Tag: biotechnology

Karnataka Microalgae Biotechnology Startup Novalgae Closes Seed Round to Turn Ballari’s Arid Land into High-Value Spirulina Farms

July 7, 2026 The Medium News No Comments

Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India] July 07 2026: Bengaluru-based microalgae biotechnology startup Novalgae Private Limited has closed an undisclosed seed round from three angel investors to expand its community spirulina farming programme in Ballari District, Karnataka, targeting 150 tons of annual production by 2027. Founded by brothers Siva Sankar and Atul Ghosh, Novalgae is working with smallholder…

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Scientists identify genes to improve fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in rice

June 8, 2021 The Medium News No Comments

New Delhi: In a major boost to the scientific efforts for crop improvement to save nitrogenous pollution and fertilizers worth billions, Indian biotechnologists identified candidate genes for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in rice. This was accomplished by Prof. Nandula Raghuram, Dr. Supriya Kumari and Dr. Narendra Sharma from the School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh…

Agriculture

Study kindles new hope for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease

March 10, 2021 The Medium News No Comments

New Delhi: Efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease is expected to get a big boost with researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras finding that energy deficiency in certain cells in the human brain could be a major cause for the development of the neurodegenerative disorder. Parkinson’s Disease is the second most prominent…

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