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What likely caused the extreme ice-age more than 700 million years ago?

February 10, 2024 admin

Australian geologists have used plate tectonic modelling to determine what most likely caused an extreme ice-age climate in Earth’s history, more than 700 million years ago. The researchers have proposed that all-time low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions triggered the 57 million year-long global ‘Sturtian’ ice age. The extended ice age stretched from 717 to 660…

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India set to transition to hyperlocal extreme weather forecasting

February 10, 2024 admin

Weather forecasting plays a pivotal role in the country’s functioning. Accurately predicting rain, cyclones, heatwaves and drought are critical to inform decision making on disaster management. In India the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) is the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and it specialises in the incredibly complex science of predicting weather…

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Probability of survival decreases with increased duration of CPR

February 10, 2024 admin

A new study published in the journal The BMJ Open has found that a person’s chance of surviving while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest in a hospital declines rapidly from 22% after one minute to less than 1% after 39 minutes. Similarly, the likelihood of leaving the hospital with no major brain damage declines from…

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Manmohan Singh missed the reforms bus as PM: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

February 10, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Febuary 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) squandered the opportunity to implement the unfinished reforms agenda from 1991 during its decade in office, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the…

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Telangana Budget 2024 LIVE Updates, Highlights : Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu presents Congress first budget after win in December 2023

February 10, 2024 admin

Telangana’s Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Department’s budget outlay for the fiscal year 2024-25 saw a cutback compared to the previous year. The current budget stands at ₹ 11,500 crore, marking a decrease of ₹661 crore from the 2023-24 budget of ₹12,161 crore. While presenting the Budget, Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu acknowledged the success…

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EPFO to marginally hike interest on PF deposits to 8.25%

February 10, 2024 admin

The EPFO fixed a three-year high interest rate of 8.25% on employees’ provident fund for 2023-24 on February 10. The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recommended an interest rate of 8.25% on provident fund (PF) deposits for 2023-24. The current interest rate is 8.15%. “The move is…

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Global warming’s patterns are more important than its levels | Explained

February 10, 2024 admin

Many warming records were broken in 2023 along with climate disasters such as wildfires, cyclones, droughts, and floods. In this time, the focus of the public narrative – often with the participation of scientists – has often been on whether we crossed the ‘magical’ warming threshold of 1.5 degrees C. The best estimates, derived from…

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Embraer teams up with Mahindra to bid for IAF’s medium transport aircraft deal

February 9, 2024 admin

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly bid for the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Medium Transport (MTA) Aircraft tender. Embraer is pitching its C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft for the deal. The MoU was signed at the Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi on Friday. “We…

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Scientists discover new fungus species in Thrissur

February 9, 2024 admin

Trichoglossum syamviswanathii. Photo: Special Arrangement Scientists have discovered a new fungus species, Trichoglossum syamviswanathii, from Kerala. Researchers from the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Botanical Survey of India, and the University of Hyderabad are behind the discovery of the new fungus species. The species Trichoglossum syamviswanathii is named after renowned scientist and former director of…

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INDIA bloc calls White Paper document a ‘political manifesto’

February 9, 2024 admin

MPs in the Rajya Sabha during the Interim Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Opposition leaders from the INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha on February 9 said the White Paper brought out by the Narendra Modi government on the state of the economy under the Congress-led United…

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