he advancement in science and technology, witnessed during the past few decades, is no doubt amazing. Never before has such a feat been paralleled. However at present, we are going through an age of paradox. We are talking our overseas friends and relatives the moment we desire to contact them, usin…
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Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari
Director General, CSIR
& Secretary, Government of India Department of Scientific & Industrial Research
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It gives me great pleasure to learn that the Hyderabad Chapter of the Jadavpur University Alumni Association is organizing the 4th Science Symp…
Session 1: Presentation by Dr BG Siddharth
Dr B. G. Siddharth
Profile: Director-General, B.M.Birla Science Centre, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad 500063 (India)
Email: birlard@ap.nic.in iiamisbgs@yahoo.co.in
Qualifications: B.Sc (Hons.), M.Sc.,Ph.D(1977-78), all from Calcutta University, one of India's three best Institutions. At present (F…
Session 1: Unraveling Genetic basis of chronic Pancreatitis in India
Dr G R Chandak
Profile : Dr G R Chandak is a Medical Geneticist and Group Leader at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), Hyderabad. He received his MD in Biochemistry from Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras Hindu University and PhD in Biochemistry from Osmania University.
Session 1: Presentation by Dr Srikumar Banerjee
Profile of Dr. Srikumar Banerjee
Dr. Srikumar Banerjee is an Indian nuclear scientist and a metallurgical engineer. He was one of the senior Indian scientists involved in the 1974 Indian atomic test and the 1998 Indian nuclear testing. He retired as the Chairman Atomic Energy Commission of Indi…
Discovery of New Antibiotics - A Major Challenge
Dr.M.K.Chattopadhyay,
M.Pharm, Ph.D from Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Summary of the lecture delivered in the Golden Jubilee of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata on 23 February 2013
During the past few decades, the widespread emergence of antibiotic-r…
Plant Disease Diagnosis
Dr. Raju Ghosh
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) E-Mail: r.ghosh@cgiar.org
Important agricultural crops are threatened by a wide variety of plant diseases and pests. These can damage crops, lower fruit and vegetable quality and wipe out entire harvests…
My share of science, a micro review about what and how, ifs and buts
Dr. Paramita Palit
Research Associate, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), E-mail: dr.paramita.palit@gmail.com
When a good old friend of mine has requested me to write anything for you related to science, I feel a bit nervous and a huge embarrassment…
Carbon Footprint and Its Impact on Climate Change
Dr. Chanchal Sarbajna,
AMD/Department of Atomic Energy, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500016.
Carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of carbon dioxide, which were induced by our activities in a given time frame. Usually a carbon footprint is calculated for the time period of a year. The total am…
Model Organisms in Biological Research
Dr. Saswati Sengupta
M.Tech, Ph.D (Jadavpur University) EMail: saswatis.biologics@gmail.com
Introduction:
investigation such models can be either computer models, theoretical models or living models. Scientific investigations in any area require some model systems. Depending on the field of Sc…
Gene Therapy-the New Age Medicine
Arpita Sarkar
Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR), Hyderabad 500007, A.P
E-mail: arpita1226@gmail.com.
What would you do if you feel sick today? You would certainly head to a doctor's clinic,get yourself tested and probably swallow a pill or take an injection s…
My Trip to Japan
Debashis Basu
President, JU Alumni
Association, Hyderabad
I had been to Japan a few weeks back. The duration of stay was only one week. This was my first ever trip to Japan. The experience was fascinating, both as a professional as well as a tourist. Our workplace was Nagoya & Toyota City and…
Sky is the limit
Soumik De
Celebrating 60 years since the first ascent of Everest...
Mount Everest... the name is synonymous to the ultimate test of one's physical and mental endurance, demand of extreme fitness and capability, courage, and strength of mind. Although there are some mountains which are cons…
History Of Modern Science And Technology In India
AK Chakrabarti,
Former Director, DRDL
Email:chakrabarti49@gmail.com
India has rich tradition in Science and Technology since the days of discovery of Shusnya (zero). Development of astronomy and mathematics has been very excellently presented in 'The Discovery of India' by Pandit Jawahar…
Interesting Facts !
The Following Calendar is Correct!!!!
Yes, it is. The tenth month of 1582 had 10 days less than what a month of October should have. What made it shorter? Precisely speaking, the Julian calendar (named after Julius Caesar, the Roman Emperor) that was followed at that time had to be corrected. It …
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