Snehal Fernandes

Bonds that tie 1000 members of the Kosambi squad

Three years since its inception, the gung-ho members continue to marry political thought with on-ground truth

How a robotics contest led to start-ups and go-getters

In 2012, to bridge the gap between employability and the curricula of higher education, Kavi Arya, professor of computer science, IIT-Bombay, conceived e-Yantra – a project-based learning approach to education, funded by Ministry of Education and hosted at IIT-Bombay

MPCB’s last month’s warning on pollution emergency unheeded

Mumbai: A thick blanket of haze covered the city for the third consecutive day, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) value rising to 309, categorised as ‘very poor’, on Tuesday

International team of astronomers studies rare Tidal Destruction Event

Mumbai: In what is being described as the most powerful flash from 8

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya wins UNESCO Award for cultural heritage conservation

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) was conferred with the ‘Award of Excellence’ at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022 on Saturday

This year’s Infosys Science Prize winners extend understanding of the brain and the cosmos

Vaidya won for “fundamental contributions to understanding brain mechanisms that underlie mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, while cosmologist Nissim Kanekar from the Pune-based National Centre for Radio Astrophysics affiliated emerged winner in the category of physical sciences

‘Bulli bai’ victim to VP, TISS student union

Mumbai: Ten months after her name cropped as one of 100 Muslim women whose details were made available on Bulli Bai, an application made on open source-platform, GitHub, which allowed users to take part in their “auction”, 22-year Nidha Parveen was elected as the new vice-president of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Students’ Union

New methodology developed to detect light from first stars of early universe

The Big Bang is the prevailing cosmological model for the universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution

Higher complications among newborns of Covid-infected mothers during Delta wave: Study

The 18-member study, conducted using data from PregCovid -- a registry aimed to study pregnant and post-partum women with Sars-CoV-2 infection

Scientist turns sculptor

One clay sculpture was an interpretation of Sir Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation; another depicted a 28-day embryo

Three ministries to form consortium for climate-related policies

In a first, three ministries - earth sciences (MoES), science and technology, and environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), are set to form a consortium for climate science, mitigation

Earning her stripes: How Dhriti Banerjee worked her way to head of the ZSI

There are three essential components to a pioneering woman’s success, says the first woman to head the Zoological Survey of India: confidence in yourself, confidence from others, and a well-planned effort not just to be the best candidate, but to make it clear that you are.

In her element: Talking to theoretical physicist Rohini M Godbole

Godbole, who recently received the Order of Merit from France, has dedicated her life to the pure sciences, and to bringing more women into the field. Why is that so crucial? Because what you study is partly defined by who you are, she says.

Four critical patients respond well to new drug; need to verify, say experts

Urbanisation, agriculture, and climate crisis likely to take a heavier larger toll on some butterfly species

Some butterfly species are more prepared to survive displacement from their habitats than others, shows new study

Air pollution killing giant Asian honey bees: Study

A first-of-its-kind quantitative analysis on the impacts of air pollution on insects by the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru indicates a decline in India’s insect population, including giant Asian honey bee.

Spice-based formula can target the Sars-Cov-2 virus in 60 minutes, claims IIT-B

Researchers identify 33 molecules that can target 1 Covid-19 protein

‘State and Centre trying hard, but didn’t spread awareness about community risk’

As the state hit the one lakh mark for Covid-19 cases on Friday, Dr Satyajit Rath, retired scientist from Delhi-based National Institute of Immunology, and currently adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, spoke on factors behind the rise in Covid-19 cases, state’s handling of the outbreak and public health care system.

Researchers in India find evidence of Covid-19 genes in sewage

In April, IIT-Gn joined a global consortium of 51 premier universities and research institutes to undertake surveillance of sewage water to help determine and quantify excretion of the Sars-Cov-2 virus, in an effort to build an early warning system for Covid-19.

Cyclone Nisarga effect: Mumbai sees heavy rain, thunderstorms

After heatwave, Nisarga to give rain relief to Vidarbha

Damage to antennae stalls reopening of giant telescope

SoBo sees heavy rain, suburbs moderate; IMD may lift alert

Cyclone shuts global facility to study cosmos

Built and operated since 2002 by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the GMRT facility studies a wide range of subjects in modern astronomy including the origin and evolution of the universe, pulsars, quasars, radio galaxies.

How Mumbai steered clear of cyclones

Bengaluru-based firm produces two key enzymes for Covid-19 testing

Lockdown saved lives of 8K to 32K people: Report

IISc experts to collect sound samples of Covid patients’ cough, breath

IISc develops technology for masks with potential to destroy or inactivate virus

In the absence of a vaccine, rapid manufacture of cost-effective multi-layered masks loaded with antiviral and antibacterial properties is vital because currently available masks are both expensive and inefficient in reducing viral transmission thereby putting the lives of high-risk groups such as health care workers in danger.