NASA’s astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module. NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling move that will allow a slightly earlier return for two Starliner astronauts who have been on … Read more
National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru | Photo Credit: File photo A team of researchers from Bengaluru-based NIMHANS have developed Pre-CURB, a digital learning resource for youth on prevention of cannabis use and responsible behaviour. This digital resource, released at a workshop conducted for college students by the Departments of … Read more
On January 6, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed draft guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to assess the safety and effectiveness of drugs. The influential body has said that in the last decade, the number of submissions from drugmakers that include an AI or machine-learning component has seen an exponential … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the White House on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Trump assumed office on January 20, 2025 and as of February 10, he has signed 61 executive orders, which is more than those signed by any recent … Read more
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams walk at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of Boeing’s Starliner-1 crewed flight test, Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, June 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters NASA on Tuesday swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling … Read more
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Minister of Petroleum and VP Delcy Rodriguez, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais, and First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Pavel Sorokin at India Energy Week 2025, in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PIB … Read more
Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, in Akola. | Photo Credit: ANI The surge in the number of electors during the recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Delhi is not unusually high, an analysis of Election Commission data shows. The spurt in electors in Maharashtra became a subject … Read more
Vocal communication plays an outsized role in how social animals survive in the wild. A loud cry from a baby attracts the attention of a parent. A scream can warn others of a predator lurking nearby. Humans have developed thousands of languages, spoken and signed, to share information, ideas, and emotions — yet they’re not … Read more
Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST): The Budget provides an overall and possibly unprecedented thrust on research and innovation by setting aside Rs 20,000 crore for DST towards research in the private sector, including corporates and startups. There is a focused attempt to bring together academia, private sector and startups to work … Read more
(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) The idiom “monkey see, monkey do” refers to someone copying an action without putting much thought into it. It literally lays the blame at a monkey’s feet, but a new … Read more
(1) BJP returns to power in Delhi after 26 years The BJP on Saturday (February 8, 2025) returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years to sweep away the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party with a two-thirds majority on the back of a hyper localised campaign. Also read: Delhi govt formation LIVE Adding … Read more
Biovet says Biolumpivaxin is the first Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals (DIVA) marker vaccine globally for LSD and will be launched shortly. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Animal health vaccine maker and Bharat Biotech group firm Biovet on Monday (February 10, 2025) said it has received the Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) licence for the … Read more
The Palisades Fire burns a beach front property, January 8, 2025, in Malibu, California. | Photo Credit: AP The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. The … Read more
Of every ₹100 that the Union government collects as tax, ₹10-11 is collected as cesses and surcharges, a trend unchanged since the pandemic year 2020-21. Also, the government spends ₹1-2 in collecting every ₹100 of tax; this is called the cost of collection. The amount collected as cesses and surcharges, along with the cost of … Read more
Will the baby be a girl or a boy? What decides the outcome? These might well be among the earliest questions asked by ourancestors. We can now offer a fairly comprehensive two-line answer. The SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, triggers development along the male pathway. In its absence, development proceeds along the default … Read more
It was in his blood that the 30-year-old male should create history. Literally. In mid-2024, the patient underwent a kidney transplant. Though he was relatively young for a transplant, that’s not where he stands unique. He had the extremely rare Bombay blood group, which prevented him from receiving organs or even blood transfusions from anyone … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 08 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters attend the celebration of the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Election, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI After over 26 years, the BJP has won the Delhi Assembly elections by winning 48 of the 70 seats on Saturday (February … Read more
Docking in space or space docking is a space-tech marvel that enables us to join two spacecraft together in space. An important step for various missions, especially those that are exploratory in nature or involve space stations, only a handful of countries have mastered this art. India is now one of them, having become just … Read more
Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small amphibians stick their landing and take off with ease remains something of a mystery. As per a new study, the answer may have a lot to do with blood-powered toes of wandering salamanders. Researchers discovered that wandering … Read more
Women who go through menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels for years to come than those who go through it earlier, a study by the University of Colorado Boulder researchers found. The study published in the journal Circulation Research, offers new insight into why females who stop menstruating at age 55 or later are significantly … Read more
Data from India’s first nationally representative heart failure registry with prospective follow-up data has found that heart failure patients in India are almost 10 years younger than their counterparts living in high-income countries. One in four heart failure patients in India die within one year of follow-up, with a wide variation in the one-year mortality rate … Read more
The extensive use of antibiotics in health care has resulted in a rise in pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics. In the year 2021, about 1.2 million deaths worldwide were attributed to antimicrobial resistance to existing antibiotics. Surveys in Indian hospitals show that infections with drug-resistant bacteria have a 13% mortality … Read more
Data from India’s first nationally representative heart failure registry with prospective follow-up data has found that heart failure patients in India are almost 10 years younger than their counterparts living in high-income countries. One in four heart failure patients in India die within one year of follow-up, with a wide variation in the one-year mortality rate … Read more
Voters get their identity checked outside the polling station in Kalkaji constituency area in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), after nearly a decade of governance in Delhi, has conceded defeat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections. The party recorded a significant erosion of its vote share across … Read more
A polling official carrying EVMs and other election materials arrives at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of the Delhi Assembly poll In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured 48.5% of the vote in seats that can be classified as “poorest”, the highest vote share for the party among … Read more
New Delhi: A polling officials carrying EVMs and other election materials arrives at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of Delhi Assembly poll, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: – AAP’s strongest performance in the 2025 Delhi polls was in the “poorest” constituencies, where it secured 48.5% of the vote. In the 2025 Delhi … Read more
Dr V Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO. File | Photo Credit: ANI A day after ISRO successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine, its Chairman and Secretary of Department of Space V Narayanan on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said that the test would be advantageous to missions. The Chairman also said there … Read more
Voters wait in queues to cast their votes for the Delhi Assembly elections, at Mustafabad constituency in New Delhi on Wednesday | Photo Credit: ANI In the 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retained its dominance in constituencies with a significant Muslim voter base but witnessed a substantial decline in its vote … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: ISRO ISRO on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said that it has successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine powering the upper stage of LVM3, with a multi-element igniter under vacuum conditions, which simulates the engine ignition in the vacuum condition of space. This test was … Read more
