News for 'Physical Sciences'

US curbs travel from India from May 4; some exemptions allowed

US curbs travel from India from May 4; some exemptions allowed

Rediff.com1 May 2021

India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.

10 health benefits of sex

10 health benefits of sex

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

Regular sex has certain benefits, apart from just momentary pleasure.

Is research your forte?

Is research your forte?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2006

The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research invites applications for various doctorate and reasearch programmes.

Chandrayaan-2 lander lowers orbit further ahead of landing

Chandrayaan-2 lander lowers orbit further ahead of landing

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

The nine-second de-orbiting or retro-orbiting manoeuvre was executed at 3.42 am using the onboard propulsion system.

States begin to reimpose curbs as new variant sparks alert

States begin to reimpose curbs as new variant sparks alert

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

Alert to the looming threat from the 'Omicron' variant, states began to re-tighten curbs and urgently trace people who arrived from abroad in the last one month while a demand to not allow flights from the affected countries was made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

The Poverty Puzzle

The Poverty Puzzle

Rediff.com7 Nov 2019

There's no silver bullet to get rid of poverty, says Alok Sheel.

SC transfers 16 Bihar shelter home abuse cases to CBI

SC transfers 16 Bihar shelter home abuse cases to CBI

Rediff.com28 Nov 2018

The apex court also said CBI officers probing the shelter home cases in Bihar shall not be transferred without its prior permission.

Breakups hit women harder but men never recover

Breakups hit women harder but men never recover

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

While women tend to recover more fully from a break-up, men simply move on, a new study has found.

Revealed: The secret to successful flirting

Revealed: The secret to successful flirting

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

You may have tried several ways of flirting. But, if a new study is to be believed, the secret to a successful fling is simple -- if you fancy someone, just tell that person.

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

PhD programmes at MANIT-Bhopal

Rediff.com29 Jun 2006

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, invites applications for admission to its various PhD programmes.

Pan-IIT meet: All about inspiration

Pan-IIT meet: All about inspiration

Rediff.com17 Dec 2008

K Ananth Krishnan, an M Tech in Computer Science and an M.Sc in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, hosted a chat on rediff.com on Tuesday.

How yoga can help the elderly

How yoga can help the elderly

Rediff.com3 Jan 2020

'If the meditative yoga programme we had developed for the elderly was practised for one hour every day, five days in a week for six months, it could lead to an improvement in the overall quality of life of the elderly.'

Fake degree: Tomar to be taken to Bihar for verification of degree

Fake degree: Tomar to be taken to Bihar for verification of degree

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

In the dock over his alleged fake degrees, former Aam Aadmi Party Minister Jitender Singh Tomar was on Thursday grilled for the second day in Faizabad by the Delhi police which said he would be taken to Bihar on Friday for verification of his law degree.

'Learning is a lifelong process'

'Learning is a lifelong process'

Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Aditya Bhushan Dwivedi profiles Amitava Ghosh the chief technology officer at TaxiForSure.

'Gandhi should have won the Nobel Prize'

'Gandhi should have won the Nobel Prize'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2017

Only 15 people of Indian origin have won the coveted prize. Hoping to correct this situation soon, India has embarked on the most intense dialogue with Nobel Foundation till date.

There are 4,450 edtech companies in India!

There are 4,450 edtech companies in India!

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

The mind block against online education is crumbling and the demand may be led not just by parents but also teachers.

Want to be an engineer?

Want to be an engineer?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2006

PDPM-Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, invites applications for admission to its four-year B Tech programmes.

FAT to FIT! How I lost 25 kg in the lockdown

FAT to FIT! How I lost 25 kg in the lockdown

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

Shubham Sharma tells us how he went from 90 to 65 kgSHUBHAM .

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

Bomb scare at Harvard prompts evacuations

Rediff.com16 Dec 2013

A bomb scare at Harvard University on Monday triggered emergency evacuations after police received unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on the campus of the prestigious institution.

4-year B.Tech from KIIT

4-year B.Tech from KIIT

Rediff.com9 Jan 2008

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology has announced entrance examination test 2008 for doing a four-year B.Tech course.

Answered: When COVID-19 will end

Answered: When COVID-19 will end

Rediff.com24 Jul 2020

'"The end" depends on two things.' 'Either you develop a vaccine which is effective or if you have a drug, you can terminate this infection very quickly.' 'Otherwise, you have to depend on herd immunity.' 'I think it should happen earlier. Far earlier, than we can imagine or achieve 'herd immunity'.'

