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"For multiple decades West preferred military dictatorship next to us as p
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], October 10 (ANI): Defending the use of Russian arms by Indian forces, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday hit out at Western countries for choosing military dictatorships as preferred partners and not supplying India with weapons for decades.
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India's forex reserves dip by $4.85 bn; hit lowest level since July 2020
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8 (ANI): India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves slumped by $4.854 billion to $532.664 billion for the week ended September 30, the lowest level since July 2020, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) used its kitty to defend the rupee, which has hit recor
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Study: Novel treatment effective for bladder cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): An epigenetics drug currently being used for the treatment of blood cancers and rare sarcomas can stop the growth of bladder cancer by activating the immune system, reports a new study in mice. The drug is now being tested in a national clinical trial for pa
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Details surface about Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 chip
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip has been used in only a couple of phones so far but it has well short of the popularity of the 700-series chips that preceded it.
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World Cotton day 2022: History, significance, theme
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): One of the most widely used plant products globally is cotton, specifically cotton fibre and cottonseed. It is a versatile plant that is mostly consumed in the textile industry, but it is also useful in the medical field, the edible oil industry, animal fee
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CDSCO takes up urgent investigation on WHO's complaint for India-made coug
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): After the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert on four India-made cough and cold syrups used for paediatric groups, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has taken up an urgent investigation in this regard.
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Chemists advance development of marijuana breathalyzer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], October 5 (ANI): A bunch of professors have come up with a way to detect marijuana through a breath analyzer, just like an acohol analyzer which helps detect presence of alcohol in one's body through their breath. They are mostly used by Police to find out if any person is
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Ancient chemistry explains why ATP is universal energy unit used by all li
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], October 5 (ANI): According to a new study by Nick Lane and colleagues at University College London, UK, a straightforward two-carbon molecule may have been a key participant in the evolution of metabolism before the appearance of cells. The discovery may shed light on the earlie
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Gold medallist Siddharth Pardeshi hopes Diving will get some more attentio
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Diver Siddharth Pardeshi used the 3m Springboard to launch himself to a well-deserved National Games gold medal at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here and to make an appeal to the ecosystem to encourage Indian Diving athletes a bit more. His competition with National Champion, team-mate a
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Fertiliser firms seek to buy phosphoric acid at cheaper rate than internat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Indian fertiliser companies are looking at buying phosphoric acid, used in making fertiliser, at USD 1,000-1,050/tonne for the December quarter, government official sources said. The sought price is cheaper than the rate prevalent in the international mark
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Scientists develop system to produce biodegradable plastics
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. The research addresses two challenges: the accumulation of nondegradable p
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Researchers discovered protein could be used to produce life-saving antifu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a protein that is responsible for controlling cell growth in yeasts. Since humans and yeasts have remarkably similar cellular mechanisms, teasing out the differences presents drug developers with new targets for treatments.
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