Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai is a 13 year girl from Koraput, Odisha who has won the Community Impact Award at the Google Science Fair 2015 in California that has a cash prize of 10,000 USD. And her award-winning science project will definitely wow you: she’s created a a novel and cheap method of cleaning waste…
Indians, the masters of jugaad, can match and even outperform anyone in the world when it comes to solving problems creatively, frugally and sustainably. To prove this, the National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), set up by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has been actively engaged in promoting creativity and innovation in the…
A camera so advanced that it can photograph and film methane in the air around us is now presented by a team of researchers from Linköping and Stockholm Universities. It can be an important part of the efforts to measure and monitor greenhouse gases. There are several questions surrounding the powerful greenhouse gas methane. Its…
Peruvian researchers have successfully powered a lamp from a single plant, and many now wonder about the potential of a tree or a forest in generating electricity. From the comforts of today’s modern home, it is hard to believe that there are still households around the world that do not have access to electricity. Some…
Coinciding with India’s move to launch an International Solar Alliance of over 100 sunshine-rich countries, the world’s top industrialists including Bill Gates, Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata and Jack Ma will on Monday announce the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, an international group of 28 investors to bring companies that have the potential to deliver affordable, reliable and…
According to the video, the drone could fly for up to 15 miles (24km) and deliver a parcel within 30 minutes of the order being placed. There was no indication of when it might be used by the retail giant. The firm was given permission to test delivery drones in the US earlier this year….
If you’ve always dreamed of living the life of an astronaut, here’s your chance. NASA announced they will be accepting applications for its astronaut program between December 14 and mid-February. Earlier in 2015, NASA said it plans to land astronauts on Mars cost-effectively by 2039. “This next group of American space explorers will inspire the…
Residents of the German city of Hamburg have voted against hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hamburg was one of five cities left in the running, alongside Rome, Paris, Budapest and Los Angeles. But 51.6% of residents of the city voted no in a referendum on Sunday. The No camp argued that money earmarked…
An injectable vaccine to prevent re-emergence of polio was launched today by the government and it will be administered in addition to polio drops to double the protection from the deadly virus, which has chances of coming back. The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) will be introduced in the routine immunisation programme of the government to…
In a country where women often have to walk miles to find and collect drinking water for their families, the WaterMaker project to produce water from thin air is no less than magical. It is, in the words of one grateful recipient, “khuda ka paani.” What is the first thing that comes to mind when…
