From a women’s safety device, and an insulin cooling box, to a smart road repair solution, the top 25 finalists from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) schools displayed innovative projects at the sixth annual Think Big Science Carnival, organized by Amazon. The event was held at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Navi Mumbai, where more than 2,800 students …

Bengaluru-based biotechnology startup CrisprBits Private Limited has inaugurated a CRISPR gene editing and diagnostics laboratory in Bengaluru. The new facility includes advanced infrastructure laboratory features with dedicated spaces for lyophilization (a process used to keep reagents stable at room temperature), cell and tissue culture, bacterial culture, molecular biology research, and cleanroom operations. Additionally, the laboratory includes a specialized gene editing …

Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints. In a stunning find, the teams uncovered multiple enormous trackways, dating back to the Middle Jurassic Period (around 166 million years ago). The trackways form part of a huge ‘dinosaur highway’ and include footprints from the nine-metre …

The Space Technology Research Group (STeRG) at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune, has successfully launched its first-ever space payload, STeRG-P1.0. Launched aboard the PSLV-C60 in collaboration with ISRO, this pioneering payload marks a significant milestone for the university and contributes to India’s space exploration endeavors. This payload, developed entirely by students and faculty from the Department of Electrical and …

Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR, becomes first collaborator for programmes aimed to equip the next generation of leaders   Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, is set to launch two summer school programmes for undergraduate students in Summer 2025, focusing on Sustainability & Climate Change and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. These programmes, which will each be one-week long, aim to …

The 10th edition of India International Science Festival 2024 (IISF 2024), held at IIT Guwahati from 30th November to 3rd December 2024, witnessed inspiring display of innovation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing, with participants from all walks of life coming together to explore the transformative power of science. A key highlight of the event was that more than 50% of all participants in all events at IISF …