Month: July 2024

Heavy Rain Hits Kerala, Orange Alert Issued For 3 Districts: Weather Office

July 13, 2024 admin

The weather department also predicted thunderstorms. (Representational) Thiruvananthapuram: As heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala, the India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued an orange alert in three northern districts of the state for the day. The IMD issued an orange alert in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod and a yellow alert in nine other districts…

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Heavy Rain Hits Kerala, Orange Alert Issued For 3 Districts: Weather Office

July 13, 2024 admin

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Woman Charged For Killing 3-Year-Old Boy By Throwing Him In Pond In UP: Cops

July 13, 2024 admin

Police identified the accused as Roshan, a resident of Qazijadgan, cops said. (Representational) Bijnor: A woman was booked for allegedly killing a 3-year-old boy by throwing him in a pond following a quarrel with his mother in Bijnor district, police said on Saturday. Police identified the accused as Roshan, a resident of Qazijadgan, they said….

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Air pollution harms pollinators more than pests, study finds

July 13, 2024 admin

Bees and other beneficial bugs are disproportionately harmed by air pollution compared to crop-destroying pests, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Reading analysed data from 120 scientific papers to understand how 40 types of insects in 19 countries respond to air pollutants like ozone, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter….

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What is the maximum heart rate of male noctule bats?

July 13, 2024 admin

To record the heart rate of male common noctule bats during flight, the scientists attached heart rate transmitters weighing less than one gram to the animals, which they then accompanied in an airplane while the bats flew, sometimes for more than an hour, in search of food. The researchers found that the heart rate of…

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BSNL CMD Purwar denied extension, DoT officer Robert Ravi to get additional charge

July 13, 2024 admin

P.K. Purwar, Chairman, Managing Director ( BSNL). | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S The government has denied extension to BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar and has given the charge to a senior department of telecom officer Robert J Ravi, official sources said. Mr. Purwar, who took charge as BSNL CMD in July…

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Yashasvi Jaiswal-Shubman Gill Rewrite India’s Partnership Records During 10-Wicket Win Against Zimbabwe

July 13, 2024 admin

Yashasvi Jaiswal (left) and Shubman Gill helped India beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in 4th T20I.© AFP Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill posted India’s second-highest partnership in T20Is during run-chases on Saturday. This pair of young batters accomplished another position in India’s T20I batting charts during the fourth T20I against Zimbabwe at Harare….

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Government mulls handing over MTNL operations to BSNL; merger unlikely

July 13, 2024 admin

A view of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) exchange building, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The government is considering the option of handing over operations of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to BSNL through an agreement, instead of pursuing a merger route, a source privy to the development said. A final…

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Nobel laureate supports India’s pursuit for a neutrino lab

July 13, 2024 admin

If the obstacle-ridden India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) ever becomes a reality, it will be one of the largest basic science projects in the country. Nobel laureate and neutrino researcher Takaaki Kajita is convinced that the proposed underground laboratory is still worth fighting for. Neutrinos are abundant particles that may be relevant to our understanding of…

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Nobel laureate supports India’s pursuit for a neutrino lab

July 13, 2024 admin

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