Chandan S Chanotiya, CChem, FRSC

Scientist ‘F’ | Professor Chemistry | Aromatic Plants | Wildlife | Nature exploration | Photography| Nainital । Bhimtal | AcSIR । CIMAPian | Lucknow ।

[CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF ODISHA @cuokoraput]

The Central University of Odisha welcomes Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany (@akshasany), an eminent scientist and former Director of the CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, who has assumed charge as the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

[Chandan S Chanotiya, CChem, FRSC @CsChanotiya]

In Indian Himalayas, a wild spice is helping 200 families protect 100 sq km of forest while generating an income of Rs 39 lakh - The Times of India https://t.co/btx0buI9oB

[lunr @lunrs8]

Broad Peak avalanche: 13 hours before the alarm. 23 hours before the rescue request.
The documented timeline of what happened to Nirmal Purja "Nimsdai" and his team — every claim sourced to official records. https://t.co/Dzuz3dibVR

[k2 @KrisAnnapurna]

Broad Peak Avalanche

Confirmed: all died.

Source: Elite Exped
📷 Pemba Tamang Dong FB

[Everest Today @EverestToday]

His style may always be debated. Mountaineering has always debated oxygen, support, speed, risk and purity. But his impact cannot be debated. Nims showed that several eight-thousanders could be climbed not over many years, but within a single month. Young climbers and ordinary dreamers began to believe that they, too, could attempt what once appeared impossible. https://t.co/72WAImSIck

[Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change @DEFCCOfficial]

जंगलों की सुरक्षा, वन्यजीवों का संरक्षण और प्राकृतिक धरोहरों की रक्षा के लिए दिन-रात समर्पित रहने वाले सभी वन रेंजरों को विश्व रेंजर दिवस पर हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

कठिन परिस्थितियों में भी अपने कर्तव्य का निर्वहन करते हुए ये हमारे जंगलों, जैव विविधता और आने वाली पीढ़ियों के भविष्य की रक्षा करते हैं। उनका साहस, समर्पण और सेवा भाव हम सभी के लिए प्रेरणा है।

आइए, इस अवसर पर हम सभी वन रेंजरों के योगदान का सम्मान करें और प्रकृति संरक्षण के संकल्प को और मजबूत बनाएं।

@mla_hayaghat @IPRDBihar @moefcc

#WorldRangerDay #विश्व_वन_रक्षक_दिवस #ForestProtection #Wildlifeconservation #ForestConservation

[Shiv Aroor @ShivAroor]

Terrible news. World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, famous for the Netflix documentary on him ‘14 Peaks’ is among 10 climbers missing in avalanche in Karakoram range in Pakistan. Prayers.

[Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI @PrinSciAdvOff]

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India extends its heartfelt congratulations to all four Indian students for winning medals at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2026, held in Vilnius, Lithuania.

🥇 Bhavyaa Gunwal (Mahendragarh, Haryana) - Gold Medal
🥈 Soumil Maity (Howrah, West Bengal) - Silver Medal
🥈 Nishit Kalani (Pali, Rajasthan) - Silver Medal
🥈 Anmol Kumar (Mansa, Punjab) - Silver Medal

The 37th IBO 2026 saw participation from 307 students representing 78 countries. The competition included practical laboratory tests and theoretical assessments covering areas such as Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Animal Physiology, Animal Morphology & Systematics, and Plant Computational Biology. A total of 31 Gold, 61 Silver, and 91 Bronze Medals were awarded to participants.

Congratulations to the students, mentors Dr Anupama Ronad (@HBCSE_TIFR) and Dr Rekha Vartak (formerly @HBCSE_TIFR), and scientific observers Dr Ranjitsingh Devkar (@Themsubaroda) and Dr Siddhesh Ghag (UM DAE CEBS). Appreciation to the HBCSE Biology Cell team, the ATBS and IAPT teacher organisations, and the nationwide network of resource persons for their support in the selection and training of the Indian team. The Olympiad programme is supported by @DAEIndia, @IndiaDST, and @EduMinOfIndia.

#IBO2026

[HBCSE @HBCSE_TIFR]

Another Golden Sweep by India as our Chemistry team bags 4 Gold medals securing Rank #1 (jointly with China, Vietnam, and Individual Participant (Russia)) at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad, Uzbekistan (https://t.co/ZCxapjbtvG).
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[Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI @PrinSciAdvOff]

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India extends its heartfelt congratulations to all four Indian students for winning Gold Medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Indian team: Debadatta Priyadarshi, Harshit Singhal, Kabeer Chhillar, and Sandeep Kuchi, secured a Joint World Rank 1, alongside China, Vietnam, and Individual Participant (Russia), among 363 participants from 93 countries. The team was mentored by Prof. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay (@iiserkol) and Dr Indrani Das Sen (@HBCSE_TIFR), with Dr Anubendu Adhikary (@IITKgp) and Dr Jayasree Gopalakrishnan (NES Ratnam College, Mumbai) serving as scientific observers.

This was India’s 27th participation at the IChO and its best performance to date, marking a historic Joint World Rank 1 for the country.

@DAEIndia

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

PV Sindhu clinches the Japan Open!

Winning this major title at the age of 31.

