Science
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Defence Ministry inks Rs 1,700 cr deal for surface-to-surface BrahMos missile
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed a Rs 1,700 crore deal for acquisition of additional dual-role capable surface to…
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OneWeb’s 36 satellites arrive in India ahead of launch
London: OneWeb, an India-UK joint venture satellite communications company, on Tuesday announced the arrival of 36 satellites at the Satish Dhawan…
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Scientists fix GPS device to pelican’s wings in K’taka
Mandya (Karnataka): Scientists on Monday successfully fitted a GPS device to a pelican bird in Kokkare Bellur in Karnataka’s Mandya district.…
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10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid to pass Earth: NASA
New York: A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on…
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Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $51mn to boost small satellite launches
Hyderabad: In what is being seen as the largest funding round ever in the Indian space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based…
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DRDO, Navy successfully flight-test vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile
Bhubaneswar: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully flight tested the vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile…
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India ranks 3rd in global startup ecosystem & number of unicorns, says Minister
New Delhi: India ranks third in the global Startup ecosystem and also in terms of the number of Unicorns. As per…
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Gout flare-ups may up heart attack, stroke risk for upto 120 days: Study
London: The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, finds a study.…
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ISRO gearing up for launch of small rocket SSLV on Aug 7
Chennai: India’s newest rocket, the 34 metre tall and weighing 120 ton Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will lift off from…
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Presumed extinct plant species rediscovered after 188 years in Himachal
Shimla: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India in Dehradun and Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla on Thursday said they have…
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India-born scientist elected to US National Academy of Sciences
New Delhi: Kamal Bawa, a noted, Indian born, conservation biologist and president of the Bengaluru-based Ashoka Trust for Research and Ecology…
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Journeys in the ‘Fourth Dimension’: Time Travel in fiction and its variations
The most plaintive words, across languages, could be “If I could turn back time/the clock”. While what the future will…
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Antarctic Ozone Hole 13th Largest on Record
The 2021 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum area on October 7 and is now the 13th largest since 1979,…
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Starting 2022, India to Undertake River Dolphins Census Every 3 Years
From this year, India would embark on a scientific enumeration of dolphins – to be carried out every three years…
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Biodiversity COP from Monday, Ambiguity about India’s Targets Achieved
The 15th Conference of Parties to the 1992 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP) starts on Monday at China’s…
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Indian-American Astronaut Part of SpaceX Crew-3 Mission
An Indian-American astronaut is part of NASA-SpaceX’s third mission to the International Space Station. “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission will carry…
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Urban Heat Islands Leading to Increased Vulnerable Population
A new study of more than 13,000 cities worldwide has found that the number of person-days in which inhabitants are…
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Why IMD is Still Tracking Shaheen Long After it is Away from Indian Coast?
More than two days after the Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen moved well away from Dwarka on India’s western coast, the…
