News for 'Department of Science'

Cyclone Biparjoy may prove to be killjoy for onset of monsoon

Cyclone Biparjoy may prove to be killjoy for onset of monsoon

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

Cyclone 'Biparjoy', the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, has rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, with meteorologists predicting a 'mild' monsoon onset over Kerala and 'weak' progress beyond southern peninsular under its influence.

Shinde govt under Oppn attack after Guj bags Rs 1.54 lakh cr Foxconn project

Shinde govt under Oppn attack after Guj bags Rs 1.54 lakh cr Foxconn project

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

The Nationalist Congress Party, the main opposition outfit, accused the neighbouring state, ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, of 'snatching morsel from Maharashtra's mouth.'

A Special Place Under The Sun, And Moon!

A Special Place Under The Sun, And Moon!

Rediff.com26 Aug 2023

Even as the scientists and staff at Mission Operations Complex broke into applause, the core team members thanked all those who had worked on the mission. Quietly and without jingoistic boasting of their stupendous achievement. And that is the most remarkable aspect of ISRO -- they let their work do the talking, notes Minnie Vaid, author of Those Magnificent Women And Their Flying Machines, ISRO's Mission to Mars.

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Nirma's tryst with the pharmaceutical space started in 2006 when it acquired the ailing Core Healthcare in a deal reported to be worth Rs 300 crore. The Ahmedabad-based manufacturer of intravenous fluids was subsequently renamed Nirlife. Pharma industry insiders say Nirma, which broke open the detergent market in the 1990s with low prices and massive advertising, tried an encore of the low-price strategy in pharma, but with mixed results.

Allahabad HC orders scientific probe to find age of Gyanvapi's Shivling

Allahabad HC orders scientific probe to find age of Gyanvapi's Shivling

Rediff.com12 May 2023

The Allahabad high court on Friday ordered authorities to determine the age of the Shivling-like structure inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi using modern technology.

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Himanta inducts 2 cabinet ministers, rejigs several seniors' portfolios

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The expansion was the first by Sarma since he assumed chief ministership of the state about 13 months ago.

AIIMS official lists factors determining Covid third wave

AIIMS official lists factors determining Covid third wave

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

Amid the fear of a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic as the country gradually eases restrictions, Neeraj Nischal, Assistant Professor Department of Medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday said that human behaviour is one of the factors which will determine Covid waves.

Education minister admitted to AIIMS due to post-Covid complications

Education minister admitted to AIIMS due to post-Covid complications

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

The education minister had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 21.

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'

Menstruating girls prevented from planting saplings in Maha

Menstruating girls prevented from planting saplings in Maha

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The class 12 student of the science faculty claimed the teacher had told her and others that trees will not grow and burn if girls with periods plant them.

Day after Skymet's warning, IMD predicts normal south-west monsoon

Day after Skymet's warning, IMD predicts normal south-west monsoon

Rediff.com11 Apr 2023

The country can expect normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season as a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and a lower snow cover over the northern hemisphere are likely to counter the evolving El Nino conditions, the India meteorological department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

'Proud to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Mainstream American newspapers, many of which had been sceptical of India's space mission and sometimes even made fun of it through cartoons, noted the great Indian achievement.

Sebi rejigs market data advisory panel

Sebi rejigs market data advisory panel

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

Sebi has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access and privacy. Rejigging its market data advisory committee, Sebi has said the panel will now have 21 members, as per the latest information with the regulator. Earlier the committee had 20 members. The committee is chaired by M S Sahoo, Professor at National Law University, Delhi and former chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).

Gyanvapi case: SC to hear Muslim side's plea against HC order

Gyanvapi case: SC to hear Muslim side's plea against HC order

Rediff.com18 May 2023

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday a plea challenging the Allahabad high court order of conducting a 'scientific survey', including carbon dating, to determine the age of a 'Shivling' which was said to have been found at the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.

Southwest monsoon to hit Andaman on May 15, early onset over Kerala likely

Southwest monsoon to hit Andaman on May 15, early onset over Kerala likely

Rediff.com12 May 2022

The Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive early with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands expected to receive first seasonal showers on May 15, the weather office said on Thursday.

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

'It was Maulana Azad's foresight which created the IITs, UGC, science academies across the country.'

Guard at health minister's staff office tests COVID-19 +ve

Guard at health minister's staff office tests COVID-19 +ve

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

The entire wing where the OSD office is located is being sanitised and several staffers, including the OSD, is learnt to have been advised self-quarantine.

Govt issues draft rules for private use of people's non-personal data

Govt issues draft rules for private use of people's non-personal data

Rediff.com28 May 2022

The draft policy proposes the launch of a non-personal data based India datasets program and addresses the methods and rules to ensure that non-personal and anonymised data from both government and private entities are safely accessible by the research and innovation ecosystem.

'Manipur peace committee members were superimposed by Centre'

'Manipur peace committee members were superimposed by Centre'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

'This committee underscores the Indian State's longstanding conventional approach to leverage top-down conflict management in North East India in general and Manipur in particular.' 'Trying to 'manage' violent conflicts top-down has not worked in the past, and apparently does not seem to work this time either.'

Flash floods, landslides in Kerala caused by mini cloudburst: Expert

Flash floods, landslides in Kerala caused by mini cloudburst: Expert

Rediff.com17 Oct 2021

Mini cloud bursts are marked by intense short spells which may not exceed 10cm in one hour-a classical definition by India Meteorological Department, he noted.

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death

CBI takes over probe into BJP leader Sonali Phogat's death

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

The central probe agency re-registered the first information report (FIR) of Goa Police on a reference from the Ministry of Home Affairs which was routed to it through the Department of Personnel and Training, officials said.

