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A new use for graphene: Making better hair dyes
16 Mar 2018
Russian scientist claims Peru's 3-fingered mummies are ETs; others scoff
14 Mar 2018
While the mummies of Peru have been largely dismissed by the scientific community as being hoaxed, conspiracy theorists are still fascinated by the 'three-fingered mummies' with elongated heads
Stephen Hawking passes on at 76; PM, President mourn death
14 Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who overcame a devastating neurological disease to probe the greatest mysteries of the cosmos from his wheelchair and become a globally celebrated symbol of the power of the human mind, is dead
Off-the-shelf smart devices found easy to hack
13 Mar 2018
Using artificial intelligence to investigate illegal wildlife trade on social media
13 Mar 2018
Efficient monitoring of illegal wildlife trade on social media is crucial for conserving biodiversity
Researchers make proton-battery breakthrough
08 Mar 2018
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes, vehicles and devices
Smart glass made better, and cheaper
08 Mar 2018
Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time
07 Mar 2018
Scientists have found that the mineral vaterite, a polymorph of calcium carbonate, and rarely found in a naturally occuring state one Earth, is a dominant component of the protective silvery-white crust that forms on the leaves of a number of alpine plant
Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time
07 Mar 2018
Scientists have found that the mineral vaterite, a polymorph of calcium carbonate, and rarely found in a naturally occuring state one Earth, is a dominant component of the protective silvery-white crust that forms on the leaves of a number of alpine plant
Lens-free fluorescent microscope
06 Mar 2018
Hawking explains nothing existed at singularity
05 Mar 2018
Musk’s Tesla may have carried largest load of bacteria into space
03 Mar 2018
Scientists say NASA understands the danger of land-borne bacteria falling on other planets and therefore ensures that all it spacecraft sent to the Moon or Mars, are processed and sterilised, unlike Musk's Tesla Roadster, which was launched by the Space Explorer in February
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation