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The asteroid ‘2005 EX296’ has officially been renamed as ‘(215884) Jayantmurthy’ by the IAU’s Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature.

Using banana fibers, Indian scientists have created an environmentally friendly wound dressing material that provides a long-term approach to wound care.
 

MS Swaminathan was a renowned Indian agricultural scientist who was credited for his significant role in India’s Green Revolution. He coined the term ‘Evergreen Revolution.’

Dr Akshata Krishnamurthy is a part of the NASA mission that is working to obtain samples from Mars. She holds a PhD degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. She is not only an accomplished scientist but is also the first Indian woman to operate a rover on Mars.

Salim Ali was an Indian scientist. He was famously known as the Bird Man of India. In the year 1980, he implemented the BNHS project, which aimed to reduce bird strike accidents at Indian airports.

The newly discovered technique avoids using hazardous agents in the production of activated carbon, making the product both cost-effective and non-toxic.

Indian scientists have developed a process that is environmental-friendly and provides excellent corrosion resistance to the high-strength aluminium (Al) alloys extensively used in aerospace, textile, and automotive applications
 

India used to wait for years to get hold of innovations achieved outside, now our scientists are working at the same quick pace, said PM Modi
 

Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore, have developed an electronic nose with biodegradable polymer and monomer that can detect this gas
 

Headed by Alok Chandra Gupta from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Indian scientists have discovered BL Lacertae, a strong flare from a feeding supermassive black hole, referred to as a blazar
 

A new list compiled by Stanford University, Elsevier Research Intelligence and SciTech strategies has revealed that six scientists from India have been ranked among the top 10 contributors to their fields globally
 

COVID-19 has infected more than 2 million in the world and has claimed 1,26,000 lives. In the global fight against the disease, Indian scientists have joined the race against the clock to find a vaccine.

The European Taskforce formed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to conduct research on developing a vaccine for Coronavirus has a Karnataka connection. Dr Mahadesh Prasad, a young scientist from Arkalgud, Hassan, is part 10 research teams formed to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Watch this video to find out more about this Karnataka scientist.

Homi Jehangir Bhabha, often referred to as the Father of the Indian Nuclear Programme, was the founding director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. On the 24th January, 1966, he met a tragic end when Air India Flight 101 crashed near Mont Blanc while he was travelling to Vienna for a conference. Many believe that the crash wasn’t an accident but premeditated assassination carried out by American intelligence agencies to thwart India’s nuclear programme.

In this episode of Not For Women Only, we kick off World Space Week by taking a look at how the empowerment of Indian women scientists over the last 5 years has shown that times are changing.