Varanasi university lecturer sacked over post on Navratra fast

Varanasi university lecturer sacked over post on Navratra fast

Rediff.com1 Oct 2022

In his social media post in Hindi, Gautam had written, "For women, it is better to read the Constitution of India and the Hindu Code Bill instead of fasting for nine days during Navratra. Their lives will be free from fear and slavery. Jai Bheem."

'Modi's silence has grievously hurt the people of Manipur'

'Modi's silence has grievously hurt the people of Manipur'

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

'Deeply hurt by Modi's conspicuous silence for over a month-and-a-half since the outbreak of violence, people in Manipur came on the roads and crushed their radio sets to express their frustration and anger.' 'The fact that Modi's Mann Ki Baat did not have a single reference to the Manipur violence further accentuated this hurt and anger.'

SC defers scientific survey of 'Shivling' at Gyanvapi till next hearing

SC defers scientific survey of 'Shivling' at Gyanvapi till next hearing

Rediff.com19 May 2023

The Allahabad high court on May 12 ordered determination of the age of the structure claimed to be 'Shivling' using modern technology.

Meet Delhi's 'Dog Amma'

Meet Delhi's 'Dog Amma'

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

Eighty-year-old Pratima Devi has been taking care of over 200 street dogs for over 30 years.

Jaipur: 9 of family of S Africa returnees test Covid positive

Jaipur: 9 of family of S Africa returnees test Covid positive

Rediff.com3 Dec 2021

Nine members of a family here tested positive for COVID-19, days after four of them returned from South Africa, putting the Health Department on alert amid concerns over the 'Omicron' variant of the infection.

China succumbs to pressure, shares Covid situation with WHO

China succumbs to pressure, shares Covid situation with WHO

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

They agreed to continue technical exchanges to help end the epidemic worldwide as soon as possible, it said.

Channi keeps 14 portfolios, Amarinder's ministers retain theirs

Channi keeps 14 portfolios, Amarinder's ministers retain theirs

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday allocated portfolios to the new ministers, keeping 14 departments with himself and giving home affairs to deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and health to other deputy O P Soni.

7-year-old Jharkhand girl found with monkeypox-like symptoms, alert issued

7-year-old Jharkhand girl found with monkeypox-like symptoms, alert issued

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The Jharkhand government has asked health officials to remain on alert and arrange isolation beds in all district hospitals after a seven-year-old girl was detected with symptoms similar to monkeypox in Garhwa, an official said on Wednesday.

'Management is as much a clinical art as science'

'Management is as much a clinical art as science'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

The Department Head of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur's MBA program, Prof Jayanta Chatterjee, talks about what makes their MBA programme special, and what new things the incoming batch can expect.

Poonawala's Serum Inst to soon launch India's first cervical cancer vaccine

Poonawala's Serum Inst to soon launch India's first cervical cancer vaccine

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

India's first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in a few months and made available to the people in an affordable price range of Rs 200-400, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Thursday.

32 students back from Kerala test Covid positive in Karnataka

32 students back from Kerala test Covid positive in Karnataka

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

As many as 32 students have tested positive for COVID-19 in a college in Karnataka's Kolar KGF College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, said Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday.

First cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra

First cases of B.A. sub-lineage of Omicron found in Maharashtra

Rediff.com28 May 2022

For the first time in Maharashtra, four patients of B.A.4 sub-lineage and three cases of B.A.5 sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been found, the state health department said on Saturday.

ISRO's LVM3 successfully injects 36 satellites into orbits

ISRO's LVM3 successfully injects 36 satellites into orbits

Rediff.com26 Mar 2023

The ISRO on Sunday scripted yet another history after its LVM3 rocket successfully placed 36 satellites of United Kingdom-based OneWeb group company into intended orbits.

Kuno a no-go? MP govt seeks alternative site for cheetahs after 2 deaths

Kuno a no-go? MP govt seeks alternative site for cheetahs after 2 deaths

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

The Madhya Pradesh forest department has asked the Centre for an "alternate" site for cheetahs currently introduced at the Kuno National Park, which has seen the death of two felines in less than a month, with officials citing lack of logistical support and space.

Aaftab confesses to killing Shraddha during polygraph test; narco on Thursday

Aaftab confesses to killing Shraddha during polygraph test; narco on Thursday

Rediff.com30 Nov 2022

The polygraph test ended on Tuesday after multiple sessions, the sources said.

ED officials left Delhi home after nod from 'above', alleges Tejashwi

ED officials left Delhi home after nod from 'above', alleges Tejashwi

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

"Thenga mila hai", scoffed Yadav using the Hindi slang to repudiate the ED's claim of huge recovery in the raids conducted in connection with the land for jobs scam

India-Germany ties a model of success, says Modi, as 2 nations sign $10.5 bn green deal

India-Germany ties a model of success, says Modi, as 2 nations sign $10.5 bn green deal

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the partnership between India and Germany could serve as an example of success in a complex world as the two sides inked several agreements focused on sustainable development under which India would receive USD 10.5 billion assistance by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy.

'Xi's Main Challenge Is Taking Over Taiwan'

'Xi's Main Challenge Is Taking Over Taiwan'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

'Even though as Xi will seemingly continue to stay in power beyond his third term, competitions for the post-Xi leadership would be inevitably unfolded beneath the surface of water, and that will be a big headache for Xi the dictator.'

Family of South Africa returnees among 9 Omicron cases in Jaipur

Family of South Africa returnees among 9 Omicron cases in Jaipur

Rediff.com5 Dec 2021

Genome sequencing has confirmed that the nine people have been infected with the new variant, Health Secretary Vaibhav Galriya said.