The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has partnered with Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a not-for-profit research and development organisation, to accelerate the clinical development of a monoclonal antibody (mab) treatment for dengue that will be affordable and accessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Mab are lab-produced antibodies, meant to mimic the … Read more
This article forms a part of the Data Point newsletter curated by The Hindu’s Data team. To get the newsletter in your inbox, subscribe here Welcome back, data enthusiasts! As US President Donald Trump continues imposing restrictions on universities in the face of alleged anti-semitism, Indian students abroad and aspirants in the subcontinent have had … Read more
An Air India flight to London crashed into a residential neighbourhood in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on Thursday, erupting in a huge fireball and killing all on board, except one. Miraculously, one passenger ejected from the aircraft survived. The victims included medical students who were staying in a college hostel struck by the plane. Air … Read more
In this March 9, 2020, file photo, IAEA director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi from Argentina addresses the media after a meeting of the Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria. | Photo Credit: Ronald Zak/AP On June 12, 19 the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voted in favour of declaring “that Iran … Read more
A Falcon 9 rocket stands at the pad before its upcoming launch of the Axiom-4 crewed mission to the International Space Station at Launch Complex 39-A in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., June 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: STEVE NESIUS Bengaluru The launch of Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has … Read more
This photo released on November 5, 2019, by the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran shows centrifuges in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. | Photo Credit: AP On June 13, Israel said it commenced a campaign to strike “dozens” of nuclear and military targets in Iran even as the U.S. and Tehran were … Read more
The Union Ministry of Power has said it is mulling restricting the temperature range of new air conditioners (ACs) in the country to between 20 degrees and 28 degrees Celsius. In a press conference on Tuesday, Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar told presspersons the restriction would apply to ACs in households, hotels, and cars. The … Read more
Adolescence, a British mini-series released a few months ago, tells the chilling story of a 13-year-old boy, Jamie, who murders his classmate, Katie. It was critically acclaimed for its single-take format, powerful performances, seamless direction, and excellent storytelling. More importantly, the series sparked conversations not just in the U.K. but worldwide about issues such as … Read more
At 1.38 pm on June 12, Air India flight AI171 bound for London from Ahmedabad crashed five minutes after taking off just outside the Ahmedabad airport. The flight had 230 passengers and 12 crew. Videos of the incident showed a large orange fireball erupting moments after the crash at the site in Meghaninagar. The exact cause … Read more
Image used for representation (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!) Scientists use a powerful technique called cryo-electron microscopy to see the 3D shapes of biological molecules, but the technique normally needs the molecules to be extremely … Read more
A tiger and a dog trapped in a pit on a cardamom plantation at Kadukkacity, near Nettithozu, in Idukki on Sunday Everybody wondered why the tiger didn’t eat the dog — after all, they were stuck barely a foot apart in a deep pit on a private cardamom plantation at Kadukkacity in Vandanmedu grama panchayat … Read more
This photo provided by Axiom Space shows Axiom-4 crew members (L-R) Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: On June 10, Axiom Space announced that the launch of its Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) would be postponed indefinitely. The mission crew included … Read more
What truly stood out on Sunday was Alcaraz’s extraordinary comeback from being two sets down. | Photo Credit: JULIAN FINNEY Grand Slam finals carry an unmistakable aura. When a Slam final stretches into a five-setter, it signifies an enthralling contest between evenly matched rivals. Add multiple tie-breakers into the mix, and the sense of parity … Read more
Researchers at IIT-Madras and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute in Faridabad are developing an artificially intelligent (AI) model to use ultrasonography pictures to predict the age of a growing foetus. Called Garbhini-GA2, the model was trained on scans from about 3,500 pregnant women who had visited the Gurugram Civil Hospital in Haryana. Each … Read more
India’s Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh, addresses the audience during a plenary session on the second day of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), in the French Riviera city of Nice, on June 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP India is unlikely to ratify the Biodiversity Beyond National … Read more
