Our City Desk Researchers at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology have uncovered a remarkable defense strategy used by plants to combat viral infections, shedding light on how plants deploy “sticky” molecular traps to immobilize invading viruses before they can multiply. The groundbreaking study, led by scientist Dr. Mandar V. Deshmukh and published in the…
In the late 20th century, India faced an unusual threat—not military, not economic, but biological. It wasn’t about land or trade routes. It was about the ownership of knowledge that had existed for centuries in Indian homes, farms, and scriptures. The battleground was global patent law. And at the center of India’s response stood Raghunath…
A pivotal moment on 6 April 2026, when Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieved criticality, was drowned in the cacophony of threats and counter-threats between the US and Iran in the ongoing Middle East war. With this milestone, India moved a step closer to achieving its goal of energy self-sufficiency, akin to the…
New York: Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a century. It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose record-breaking lunar flyby revealed not only swaths of the moon’s far side – never…
New Delhi: Space agency ISRO has successfully conducted the second integrated air drop test (IADT-02) for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission at the space station in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. The system is essential to ensure safe recovery of the crew module — the capsule in which astronauts sit during a human flight — during re-entry and…
Hyderabad: In a significant scientific development with serious public health implications, researchers from the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) have uncovered worrying levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria responsible for eye infections. The collaborative study, published in the journal Communications Biology, is among the most…
New York: Artemis II astronauts flew past the Moon on Monday and set a new distance record. NASA said the crew became the farthest humans from Earth during a six-hour lunar flyby. The mission carried three Americans and one Canadian in an Orion capsule. The trip marked NASA’s first crewed return to the Moon since…
Dr. R K Chadha The time was 14:56 (UTC) on 20 July 1969 when the first human, US astronaut Neil Armstrong, stepped onto the Moon’s surface and uttered the famous phrase, That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. He was joined by Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, and both of them…
Melbourne: On Tuesday, March 3, the Moon will pass directly through Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse. Best of all, Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand, are in a prime position to watch the show. This time, the eclipse even occurs at a reasonable hour – no need to set an alarm and crawl out…
Hyderabad: Reinforcing the critical role of mentorship in building a robust scientific ecosystem, the TNQ Inspiring Science Awards (TNQ ISA) has once again recognized young researchers and their mentors for impactful contributions to life sciences research. Instituted in 2016, TNQ ISA celebrates creative and high-quality research carried out by early-career scientists. Over the years, four…
