India-Netherlands ties strengthen on back of water, agriculture and tech collaboration: Dr Jitendra Singh

April 25, 2026 2:56 PM

India-Netherlands ties strengthen on back of water, agriculture and tech collaboration: Dr Jitendra Singh

Strong collaboration in water management, agriculture and technology sectors is driving the growing partnership between India and the Netherlands, Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Friday. Speaking at the celebration of the Netherlands’ National Day, King's Day, held at the Dutch Embassy in the national capital, the minister highlighted that the bilateral relationship between India and Netherlands continues to evolve into a stronger strategic partnership despite changing glob...

Russian air attack knocks out power, heat to thousands of Ukrainians

February 12, 2026 3:24 PM

Russian air attack knocks out power, heat to thousands of Ukrainians

Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight on Thursday, further battering its energy system and leaving tens of thousands in the capital Kyiv and the cities of Dnipro and Odesa without heat, power and water, officials said. Russia has intensified its winter campaign of strikes on Ukraine's power grid, plunging major cities into long periods of cold and darkness in freezing temperatures. In Kyiv alone, around 3,500 apartment buildings were without heating on Thursday af...

Morning coffee inspires breakthrough in detecting toxic dyes in food and water

October 14, 2025 10:59 PM

Morning coffee inspires breakthrough in detecting toxic dyes in food and water

A phenomenon as simple as a coffee stain on a table may hold the key to detecting dangerous toxins in food and water at extremely low concentrations. Scientists at Raman Research Institute (RRI), supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, have developed a powerful and cost-effective technique that uses the coffee-stain effect to identify harmful dyes such as Rhodamine B at concentrations as low as one part per trillion. When a coffee droplet dries, it leaves a d...