Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. The two isomers, endo and exo, are known popularly as I and II. Endosulfan sulfate is…

Pakistan successfully test-fired its first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Babur-3 capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.   The Babur-3 missile was fired from an underwater mobile platform from an undisclosed location…

China successfully launched first commercial mission using an updated version of the low-cost Kuaizhou-1A rocket.  As part of the mission three satellites JL-1, CubeSats XY-S1 and Caton-1 were launched into…

Researchers have classified a new organ called "mesentery" in the digestive system inside human body. The research has been published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. J Calvin Coffey is…

In a first comprehensive description of the Zika virus genome, scientists have identified seven key proteins that may make the virus so deadly. Over the past year, scientists have learned…

Prime Minister has underlined the need to inculcate the concept of ‘scientific social responsibility,’ akin to corporate social responsibility, to connect the leading institutions with all stakeholders, including schools and…