Month: September 2024

The Commission for Pharmacopoeia of Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH has received Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Integrated Management System (IMS) certification. This achievement represents a significant step forward for the AYUSH sector and paves the way for increasing global recognition and setting a new benchmark for excellence in Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy. PCIM&H has been awarded IS/ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management System (QMS), IS/ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management System (EMS) and IS/ISO 45001:2018 for Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS). These…

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The researchers, through their calculations, found the uncertainty relation induced by the noise of gravitons – hypothetical quantities of gravity and elementary particles that mediate the force of gravitational interaction – taking a step forward towards unifying the classical theory of gravity and quantum mechanics. While classical physics is a set of rules and equations that describe how normal objects behave, quantum physics describes the world of atoms and smaller objects. Mr. Soham Sen and Prof. Sunandan Gangopadhyay from the Department of Astrophysics (IIA) and High Energy Physics at S.N.…

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Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have shown that combining heat-based treatment with ultra-small magnetic nanoparticles (MDs) can help reduce chemotherapy doses and avert its side effects. The team used MDs along with heat shock protein 90 inhibitors (HSP90i) at sub-optimal doses for effective magnetic hyperthermia-based cancer therapy – combined magnetic hyperthermia and chemotherapy (MHCT). In rat models, the combination resulted in maximum glioma cell death. Within 8 days, tumor inhibition rates at the primary…

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Based on requests received from local administration due to flood like situation following heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Indian Naval aircraft, Flood Relief Teams (FRTs) and Diving Teams from Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam have been deployed to strengthen Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts in the State. The Indian Navy has so far rescued 22 people stranded in flood-affected areas of Andhra Pradesh. More than 1000 kg of food items have been air-dropped for the stranded persons. 10 flood relief teams have also been deployed to enhance rescue…

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A new nanostructure developed by Indian scientists can detect nitrogen oxides at very low concentrations at room temperature, which could meet the urgent need for accurate air quality monitoring systems in urban and industrial areas. Gas sensors play a vital role in modern technology, where they provide environmental monitoring, industrial safety and healthcare diagnostic facilities. The field of gas sensors is constantly growing through innovations in materials and technology, aimed at enhancing critical parameters such as sensitivity, selectivity, response and recovery time, stability and operating temperature. The primary objective of…

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INST researchers have developed a low-cost method for removal of toxic chromium from wastewater from industries such as leather tanning and electroplating by using “sunlight” as a catalyst in combination with microfluidic technology. Toxicity of hexavalent chromium is a serious concern and as per World Health Organization reports, the tolerable concentration of hexavalent and trivalent chromium in drinking water is limited to 0.05 mg/l and 5 mg/l respectively. Thus, it becomes imperative to convert this hexavalent form of chromium to trivalent form. Several chemical and physico-chemical measures, such as ion…

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