Compulsory use of nuclear power all over the world resulting in the unwanted and dangerous nuclear waste and estimated 34 million cubic metres of global nuclear waste will cost over $100 billion to manage and dispose. However, this waste can be put to useful applications in the form of nuclear …

The Covid-19 pandemic has gripped several countries across the world, resulting in several millions of infected individuals and hundreds and thousands of deaths. This global emergency has triggered responses from all across, including the domain of science and technology. Especially, the use of nanotechnology has offered fresh opportunities and novel …

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to the great scientists of this century Albert Einstein” for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.” The law which became the basic tool to convert light energy into electricity. Solar energy …

Context: Indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate supported by DBT gets Drug Controller nod to initiate Human clinical trials India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from Indian Drug regulators to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trial. The novel mRNA vaccine candidate, HGCO19 has been developed by Gennova, Pune and …

CONTEXT: A tough novel species of Muraingrass identified by scientists in the plateaus of Western Ghats of Goa. A new species of Indian Muraingrasses known for their ecological and economic importance, such as fodder, have been spotted by scientists in Goa in the Western Ghats, one of the four global …

CONTEXT: Aerosols in Indo-Gangetic Plain have led to increased incidents of high rainfall in the Himalayan foothills Scientists have found that aerosols like black carbon and dust, which makes the Indo-Gangetic Plain one of the most polluted regions of the world, have led to increased incidents of high rainfall events …

CONTEXT: Recently NASA launched its first full-fledged human mission (CREW-1) using a privately owned spacecraft. About CREW-1 Mission: It is part of NASA’s first commercial human spacecraft system with a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), onboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft called Resilience. It is the …