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A pedestrian walks past two uneven doors showing a sinking building near the Zocalo, July 28, 2016, in Mexico City. | Photo Credit: AP Mexico City is sinking by nearly 25 cm a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises. One of the…
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Mission Drishti, the World’s First OptoSAR Satellite after separation from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Photo credit: Special arrangement Mission Drishti, the world’s first OptoSAR satellite developed by Bengaluru based space startup GalaxEye has been successfully launched on Sunday (May 3, 2026) aboard a Falcon 9 by SpaceX from Vandenberg, California. Weighing 190 kilograms, Mission…
Conflict in orbit no longer requires satellites to be physically destroyed in order to paralyse an adversary. | Photo Credit: Image created with ChatGPT When we imagine space warfare, we picture shattered satellites and orbital debris. The reality is quieter but also more dangerous. The markers of modern orbital conflict are signal loss, deliberate misdirection,…
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Minister for Electronics, IT/BT, and Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has said that the focus is not just on advancing research, but on creating an ecosystem where innovation can translate into real-world applications, economic growth, and high-quality jobs. | Photo Credit: file photo Karnataka has launched the country’s first State-led Centre of Excellence…
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A fresh start to the morning. | Photo Credit: File photo/KSL Electric method can identify coffee strength and roast The industry’s current tools can measure coffee strength but can’t separate roast colours. Researchers used cyclic voltammetry to pass a current through brewed coffee and found the electrical response revealed the strength. They also found the…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) begins assembly of Human-Rated Launch Vehicle Mark-3 for the first Gaganyaan uncrewed flight at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on December 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: ISRO/ANI While the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has not come out with any firm dates as to when it plans to…
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India alone uses 35-40 million tonnes of urea per year. Woody nitrogen-fixing species such as Senna spectabilis (shown) benefit from such altered conditions. | Photo Credit: Philipp Weigell (CC BY) Across India, campaigns against invasive alien species (IAS) are gathering administrative and judicial force. Authorities now identify, map, classify, and remove species deemed ecological threats….
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A striking, electric-blue spider from the Eastern Ghats has spun its way into public conversation after Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan shared a post on Instagram, calling the Peacock Tarantula “a rare jewel of the Eastern Ghats… finally getting the attention it deserves.” The species in focus, Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica), is among…
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A woman carries her child through the Chennai heat on April 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: RAGU R./THE HINDU Large commercial complexes, textile shops, and jewellery showrooms blast cold air onto the high street in T. Nagar, Chennai, where the average summer temperature is over 35 °C. Shoppers dart from one air-conditioned building to another….
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Name this Norwegian adventurer, who set out on April 28, 1947, on the infamous Kon-Tiki expedition, since considered to be racially motivated, to the Polynesian islands. Published – April 30, 2026 05:05 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link