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India is running out of phosphorus. Does the solution lie in our sewage?

September 20, 2023 admin

The problem with the fertilisation of land is as old as agriculture itself. When early humans first began to engage in settled agriculture, they quickly realised that while crops require nutrients for their growth, repeated cycles of cultivation and harvest depleted these nutrients, reducing yield over time. Early agricultural societies began to notice that certain…

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Kufos succeeds in captive breeding of threatened Indian ornamental fish

September 19, 2023 admin

The Indigo barb is a species of great visual attractiveness, found in freshwater streams in Goa and Karnataka. Scientists at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) have developed artificial breeding technology of Indigo barb (Pethia setnai), an ornamental fish native to the western part of India, which is under threat of extinction…

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Science and tech awards to get Padma-style makeover into Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar

September 19, 2023 admin

September 19, 2023 09:26 pm | Updated September 20, 2023 10:35 am IST – NEW DELHI The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar awards will be announced annually on May 11, which is National Technology Day, and will be awarded on National Space Day, August 23. Illustration for representation purpose only. Nearly a year after the Union Government…

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Pollen in pee: fossilised urine from a small African mammal helps us understand past environments

September 19, 2023 admin

Pollen grains are incredibly durable because they are made of an organic substance (called sporopollenin) that is very resistant to decay. Pollen is released into the air, often in large quantities, and can settle on surfaces like lakes, and become preserved in sediment deposits over thousands, or even millions, of years. | Photo Credit: M….

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Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management

September 19, 2023 admin

Rescuers and relatives of victims set up tents in front of collapsed buildings in Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Some 11,300 people died when two dams collapsed during Mediterranean storm Daniel last week sending a wall of water gushing through the city, according to the Red Crescent aid group. A further 10,000 people are…

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Breakthrough Prizes 2024 winners include innovative cancer treatment

September 19, 2023 admin

When Michel Sadelain began his decades-long quest to genetically modify immune cells to fight cancer, his peers dismissed his ideas as absurd and even his mother grew concerned for his career. On Thursday, the French and Canadian scientist was announced as a winner of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize for his pioneering work in CAR T-cell…

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Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says

September 19, 2023 admin

A facility for capturing CO2 from air of Swiss Climeworks AG is placed on the roof of a waste incinerating plant in Hinwil, Switzerland July 18, 2017. Controversial technologies intended to offset the effects of atmospheric carbon should banned until properly assessed, a group of politicians and scientists have warned. | Photo Credit: Reuters Controversial…

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Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says

September 19, 2023 admin

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Aditya-L1 embarks on 110-day journey to L1 point

September 18, 2023 admin

India’s first space-based observatory to study the Sun, Aditya-L1, is headed to the Lagrangian 1 (L1) point as ISRO carried out the Trans-Lagrangian 1 Insertion (TL1I) manoeuvre in the early hours of September 19. The TL1I manoeuvre marks the beginning of Aditya-L1’s 110-day journey towards the L1 point which lies between the Sun-Earth line. L1…

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India’s Aditya-L1 solar mission spacecraft commences collecting scientific data

September 18, 2023 admin

Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Aditya-L1, India’s maiden solar mission, on board PSLV-C57 lifts off from the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, on September 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s Aditya-L1 solar mission spacecraft has commenced collecting scientific data to help scientists analyse particles surrounding Earth, ISRO said on September…

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