26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms to hold clues to space survival

26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms to hold clues to space survival

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) An international team of scientists from India, Saudi Arabia, and the US has identified 26 novel bacterial species growing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions. The study, published in the journal Microbiome, highlights the importance of rigorous contamination control to prevent unintentional microbial transfer during space missions. Cleanrooms are…

Delhi High Court Permits 9 Expelled JNU Students to Take Exams

Delhi High Court Permits 9 Expelled JNU Students to Take Exams

New Delhi, May 13 (HS): The Delhi High Court has granted permission to nine expelled students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to participate in their examinations. A bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan stated that the petitioners, the nine students, should be allowed to sit for their final examinations and that no punitive action should be…

Convocation of Sawant Konkan Agril University on May 14

Ratnagiri, 13 May (HS): The 43rd convocation of Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Agriculture University, Dapoli, will be held on May 14. Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan and Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate will be the guests. Both guests will reach Dapoli by helicopter at 10.30 am to attend the convocation. ————— Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant…

LIC leads private insurers with 10% premium growth

LIC leads private insurers with 10% premium growth

New Delhi, May 13 (H.S.): The country’s largest life insurance company, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), has recorded an annual increase of 9.91% in new business premium (NBP) for April. This is higher than the overall industry’s growth rate of 8.43% and the 6.09% growth rate of private life insurance companies. According to data…

26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms to hold clues to space survival

26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms to hold clues to space survival

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) An international team of scientists from India, Saudi Arabia, and the US has identified 26 novel bacterial species growing inside cleanrooms associated with NASA space missions. The study, published in the journal Microbiome, highlights the importance of rigorous contamination control to prevent unintentional microbial transfer during space missions. Cleanrooms are…

Nagpur University signs MoU with Param group for skill training to students

Nagpur, 13 May (HS): Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Param Skill Training India Private Limited for imparting training to the students and also helping them to secure jobs at prominent companies. The students will be imparted various skills free of charge during the next five years….