BatEchoMon, India’s first automated bat monitoring, detection system
For her PhD research, bat biologist Kadambari Deshpande made overnight recordings of bat echolocation calls in the Western Ghats. A “good night” would generate about 30 GB of data from 11 hours of recording with a bat detector. To process the data, Deshpande would go through several one-minute recordings, scanning every millisecond for bat calls, […]
RRB JE CBT 2 answer key 2025 released: Direct link to download here
RRB JE CBT 2 answer key 2025: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have issued the RRB JE CBT 2 answer key. Candidates who took part in the 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT-II) can now access the provisional answer key through the respective regional RRB websites. Along with the answer key, RRBs have also released […]
Greenland’s melting ice, unstable fjords vex extraction of oil and minerals Trump covets
Since Donald Trump regained the U.S. presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his overtures are rejected, perhaps seize Greenland by force. During a recent congressional hearing, senators and expert witnesses focused on Greenland’s strategic value and its natural […]
With GenomeIndia, population-scale genomics comes of age in India
In one way or another, all living people on the earth can trace their ancestry to Africa and therefore carry some portion of African ancestral DNA — some to a significant degree, others less so. If we all originated from the same African ancestors, why do we look so different? Imagine two grains of paddy, […]
Frog species studied over 21 years named for Assam college
Leptobrachium aryatium, a new-to-science frog recorded from a reserve forest on the edge of Guwahati. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement GuwahatiA study spanning 21 years has yielded a new species of frog named after an Assam college that helped a locality shed its identity as a hub of country liquor production. Guwahati’s Aryanagar used to […]
Finding DNA clues to the primate puzzle
Primates, which include humans, apes, monkeys and lemurs are diverse in traits like brain size, diet, locomotion and habitat. Using insights from recent advances in primate genomics and studying the DNA of over 500 primate species, scientists have uncovered the genetic secrets behind their evolutionary success and ecological flexibility. A global team of scientists, including […]
Miniature laser grown on silicon chip could revolutionise computing
The invention of silicon chips revolutionised communications. Even today they are the cornerstone of the technologies we use to move information around the world. The way they work has changed significantly, however. They have become better: for a long time this was because experts improved its hardware to operate as efficiently as possible. But more […]
BTSC recruitment 2025: 11,389 staff nurse vacancies announced, apply by May 23
Bihar BTSC opens 11,389 staff nurse vacancies, last date to apply is May 23 BTSC staff nurse recruitment 2025: The Bihar Technical Service Commission (BTSC) has issued an official notification inviting applications for the recruitment of staff nurse posts under Advertisement No. 23/2025. The recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 11,389 vacancies in […]
Black holes can show astronomers where to look for life in the universe
One of the most powerful objects in the universe is a radio quasar – a spinning black hole spraying out highly energetic particles. Come too close to one, and you’d get sucked in by its gravitational pull, or burn up from the intense heat surrounding it. But ironically, studying black holes and their jets can […]
Magadh University opens UG admission for 2025-29 session, apply online by May 2 at magadhonline.in
Apply now for Magadh University UG admission 2025-29 under CBCS system Magadh University UG admission 2025: Magadh University, Bodh Gaya has officially begun the online admission process for undergraduate (UG) courses for the academic session 2025-29. Eligible and interested candidates can now apply for the first semester of B.A., B.Sc., and B.Com programmes under the […]