S & T

The Hindu A view of Coringa mangrove near Kakinada.

India's mangrove cover rises

Mangroves in India account for about three per cent of the world's mangrove vegetation »

Role of Y chromosome in inherited coronary artery disease

Increased risk is independent of cardiovascular risk factors like high BP and low HDL cholesterol »

Russia 'drills into' Antarctic subglacial lake

A Russian team has succeeded in drilling through four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ice to the surface of a mythical subglacial Antarctic lake which could hold as yet unknown life forms, reports said... »

Hominin genome sequenced

Scientists in Germany said recently they have sequenced nearly all the genome of the Denisova people, an extinct human-like species contemporary with the Neanderthals. The work by the Max Planck S... »

The harvested grains being cleaned before weighing. Photo: B. Velankanni Raj

Farmer's Notebook: Paddy crop records a significant yield with organic inputs

400 kgs more than the normal yield was harvested from an acre »

Agriculture

Soil fertility managment to sustain production

Agricultural production in India has increased through green renaissance, growing high-yielding varieties of crops and adopting scientifically improved soil fertility management, water management,... »

Senior UPA ministers losing sleep over proposed Food Security Act

NABARD offers incentive to banks for warehouse loans

‘Provide 100 days employment only during lean agriculture season’

Maize trail: Coalition for a GM-Free India demands blacklisting of Monsanto

Science

Question corner: Wet clothes

In the rainy season, clothes, when not dried properly, start stinking. Why? Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh Many species of plant and animal kingdoms besides those tha... »

‘World's highest resolution' lunar images released

Science communicator R.D. Sharma passes away

Science park getting ready

Awards for eight young scientists

Technology

HOT FROM THE OVEN Culinary expert and author, Nita Mehta, at a demonstration of microwave cooking. Photo: K. Ananthan

Microwave, many uses

Did you know a microwave oven can be put to a whole lot of other uses, besides cooking and reheating food? »

Tiles and extra security: Windows 8 is coming

Solar cells moving down the roof

A hub to brew your ideas

Spam in SMS is back with a vengeance

Gadgets

Gearing up for Vita

Sony's new handheld launches later this month »

Fujifilm X10 gen x, retro style

NFC #101: All you need to know about NFC

Spam in SMS is back with a vengeance

Lesser Lumia is no small fry

Energy & Environment

Young rivals no threat to adult male songbirds

Older male sparrows don't put much of a fight when they hear a young male singing in their territory, it probably means that younger birds aren't considered much of a threat by other sparrows, a n... »