SCIENCE & RESEARCH

NASA images show fall in China pollution over virus shutdown

9:33 pm March 2, 2020

Washington: NASA satellite images show a dramatic fall in pollution over China that is “partly related” to the economic slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the space agency said. The reduction in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution was first noticed near Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, but eventually spread across China, according to NASA scientists […]

Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned three years ago

ISRO readying for low cost satellite launch vehicles

8:17 pm January 31, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Space Research Organisation is readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles costing about Rs 30-35 crore each, which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg. The first such launch from the country is expected to take place in the next four months. This capability will give ISRO a big commercial boost as it […]

NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet

New mission to take first peek at Sun’s poles: NASA

3:43 pm January 28, 2020

Washington: NASA, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is launching a new spacecraft next month to snap the first pictures of the Sun’s north and south poles, the US space agency announced on Tuesday. The Solar Orbiter spacecraft will have its first opportunity to launch from Cape Canaveral in the US on February […]

IIT-M researchers working on effective drugs against HIV/AIDS

New compound activates hiding HIV, may make drug treatment more effective: Study

7:09 pm January 26, 2020

Washington: Researchers have found a novel compound that can trigger latent HIV residing in mice to come out of hiding, a major breakthrough in treating the infection since current drug treatment fails to completely cure the disease when some of the viruses become dormant. To combat HIV, which has infected nearly 38 million people around […]

Delhi govt to organize digital round table conference aimed to reduce air pollution

Air pollution linked to poor brain development in kids: Study

7:58 pm January 25, 2020

New York: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) during early childhood is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of 12, according to a study which warns that the pollutants may affect physical and mental development in kids. According to the study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, children with higher levels […]