Indian scientists

Now, there is no definitive way to prevent microplastic contamination in oceans. But to decrease the contribution of microplastics, here are few materials which we can avoid in our day-to-day lives.

In the study, the scientists have identified and isolated two different types of bacteria living in water bodies and soil respectively, which are highly efficient in biodegrading Chloropyrifos into simpler and non-toxic chemicals.

The heat is literally used to “cook” a tumour as its cells burn. This procedure has some serious side-effects to the body. But the new method can reduce that considerably well.

Alexa was launched in 2014 alongside the smart speaker, Amazon Echo, which promised to be a dutiful virtual assistant.

The mice were either given their normal diet or normal diet supplemented with fenugreek or onion, in combination or alone. And the results are quite intriguing.

Bharati is responsible for discovering more than 75 new species of ants from India and four new species from Southeast Asia.

Lal Ji Singh, scientist and head of the office at BSI’s Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre in Port Blair, told The Hindu that in its natural form, the bamboo species could not be used as a straw.

It was found that Rajasthani clay-based photo-catalysts are excellent specimens that can be used for water purification purpose.

Non-potable water is filled in the tubes after filtering with four-layered cotton cloth. The water gets heated in the stagnation mode by solar energy, making it potable.

With all these advantages, the transcritical system is still not perfected yet. But we might be closer, with India’s first transcritical refrigeration.