Tibetan plateau is believed to have been formed due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates 50 million years ago. But a new study has now suggested that Tibet may not have been a plateau all the time and perhaps had high mountains and deep valleys – topography and climate good enough for subtropical plants to grow
The Centre for Ecological Sciences at Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science has launched an online database of peer-reviewed information on over 10,000 plant species in peninsular India
In order to promote scientific temper and original thinking in school kids, a programme is underway in remote areas of the Northeast. Children are shown a series of short films on a range of subjects, and then a quiz competition is held along with hands-on activities
The study has confirmed that Indian Mithun is different from the other cattle found in the Northeastern hill region. Though there are similarities with the gaur bull as they share a common ancestry, it is established that Mithun did not originate from crossing gaur bulls with indigenous cattle.
Ginger not only adds some spice to Indian food but is also an important medicinal plant. Now a team of researchers from Kerala has discovered two new species of ginger in the biodiversity hotspot of the Northeast.
Unsustainable use of fishery resources and declining fish diversity are matters of grave concern. The identification and cataloguing fishes are necessary for the conservation of endangered species.
Over 200 films makers along with a large contingent of scientists, students and film critics from across the country have gathered here for the eighth edition of the National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFI) which began today at the P.D Hall of Gauhati University.
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