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 …
The Museum of Solutions (MuSo) has become the first Indian museum to win the ‘Hands On! Children in Museums’ Award. The winner received a cash prize of 7500 Euros. Additionally, it will hold for one year a bronze statue of Miffy, the world-famous children’s character created by Dick Bruna. The sculptor is Marc Bruna, Dick Bruna’s younger son. With this …
Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited (Henkel India) has set up an Astronomy Laboratory and Observatory called Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Space Observation Center in Adarsh English School, Thane, in collaboration with Global Mission Astronomy, India. This Astronomy Laboratory and Observatory, set up under Henkel India’s CSR plan for FY 2024-25, was inaugurated by Dr. Kashinath Deodhar – …
