India’s first maritime museum coming up at Lothal
National Maritime Heritage Museum at Lothal, a Harappan site on the Saurashtra coast in Gujarat. Underwater archaeology : A specialized branch of archaeology.
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CSIR signs MoU for upgradation of advanced technologies
CSIR and C-DAC shall jointly work towards updating and modernizing the CSIR-TKDL ICT infrastructure to align with the demands of the time,
Indian scientists find a way to enhance fat-burning capacity of chilli
Capsaicin helps reduce fat ! Indian scientists find a way to enhance fat-burning capacity of chilli
Indian scientists achieve high precision in gene editing
Indian scientists have developed a new variant of currently popular gene editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9, and have shown that this variant can increase precision in editing genome while avoiding unintended changes in DNA.
Technology awards presented to four labs
The winners of the CSIR Technology Awards are – Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow; Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar; Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad; and National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru.
Harnessing science, technology and innovation for societal benefits
Dr. Mande said the excavations at Lothal in Gujarat were an eye opener as they showed that even in ancient times people had thought of building a sea port to promote trade.
NRDC to extend its footprint to America
The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), which is engaged in promoting indigenous technologies in Indian industry and startups, will soon expand its wings to the U.S.
Study highlights need to avoid landscape changes near forest areas
A new study by CSIR’s Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has emphasised the need to avoid changes in land use patterns near forest areas to prevent transmission of parasites and infections between human settlements and wildlife.
For water purification, one size does not fit all: experts
Experts working in the area of water quality management have emphasised that there can be no “one size fit all” solution to tackle the problem of water contamination as the nature and extent of pollutions varied across locations.