Certificate of selection and participation being presented to participants of the Astronomy OCSC at IISER, Mohali, Punjab | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At the ‘Astronomy Olympiad’ — Orientation-cum-Selection Camp (OCSC) held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, five students were selected on Wednesday (June 11, 2025) to represent India at … Read more
An aerial view of the excavation site at Lakhapar in Gujarat. Photo: Special Arrangement Archaeologists from the University of Kerala have unearthed a 5,300-year-old settlement near Lakhapar village in western Kachchh, Gujarat. The excavation has revealed an Early Harappan habitation site, located near the now-quiet Gandi river, once a perennial water source, spanning nearly three … Read more
After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala’s monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert. Using satellite imagery, weather data and other high-tech tools, the amateur meteorologist tracks potential rainfall spots across the desert country and, along … Read more
Several recent articles in the mainstream media suggest that a delimitation exercise — if carried out with population as the primary criterion for allocating parliamentary constituencies (PCs) — would disproportionately disadvantage the southern States. Proponents of this view argue that the southern States, having adhered more rigorously to family planning norms than their northern counterparts, … Read more
FILE PHOTO: An Indian Air Force (IAF) light combat aircraft “Tejas” flies during the “Aero India 2021” air show at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: SAMUEL RAJKUMAR In the weeks following Operation Sindoor, there have been discussions on the efficacy of India’s home-grown defence capabilities, and confidence in them. As India’s defence … Read more
In a new study, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have demonstrated how cells can sense and respond to invisible mechanical patterns—like built-in tensions around them. The research led by Professor Abhijit Majumder, was published in Cell Reports Physical Science. The findings not only add to the fundamental understanding of how cells … Read more
The RBI Bulletin (May 2025) provides foreign direct investment (FDI) figures for the fiscal year 2024-25. Two contrasting narratives have emerged from it. Focusing on the headline number, government sources and many media outlets have reported that India received an unprecedented $81 billion of gross inflows. Looking closer at the same data, others have highlighted … Read more
This handout image released courtesy of SpaceX and taken on September 11, 2024 shows Ax-4 crew members (L/R) Tibor Kapu, Shubhanshu Shukla, Peggy Whitson and Slawosz Uznanski posing inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at an undisclosed location. Photo: SpaceX via AFP SpaceX has said that it is standing down from Falcon 9’s launch of Axiom … Read more
The city Deggendorf in Germany is about 350 km by road from Karlsruhe. Yet when the spectrometer of the Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) was constructed in Deggendorf in 2006, it took an 8,600-km detour to Karlsruhe. Of this, only 7 km was by land, transported on a truck with great care and police protection. … Read more
In humans, fertility begins to decline in the early 30s, with a sharper drop in the 40s, reducing chances of conception and increasing the risk of miscarriage or chromosomal disorders. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Researchers at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) have made a significant discovery that could pave the way for … Read more
Gravity is a property of spacetime. | Photo Credit: Johnson Martin/Unsplash A: For a long time, people wondered what makes the planets go around the sun and why anything thrown up comes down. The English scientist Isaac Newton probed the origins of this mysterious force and came up with the laws of gravitation. According to … Read more
(1) 11 die in stampede at RCB cup celebration What began as a day of rapturous celebration over the IPL victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned into one of crushing tragedy in Bengaluru on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) evening when 11 people died and 33 were injured after a massive build up of fans … Read more
Today, almost every keyboard we use — whether it’s on your personal computer or phone — follows the QWERTY layout. But did you know this arrangement wasn’t the obvious choice when typewriters were first invented? The origins of the typewriter The story of the QWERTY layout begins with the invention of the mechanical typewriter in … Read more
Shubhanshu Shukla | Photo Credit: Visveswaran V Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Air Force is set to be the first Indian in over four decades to travel to space and board the International Space Station (ISS), with liftoff scheduled for June 11 as part of Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission. The flight, launching from … Read more
The Axiom-4 mission, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station, has been postponed to June 11 due to weather conditions. | Photo Credit: JOE RAEDLE Even as the launch of Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has once again been postponed, agencies associated with launch activities are … Read more