ISW Desk

India ranks globally 3rd in the startup ecosystem and also in terms of the number of unicorns. As per the latest data, there are currently 105 unicorns, out of which 44 were born in 2021 and 19 in 2022. Union Minister of State…
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Litter is one of the most pervasive and fastest-growing anthropogenic alterations in the World. Coastal litter degrades the quality and health of the oceans by damaging coastal and marine habitats and harming marine life. According to…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has entered its third year. Scientists and experts worldwide have toiled to discover the best possible measures to prevent the pandemic from spreading its tentacles further. Their collective efforts have led to the…
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Researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a design framework to build next-generation analogue computing chipsets that promise to be faster and require less power than the digital chips found in…
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India’s Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh, held a bilateral meeting with the Minister for Climate and Environment of Norway Mr. Espen Barth Eide, on the side-lines of the UN Ocean Conference at…
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Inaugurating a two-day biotechnology start-up expo and launching a portal for biotech products at Pragati Maidan recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India was on the verge of becoming part of the top 10…
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Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur and Western Michigan University, USA, have identified significant neonatal and infant mortality predictors using multiple machine learning (ML) techniques. The study uses…
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Professor Mamannamana Vijayan, an eminent molecular biophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of amino acids, proteins, and macromolecules, passed away on April 24, 2022. He had over five decades of association with the…
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The health impact of short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), including death, is well known. However, the exact association of the acute exposure to various chemicals constituting the PM2.5 chemical species with mortality is…
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Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr Rajiv Kumar, has emphasised the need for devising innovative and effective schemes and programmes to attract back to India bright brains that are presently working overseas and for efforts to ensure that…
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