Author: Jayoti Mondal

The plastic debris found in water bodies is fully endowed with biomass, and thus, can be a possible source to contribute to antibiotic production. The journal ‘American Society for Microbiology’ recently published a new study that has revealed that plastic debris, a product of plastic pollution can serve as an excellent source for the production of antibiotics in the ocean. The world and the global authorities are trying their hardest to alleviate the problem of plastic pollution and the publication of the journal brings much respite and highlights the biomass potential of plastic. The researchers and experts who worked and published…

12 people were arrested by the Kolkata Police with respect to allegations of duping several foreigners, mostly US citizens on the pretense of selling them a variety of services and products. A raid operation led to the seizing of the call center and the arrest of the convicts. The Kolkata Police captured 12 people on the basis of allegations of duping foreign nationals, especially from the US on the pretense of offering them to sell a variety of services and goods. The arrest was preceded by a raid operation conducted by the police which led to the seizing of an…

This new discovery shines a light on Central India’s great potential to harbor hidden dinosaur fossils that upon discovery may provide more information on a particular species. Madhya Pradesh witnessed a very unique discovery wherein an ‘egg inside an egg’ dinosaur egg was unearthed during a field trip by the research team of Delhi University. Apparently deemed as the first-of-a-kind discovery in the history of archaeology. This new discovery also shows that Central and Western India hold great potential for fossils of dinosaurs and subsequent discoveries may lead to more important information on particular species. In a study published in…

Stefania Mărăcineanu was a prolific Romanian physicist working alongside Marie Curie to research a newly discovered element Polonium. Google pays its homage to the genius with a doodle on her 140th birth anniversary. On Saturday, Google paid tribute to Ștefania Mărăcineanu on her 140th birth anniversary. She played a very critical role in the research and discovery of radioactivity and is well known for her research work on Polonium. In the year 1910, Mărăcineanu earned a Chemical and a Physical Science degree and initiated her prolific career by being a teacher at Central School for Girls in Bucharest. During this…

Ripley’s cleared the air of any allegations of damage to Marilyn Monroe’s dress by Kim Kardashian at 2022’S MET Gala. The famous dress was worn by Marilyn Monroe in 1962 to President John F. Kennedy’s birthday event. An immense amount of controversy was generated after it was brought to attention globally that Kim Kardashian’s attempt of fitting into the iconic ‘Happy Birthday’ gown of Marilyn Monroe and wearing the dress at this year’s MET Gala may have caused indelible damage to the delicate fabric in the form of wear and tear signs visible at various places of the gown and…

Beyoncé is all geared up for the release of her new album this year which is all set to release on July 29, 2022. Music lovers and fans of Beyoncé all around the world gear up for the new album that Beyoncé is going to release this very year. The famous singer released her last studio music album ‘Lemonade’ six years ago. In her latest act of deleting all her pictures from her social media profiles, fans have been sniffing a hint of a new album and this quite generated the buzz. This was then followed by several hidden signs…

Sai Pallavi faced a massive backlash from the netizens over her conflicting stances on Kashmir after a youtube video of her interview got viral. A reputed South-Indian actress, Sai Pallavi is immensely loved by her evergrowing fan followings in India. Very recently she found herself engulfed in a controversial issue over her statements on Kashmir. Sai Pallavi is busy promoting her upcoming film, ‘Virata Parvam’ in which her acting prowess has been lauded by critics and fans all around India. In a recent interview, Pallavi directly compared the lynching of a man suspected of smuggling cows to the genocide of…

Samples of sewage water that were collected earlier this year from South-west Kolkata’s Metiabruz area have given positive signs of containing poliovirus derived from vaccines. After the detection of the presence of vaccine-derived poliovirus in Kolkata’s sewage water, Health authorities plan to execute more sampling on a large scale. Even though, experts have assured that the recent discovery is not an indication of any critical threat. A vaccine-derived poliovirus is a very rare type that mutates the particular strain present in the Oral Polio Vaccine(OPV).   Sewage monitoring goes on throughout the country. This virus was found in a sample…

A cursed tomb was recently discovered in an uncovered cave inside an archaic cemetery in Beit She’arim, Israel. It has been verified that it is indeed the first tomb to be uncovered in 65 years at the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tomb has been uncovered by archaeologists in Israel and it accompanies a blood-red colored warning to anyone who tries to desecrate the tomb. The apparently cursed tomb has been discovered in an uncovered cave inside an archaic cemetery in Israel’s Beit She’arim. Reports suggest that this is the first tomb to be uncovered at the site. Even though the…

Authorities have been concerned over the growing cases of COVID and have come together for a meeting to discuss the protocols needed to be followed suit for tackling the cases. The graph showcasing COVID positivity rates in West Bengal has passed the mark of 2% on Monday after close surveillance for four months. 113 new cases and one Covid-related death have been recorded and a positive hike of 2.45% has been observed. With the unexpected proliferation of the novel Coronavirus, the authorities at the health department have been quite in a tight spot and hence, the entire Covid expert committee…