SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN JULY 2025

RESEARCH - 

*  Researchers At Patil Lab Have Discovered That Certain Species Of Bacteria Found In Human Gut Can Take In And Store PFAS Also Known As Forever Chemical ( Boosting These Species In Our Gut Microbome Could Be A New Way To Protect Us From The Harmful Effects Of PFAS) 

PFAS - Per And Poly Fluroalkyl Substance 

It's Uses In Non Stick Pans) 

* Indian Researchers Have Identified a Gene In Pineapple ( That Can Provide a Powerful Homegrown Line Of Defence To The Fruit Against Devastating Fungal Attacks) 

* Scientists From Bose INSTITUTE Have Identified The Gene Behind Somatic Embryogenesis Receptors Kinase ( SERK) That Can Activate Host Defence Against Plant Disease 

* Researchers From The Department Of Civil Engineering And Centre For Climate Studies At IIT Bombay And The Indian Institute Of  Tropical Meteorology (IITM Pune) Led By Professor Subimal Ghosh From IIT Bombay Have Developed a Smart Irrigation Plan To Save 10-30% Of Irrigation Water In Drought - Prone Regions. 

* IISC Bengaluru, CDSIISC Researchers In Collaboration Report a Novel ML Algorithm That Can Analyse Microscope Image Of Corroded Metal Surface To Estimate Corrosion Severity, Without Requiring Human Input. 

* BITS PILLANI Hyderabad Develops Smart Bandage That Fights Infection Without Antibiotics 

RESEARCH - 

*  Researchers Have Developed a New Technology That Could Help Measure The Invisible Forces Of Magnetism - From The Inside Of Human Brain, To Depth Of Outer Space - 

* Researchers Have Describe ZINCORE, - a Two Protein Complex That Binds Zinc Finger Transcription Factors And Activities The Gene Essential For Development.

* S N Bose National Centre For Basic Science, Kolkata Scientists Have Developed a Novel Approach For Using a Cutting Edge Material Called - Mo- DHTA COF, Short For di molybdenum Paddlewheel - Embedded Covalent Organic Framework For Synthesis Hydrogen Peroxide Directly From Water And Sunlight.

* Sunlight And Water Could Now Be Turned Into a Powerful Disinfectant - Hydrogen Peroxide ( H2O2) - Using a Photo catalyst 

DEVELOPED - 

* * INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (IISC) Bhopal Has Developed A Machine Learning TOOL CAN Precisely DETECT ENZYME THAT CAN DEGRADE A SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS AFTER SIFTING THROUGH MILLIONS OF BACTERIAL ENZYME.

* THE TOOL NAMED - XENO BUG 

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TECHNOLOGY - 

* Kerala Based Gen Robotics Unveiled Its GENBOT Robot.

* IIT MADRAS Has Launched India's Lightest WHEEL CHAIR Weight of 9 Kg.

* * IIT ROORKEE HAS DEVELOPED THE WORLD'S FIRST AI MODEL TO TRANSLITERATE THE HISTORIC MODI SCRIPT INTO DEVAMGIRI.

* THIS TEAM LED BY PROFESSOR SPARSH MITTAL, ( SUPPORT BY DIGITAL INDIA, BHASINI, BHARAT GPT) 

* Meta AI Has Launched The ImagineAI. 

* TIHAN - India's First Autonomous Navigation Testbad For Aerial And Terrestrial System By IIT Hyderabad 

* IIT Kanpur Develops Eco- Friendly Graphite Anode From Waste Dry Cells. 

* Led By Professor Prakash Chandra Mondal 

* This Method Uses Rapid Electrochemical Modification To Coat Waste Graphite Rods With Nitrogen Rich Molecular Films 

* Researchers At Tezpur University Have Developed a Low Cost Smartphone Based TB Detection Device Designed For Rural And Remote Areas With Limited Medical Infrastructure.

HEALTH - 

* * INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH ( ICMR) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY (DBT-NII) IS DEVELOPING THE MALARIA VACCINE 

NAMED - AdFalciVax 

* Dr. Jyotirmoy Mallik ( Associate Professor In The Department Of Earth And Environment Science At IISER Bhopal ) Has Been Awarded Project Title DECARB FAROE ( Through The Clean Energy Transition Partnership CETP) Funded By DST India. 

IIT KANPUR DEVELOPS WASTE DRY CELL

* IIT Kanpur Develops Eco- Friendly Graphite Anode From Waste Dry Cells. 

* Led By Professor Prakash Chandra Mondal 

* This Method Uses Rapid Electrochemical Modification To Coat Waste Graphite Rods With Nitrogen Rich Molecular Films 

A NEW GENE FOUND BY INDIAN RESEARCHERS IN PINEAPPLE

* Indian Researchers Have Identified a Gene In Pineapple ( That Can Provide a Powerful Homegrown Line Of Defence To The Fruit Against Devastating Fungal Attacks) 

* Scientists From Bose INSTITUTE Have Identified The Gene Behind Somatic Embryogenesis Receptors Kinase ( SERK) That Can Activate Host Defence Against Plant Disease 

IIT ROORKEE DEVELOPS INDIA'S FIRST

* IIT ROORKEE HAS DEVELOPED THE WORLD'S FIRST AI MODEL TO TRANSLITERATE THE HISTORIC MODI SCRIPT INTO DEVAMGIRI.

* THIS TEAM LED BY PROFESSOR SPARSH MITTAL, ( SUPPORT BY DIGITAL INDIA, BHASINI, BHARAT GPT) 

NEW CUTTING EDGE MATERIAL DEVELOPED BY SNBC KOLKATA

* S N Bose National Centre For Basic Science, Kolkata Scientists Have Developed a Novel Approach For Using a Cutting Edge Material Called - Mo- DHTA COF, Short For di molybdenum Paddlewheel - Embedded Covalent Organic Framework For Synthesis Hydrogen Peroxide Directly From Water And Sunlight.

* Sunlight And Water Could Now Be Turned Into a Powerful Disinfectant - Hydrogen Peroxide ( H2O2) - Using a Photo catalyst 

IIS BHOPAL DEVELOPED AI TOOL WHICH DETECT ENZYME FROM POLLUTANTS

* INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (IISC) Bhopal Has Developed A Machine Learning TOOL CAN Precisely DETECT ENZYME THAT CAN DEGRADE A SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS AFTER SIFTING THROUGH MILLIONS OF BACTERIAL ENZYME.

* THE TOOL NAMED - XENO BUG