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PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission encounters anomaly during end of PS3 stage

January 12, 2026 admin

PSLV-C62 will carry EOS-N1 and 15 co-passenger satellites. Photo: YouTube/ISRO Official The PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage, following lift-off on Monday (January 12, 2026). A detailed analysis has been initiated, ISRO said “Today we attempted the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission. The PSLV is a four stage vehicle with two solid stages…

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Astronaut Shukla urges youths to own dreams for India’s space missions

January 12, 2026 admin

Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla speaks at Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, in New Delhi on January 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Describing them as future makers of the nation, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla urged youths to start owning dreams, whether in human spaceflight missions or other spheres, and work collectively towards realising them….

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What is the context window?

January 12, 2026 admin

AI models don’t read words; instead they read chunks of characters called tokens. | Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa/Unsplash A: In the context of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically large language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 and Claude, the context window is the maximum amount of text the model can consider at any one time while generating a…

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Conservation in the Global South erases human rights, researchers say

January 12, 2026 admin

Exactly 20 years ago, forest rangers in Chitwan National Park in Nepal nabbed a farmer, Shikharam Chaudhary, who they believed helped his son bury, in his own backyard, a stolen rhino horn. The rangers interrogated him and waterboarded him in prison. Days later, Chaudhary died. No horn was found. But the large and wealthy global…

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Countdown for launch of PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission begins

January 11, 2026 admin

The launch of the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission will be the 105th launch from Sriharikota. File image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI The 22.5 hour countdown for the launch of the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission commenced at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Sunday (January 11, 2026). The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is…

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Turning a death sentence into a long-lasting health condition

January 10, 2026 admin

What is diabetes? Ask around in your circle, and chances are that there is someone you know who has diabetes. A chronic disease, diabetes is closely related to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose. Diabetes occurs either when enough insulin is not produced by the pancreas, or when the insulin produced cannot be effectively…

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ISRO’s Aditya-L1 decodes how solar storms impact Earth’s magnetic field

January 10, 2026 admin

An image released by ISRO showing the Sun as captured by Aditya-L1 during a solar storm in 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday (January 10, 2026) said its Aditya-L1 solar mission has provided new insights into how a powerful solar storm can impact Earth’s magnetic shield. “The…

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Aerosols aloft lift, thicken winter fog over North India: IIT-M study

January 10, 2026 admin

The Taj Mahal in Agra covered by fog as people visit the iconic structure during the holiday season on December 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Winter fog is a familiar hazard across the Indo-Gangetic Plain, reducing visibility for hours at once. The fog often forms inside polluted air near the ground and polluted events…

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DRDO achieves breakthrough in hypersonic missile development with long-duration scramjet test

January 9, 2026 admin

A long-duration ground test of ‘Actively Cooled Scramjet Full Scale Combustor’ conducted by the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) at its Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility, in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), the Hyderabad-based laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has achieved a milestone…

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Study finds distinct blood markers for early detection of gallbladder cancer

January 9, 2026 admin

GUWAHATI A team of scientists led by researchers from Assam’s Tezpur University has identified distinct chemical signatures in blood, offering fresh hope in the early detection of one of the deadliest and often undetected cancers in India. The scientists who studied patients from Assam, a part of the Northeastern region with one of the highest…

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