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Earth experienced a G4-class geomagnetic storm. Rare celestial lights are seen at Leh in Ladakh as the Sun is in an active phase, throwing out charged particles towards Earth in the form of an intense solar storm. This phenomenon usually throws up a kaleidoscope of lights seen near the north and south poles, but this…
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Earth experienced a G4-class geomagnetic storm. Rare celestial lights are seen at Leh in Ladakh as the Sun is in an active phase, throwing out charged particles towards Earth in the form of an intense solar storm. This phenomenon usually throws up a kaleidoscope of lights seen near the north and south poles, but this…
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In India, very small populations can be found in Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The endangered Black Necked Crane was sighted by NDTV high in the Himalayan wetlands at Hanle in Ladakh at about 4,500 meters (14,800 feet) altitude. The Black Necked Crane is a protected and threatened species and is a unique migratory bird which…
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Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) is the highest of its kind in the world Asia’s largest imaging Cherenkov telescope, located at an altitude of almost 4,300 metres, was inaugurated on Wednesday at Ladakh’s Hanle. The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the highest of its kind of telescope in the world, has been indigenously built…
Black-necked cranes are usually seen in pairs (Credit: Niazul Khan, BNHS) Hanle, Ladakh: The endangered black-necked cranes have been sighted high in the Himalayan wetlands at Hanle in Ladakh at about 4,500 meters altitude. These migratory birds that breed in the Himalayas are listed in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, thereby…
MACE telescope, due to its high sensitivity, will be able to detect gamma rays from supernova remnants Hanle, Ladakh: It is a telescope like no other, a special robotic eye in the sky to track some of the most energetic phenomena such as the birth and death of stars. One needs very special instruments to…
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Sonam Wangchuk has been demanding concrete steps be taken to safeguard environment of Ladakh. New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who along with his supporters was detained at Delhi’s Singhu border while marching to Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, is leading a mission to safeguard the ecology of Ladakh. The activist and over…
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It’s not a thaw yet, but there are certainly signs of some warming in the India-China relationship. Of late, there has been an uptick in dialogue to resolve outstanding issues along two friction points in Eastern Ladakh. At the same time, there is a fresh debate underway within India on economic engagement with China. July…
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New Delhi: Five new districts have been created in the Union Ministry of Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced today. The new districts are Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang. “The Modi government is committed to creating abundant opportunities for the people of Ladakh,” Mr Shah said. “The new districts, namely Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and…
Daltonganj in Jharkhand recorded a maximum temperature of 46 degrees Celsius. New Delhi: From Ladakh to Jharkhand and large parts of northwest India, a huge swathe of the country remained in the grip of an intense heat wave with the maximum temperature in Prayagraj touching 47.6 degrees Celsius while Nubra, nestled in the high Himalayas,…
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