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IIT-Bombay researcher detects microplastics in salt

IIT-Bombay researcher detects microplastics in salt

According to a recent study by a team of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the presence of microplastics has been detected in some table salt brands in the country.   Microplastics are small pieces

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Research team including 18 Indian scientists decode complex wheat genome

Research team including 18 Indian scientists decode complex wheat genome

In a major scientific breakthrough, a team of international researchers, including 18 from India decoded the wheat genome, considered insurmountable so far. The information generated will help to identify genes controlling complex agronomic traits such

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Food activates thermogenesis, prevent obesity,diabetes

Food activates thermogenesis, prevent obesity,diabetes

Working together with an international team, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) were able to demonstrate that food also increases the thermogenesis of brown fat, and not just cold as previously assumed.  

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TNAU signs pact with CSIR-CIMAP for Aroma Mission

TNAU signs pact with CSIR-CIMAP for Aroma Mission

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has signed an MoU with Lucknow-based CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatics Plants (CIMAP) to implement the Aroma mission and phytopharmaceutical projects and rural technologies in the state. Both the

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Food scientists make sell-by dates on milk carton more precise

Food scientists make sell-by dates on milk carton more precise

The "sell-by" and "best-by" dates on milk cartons may soon become more meaningful and accurate. Cornell University food scientists have created a new predictive model that examines spore-forming bacteria and when they emerge, according to

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Increasing CO2 level eliminates nutrients from food grain

Increasing CO2 level eliminates nutrients from food grain

Researchers have warned that the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threatens to strip wheat, rice, and other staple grains of valuable nutrients, thus raising the danger of mass malnutrition.   Going by the

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IBM gets patent for coffee delivery drone

IBM gets patent for coffee delivery drone

Researchers of IBM secured the patent for a coffee drone. A coffee drone that drops off coffee and monitors certain facial, body, and biometric data to decide or predict when people nearby may be in

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Kalinga institute starts research on sustainable food supplies

Kalinga institute starts research on sustainable food supplies

The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences has initiated a new research project titled “Transforming India’s Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable Food Supplies”.   Awarded by the Cambridge University, UK, the project is

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IIT Kharagpur to set up Re-Water Research Center

IIT Kharagpur to set up Re-Water Research Center

The IIT Kharagpur will set up a Re-Water Research Center, seed-funded by two alumni members to replenish and rejuvenate water resources, a statement issued by the institute said today. The move is to tackle the

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Singaporean scientists develop natural food preservative

Singaporean scientists develop natural food preservative

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered a plant-based food preservative that is more effective than artificial preservatives.   The organic preservative comprises a naturally-occurring substance known as ’flavonoids’, a diverse group of