Articles by 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

Published on Jan 29, 2023 12:01 AM IST
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

Updated on Dec 12, 2022 06:37 PM IST
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

Published on Dec 07, 2022 12:30 AM IST
International team of astronomers studies rare Tidal Destruction Event
Mumbai: In what is being described as the most powerful flash from 8

Published on Dec 02, 2022 12:48 AM IST
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

Published on Nov 27, 2022 01:00 AM IST
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

Updated on Nov 16, 2022 12:25 AM IST
‘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

Published on Oct 22, 2022 11:42 PM IST
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

Published on Jul 22, 2022 12:11 AM IST
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

Updated on Jul 09, 2022 11:22 PM IST
Scientist turns sculptor
One clay sculpture was an interpretation of Sir Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation; another depicted a 28-day embryo

Published on May 30, 2022 11:38 PM IST
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

Published on May 02, 2022 08:08 PM IST
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.

Updated on Sep 10, 2021 04:56 PM IST
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.

Published on Jan 22, 2021 03:04 PM IST
Four critical patients respond well to new drug; need to verify, say experts

Published on Aug 24, 2020 12:06 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
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

Updated on Aug 19, 2020 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Snehal Fernandes
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.

Updated on Aug 11, 2020 01:11 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
Spice-based formula can target the Sars-Cov-2 virus in 60 minutes, claims IIT-B

Published on Aug 06, 2020 12:00 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
Researchers identify 33 molecules that can target 1 Covid-19 protein

Published on Jul 03, 2020 01:03 AM IST
‘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.

Updated on Jun 13, 2020 01:01 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
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.

Updated on Jun 09, 2020 03:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Snehal Fernandes
Cyclone Nisarga effect: Mumbai sees heavy rain, thunderstorms

Published on Jun 05, 2020 02:02 AM IST
After heatwave, Nisarga to give rain relief to Vidarbha

Published on Jun 05, 2020 01:14 AM IST
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Badri Chatterjee and Snehal FernandesDamage to antennae stalls reopening of giant telescope

Published on Jun 05, 2020 01:12 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
SoBo sees heavy rain, suburbs moderate; IMD may lift alert

Published on Jun 04, 2020 12:21 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
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.

Updated on Jun 04, 2020 01:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Snehal Fernandes
How Mumbai steered clear of cyclones

Published on Jun 03, 2020 01:12 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
Bengaluru-based firm produces two key enzymes for Covid-19 testing

Published on Jun 01, 2020 12:26 AM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
Lockdown saved lives of 8K to 32K people: Report

Published on May 28, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Snehal Fernandes, Mumbai
IISc experts to collect sound samples of Covid patients’ cough, breath

Published on May 26, 2020 12:25 AM IST
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.

Updated on May 22, 2020 08:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Snehal Fernandes