Scientists discover new TB drug
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) Scientists have hit upon a novel drug that attacks the tuberculosis bacteria, a finding that could prove to be an…
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Himachal hydropower units remain shut for fourth day
byShimla: The country’s largest hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the fourth consecutive day today following a high silt level in the Sutlej…
Japanese firm to mass-produce synthetic spider silk
byTokyo, June 19 (IANS/EFE) A Japanese company has developed a synthetic protein based on spider silk and plans to use it to mass-produce a…
Scientists identify 280 craters on moon
bySydney, June 19 (IANS/EFE) A team of Australian scientists has identified 280 craters on the moon’s surface using a combination of gravitational data and…
TCS holds camp in US for science, maths students
byWashington, June 18 (IANS) India’s leading IT services, Tata Consultancy Services, held its goIT summer camp programme in the Cincinnati area exposing students to…
Saudi Arabia e-security centre to prevent hacking
byRiyadh, June 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has set up a national e-security centre to protect the country’s e-system from hackers, a media report said…
280 new moon craters identified
bySydney, June 18 (IANS) Using ultra-high resolution mapping techniques, scientists from Australia have identified 280 craters on the moon that have never been mapped…
Half of NASA’s new astronaut class are women
byWashington, June 18 (IANS/EFE) NASA announced Monday that it has selected its first new contingent of potential astronauts in four years and half of…
Obama defends surveillance of American communications
byWashington, June 18 (IANS) As the US whistleblower accused President Barack Obama of worsening “abusive” practices, Obama defended extensive surveillance of US communications, saying…
Facility to test bird hits on aircraft in Bangalore
byBangalore, June 17 (IANS) The state-run Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) have jointly set up a…