Bhupendra Singh Chundawat | Udaipur Kiran

Dr. Rathore conferred the title of “Shikshak Ratna and Bharat Vidya Ratna Award” and Dr Meenakshi “Shikshak Shree Award” in New Delhi

6 Sep 2018 9:57 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Udaipur : Dr. Chetan Singh Chauhan, Principal of the BN Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Udaipur said that in a function organized and presented by the Indo-Nepal International Samarasta Forum on September 5th Teachers Day at International Law Society, VK. Krishna Menon Bhawan, New Delhi. Associate Professor and Head of Department (Pharmaceutics) Dr. Kamal Singh Rathore … Read more

What Anglo Saxon teeth can tell us about modern health

6 Sep 2018 9:34 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Evidence from the teeth of Anglo Saxon children could help identify modern children most at risk from conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Researchers from the University of Bradford found that analysis of milk teeth of children’s skeletons from a 10th Century site in Northamptonshire, England, gave a more reliable indicator of the … Read more

Towards animal-friendly machines

6 Sep 2018 9:33 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Semi-autonomous and autonomous machines and robots can become moral machines using annotated decision trees containing ethical assumptions or justifications for interactions with animals. Machine ethics is a young, dynamic discipline, which primarily targets people, not animals. However, it is important that animals are kept from harm when encountering these machines since animals cannot make informed … Read more

Why leaf-eating Asian monkeys do not have a sweet tooth

6 Sep 2018 9:33 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Asian colobine monkeys are unable to taste natural sugars, and in fact have a generally poor sense of taste. This is according to research led by Emiko Nishi of the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan. Nishi and her colleagues found that the receptors on the tongues of colobine monkeys do not function … Read more

Mysterious ‘lunar swirls’ point to moon’s volcanic, magnetic past

6 Sep 2018 9:33 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

The mystery behind lunar swirls, one of the solar system’s most beautiful optical anomalies, may finally be solved thanks to a joint Rutgers University and University of California Berkeley study. The solution hints at the dynamism of the moon’s ancient past as a place with volcanic activity and an internally generated magnetic field. It also … Read more

Common pesticide inhibits brain development in frogs

6 Sep 2018 9:07 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

New research published in Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry reveals that low doses of a commonly used pesticide potentially harm the Northern Leopard frog by inhibiting their brain development. The pesticide chlorpyifos, which has been used since 1965 in both agricultural and non-agricultural areas, had clear effects on Northern Leopard tadpoles’ neurodevelopment, even in situations where … Read more

Pros and cons of hydropower

6 Sep 2018 9:07 PM by Bhupendra Singh Chundawat

Hydropower can generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases but can cause environmental and social harms, such as damaged wildlife habitat, impaired water quality, impeded fish migration, reduced sediment transport, and diminished cultural and recreation benefits of rivers. A new River Research and Applications study considers these issues as they relate to a hydropower project undergoing … Read more

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