The Forensic department of Karnataka has 482 vacancies out of the total 804 sanctioned posts. The high number of vacancies in the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories (DFSL), Karnataka is leading to a high number of pending forensic cases. This delay also causes a delay in the judicial proceedings of many cases. The former Chief […]
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To make digital data safer, encrypted information can only be decoded by authorised users who have access to a cryptographic “key”. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a true random number generator (TRNG) device, which can improve data encryption and cyber security for sensitive digital data such as credit or debit card details, passwords […]
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Experts say tunnelling will not affect civilians this time. Underground tunnelling and excavations are necessary for the infrastructural development in the country. Ravishankar M, secretary general, organizing committee of INSTRUCT (Institute for Research Development and Training Construction Trades and Management) , said, “Given the complexities involved in constructing tunnels and underground structures, there is a […]
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Educators say that an in-depth syllabus must be created to sensitize children about the LGBTQIA+ community. On September 6, 2018, 13-year-old *Rashmi rejoiced as the Supreme Court declared that Section 377 of the Indian constitution (British-era law that prohibited gay sex) was decriminalized. Although she was bisexual, she was happy because of the progressive step. […]
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Market penetration of Indian biosimilar drugs in domestic and international markets is an issue of concern. India leads in pharmaceutical exports but lags in biosimilars. Industry insiders say, Indian market has a huge scope for biosimilars but issues with the development, manufacturing, registration, and more pose threats to it. Chitta Ranjan Padhi, engineer at Dr. Reddy’s […]
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Schrodinger’s thought experiment rules the popular culture of 21st century. Erwin Schrödinger’s thought experiment on quantum mechanics known as “Schrödinger’s Cat” was published 86 years ago on this day. Today the millennials and Gen Z have taken interest in it through a variety of pop culture activities. Sheldon Cooper, a character in The Big […]
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The 19th National Science Day celebrated as the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) organizes a science exhibition. NIMHANS marked the special day in order to honor deceased Dr. C.V Raman, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930, for inventing the Raman Effect, the study of light scattering. The theme of […]
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Introduction of silver oak in coffee plantation in Western Ghats may be a threat, predict scientists. Bengaluru, Oct. 11, 2018: For many years the coffee planters in Western Ghats near Bengaluru have planted exotic silver oak (Grevillea robusta) whose pole-like trunk is used as a support for the coffee plants, to help boost incomes. People […]
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