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IIT Delhi to establish department of energy science and engineering

NewsTrack PlusMay 31, 2021

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi is in the process of establishing a new department named, ‘Department of Energy Science and Engineering’ essentially for expanding the scope and...

Science

Researchers develop smart materials for climate control of buildings

NewsTrack PlusMay 26, 2021

New Delhi: According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), buildings around the globe account for 36 percent of energy use and 39 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions annually....

Science

Indian Scientists theory gives better knowledge on the space around Earth

NewsTrack PlusMay 25, 2021

New Delhi: A novel theory by three Indian scientists has paved way to unlock the mysteries of the ionhole structures - a localized plasma region where the ion density is...

Science

Scientists discover new species of African Violet plant in Mizoram

NewsTrack PlusMay 25, 2021

New Delhi: Researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have discovered a new species of plant belonging to the African Violets family in Mizoram and adjacent...

National Science

IIT Delhi to create new centre to boost research in optics and photonics

NewsTrack PlusMay 25, 2021

New Delhi: In order to take teaching, research, development, and innovation in different areas of optics and photonics to a higher level, while keeping a balance between classical and modern...

Science

Mars and Moon to play hide and seek on April 17, 2021

NewsTrack PlusApril 16, 2021

New Delhi : Mars is about to perform a vanishing act on April 17, Saturday, in the evening sky, at about Sunset time. It will appear to shine on the...

Gadgets Science Tech

Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launches NanoSniffer, a Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector

NewsTrack PlusApril 10, 2021

Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched NanoSniffer, the world’s first Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) developed by NanoSniff Technologies, an IIT Bombay incubated startup. Director, IIT Delhi,...

National Science Tech

IIIT-Delhi to develop method to predict collision from space debris

NewsTrack PlusApril 8, 2021

New Delhi: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Delhi receives research funding from National Super Computing Mission (NSM) under HPC Applications to work on the project titled ‘Orbit computation of Resident...

National Science Tech

Self-propelled vehicle can replace manual railway track scavenging

NewsTrack PlusApril 5, 2021

New Delhi: A self-propelled railway track scavenging vehicle may soon replace manual scavenging and cleaning that is still practiced to remove human waste lying on railway tracks. Despite the ban...

Health & Fitness Lifestyle Science

Salt substitution is effective to reduce blood pressure in rural India

NewsTrack PlusMarch 31, 2021

New Delhi: Replacing regular common salt consumed by hypertensive patients in rural areas with a salt substitute can have a significant impact in terms of lowering their blood pressure, a...