Month: July 2025

A team of astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), part of the DST, has discovered diminutive plasma loops in the Sun’s corona, shedding light on how the star stores and releases magnetic energy—even on minuscule scales. These “tiny loops” span just 3,000–4,000 km, with widths under 100 km, and last only a few minutes.   Detected using high-resolution data from the Goode Solar Telescope, NASA’s IRIS, and SDO, the loops are vivid arcs glowing in visible, UV, and EUV wavelengths. Despite their size, they exhibit temperatures of several million K, confirmed…

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (EPwD) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sri Aurobindo Society under its flagship Rupantar Programme, marking a significant stride toward inclusive education under the newly launched Project Inclusion .   Under this MoU, the Sri Aurobindo Society will collaborate with EPwD to:   Build capacity among educators, rehabilitation professionals, counsellors, and general teachers to support children with disabilities in mainstream classrooms.   Deploy training and awareness initiatives through a bespoke mobile app and online platform. Foster innovations in…

In a major step toward strengthening the public healthcare system in the national capital, Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda on Sunday distributed appointment letters to 1,388 newly recruited nursing officers and 41 allied healthcare professionals at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan. The recruitment, facilitated through the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), aims to address a long-standing shortage of staff in government hospitals.   “This recruitment is historic. For the first time in 15 years, a large-scale hiring drive has been successfully completed to fill critical vacancies in…

Scientists have now found a way to harness a property known as structural coloration to create tunable color-shifting materials using tiny plastic beads that can be used for wearable sensors, anti-counterfeit tags, display technologies and even eco-friendly paints.   The colour of the peacock’s feathers change depending on how you look at it, varying between shimmering blues and greens.  Similar effect is observed in the radiant wings of a butterfly. These are not colors made from paint or pigment, but from the structure of the surface itself.   Researchers at…

Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), under the Department of Science and Technology, have developed a breakthrough pocket-sized sensor capable of detecting sulfur dioxide (SO©ü)—a dangerous air pollutant often referred to as a ¡°silent threat.¡±   The compact, low-cost device is engineered to identify even trace levels of SO©ü (as low as 320 parts per billion), surpassing the sensitivity of many current commercial gas sensors. ¡°This innovation can serve as a critical early-warning system in environments where exposure to sulfur dioxide poses severe health risks,¡±…