Mumbai Scientist

US-based astrophysicist and scientist Dr Karan Jani has introduced fans to a little-known side of Sushant Singh Rajput. He was an astronomy enthusiast and an avid reader, Dr Jani wrote in a moving tribute to the actor who was found dead at his Mumbai residence on Sunday.

The colour of water in Maharashtra's Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the Earth some 50,000 years ago, has changed to pink with experts attributing it to the salinity and presence of algae in the water body.

In his acceptance speech, Dr. Joshi said that cloud, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing not only remain the buzzwords, but their utility, widespread usage is advancing with leaps and bounds.

The number of coronavirus cases in India has climbed to 14,792, which includes 488 deaths, Union Health Ministry said today, adding that 957 new cases and 43 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has dropped to 6.2 days from three days before a countrywide lockdown was imposed, the government said on Friday....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the first coach for Mumbai Metro built under the 'Make in India' programme. Flanked by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai Metro officials, PM Modi took a tour of the new coach and the train.

The body of a BARC research scientist's 17-year-old son, who went missing after leaving his Mumbai home on September 23, was found on Thursday, near the Elephanta Caves, at Mora Sagarai beach. The police say Naman Dutt, a Class 12 student, drowned.

Even as the generous rainfall in Mumbai in grabbing headlines, there is a nine per cent monsoon deficit in the country so far. Rainfall deficit of below 10 per cent is dubbed as drought. Dr DS Pai, scientist and lead forecaster for India Meteorological Department told NDTV that the possibility of a weak El Nino developing could be a cause of worry.

In a pioneering effort to tackle the growing mountains of e-waste, an IIT-trained Australian scientist of Indian origin at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) here has helped launch the world's first microfactory that can transform electronic waste (e-waste) like smartphones and laptops into valuable material for re-use.

Eminent scientist Dr K Kasturirangan will head a search committee to appoint the new vice chancellor of Mumbai University after Dr Sanjay Deshmukh was sacked yesterday for delay in announcing results of the March 2017 university exams in time.

A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon's Aarey Colony and Thane's Badlapur forested belts, 130 years after the last such gecko was discovered, and has been named after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri.

India and America hope to build a first of its kind energy generating system, which is expected to be far safer than the nuclear reactors that are currently being used around the world.

As 13 states struggle with drought, scientists in a corner of India have devised a way to make potable water - 6.3 million litre of it every day - from sea water. They have also developed certain filtration methods that ensure groundwater containing arsenic and uranium are safe to drink.

The Lashkar-e-Taiba had planned to attack a meeting of Indian defence scientists being held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, two years before the Pakistan-based terror group attacked the city in November 2008, killing166 people, terrorist David Headley said in court today.

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley, on Day 2 of his deposition in a Mumbai court via video link from the US, said an officer of the Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI had asked him to recruit Indian Army personnel to spy for the Pakistan agency. He also told court that Lashkar had planned to attack Indian defence scientists at a meetin...

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley while testifying before a Mumbai court for the second day today said he was asked by the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI to recruit Indian armymen to spy for them.

US-based astrophysicist and scientist Dr Karan Jani has introduced fans to a little-known side of Sushant Singh Rajput. He was an astronomy enthusiast and an avid reader, Dr Jani wrote in a moving tribute to the actor who was found dead at his Mumbai residence on Sunday.

The colour of water in Maharashtra's Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the Earth some 50,000 years ago, has changed to pink with experts attributing it to the salinity and presence of algae in the water body.

In his acceptance speech, Dr. Joshi said that cloud, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing not only remain the buzzwords, but their utility, widespread usage is advancing with leaps and bounds.

The number of coronavirus cases in India has climbed to 14,792, which includes 488 deaths, Union Health Ministry said today, adding that 957 new cases and 43 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has dropped to 6.2 days from three days before a countrywide lockdown was imposed, the government said on Friday....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the first coach for Mumbai Metro built under the 'Make in India' programme. Flanked by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Mumbai Metro officials, PM Modi took a tour of the new coach and the train.

The body of a BARC research scientist's 17-year-old son, who went missing after leaving his Mumbai home on September 23, was found on Thursday, near the Elephanta Caves, at Mora Sagarai beach. The police say Naman Dutt, a Class 12 student, drowned.

Even as the generous rainfall in Mumbai in grabbing headlines, there is a nine per cent monsoon deficit in the country so far. Rainfall deficit of below 10 per cent is dubbed as drought. Dr DS Pai, scientist and lead forecaster for India Meteorological Department told NDTV that the possibility of a weak El Nino developing could be a cause of worry.

In a pioneering effort to tackle the growing mountains of e-waste, an IIT-trained Australian scientist of Indian origin at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) here has helped launch the world's first microfactory that can transform electronic waste (e-waste) like smartphones and laptops into valuable material for re-use.

Eminent scientist Dr K Kasturirangan will head a search committee to appoint the new vice chancellor of Mumbai University after Dr Sanjay Deshmukh was sacked yesterday for delay in announcing results of the March 2017 university exams in time.

A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon's Aarey Colony and Thane's Badlapur forested belts, 130 years after the last such gecko was discovered, and has been named after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri.

India and America hope to build a first of its kind energy generating system, which is expected to be far safer than the nuclear reactors that are currently being used around the world.

As 13 states struggle with drought, scientists in a corner of India have devised a way to make potable water - 6.3 million litre of it every day - from sea water. They have also developed certain filtration methods that ensure groundwater containing arsenic and uranium are safe to drink.

The Lashkar-e-Taiba had planned to attack a meeting of Indian defence scientists being held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, two years before the Pakistan-based terror group attacked the city in November 2008, killing166 people, terrorist David Headley said in court today.

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley, on Day 2 of his deposition in a Mumbai court via video link from the US, said an officer of the Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI had asked him to recruit Indian Army personnel to spy for the Pakistan agency. He also told court that Lashkar had planned to attack Indian defence scientists at a meetin...

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Coleman Headley while testifying before a Mumbai court for the second day today said he was asked by the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI to recruit Indian armymen to spy for them.