Kolkata-based Srei Infrastructure Finance is currently exploring acquisition of Russian technology emerging from research at the frontiers of science and which will shape the future of computing and cyber security.


Indian firm explores secure quantum communications from Russia


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As the monsoon begins, some parts of Bangladesh are already flooded, and the Brahmaputra and Ganga rivers are expected to burst their banks sooner rather than later. But the people are now more aware of potential disasters thanks to improved flood forecasting and monitoring systems.


Data from India helps Bangladesh prepare for floods, but Assam reels


To help wineries avoid off-aromas, researchers in Japan have developed a sensitive device for detecting a compound that can affect the beverage's fragrance.


Novel device could help make wine aromas perfect


Neurologists have created a hands-free, thought-controlled musical instrument they hope will help empower and rehabilitate patients with motor disabilities such as those from stroke, spinal cord injury or amputation.


Thought-controlled musical instrument may help stroke patients


An international group of experts has called for united global action on unproven and potentially dangerous stem cell therapies being offered through advertisements.


Regulate stem cell therapies: Experts


Higher sea levels due to climate change will flood hundreds of US cities including New York, Boston, San Francisco and Miami, in the next 20, 50 or 80 years, according to a study.


Higher seas to flood US cities: Study


Potentially harmful chemicals found in everyday plastic have been linked to the prevalence of chronic diseases in men, Australian researchers said on Thursday.


Chemicals in plastic linked to chronic diseases in men


An enormous iceberg has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists have announced.


Trillion tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica shelf


Carbon dating has recently confirmed the age of a 3,800-year-old red pottery bird statue unearthed in China's Henan province.


Carbon dating confirms age of 3,800-year-old pottery bird statue


Want to live a happy life? A mere promise to be generous is enough as it can trigger a change in the brain areas that can make you happier, a study has shown.


Be generous to live happily: Study


Analysis of  satellite images have revealed an "alarming recession" of glaciers in the Bhilangna basin of the Garhwal Himalayas from 1965, scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have said.


Recession of Himalayan glaciers alarming: ISRO scientists


Arctic sea ice cover is expected to decline to its second-lowest level since satellite observations began in 1979, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have warned.


Chinese experts warn of sharp reduction in Arctic sea ice


Arctic winter warming events -- winter days when temperatures peak above minus 10 degrees Celsius -- are becoming more frequent and lasting longer than they did three decades ago, a new research has found.


Arctic winter warming events becoming more frequent


Noted Italian geologist and cave explorer Francesco Sauro, who has led successful expeditions to one of the world's oldest cave systems in Venezuela's Tepui mountains, is gearing up to explore the "lost world" in India's Meghalaya, which harbours some of the longest and deepest cave systems in the world.


Italian speleologist set to explore Meghalaya's caves


Many scientists say it is "abundantly" clear that Earth is entering its sixth mass-extinction event, meaning three-quarters of all species could disappear in the coming centuries, the media reported.


Earth in biological annihilation era: Scientists


US researchers found that cannibalism is a new way to stop the spread of disease and it may be an understudied factor in disease control, according to a statement by the Louisiana State University (LSU).


US researchers find way to stop disease spread


The remains of a pre-historic shark were discovered near Peru's Lake Titicaca.


Prehistoric shark remains found near Peru lake


When the brain is affected by hypnosis -- a trance-like state with focussed attention and reduced peripheral awareness -- it faces an extreme reduction in its activities, although simple perception still takes place, according to a new study.


Decoded: What happens to your brain during hypnosis?


The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on Thursday announced the launch of a programme to enable KV students a hands-on experience of working in CSIR laboratories across the country.


CSIR, KV join hands to inculcate scientific temper in students


At a time when computer chips' ability to process a glut of data is slowing, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a three dimensional (3-D) chip to tackle the situation.


New 3-D chip combines computing, data storage


There is an increase in dry eye symptoms among younger patients due to excessive use of digital devices, a study has said.

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