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Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are bio-electrochemical devices that use the power of respiring microbes to convert organic matter into electrical energy. Thus, they can help treat wastewater and also generate electricity. Realising the vast potential these cells have, scientists are finding ways to improve their performance and efficiency.

Doing our dirty jobs of clearing animal carcass for generations, extraordinary scavenging birds of prey, the vultures, deserve our gratitude and attention.

ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟ ಶ್ರೇಣಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಮಾನವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು ಈ ಹಚ್ಚ ಹಸುರಿನ ಕಾಡುಗಳ ಉಳಿವಿಗೆ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಒಡ್ಡುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯಲು ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು 40 ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಸ್ಯವರ್ಗದ ಹೊದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಾದ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Shola grasslands are a unique habitats of the Western ghats that are under threat from many factors. In a recent collaborative study, scientists explore what are the major threats to this habitat.

In a new study, researchers have developed a low-cost and eco-friendly method to extract gold from electronic waste using the leaves of the plant Lagerstroemia speciosa, commonly called the Pride of India.

Power cuts in many parts of the country are so commonplace that we have learnt to accept and adapt to the erratic supply, no matter how frustrating. With summer rearing its fiery head, the threat of sitting in sweltering heat without fans or air-conditioners is a nightmare.

Study from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, explores how consumer choice affects rating labels of electrical appllicances like air conditioners. They find that Indian consumers are willing to pay more for air conditioners iwth higher energy efficiency.

In a new study, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, have found that ten confined water molecules play a significant role in keeping the insulin molecules together. In their findings published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry, the researchers have used computer models to study how water molecules help in stabilising the structure of insulin for storage in our body.

Study from IIT Bombay explores whether the problem of affordable housing in urban India is resolved through Satellite town near metropolises.