Science News and Innovative Award

AWARD for SCHOOL CHILDREN

  1. CSIR announced the Innovative Award for School Children 2021. It is the Annual national competition to harness the creative and innovative spirit of the school children. Last date to apply – 30/04/2021. For details visit https://www.csir.res.in/csir-innovation-award-school-children-2021-last-date-30th-april-2021

NEWS on SCIENCE

2.Prof. Shobhna Kapoor (Chemistry) became the recipient of the SERB Women Excellence Award 2021 to support basic research in Science and Engineering.

3. IISC, Bengaluru twitted that study of MCB finds when TB bacteria encounter the drug rifampicin , a small proportion of cells develop a thick, armour like capsule. This restricts the entry of the drug and eventually leads to the rise of rifampicin resistant population.

4. Amazonia 1 successfully separated from fourth stage of PSLVC51 and injected into orbit . (tweet of ISRO).

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