Mature forests have a key role to play in the fight against climate change – extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and locking it into new wood, a new study reveals. Researchers discovered that older trees responded to increased atmospheric levels of CO2 by increasing production of woody biomass – countering existing theories that mature woodland has no capacity to …
The issue of textbook revision by NCERT was raised in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament during a debate on the demand for grants for the education ministry in Lok Sabha. While the Education Minister defended the revision saying ‘Western influence in the Indian education system has to be removed’ or in other words can be termed as the …
Every student must know that overcoming homesickness makes you emotionally stronger and as better opportunities of a good life mostly need you to move out, it is better to prepare mentally for it as part of your mindset says Dr. Nitesh Dhawan, Public Servant and Author Life offers us various opportunities of different nature and in order to seize those, …
In recognition of World Brain Day, St. George’s University (SGU), School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, highlights the field of neuropsychiatry and the different specialties available within this innovative medical branch. Advances in technology have paved the way for new possibilities when it comes to investigating brain function in a living human. Neuropsychiatry is an integrative medical specialty that …
Union Interim Budget 2024-25, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, this year, will be followed by the full Budget on July 23 after a new BJP-led NDA Government was sworn on June 9 under the Premiership of Narendra Modi successively for a 3rd term. Naturally, there are expectations, wishes and recommendations from a cross section of the society on …
While India’s progress in scientific research and development is getting significant and impressive by the day and ranks behind only USA and China in such output, the R & D expenditure-GDP ratio of close to 0.7% is still significantly below the world average of 1.8%. Therefore, limited funding opportunities, competition, lack of access to labs and other resources, can be …
