Year: 2016

As tobacco companies shut shop, the Government stands firm for now on its new warning policy. Credit: Ava Randa

Government, Tobacco Companies Engage in Staring Contest Over New Pictorial Warning Rule

"Whatever needs to be done to curb tobacco consumption...

Two halves of the PSLV-C22 heat shield enclosing the IRNSS-1A satellite, whose clocks have developed glitches, ahead of launch in July 2013. Source: ISRO

Perspectives on Creating a Space Industry Ecosystem in India

Narayan Prasad 02/04/2016

In the present model of engaging the local space...

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Laws Against Cigarettes And Tobacco Need to be Strictly Implemented, Say Experts

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 02/04/2016

Large pictorial warnings on cigarette packets are a good...

An electron micrograph of a representative cell 24-48 hours after being infected with CAVA strains. Source: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005483

New Temperature Sensitive Poliovirus Strains Show Potential for Use in ‘Next-gen’ Vaccines

T.V. Padma 01/04/2016

The three strains are adapted to cold temperatures but...

A representation of the surface of the Zika virus with protruding envelope glycoproteins (red) shown. Credit: Kuhn and Rossmann research groups, Purdue University

Ultra-HD Map of Zika Virus Reveals Important Structural Secrets

Nandita Jayaraj 31/03/2016

An up-close and personal view of the notorious virus...

A photograph showing light reflected from a piece of space junk going from NE to SW. Credit: lonetown/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Space Junk Didn’t Knock Out Japan’s New Satellite – But it Could Have

Ronak Gupta 31/03/2016

The Kessler syndrome has moved on from its humble...

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SC Guidelines Now Protect Good Samaritans Who Help Road Accident Victims

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 30/03/2016

Now, if you help a road accident victim, you...