Atal Innovation Mission launched to cultivate 1 million children in India, says Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

The Government of India is encouraging the schools to provide exposure of science and technology to students so that they can be expressed with futuristic technology platforms. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) was launched by the Government of India with the objective of creating scientific temper and cultivates the spirit of curiosity and innovation among young ..

Topics: Atal • Jawaharlal Nehru • Philosophy of science • Scientific method • Scientific temper

National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology comes up in Coimbatore

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Sciences (SACON) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The purpose of the center is to explore the impact of chemical contaminants on individual species of birds and, where possible, link them ..

Topics: Climate change in India • Ecotoxicology • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry • Mass spectrometry • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change • Natural sciences • Salim Ali • Science • Scientific method

2018 World Science Day for Peace and Development

The World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed every year on 10th of November to highlight the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. The theme for ..

Topics: Science • Scientific method • Sustainability • World Science Day for Peace and Development

IIT Madras unveils “world’s first” remotely operable Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope

On July 16, 2018 IIT-Madras unveils “world’s first” remotely operable LEAP (Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope.

Topics: Atom probe • Budaraju Srinivasa Murty • Imago Scientific Instruments • LEAP • Microscope • Microscopy • Science • Scientific method • Technology