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Several people in the district are receiving SMS texts from the CoWIN platform stating that they have taken the precaution dose of the Covid-19 vaccine when they havent had this dose yet. (PTI representational photo)

Afraid of needles? China rolling out oral COVID-19 vaccine

BEIJING: The Chinese city of Shanghai started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in what appears...

26 Oct 2022 7:40 PM IST

Birds fly as the moon partially covers the sun during the partial solar eclipse in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct 25, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

Partial solar eclipse seen in parts of India

NEW DELHI: Astronomy enthusiasts turned their gaze towards the sun as the moon started to cover the solar disc as a...

25 Oct 2022 5:54 PM IST

ISRO chairman S Somanath. (PTI)

ISRO to put another set of 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit by Jan 23

Nellore: ISRO would put another set of 36 satellites from the UK-based OneWeb company into the low-earth orbit in...

24 Oct 2022 3:03 AM IST

The mission marks Indias entry, via NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), in the global market to launch heavier satellites. Twitter

Jagan, Gov. congratulate ISRO after rocket launch

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan congratulated the...

24 Oct 2022 1:30 AM IST

ISROs heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 lifts-off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The rocket successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of OneWeb, on ISROs maiden commercial mission. (PTI /R Senthil Kumar)

ISRO scripts history with successful commercial mission LVM3-M2

With Sunday-'s success, ISRO put behind the anomaly experienced in its August 7 Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)...

23 Oct 2022 10:23 AM IST

Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer

Young neuroscientist Maitreyee makes India proud

The award is given by the leading scientific journal â€˜Natureâ€™ in partnership with EstÃ©e Lauder

16 Oct 2022 8:51 AM IST

As voices are growing alien and exotic tree species in the hills, it appears that the forest department in Nilgiris has taken the right steps in marching towards the native tree culture to nurture this habitat to make Nilgiris to become the heaven of native trees in future.

Modified wood likely to turn transparent to replace glass, say...

Researchers alter optically opaque lignin to make wood translucent

12 Oct 2022 10:24 PM IST

The Launch Vehicle Mark III (LVM3) is seen at the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Sriharikota Range (Shar), in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO to launch 5.4 tonne satellites, payload to be India-'s heaviest

Nellore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) hopes to set a record on October 22, when it has scheduled to...

9 Oct 2022 7:38 AM IST

Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer

NRI Maitreyee Wairagkar nominated for Nature-'s â€˜Inspiring Women in...

HYDERABAD: Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuroengineer who is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the...

4 Oct 2022 11:25 AM IST

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo has spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and that of other hominins. (Photo: Nobel Prize)

Nobel prize in medicine awarded for research on evolution

STOCKHOLM: Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries on...

3 Oct 2022 5:01 PM IST

The decline in emissions of dangerous PM10 and PM2.5 particles across Delhi ranged from 20 to 50 per cent, indicating that the air quality was better than in previous years, the DPCC said in a statement.

Cities globally warming nearly 30 per cent faster than rural areas:...

BEIJING: Cities worldwide are warming by 0.5 degrees Celsius on average per decade, 29 per cent faster than in rural...

3 Oct 2022 3:23 PM IST

$After eight years, India\s Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu$ Science

After eight years, India-'s Mars Orbiter craft quietly bids adieu

Designed to run for six months, Mangalyaan goes out of fuel after eight years

2 Oct 2022 7:00 PM IST