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Docking in space or space docking is a space-tech marvel that enables us to join two spacecraft together in space. An important step for various missions, especially those that are exploratory in nature or involve space stations, only a handful of countries have mastered this art. India is now one of them, having become just…
Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small amphibians stick their landing and take off with ease remains something of a mystery. As per a new study, the answer may have a lot to do with blood-powered toes of wandering salamanders. Researchers discovered that wandering…
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Logo of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. File State-owned engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said that it has secured an order worth ₹8,000 crore from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (Mahagenco). The order is for a 2×660 (1320) MW BTG (boiler turbine generator) package of Koradi Thermal Power…
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Women who go through menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels for years to come than those who go through it earlier, a study by the University of Colorado Boulder researchers found. The study published in the journal Circulation Research, offers new insight into why females who stop menstruating at age 55 or later are significantly…
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Tata Motors on Saturday (February 8, 2025) announced the launch of its registered vehicle scrapping facility (RVSF) in Guwahati with a capacity to dismantle up to 15,000 end-of-life vehicles annually. Operated by Tata Motors’ partner Axom Platinum Scrappers, the facility is equipped to scrap both passenger and commercial vehicles of all brands. With this, the…
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The extensive use of antibiotics in health care has resulted in a rise in pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics. In the year 2021, about 1.2 million deaths worldwide were attributed to antimicrobial resistance to existing antibiotics. Surveys in Indian hospitals show that infections with drug-resistant bacteria have a 13% mortality…
Data from India’s first nationally representative heart failure registry with prospective follow-up data has found that heart failure patients in India are almost 10 years younger than their counterparts living in high-income countries. One in four heart failure patients in India die within one year of follow-up, with a wide variation in the one-year mortality rate…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Directors at a meeting in New Delhi on February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) following up the Union Budget’s demand stimulus for the slowing economy with a long-awaited interest rate cut, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on…
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra at a press conference after the 613th Meeting of Central Board of Directors (CBD) of the RBI, in New Delhi on Saturday, February 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday (February 8, 2025) said that the market forces decide the value of…
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Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director of Elgi Equipments. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Air compressor manufacturer Elgi Equipments, which is the sixth largest air compressor supplier globally, aims to be in the top three by 2035-2036. Unveiling its new technology “Stabilisor”, Managing Director of Elgi Jairam Varadaraj told the media on Saturday (February 8, 2025) that…