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As the curtain falls on 2018, here is a tribute to those great Indian scientists and innovators who died in the year. These eminent people contributed to various fields of science and helped put India in the frontiers of global scientific advancements. This is in no way an exhaustive list, but it is an effort to bring to the fore the achievers who have left an indelible mark behind. 

A recent study by an international group of researchers has revealed some unpleasant reality of a government-aided program in Bihar for diagnosing leprosy and has estimated the efficiency of an approach that can promote accurate diagnosis of the disease.

भारतीय तंत्रज्ञान संस्था मुंबई येथील यंत्र अभियांत्रिकी विभागाचे प्राध्यापक अमित अग्रवाल यांना वैज्ञानिक व औद्योगिक संशोधन परिषद (सीएसआयआर) तर्फे शांति स्वरूप भटनागर पुरस्काराने सन्मानित केले गेले आहे. हा सन्मान प्रा.

Standing a metre tall and weighing up to a whopping 18 kilograms, the Great Indian bustards (GIB) are one of the heaviest flying birds on Earth. Yet, they are unable to ‘throw their weight around’ in this world dominated by us. Their numbers have drastically declined by nearly 90% in the last 50 years, and the future of these charismatic birds look very bleak.

भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, मुंबई (आईआईटी बॉम्बे), यांत्रिक अभियांत्रिकी  विभाग के प्राध्यापक अमित अग्रवाल को वैज्ञानिक और औद्योगिक अनुसंधान परिषद (सीएसआईआर) द्वारा  दिए जाने वाले शांति स्वरुप भटनागर पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया है। यह पुरस्कार माइक्रोफ्लुइडिक उपकरणों में प्रयोगात्मक, सैद्धांतिक और संख्यात्मक काम सहित फ्लूइड मैकेनिक्स के क्षेत्र में उनके

Our blood, the elixir of life, is an incredible mixture of cells and proteins. While the red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, carry oxygen to different parts of our body, the white blood cells help us defend ourselves against invading pathogens. Then there are platelets, which are cell fragments, which aid in clotting of our blood among other things.

বনৰৌ (বন-ৰৌ) এছিয়া আৰু আফ্ৰিকাৰ বিভিন্ন ঠাইত বাস কৰা এবিধ নিশাচৰ স্তন্যপায়ী প্ৰাণী। দুখজনক ভাবে ইয়াৰ মাংস আৰু বাকলিৰ কাৰণে হোৱা অতিমাত্ৰা চিকাৰৰ কাৰণে ই বিশ্বৰ ভিতৰতে সৰ্বাধিক অবৈধ ব্য়ৱসায়ত ব্যৱহাৰ হোৱা প্ৰাণী হিচাপে চিনাক্ত হৈছে। ঔষধি গুণ থকাৰ প্ৰবাদতে চীন, ভিয়েটনাম আদি ঠাইত ইয়াৰ বাকলিৰ চাহিদা অত্যাধিক আৰু ইয়ে ইহঁতৰ আন্তৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় স্তৰত হোৱা অবৈধ বেহাৰ পৰিমাণ বৃদ্ধ

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon Government Hospitals study how household air pollution can affect tuberculosis.

A recent study by researchers at the University of Delhi, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi and the SMiLE Incubator, Sweden have found alarming cases of drug-resistant bacteria in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). 

A newly discovered species of ground-dwelling gecko from Karnataka has been named Hemidactylus vijayraghavani, after Prof K VijayRaghavan, the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. Mr Zeeshan A.