Never, ever, give up on a true Champion.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇮🇳

[ANI @ANI]

Voluntary retirement and resignation requests from Scientific & Technical personnel associated with Gaganyaan and other important Missions/Projects may not be accepted as a matter of routine: Government of India

[William A. Wallace, Ph.D. @WilliamWallace]

Two people on a statin can show the same normal LDL cholesterol and carry different cardiovascular risk, and the variable that separates them is not the amount of cholesterol in the blood but the number of particles carrying it.

Researchers drew on the Copenhagen General Population Study, took 13,015 adults who were already on statin therapy, measured both their LDL cholesterol and their apolipoprotein B, and followed them for a median of eight years of heart attacks and deaths.

When the two markers disagreed, the people whose apoB ran high while their LDL cholesterol sat in the normal range had a 49% higher rate of myocardial infarction and a 21% higher rate of death from any cause than the people whose two markers were both low.

When LDL cholesterol ran high but apoB stayed normal, the risk did not rise at all, for either heart attack or death.

It was the number of particles, not the amount of cholesterol they carried, that separated the people who had events from the people who did not.

Every atherogenic particle, whether LDL, VLDL, IDL, or lipoprotein(a), carries exactly one apoB molecule, so apoB is a direct count of how many such particles are in circulation, while LDL cholesterol measures only the mass of cholesterol those particles happen to be carrying.

It is the particles themselves, not their cholesterol cargo, that cross the arterial wall and initiate plaque, which is why a marker that counts them tracks disease more faithfully than one that weighs their contents.

lipid management overwhelmingly targets the cholesterol number, the value printed on every standard panel, while the particle count that this study flags as the marker carrying the residual risk is one most people on a statin have never had measured.

The open question is whether treating patients to an apoB target, rather than an LDL cholesterol target, changes hard cardiovascular outcomes, or whether apoB is simply the more honest readout of a risk that is already there.

[Prof.Dr.Halil Coşkun @drhalilcoskun]

Nature Medicine’da yeni yayınlanan makale👇

Yaşlanma lineer değil❗️ Ortalama 7 çalışmada “yaşlanma dalgaları” tespit edildi:

✔️33 yaş civarı → İlk büyük sıçrama
✔️60 yaş → İkinci büyük dalga
✔️69 ve 78 yaş → Ek dalgalar

Vücudumuz belirli yaşlarda “reset” oluyor. Bu kritik pencerelerde sağlıklı alışkanlıklara daha çok yatırım yaparsak gelecekteki sağlığımızı ciddi etkileyebiliriz.

Bilimsel anti-aging’in yeni çağı başlıyor.

#Yaşlanma #Longevity

[Tiempo De Tenis @Tiempodetenis1]

¿Cómo gestiona Alexander Zverev la diabetes durante los partidos?

🗣️ "Llevo un teléfono conectado al sensor que mide mi glucosa. Por eso los árbitros me permiten revisarlo durante los cambios de lado. Solo si falla la señal tengo que pincharme el dedo."

[Chandan S Chanotiya, CChem, FRSC @CsChanotiya]

Imagine the height of satisfaction if your favourite terpene hydrocarbon revealed potential biocontrol nature.
@CSIRCIMAP @apal_cimap @CSIR_IND
BASF launches new beneficial insect attractant, Apthena® https://t.co/e7394wJNUU

[Shree Jagannatha Temple, Puri @JagannathaDhaam]

ଶ୍ରୀଜୀଉଙ୍କ ବିଶ୍ୱପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଶ୍ରୀଗୁଣ୍ଡିଚା ଯାତ୍ରାକୁ ଆଉ ମାତ୍ର ୯ ଦିନର ଅପେକ୍ଷା।

ଜୟ ଶ୍ରୀଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ। 🙏

#RathaJatra #JaiJagannatha #RathaJatra2026 #RathaYatra #ShreeJagannathaDhaam #Puri

[BWF @bwfmedia]

It’s #WorldBadmintonDay today! 🌎🏸❤️

Wherever you are, let's #RaiseARacket and celebrate our love for #badminton together. 🙌

https://t.co/pnvtNE1Plg

[Munsyari tourism @Munsyari_]

Uttarakhand Himalayas

[CSIR-IIIM @csiriiim]

🌿 From the valleys of Jammu & Kashmir to the hills of Odisha, the Purple Revolution is transforming rural livelihoods.

In a special discussion, Dr. Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow, shared insights into how the CSIR Aroma Mission is driving the cultivation of high-value aromatic crops such as lavender, rosemary, and lemongrass, creating new opportunities for farmers across India.

What began in the lavender fields of Doda has evolved into a nationwide movement—generating sustainable livelihoods, empowering women, creating rural employment, and significantly enhancing farmers' incomes through science-led interventions.

With pilot initiatives expanding to regions like Daringbadi and Koraput in Odisha, the mission continues to unlock the immense potential of India's diverse agro-climatic regions while advancing the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat.

🎥 Watch & Know More:
📘 Facebook: https://t.co/UEsjE8grL1
▶️ YouTube: https://t.co/qDsMDrHTSL

💜 From fragrance to prosperity, the Purple Revolution is redefining the future of Indian agriculture through science, innovation, and farmer-centric solutions.

#AromaMission #PurpleRevolution #Lavender #FarmersFirst