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26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

26.5 lakh vials of indelible ink will be used for Lok Sabha polls

Rediff.com21 Feb 2024

Indelible ink mark is normally expected to last for three days when applied on the skin but lasts for a few weeks on the fingernail till the nail grows out.

Scientists recommend 40% humidity to curb COVID-19 spread

Scientists recommend 40% humidity to curb COVID-19 spread

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

In their review of studies, published in the journal Aerosol and Air Quality Research, the scientists specifically drew focus on relative humidity, which is a measure of water vapour in the air compared to the total saturation of vapour that can exist in the air at its current temperature.

Apply for PhD in Physical Sciences at the CSIR, Delhi

Apply for PhD in Physical Sciences at the CSIR, Delhi

Rediff.com8 May 2012

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-NPL is inviting applications from MSc/ MTech students to pursue PhD in Physical Sciences at the institute.

India develops early warning system for quake

India develops early warning system for quake

Rediff.com16 Mar 2006

Testing of the system can only be done when another large quake strikes.

Delhi: 50-yr-old kills self at Janakpuri's tower

Delhi: 50-yr-old kills self at Janakpuri's tower

Rediff.com28 Jun 2007

Ramesh Kohli, a technical officer at the prestigious National Physical Laboratory in Delhi, was suffering from a long bout of depression and this drove him to death, police said. He, however, left no suicide note.

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

Nehru's vision, Bhabha's mission

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Nehru's faith in science and technology, his genuine respect for Bhabha, and their burning ambition worked synergistically to place India on the nuclear map of the world. Atomic energy developed and prospered because of Nehru's vision fulfilled by Bhabha's mission, recalls K S Parthasarathy, former secretary of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, on the occasion of India's first prime minister's 119th birthday today.