Giant dinosaurs lived on the earth much earlier than previously thought, according to a team of excavators in Argentina, who discovered the remains of a 200-million-year old species.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 11th Jul 2018

Rajya Sabha members can speak in any of the 22 scheduled languages from the monsoon session of Parliament beginning on July 18, with the Secretariat arranging simultaneous interpretation for five more languages: Dogri, Kashmiri, Konkani, Santhali and Sindhi.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 11th Jul 2018

An environmental pressure group claimed t Chinese factories are illegally using ozone-depleting CFCs which have recently seen a spike in emissions that has baffled scientists.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 10th Jul 2018

As many as 11 out of 30 samples of fish species purchased from Chinthadripet and Kasimedu, the two major fish markets in Chennai, on two different days, have tested positive for formalin, a cancer-inducing chemical used illegally to preserve fish.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jul 2018

• Scientists have found that a natural ‘tree glue’ which stiffens plant cells can be turned into a strong, biodegradable plastic. • The natural glue called lignin holds cellulose fibres together. Researchers from the University of Warwick in the UK genetically modified a bacteria called Rhodococcus jostii to turn lignin into useful chemicals.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jul 2018