New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) have started using computational methods to understand the factors and impediments in incorporating biofuels into the fuel sector in India, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions from the use of fossil fuels.
It is clearly an understatement to say that Suchethana Swaroop is well-served by his translator. NS Raghavan has accomplished a truly herculean task, finding an “answerable style” (to use Milton’s words) to the inwardness and scholarly depth of the Kannada original.
The Mars Colour Camera (MCC) on board the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has captured the image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars.
The image was taken on July 1 when MOM was about 7,200 km from...
New Delhi: Contemplating launching an indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by August 15, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to select medical institutions and hospitals to fast-track clinical trial approvals for the vaccine candidate Covaxin being developed in collaboration with Bharat Biotech.
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to all states and Union territories (UT) saying all private laboratories in their areas that intend to initiate TrueNat/CBNAAT-based tests for COVID-19 be encouraged to apply for NABL accredit...
New Delhi: A plea has been filed on Friday in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami from holding the home ministry portfolio till completion of probe and the trial in the Sathankulum twin custodial death case of P Jayaraj and J Bennicks recently.
New Delhi: As the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in India rose to 20,903 on Friday, five of the country’s top 10 worst-hit states — Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh — recorded their highest single-day spike.
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, an inactivated virus vaccine for novel coronavirus, is a sweet respite coming amid the rise in COVID-19 cases in India above the six-lakh mark. The Director-General of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), has directed everyone to speed up the clinical trials. But how does all this work? An effective vaccine is a trigger that trains our 'immune system' to recognise the pathogen, say the novel coronavirus, and produce appropriate antibodies that can neutralise when the infection actually occurs. Click here to know more.
A controversy has erupted over Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram’s remark that the judiciary was interfering in the policy decisions of the elected government in the state.
Hyderabad: For the first time in the last 66 years, the famous Ganesh idol in Hyderbabad’s Khairatabad, will not be taller than the previous year’s statue, going against the tradition which has been followed for a long time.
New Delhi: Some of the rioters used a WhatsApp group to coordinate with each other during the north-east Delhi riots in February and killed nine Muslims after they refused to chant Jai Shri Ram, Delhi police has alleged in its charge sheets filed in a court.
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Venkata Krishna Reddy Gunupati, the chairman of the GVK Group of Companies and his son GV Sanjay Reddy, Managing Director of Mumbai International Airport Ltd among others for alleged irregularities to the tune of ₹705 crore in...
Indian Railways on Wednesday (July 1) formally started its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains...
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) tender for 4G upgrade has been cancelled after the Department of Telecom (DoT) asked the state-run firm not to use Chinese telecom gear, according to a source.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the launch of Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 (Taxable) with an interest rate of 7.15 per cent, which will be available for subscriptions from July 1.
Mumbai: India's external debt stood at USD 558.5 billion in March, an increase of USD 15.4 billion compared to the year-ago period, according to RBI data.
The Insolvency and Companies Court in London has reportedly declared Pramod Mittal, brother of steel industrialist Lakshmi Mittal, bankrupt due to his debt of over £130 million, according to a report in The Times.
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigators on Tuesday (June 30) began the second round of questioning of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel at his house here in connection with the Sandesara brothers bank fraud and money laundering case probe, o...
Vodafone Idea lost 34.67 lakh mobile subscribers in February, even as Reliance Jio continued to be on a roll adding 62.57 lakh users, according to latest data released by sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
Djokovic had tested positive 10 days ago after playing in an exhibition series in Serbia and Croatia with zero social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic
After two tenures as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Shashank Manohar on Wednesday (July 1) announced that he is stepping down from the position.
Colombo: The Sri Lankan police said it has questioned former national selection committee chairman Aravinda de Silva over allegation that the national cricket team's loss to India in the 2011 World Cup final was fixed by "certain parties".
Lahore: Six Pakistani cricketers, who were found to be COVID-19 positive ahead of the teams departure for England last week, have now tested negative for the second time in three days making them eligible to join the squad in the UK.
The World Health Organisations in a recent update of its account of the early stages of the pandemic said that it was alerted by its own office in China, and not China itself to th...
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France's virus reopening strategy, as the country's new prime minister.
At least 19 passengers were killed and eight others were injured when a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims was hit by a train in Sheikhupura district in Pakistan's Punjab on Friday afternoon, said local media reports. Police have said that 27 persons were present in the bus.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday stressed on the importance of closer ties between the two countries for jointly addressing challenges of the post-COVID world. This came a day after Putin secured enough votes to stay in power until 2036.
Mumbai: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Bombay High Court that a decision to declare sanitary napkins as an essential commodity can be taken only after following the due process.
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) have started using computational methods to understand the factors and impediments in incorporating biofuels into the fuel sector in India, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions from the use of fossil fuels.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development on Friday postponed medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE to September in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases.
Dumka: A teacher in Jharkhand has put up several loudspeakers across the Bankathi village where his Upgraded Middle School is located, and classes are being held for two hours every day since April 16, beating the odds of online learning.
