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A pedestrian walks beneath snow-laden trees Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Northfield, Vt., as a major spring storm dumped heavy snow on the region. (Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/The Times Argus via AP) | Photo Credit: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur Questions: 1. When water evaporates from a surface, it takes away some heat, leaving the surface cooler. In some given…
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: AP After the French drugmaker Sanofi India Limited recently discontinued ShanIPV, its inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), in India, the company has confirmed that it will ensure there is no interruption in the availability its IPV vaccine. “We have already obtained the approvals for our product, IMOVAX-Polio, an…
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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On elements found after 1900 1 / 5 | Which element is the last of the lanthanides on the periodic table? Cerium Promethium Thulium Lutetium Lutetium is the last of the lanthanides and the hardest of them. The pure metal has been isolated only in 1907 and is one…
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President Droupadi Murmu with Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri, Tata Memorial Centre Director Sudeep Gupta and others during the launch of the first indigenous CAR-T cell therapy, in Mumbai on April 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI President Droupadi Murmu on April 4 launched India’s first indigenously-developed CAR T-cell therapy for…
Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference associated with specific experiences and characteristics. For decades, autism research has focused on behavioural, cognitive, social and communication difficulties. These studies highlighted how autistic people face issues with everyday tasks that allistic (meaning non-autistic) people do not. Some difficulties may include recognising emotions or social cues. But some research, including our own…
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New generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime was successfully flight-tested by Strategic Forces Command & DRDO off the Odisha coast on April 3, 2024. Photo: X/@DRDO_India India successfully flight tested the new generation ballistic missile Agni-Prime from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The Defence Ministry said the test-flight was carried out on…
Astronomers are looking forward to opening a new window on the universe by posting high-resolution telescopes on the moon, and in orbit around it. There are numerous proposals to do this from astronomers around the world — including one from India called PRATUSH. On the earth, optical telescopes (which collect visible light at longer wavelengths)…
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April 03, 2024 06:40 pm | Updated April 04, 2024 09:14 am IST – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A settlement unearthed during the excavation at the Padta Bet hillock in Kachchh, Gujarat. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Indus Valley civilisation, considered one of the earliest cradles of civilisation, has enthralled the academic community and aficionados of history…
The differing gravitational force, and potentially other factors, on the moon and on other celestial bodies change how time unfolds relative to how it is perceived on Earth. File | Photo Credit: Reuters White House directs NASA to establish Coordinated Lunar Time for moon missions amid international space race WASHINGTON The White House on April 2…
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The story so far: As the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) forays further into space with missions to the sun and the moon, with space telescopes, landers, and astronauts, the nation’s space sector is also expanding beyond ISRO. With the Centre allowing 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the space sector, the industry’s private players…