Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Institute of Science Education and Research (Niser) in Bhubaneswar and urged students to work along with faculties to turn it into a green campus.
ISRO and NASA to carry out India’s first hyperspectral study in Chilika Lake Odisha
To study the biological and geographic parameters of Chilika lagoon and its basin eco-system, the Space Application Centre of ISRO with support from NASA is all set to carry out a hyperspectral study next week, a first of its…
How Young Astronomer Talent Search is inspiring Odisha students to think new ideas
School children tried to envision possibility of future human settlement on Mars during the Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2015 of Odisha, whose zonal rounds started off from Berhampur on Sunday. The theme for this year’s YATS is ‘Building up…
Odisha innovators bag NASA award for finding solution to tyre bursts
What happens when the tyre of a speeding car bursts or blows up? The obvious answer is an accident along with casualties as the vehicle goes out of control with the driver hardly getting a chance to react. There have…
Google Science Fair Girl from Odisha Lalita was invited to present at TEDx Vienna Austria
In a moment of pride for India, class IX student Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai from Delhi Public School, Damanjodi in Odisha has won the Community Impact Award for her project at the Google Science Fair. Lalita, 13, has created an…
New Species of Spider discovered named after Lord Jagannath
A team of students from IP University, led by a professor from the university’s School of Environmental Management have discovered a new species of spider in Delhi’s Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. The students have named it Stenaelurillus jagannathae after Lord…
NISER Bhubaneswar Professor wins one of highest awards of Science in India
Prof. Bedangdas Mohanty of NISER Bhubaneswar is one of the recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Science and Technology 2015. This is one of the highest awards in science in India. Congratulations! Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Regulations…
DPS Damanjodi Student Wins Community Impact Award at Google Science Fair
Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai from Odisha won the Community Impact Award at the prestigious Google Science Fair competition in California. The young scientist’s project iwas on development of low-cost bio-absorbent based on corn cobs. The award with cash prize of…
9th Edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search for Odisha school Children Launched
The 9th edition of Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2015-16 was launched recently. Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) is the signature event of Tata Steel in Odisha that inspires budding talent from high schools to explore the mysteries beyond the…
Bhubaneswar planetarium on its way to get rare Space Simulator added
Pathani Samanta planetarium in bhubaneswar plans to introduce a space simulator to bring the experience of space to science lovers. The simulator would be set up at the new information center building of the planetarium within the next few months. While the ground…