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SpaceX’s Falcon-9 deploys India’s GSAT-N2 satellite into orbit

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SpaceX’s Falcon-9 deploys India’s GSAT-N2 satellite into orbit

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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Can use genomic labs set up during pandemic to measure antimicrobial resistance: Soumya Swaminathan

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Can use genomic labs set up during pandemic to measure antimicrobial resistance: Soumya Swaminathan

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)…

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Why countries struggle to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies | Explained

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Why countries struggle to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies | Explained

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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New climate data set for India unveiled by Azim Premji University

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New climate data set for India unveiled by Azim Premji University

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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New infectious diseases among bees threaten world’s economies

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New infectious diseases among bees threaten world’s economies

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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What are weights in AI?

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What are weights in AI?

Every ANN has three components: nodes, edges, and weights. | Photo Credit: 6690img/Unsplash Machine-learning models called artificial neural networks (ANNs) have taken the world by storm, transforming fields ranging from reviving endangered languages to accelerating drug discovery. Every ANN has three components: nodes, edges, and weights. Scientists originally designed ANNs to mimic the learning behaviour…

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India successfully test-fires long range hypersonic missile

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India successfully test-fires long range hypersonic missile

Flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile being successfully conducted at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off-the-coast of Odisha. | Photo Credit: PTI India has successfully test-fired a long-range hypersonic missile from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, November 17, 2024. The missile was…

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Saltwater flooding a serious fire threat for electric vehicles

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Saltwater flooding a serious fire threat for electric vehicles

Flooding from hurricanes Helene and Milton inflicted billions of dollars in damage across the Southeast U.S. in September and October 2024, pushing buildings off their foundations and undercutting roads and bridges. It also caused dozens of electric vehicles and other battery-powered objects, such as scooters and golf carts, to catch fire. According to one tally,…

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Optical biosensor rapidly detects monkeypox virus

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Optical biosensor rapidly detects monkeypox virus

An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. | Photo Credit: Reuters A new variant of human mpox has claimed the lives of…

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