We have always known that antibiotics, life-saving drugs in serious infections, affect the composition of our gut microbiome (community of bacteria living in the gut). Now, scientists have found that certain types of antibiotics can be linked to changes that persist in the gut microbiome – and lower its diversity – for as long as...
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March 13, 2026March 13, 2026Science & Tech
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March 13, 2026March 13, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
LPG crisis: why it is important for India to electrify industrial heat
In the industrial town of Morbi in Gujarat, the air usually hums with the roar of gas-fired kilns producing millions of square metres of ceramic tiles. Today, however, nearly a quarter of the town’s ceramic units have gone silent. Nearly a thousand kilometres away in Ludhiana, Punjab, one of India’s largest hosiery and knitwear clusters...
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March 13, 2026March 13, 2026Science & Tech
Experts clash over HALEU-Th fuel for Indian nuclear reactors
A January report in the journal Current Science authored by scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has turned radioactive with one of India’s leading nuclear scientists characterising the conclusions of the report as “misleading.” The study compared the relative merits of different mixes of nuclear-power-grade uranium and concluded that a mix of concentrated...
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March 13, 2026March 13, 2026Science & Tech
Electrifying industrial heat as a path to India’s thermal independence
In the industrial town of Morbi in Gujarat, the air usually hums with the roar of gas-fired kilns producing millions of square metres of ceramic tiles. Today, however, nearly a quarter of the town’s ceramic units have gone silent. Nearly a thousand kilometres away in Ludhiana, Punjab, one of India’s largest hosiery and knitwear clusters...
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March 12, 2026March 12, 2026Science & Tech
NASA clears its Artemis 2 moon rocket for April launch with four astronauts
NASA said on Thursday that the long-delayed launch of Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, could come as soon as April 1. “We are on track for a launch as early as April 1, and we are working toward that date,” Lori Glaze, a senior NASA...
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March 12, 2026March 12, 2026Science & Tech
ISRO, AIIMS sign MoU for cooperation in space medicine and research
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for cooperation in space medicine and research. According to ISRO, the MoU aims to promote joint research aligned with ISRO’s priority areas, with a shared objective of advancing human health, performance and safety...
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March 12, 2026March 12, 2026Science & Tech
India-made app turns impaired speech into clear speech in near-realtime
A whisper. A few slurred words. For those who suffer from dysarthria, a motor speech disorder, basic communication is a challenge, indelibly affecting both their professional and personal life. But now a new innovation based on artificial intelligence (AI) and developed in India could be life-changing. Led by associate professor Vineet Gandhi of the International Institute...
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March 12, 2026March 12, 2026Science & Tech
The Uncut Diamond: Book explores the life of pioneering physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani
Researcher and writer Asha Gopinathan remembers asking children to name a female scientist when working on science popularisation programmes with the Alliance Francaise in Thiruvananthapuram in March 2015. After several moments of silence, a hand went up and a voice said ‘Marie Curie’. “I realised then that something was wrong. And this wrong needed to...
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March 11, 2026March 11, 2026Science & Tech
A seismic decision: On revision to India’s earthquake zoning, rollback
The Centre’s rollback of the revision to India’s earthquake zoning by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), follows a major challenge to the methodology used, which some engineers believe are out of sync with site-based evaluations. Yet, the reversal is driven largely by the massive cost and execution implications, as the decision impacts urban planning,...
