Freshwater resources are limited, accounting for only 3.5% of Earth’s water, with just 0.25% accessible on the surface. Nevertheless, freshwater lakes are essential for ecosystem functioning and global carbon cycling due to their high biological productivity and microbial activity. They are critical to human survival, providing drinking water, supporting agriculture, fisheries, and recreation. However, climate change – particularly rising temperatures – threatens these habitats by disrupting microbial communities that are essential for nutrient cycling and water quality maintenance. Challengi ..read more

National: Hero Vired, India’s premium learning company for professionals and higher education aspirants, celebrates Mother’s Day with their new campaign, ‘A Letter to my Child’, a touching tribute to the resilience and love of working mothers. The campaign features real-life supermoms from Hero Vired’s learner community who penned heartfelt letters to their children reflecting the challenges these moms face while balancing work and family. These letters, filled with love and encouragement, embody a mother’s unwavering dedication to shaping their child’s brighter tomorrow. Hence, serving as a ..read more

It is a special year for India at the Cannes Film Festival as the country readies for the 77th edition of the prestigious festival. The Corporate Indian Delegation consists of representatives from Government of India, State Governments, members of the industry will showcase India’s creative economy in the leading film market of the world, Marche du Films through a series of significant initiatives. It will be for the first time that the country will host a “Bharat Parv” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival,for eminent dignitaries and delegates from around the world participating in the ..read more

Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, AVSM, NM assumes charge as the Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy, on 10 May 24. He was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1989. In a career spanning 35 years, he has held a number of specialist, staff and operational appointments, both afloat and ashore. After completing his Specialisation Course in Communication and Electronic Warfare, he served as a specialist onboard several frontline warships. He subsequently had the privilege of holding challenging, fulfilling and eventful Commands at sea, which include, INS Nishank, INS Taragiri, INS Beas and the&n ..read more

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Hindalco Industries, on May 10, 2024, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi for the manufacturing and supply of indigenous marine-grade aluminium to Indian public and private shipyards for the construction of ships. The MoU will also provide benefits such as quarterly pricing, priority in supplies and Turnover discount. The ICG fleet is presently operating 67 ships with aluminium hull with capability of operating in shallow waters. To further boost coastal security, it has planned to induct more such vessels where the indigenously manufactured mar ..read more

Perovskites are among the most researched topics in materials science. Recently, a research team led by Prof. LOH Kian Ping, Chair Professor of Materials Physics and Chemistry and Global STEM Professor of the Department of Applied Physics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Dr Kathy LENG, Assistant Professor of the same department, together with Dr Hwa Seob CHOI, Postdoctoral Research Fellow and the first author of the research paper, has solved an age-old challenge to synthesise all-organic two-dimensional perovskites, extending the field into the exciting realm o ..read more

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received generous funding from the Shenzhen iRead Foundation (iRead Foundation) to support the Yuen Ren Chao Prize in Language Sciences (the Chao Prize) and to advance the development of language sciences.  Following the donation, PolyU and iRead Foundation will also explore opportunities to foster their academic and public engagement collaborations. Launched by the PolyU Faculty of Humanities last year, the Chao Prize comprises two awards, namely the Lifetime Achievement Award and Early Career Contribution Award. The awards are presented ..read more

  • The workshop provided a dynamic platform where renowned scientists, clinicians, professors, and PhD students exchanged knowledge and insights, creating a vibrant environment for learning and collaboration within the Telemedicine field Kanpur : The Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology (GSMST) at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) recently hosted a one-day workshop on “Telemedicine & Digital Health” at the Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine (MFCEM), IIT Kanpur. This event served as a gathering of leading minds from the academia and the medica ..read more

At UZH the research project is led by Jason Holland, Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Chair of Medicinal Radiochemistry. “Our goal is to develop supramolecular compounds to treat two aggressive cancer types that currently have a very poor prognosis for the patients affected: lung and brain tumors,” says the chemist. The consortium consists of five European teams that bring together complementary skills, technologies and expertise in synthetic chemistry, radiopharmaceutical biology and cancer diagnosis and therapy. Now, SMARTdrugs has been awarded a Pathfinder Open Grant ..read more

In a committed relationship, both partners benefit from the use of contraception, but the costs are often largely or entirely paid by the woman. This is evident from a representative sample of 2,000 Dutch people, conducted by Esmée Zwiers (UvA Amsterdam School of Economics), Wendy Janssens, and Nadine Ketel (both from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). Previous research on contraception was often based on selective samples of people who signed up to participate. This sample is the first representative study on the use, preferences, and payment of contraceptives in the Netherlands. Unfair cost dis ..read more