Topic: Chemistry
Germany: Fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains
Germany recently launched the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains to replace 15 diesel trains running on non-electrified tracks in the state of Lower Saxony. Key Points...
India’s first ‘Flow Chemistry Technology Hub’
Recently, a Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) was opened in Hyderabad. Where is the FCT hub located? It is located at Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences...Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
Experts dismissed recent claims in the social media that Indian chemist, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, was behind the discovery of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine. About Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray...National Science Day- ‘Women in Science’
In light of the National Science Day, the government had announced the establishment of 11 chairs in the name of Indian women scientists. Janaki Ammal: Janaki Ammal was...
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) tops in Nature Ranking Index-2020
The CSIR of Delhi topped the National Ranking Index 2020 that ranks the scientific research institutes. CSIR was followed by IISc Bangalore. Highlights The Rankings were provided based...
Status on Indian Coffee report released
The Status of Indian Coffee report was released in early December highlighting one of the biggest crisis situation faced by the Karnataka coffee belt. The Karnataka Growers’ Federation...
FDA investigating genotoxic compounds in drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration has been on the look out for genotoxic compounds contamination in some drugs used for dealing with diabetes. The FDA had found...2019 edition of World Iodine Deficiency Day (WIDD)
The World Iodine Deficiency Day (WIDD) is observed every year on 21st of October to raise awareness of iodine deficiency and its devastating effects on brain development. Iodine...2019 Nobel prize in Chemistry awarded for discovery in Lithium-ion batteries
The Nobel Prize 2019 for Chemistry has jointly been awarded to three scientists – John D. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino – for the development of...Nobel Prize 2019: Chemistry
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries. These three scientists...
