The CISF has taken over the security of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun, an arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), an official said on Saturday.


CISF takes over security of Uttarakhand's ISRO unit


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An international ban on ozone-destroying chlorine that contains manmade chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs) has led to less ozone depletion, NASA scientists have reported.


Chemical ban helped closing up of ozone layer hole: NASA


The DNA analysis of the remains of a 16th century mummy has confirmed that the complex Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has existed in humans for centuries, researchers say.


Ancient mummy's DNA reveals Hepatitis B existed since centuries


Taking a popular injectable contraceptive drug is likely to increase the risk of developing HIV infection by 40 per cent, claims a study.


Common birth control drug may up risk of HIV


Global software major Infosys on Thursday said it entered into a partnership with paperless validation company ValGenesis to enhance compliance and quality management for its customers in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.


Infosys partners ValGenesis to enhance digitisation in life sciences


Researchers have developed a tiny graphene sensor that can be taped to plants to measure the time they take to move water from their roots to their leaves.


This wearable sensor for plants efficiency measures water


The modern ocean's average temperature is 3.5 degrees Celsius, says a study that identified a new way to measure the average temperature of the ocean.


Ocean's average temperature is 3.5 degree Celsius


In a finding that may provide potential cure for baldness, researchers have used stem cells from mice to develop a skin patch that is complete with hair follicles in a laboratory.


Hairy skin from mouse stem cells may hold cure for baldness


Bharat Biotech's Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) against typhoid fever has received pre-qualification from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the vaccine manufacturer said on Wednesday.


WHO pre-qualifies Indian vaccine for typhoid


Providing safer drinking water to those in need may become a little easier as researchers have developed a new desalination technique that removes salt from water using less energy than previous methods.


New method purifies salty water with less energy


Although winegrowers seem reluctant to try new grape varieties apparently to protect the taste of the wines, new research suggests that they will ultimately have to give up on their old habit as planting lesser-known grape varieties might help vineyards to counteract some of the effects of climate change.


How climate change could change the taste of your wine


For the purpose of developing analytic thought and reducing mistaken alterations in data received by children with sight disabilities, a group of students in Mexico City designed a multi-sensory system that includes stories, jigsaw puzzles and stuffed tos.


New system develops analytic thought in blind children


Researchers in Australia have found a way to increase wheat production by up to three times through their "speed breeding" procedures inspired by NASA experiments to grow the crop in space.


NASA-inspired 'speed breeding' method boosts wheat production


A rise of just 2 degrees Celsius in global warming could make over a quarter of the world's land to become drier and more desert like, increasing the threat of widespread drought and wildfires, new research led by one of Indian origin has found.


Global warming of 2 degrees may up drought, wildfires


Describing the country's scientific and research institutions as comparable with the best in the world, Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan on Monday said India ranks third in the world in the field of nanotechnology.


India's scientific institutions among world's best: Minister


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged the country's scientists and researchers to come out of "confinement" and share their experiences with fellow scientists of other institutions and national laboratories.


Share experiences with fellow researchers, Modi tells scientists


Boys tend to outperform girls in high-stakes science tests, but it is not because they are better students, according to researchers.


Why boys tend to do better in science tests


China is building a village in its northwest Qinghai province simulating the environmental conditions on Mars.


China to build 'Mars village' in Qinghai province


A computer-based optical method, developed by Indian scientists, can pin-point precancerous cervical cells and healthy cells, thereby providing early indications of cervical cancer.


Computer-based optical method detects early stage cervical cancer


The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Air Act has played a vital role in reducing the exposure of people to harmful pollutants and have saved more lives than initially reported, finds a study by MIT researchers.


EPA's Clean Air Act saved more lives than expected: Study


German researchers have developed a new chemotherapy drug delivery system that arms sperm with powerful drugs to attack cervical cancer tumours.

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