NASA's new spacecraft follows India's Mangalyan to Mars

NASA's new spacecraft follows India's Mangalyan to Mars

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Two weeks after India successfully launched its maiden Mars mission, America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration has launched a new spacecraft to orbit the red planet to probe how it lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water.

Biden, Harris, Trump extend Diwali greetings

Biden, Harris, Trump extend Diwali greetings

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

In a joint statement, Biden and Harris wished a happy Diwali to everyone celebrating the festival of lights across the US, India and the world.

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Modi said Ayurveda is India's heritage whose expansion entails the welfare of humanity and all Indians will be happy to see that the country's traditional knowledge is making other countries prosperous.

Made in China: An 'artificial sun'

Made in China: An 'artificial sun'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2006

The reactor will provide a cheaper, safer, cleaner and endless energy resource, reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels.

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Newton, Darwin take note: Gagandeep Kang makes history

Rediff.com8 May 2019

Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.

Ad focus shifts from products to consumers

Ad focus shifts from products to consumers

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

With an overdose of sermons on product and brand. Not anymore. Advertising is moving to be consumer centric rather than product.

How to STAY SAFE after Vaccination

How to STAY SAFE after Vaccination

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

'Chances of getting the disease are not reduced, either after one dose or both doses of the vaccine.' 'And the probability of getting the infection -- you need to differentiate infection from disease -- by getting vaccinated is almost unaltered, be it single dose or two doses.' 'But your chances of developing moderate to severe disease, after getting infected, gets reduced with every dose you receive.'

IRS officer Nandini tops civil services exam

IRS officer Nandini tops civil services exam

Rediff.com31 May 2017

She had got 849th rank in the 2014 civil services exam and was allotted the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).

Bihar shelter case: Reunite 8 girls with families, orders SC

Bihar shelter case: Reunite 8 girls with families, orders SC

Rediff.com12 Sep 2019

It also directed the state government to assess the compensation liable to be paid to such victims under the scheme and submit a report to the court.

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'Temperature and wind can be predicted more easily than rainfall.' 'Rainfall, as common experience suggests, is very spotty.' 'The last bit of physics required that tells us whether it is going to rain or not is very hard.' Professor Roddam Narasimha, the eminent scientist, explains the monsoon, climate change and global warming, in a fascinating conversation with Shivanand Kanavi.

Alert: Postgrad at IIT Guwahati

Alert: Postgrad at IIT Guwahati

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Information you can use.

Specialise in ultrasound, cytogenetics

Specialise in ultrasound, cytogenetics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2005

The Bharathidasan University and Mediscan Institute of Medical Education, Chennai invite applications for admission to their job-oriented full-time, two year, diploma programmes.

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

How S Chandrasekhar's decision laid foundation of NASA's Sun probe

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

Back in 1958, when the 31-year-old Parker suggested that the charged particles streamed continuously from the Sun and fill up the space, the scientific community refused to believe him.

Poverty-stricken Asian Games gold medallist boxer gets SAI aid

Poverty-stricken Asian Games gold medallist boxer gets SAI aid

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Dingko Singh, who made Manipur proud by clinching a gold medal in boxing at the 1998 Asian Games is fighting for his survival as he is going toe-to-toe with bile-duct cancer.

Bharat Ratna to Prof CNR Rao comes as icing on the cake

Bharat Ratna to Prof CNR Rao comes as icing on the cake

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Research and teaching have remained Professor Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao's first priority and first love, and that is what sets him apart, says Dinesh C Sharma

How I became a pilot

How I became a pilot

Rediff.com22 May 2007

Want a career in the sky? Read Pashang K Patel's account of how he landed himself his dream job.

Want to be an engineer?

Want to be an engineer?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2006

The Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, invites applications for admission to its four-year B Tech programme.

Intel Awards for 40 Indian-Americans

Intel Awards for 40 Indian-Americans

Rediff.com14 May 2005

MESSENGER spacecraft makes crashing finale after 11-yr mission

MESSENGER spacecraft makes crashing finale after 11-yr mission

Rediff.com1 May 2015

NASA has completed its MESSENGER mission with expected impact on Mercury's surface.