Dinesh C Sharma

Dinesh C. Sharma is a journalist and author with thirty years of experience reporting on science, technology, and innovation.
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India and China are greening faster than rest of the world

China and India – two economic powerhouses of Asia – are contributing significantly to the greening of the planet, a new global study released...

New study says haze may be contributing to warming in South Asia

The haze over the national capital and Northwest India seen during winters is not only causing problems to people on the ground but also...

Big Data may help get new clues to Alzheimer’s

Despite rapid developments in medicine, early detection of neurodegenerative disorders remains a challenge. Now a group of Indian researchers has sought to apply Big...

New material to fasten the process of reading latent fingerprints

Invisible fingerprints accidentally left behind by criminals are often difficult to decipher because available techniques can’t capture all the nuances in them. At times,...

A non-invasive method developed to assess burn wound healing

Assessing a burn wound to know the status of healing is currently an invasive process such as biopsy which is both painful and scarring....

Tear-based screening test soon for childhood blinding condition

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the most common serious eye complications that occurs in premature babies. It can lead to incomplete blood...

Haryana’s Rors brought Western flavor to Indus Valley

People belonging to the Ror community living in parts of present-day Haryana and Rajasthan have emerged as a key player in the jigsaw puzzle...

New study questions Kerala flood link with climate change

The frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in India appears to be going up, as projected by various scientific assessments on climate change....

Surprising discovery: nanosheets can be chemical reagents too

Experimenting with extremely tiny materials – a millionth of a human hair – is allowing scientists to create new materials and think of innovative...

Double whammy of groundwater in India- Decrease in reserve and increasing carbon emissions

Over-extraction of groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to a rapid decline in groundwater...

Indian landmass is warming, confirms past climate records captured in depths of the earth

Scientists are literally looking into the ground for clinching evidence of climate change. A new study of geothermal records across India has shown that...

Wind turbines are impacting ecology in Western Ghats

Wind energy, considered a clean source of energy, does have a carbon footprint and is also known to disturb bird life. Now a new...