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MESSAGE
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…

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Session 1: Frequently asked Questions about the Eye and Vision

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…

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Session 1: Plastic Unlimited: A chemist’s Approach Towards Turning the Tide

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…

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Session 2: Science Quiz

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…

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Essay Competition: Sensors can save lives (WINNER)

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…

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Essay Competition: Science And Technology For A Better Future (1ST RUNNER UP)

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…

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Essay Competition: Science And Technology For A Better Tomorrow-Drone Technology (2ND RUNNER UP)

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…

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Dimethyl Sulfide (DMS): Is it a sign of extraterrestrial life??

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 …

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Science Concepts Hands-on Learning

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 …

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Fusion Reactor: Trapping ten little Suns in a Chamber to generate Electricity

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…

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Badey Miya Chote Miya – NMR & MRI

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…

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From Code to Cure: The Promise of Gene Editing

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…

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Light weight yet tough- Beryllium

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…

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Conversational AI for a more Immersive Customer experience

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…

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Advances in Mental Health Research through Animal Models

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…

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Seeds of Mini Silicon Valley in Kolkata

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…

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Controversy Over India’s Moon Mission

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…

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Green Hydrogen: The Energy of the Future

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…

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Antibiotics from Marine Natural Products: An Urge for their discovery

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…

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Unsung Heroes in the History of Science

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…

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