Day: 20 June 2025

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has recently formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private digital platform, signaling a concerted effort to bolster inclusive entrepreneurship throughout India. This strategic alliance aims to leverage the platform’s reach and resources to empower aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly those from underrepresented communities.    By providing access to mentorship, funding opportunities, and market linkages, the initiative seeks to dismantle barriers that have historically hindered equitable participation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The DPIIT’s commitment, demonstrated through this collaboration, underscores the government’s…

In a significant breakthrough, scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru have discovered a rare star with a unique chemical signature that challenges existing models of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis.   The star, named HE 1005‑1439, belongs to a class of ancient stars known as carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars. However, what makes it extraordinary is the simultaneous presence of elements formed by both the slow neutron-capture process (s-process) and the intermediate neutron-capture process (i-process) — a combination never observed together in a single star before.   The IIA research team is…

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, have discovered that several poisonous plants native to Northeast India may hold the key to developing new therapeutic drugs.   The study, titled “The Hidden Healers in Poisonous Plants”, led by Prof. Ashis K. Mukherjee and Bhagya Lakhmi Rajbongshi, identified 70 plant species traditionally considered toxic but used in folk, Ayurvedic, and homeopathic medicine to treat various ailments. The research was recently published in the reputed journal Toxicon: X.   The research highlights…