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It gives me immense pleasure to know that Hyderabad Chapter of Jadavpur University is organizing 12th one-day symposium on popular science on 31st August at IICT Auditorium. As the nation marches through an era of self-sustained scientific domain, the collective passion and relentle…
Dr. Prashant Garg
Executive Chair, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
People often compare the eye with a camera. Why so?
Answer: Yes, the eye can be compared very well with a camera, because the primary goal of the camera and the eyes are the same. Both are involved in captu…
Dr. Sayam Sen Gupta (Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER, Kolkata, Email: sayam.sengupta@iiserkol.ac.in) receiving National Teachers Award for the year 2023 from Hon’ble President of India, Shrimati Draupadi Murmu (5th Sept 2023)
Plastic packaging is in the “eye-of-the-storm” wi…
Quiz Master
Bedadyuti Chakraborty,
Director – RxCella, Contact: 9959096697,
E-mail id: iambeda@gmail.com
Beda is currently Director - RxCella (A Pharma & Biopharma Learning Academy). As Biotechnologist, he was engaged in the anti-cancer drug development program of Dr. Reddy's for nearly tw…
B. Sathvik Raj, Class VIII A
IICT ZM School, Hyderabad
Sensors can save our future. To describe this in detail let us take an example of open Borewells. For irrigation purposes farmers dig borewells, after the result if there is no water present underground, farmers leave the borewells open. Due…
Siddhangana Biswas,
Class 1X, Defence Laboratories School, RCI, Hyderabad
Introduction
Living organisms have been evolving since the dawn of the “living-friendly” environment. From bacteria to unicellular organisms, and from apes to humans, we have developed the most among all organisms. Our we…
Ch. Lithin Kumar
Class: XII (MPC), Little Flower Junior College
In the modern era, advancements in science and technology continually reshape our world, offering innovative solutions to longstanding challenges. Among these innovations, drone technology stands out as a powerful tool. Drones promi…
Dr. Rajkumar Banerjee
Chief Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad
Scientists, especially astrophysicists/astronomers are lately elated for a reason. They find a hint that can quell the thirst for establishing the fact that if human being and other life forms in Earth …
Dr. K. Ratna; Secretary, KVRSS, Hyderabad
Dr. K. V. Rao Scientific Society (KVRSS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and popularizing science, particularly among school students. It was established in 2001 in memory of Dr. K.V. Rao, a retired Superintending Chemist with the …
Amal Chakraborty
Former Director, DRDL, Hyderabad
Fusion reactors are the world's most important energy source—almost unlimited and zero-emission. They are the future of humanity. Both fission and fusion reactions are nuclear processes. Current atomic energy plants run on the fission reaction, w…
Dr. Ruchira Sarbajna
Director, Analytical Division, R&D Centre, Viatris India, Hyderabad
Many of us mostly in our childhood and in our old age suffer from fractures due to accidents and unintended falls. So, when one falls and breaks his bones what comes to your mind? Go to doctor and get an X-r…
Dr. Poulami Chaudhuri
CEO, CSO, Co-founder, HELEX
India faces a significant healthcare challenge due to its high prevalence of genetic diseases, which are exacerbated by factors such as consanguineous marriages and a diverse genetic landscape. Disorders like thalassemia, sickle cell anaemia, and…
Dr. Chanchal Sarbajna
Head, Mineralogy-Petrology-Geochemistry Group, AMD, Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad
As a school student I was required to memorize the periodic table in my Chemistry class; I guess many of this generation students also may be doing the similar drill. Later when I joi…
Sourav Chowdhury
Principal Enterprise Architect – Insurance at Tech Mahindra
Definition of Conversational AI: Conversational AI is targeted towards executing automated conversations between computers/machines/bots and humans. Being communication-centric, the technology finds natural use-cases in…
Dr. Sumana Chakravarty
Senior Principal Scientist, Applied Biology, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
Email: sumana98@gmail.com; sumanachak@iict.res.in
Dear friends,
When we talk about health, we often focus solely on our “physical wellbeing”. However, true health encompasses emotional, mental, and physi…
Dr. S K Chaudhuri
Former Director, RCI, DRDO, Hyderabad
Fundamental of semiconductors should give directions to young minds for seeds of mini silicon valley of Kolkata. ‘Semiconductor’ The name itself speaks all about it. It is neither conductor like metal nor insulator like wool. This is the re…
Dr. M. K. Chattopadhyay
Former Scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), Hyderabad
Email: mdhab.ccmb@gmail.com
Achievement of Chandrayyan - 3August 23, 2023 is a memorable day in the history of Indian space research. On this day Chandrayaan-3, the third Indian lunar explorati…
Dr. Ujjwal Pal
Department of Energy & Environmental Engineering, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad-500007
Email id: ujjwalpal@iict.res.in; upal03@gmail.com
The Dawn of Green Hydrogen
The world stands at a critical juncture in an energy revolution, where sustainability and innovation are converging to creat…
M. Vishnu Vachana1 and Rupasree Mukhopadhyay2
1 Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
2 Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam, Koti, Hyderabad.
Corresponding author: Dr Rupasree Mukhopadhyay rupasree.ucw@gmail.com
Antibiot…
Dr. Dipanwita Sengupta
Grants Manager, DBT Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Email id. sengupta.dipanwita@gmail.com
In the history of science research, some researchers are found to be ignored and deprived of due recognition despite making seminal contributions. They remained unsung heroes in the h…