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The story so far: On August 11, Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, launched its Luna 25 spacecraft onboard a Soyuz 2 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Luna 25 consisted of a lander and its mission was to soft-land near the moon’s south pole, and there study the optical, physical, and chemical properties of moondust and…
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Watch | Data Point: How tough is it to land Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander on the moon? Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the moon on August 23. But space is hard. Data shows that moon missions are especially hard. After Chandrayaan-2’s failure, The Hindu looked at how successful past moon missions have been, to assess…
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The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 145.44 points to 65,094.10 in early trade. (File) Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Monday after two days of decline amid mixed global market trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 145.44 points to 65,094.10 in early trade. The NSE Nifty gained 45.05 points to 19,355.20. From the…
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Forex traders said the rupee is likely to trade with a negative bias on risk aversion in global markets and a rising U.S. dollar. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from its all-time low levels and appreciated by 5 paise to 83.05 against the U.S. dollar in early…
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From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, NTPC, JSW Steel, HCL Technologies, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel and Tata Motors were among the gainers. (For Representational purpose only) Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on August 21 after two days of decline amid mixed global market trends. The 30-share BSE…
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Lunar far side area as imaged from the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) onboard Chandrayaan-3 on August 19, 2023 Ahead of the scheduled landing of the Chandrayaan-3 Lander on the moon surface on August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday released images of the far side of the lunar surface….
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Artificial intelligence looking at smart city, connected with planet through global mobile internet on phone. AI control city infrastructure, data traffic, ensure safety. World communication concept. | Photo Credit: iStock In 2022, software developers in India contributed to over 24% of AI related projects in GitHub, the most in the world, according to Stanford’s latest…
While pulses inflation hardened in July, other protein sources such as milk (8.6%) and meat and fish also reported higher inflation last month. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Pulses prices may spiral as deficient rain mars sowing Tomato prices may be cooling from recent highs, but pulses could play…
Pulses on the market at a store in Delhi. Costs of pulses have risen sharply, dashing to 13.3% in July from 10.6% in June. Document | Picture Credit score: The Hindu Tomato costs could also be cooling from fresh highs, however pulses may play games the nearest spoilsport within the struggle towards inflation, with a…
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An illustration showing the soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the Moon. The spacecraft is set to land on August 23, 2023 around 6.04 p.m. IST. Photo: Twitter/@isro via PTI Since the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14, the ground stations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European…
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