Cataract is the third leading cause of blindness in children. Thousands of children are operated all over the world for cataract. Dr Sanjiv Desai of Jodhpur, is the first ophthalmologist to perform a photochromic lens implantation in both eyes of a two & a half year old child with congenital cataract. The child can now see the world. Dr Desai's hospital provides affordable care to all in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan.Read News

Dr. B. Venkatraman, Distinguished Scientist, Director, GSO and IGCAR, Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign was conducted by General Services Organisation, Kalpakkam during 15th September to 2nd October,Read News

A mega national event named SHAKTI-2023 'Sthree in HVACR & Architecture and Key in Transforming the Industry' was organized by ISHRAE Kalpakkam Chapter and IWSA Kalpakkam Branch in association with IGCAR Kalpakkam under the theme on 'Women in Technological Advances and Social Upliftment.' Read News

New Delhi: As part of the Swachh Bharath scheme of Govt. of India, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research has installed water purification plants at 4 locations at a cost of Rs 15 Lakhs namely at Sadras Fishermen Colony (500 LPH) , Kavakarai Sadras (500 LPH), KV2 Kalpakkam (2 units of 250 LPH) and Government Hospital,Tirukazhukundram (500 LPH). Read News

ISRO declared, "Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives and successfully underwent a hop experiment," in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).Read News

All the sky watchers in the house, "once in a blue moon," are actually occurring this week. If you're eager to witness this rare event then mark your calendars for August 30. The phrase "once in a blue moon" refers to an infrequent lunar event, and true to its name, such events are indeed rare. The upcoming lunar event on August 30 will not repeat itself for many years to come.Read News

After about 50 years of humankind's giant leap to the Moon, there has been a renewed interest to return to the lunar surface. Water, and increased availability of elements such as oxygen, iron, silicon, hydrogen and titanium have been the major attractions for the scientists aiming to return to the Moon. Also it can provide a gateway to other interplanetary missions.Read News

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan on Thursday said that the Chandrayaan-2 mission could not achieve success due to a 'small error' that occurred during the lunar mission in the year 2019.Speaking to news agency ANI, K Sivan said," This event should have occurred four years ago. Just because of a small error that occurred in Read News

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: The Chandrayaan-3 moon mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully soft-landed today at 6:04 p.m. Days after the Russian probe Luna-25 crashed in the same area, India made history by being the first country to land the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft of the Indian Space Research Organisation on the Moon's south pole.Read News

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: The Chandrayaan-3 moon mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully soft-landed today at 6:04 p.m. Days after the Russian probe Luna-25 crashed in the same area, India made history by being the first country to land the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft of the Indian Space Research Organisation on the Moon's south pole.Read News