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This picture released by the Icelandic Coast Guard shows smoke and lava pouring out of a fissure during a surveillance flight above a new volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, May 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Robert Bye Stationary objects experience only the gravitational force. Such objects can be balanced only when the line of action — the line connecting the centre of gravity of the object towards the earth — touches the ground at a point within the base of the object. If the base…
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Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Headquarter Maintenance Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) and Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID), Bengaluru on November 18. The MoA includes jointly identifying problem areas of…
In a significant development for sustainable environmental management, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have introduced AroTrack, an economical and portable device to accurately detect harmful pollutants such as phenol or benzene in water. Scientists claim that the device can be a game-changer given the increasing water pollution due to industrialisation,…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a satellite payload on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organization lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP India’s GSAT-N2 (GSAT-20) communication satellite was successfully launched by SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a satellite payload on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organization lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP India’s GSAT-N2 (GSAT-20) communication satellite was successfully launched by SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket…
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Soumya Swaminathan | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Tamil Nadu could use the genomic testing laboratories set up during the COVID-19 pandemic to measure the level of antimicrobial resistance by analysing effluents from pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, said Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. At the inauguration of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)…
Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidised by governments around the world. Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to accomplish. As a result, fossil fuels remain relatively inexpensive, and their use and greenhouse gas…
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A vehicle in the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK) in Gujarat. In change in precipitation patterns (2021-40), the arid States such as Gujarat and Rajasthan exhibit a higher annual precipitation ranging from 20% to 40% under SSP2-4.5, and a 20% to 50 % change under SSP5-8.5. | Photo Credit: SAM PANTHAKY The average annual maximum…
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A significant chunk of the world’s agricultural productivity and nutritional security relies on small insect pollinators. More than 75% of food crops, fruits, and flowering plants need bees, wasps, beetles, flies, moths, and butterflies to yield successful harvests. This is why threats to insect pollinators, including pesticides, pollution, and climate change, endanger the economies of…
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