......

'Vested interests want private players in space'

'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.'   In a major policy decision, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday allowed the......