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Carrot extract can make fake ghee dodge quality test: study

May 31, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Guwahati The red-orange pigment from carrots can make fake ghee dodge a popular quality test to pass off as a premium product sourced from cows, a new study has found. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,…

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‘This is crucial juncture for space missions’, says Shubhanshu Shukla, as he prepares for second space voyage

May 31, 2026 admin

He’s been there, done that, and is raring to get back into space, humankind’s final frontier. Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first man on the International Space Station (ISS), says he is drawing from his background as a IAF test pilot in his training for the Gaganyaan mission. Graphic story | The Gaganyaan Story Fly any new…

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Blue moon 2026: will the ‘micromoon’ be visible in India?

May 31, 2026 admin

In this image provided by NASA, the Artemis II crew captured this view as the Earth sets behind the Moon during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP) A unique lunar event, featuring a rare blue moon, is set to occur on Sunday (May 31, 2026), according to science experts and the…

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Nobel laureates and the idea of ‘Indian genius’ | Review of A Touch of Genius, edited by Rudrangshu Mukherjee

May 31, 2026 admin

A Touch of Genius, a new anthology of the writings of “Indian Nobel laureates”, edited by historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee, is both nationalist and critical of nationalism — possibly by accident — and exists in an unresolved tension with itself. But first, Mukherjee’s introduction is absorbing. His use of Isaiah Berlin’s distinction between the hedgehog and…

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What happens when a Pope travels to Lebanon? A math problem

May 30, 2026 admin

A convoy escorting Pope Leo XIV drives past war-damaged buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, December 2025. | Photo Credit: AP You know how sometimes a road gets repaired just before a VIP is going to visit? Nadim Kobeissi, a computer science researcher at the American University of Beirut, used this to his country’s advantage. Sort of….

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Explained | What is genome sequencing and why does the Genome India Project matter?

May 30, 2026 admin

The story so far: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) recently said that the exercise to sequence 10,000 Indian human genomes and create a database under the Centre-backed Genome India Project is about two-thirds complete. About 7,000 Indian genomes have already been sequenced of which, 3,000 are available for public access by researchers. The proponents of…

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What is Bangladesh’s Padma Barrage?

May 30, 2026 admin

Boats on the Padma river in 1860. | Photo Credit: Public domain Bangladesh has approved a large river engineering project called the Padma barrage, on the Padma river, which is Bangladesh’s stretch of the Ganga, in Rajbari district. It is Bangladesh’s attempt to partially re-engineer the hydrology of its southwest region, which has become prone…

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Science quiz on holiday spots for the really, really brave

May 30, 2026 admin

Here is a quiz about holiday spots for people who are really brave to venture out Source link

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New UFO files offer no answers – but something is happening in the skies

May 30, 2026 admin

The United States Government has released a new trove of documents on various cases of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAPs) – many of which would have been described in the past as Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs – including photos, videos and reports of unexplained events sighted in the sky and in space. The files detail…

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CCMB scientists identify rare gene behind Indian girl’s red hair

May 29, 2026 admin

Indians typically have black hair, with grey appearing as a natural part of ageing. But red hair? The colour more commonly associated with Europeans has now been identified in a rare case in India, intriguing scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad. Their study was prompted by a striking case…

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