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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Study finds distinct blood markers for early detection of gallbladder cancer

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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Why are the solar system’s planets situated where they are?

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Why are the solar system’s planets situated where they are?

An artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disc around a young star. | Photo Credit: NASA A: The planets are in their present order because they formed from the same spinning disk of gas and dust that became the sun. Parts of this protoplanetary disc that were closer to the sun were hotter, so only materials…

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Trump is pulling the US out of the UN FCCC. What does it mean?

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Trump is pulling the US out of the UN FCCC. What does it mean?

US President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum withdrawing from 66 organisations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The UN FCCC is the global treaty under which the UN conducts the annual Conference of Parties (COP) climate talks and under which the…

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Trump pulls U.S. out of key climate treaty, science body: White House

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Trump pulls U.S. out of key climate treaty, science body: White House

President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty and the world’s leading global warming assessment body, as part of a sweeping exit from the United Nations system, the White House announced on Wednesday (January 7, 2026). A total of 66 international organizations were…

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Jabarkhet: can private reserves restore wildlife and keep tourism gentle?

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Jabarkhet: can private reserves restore wildlife and keep tourism gentle?

“A pathway to the left leads up to a rather extensive plateau for the hills, and forms a very pleasant resort for picnics… There is plenty of room for a good foot-race, and the scenery around, from most points, magnificent. Ponies … can go up all the way.” — Guide to Masuri, Landour, Dehra Dun,…

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Origins of COVID still unclear, but climate is driving new viral threats, says top scientist Soumya Swaminathan

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Origins of COVID still unclear, but climate is driving new viral threats, says top scientist Soumya Swaminathan

Soumya Swaminathan | Photo Credit: File Photo The jury is still out on the origin of the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus, although several hypotheses exist, including the possibility that the virus may have jumped from a secondary animal host, former World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said here on Wednesday. “We did not receive the…

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