Science
Environment protection has been our tradition, avoid burning crop residue: Yogi Adityanath to farmers
Adityanath said his government "successfully" experimented with waste management during the religious event, Kumbh. "
Delhi air quality: Smoke from stubble burning in neighbouring states causing ‘severe’ pollution in national capital
"The biomass fire counts in Punjab and Haryana have increased significantly over the past 24 hours. Such magnitude will now start influencing Delhi's air quality index," it said.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz
One half of the award was given to James Peebles "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology," and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz "for the discovery of an exoplanet or
Who’ll be India’s new-age Astronauts? Grueling tests to decide who’ll get Russia’s ticket for Gaganyaan training
Gaganyaan news: There is no woman officer who has been selected, as there are no women test pilots nor those in the fighter stream have enough experience as they have recently joined.
How to increase Ganges dolphin population? NMCG, WII and WWF-India come together to attempt turnaround
As of now the total population of the Gangetic Dolphin ranges between 2,500-3,000. As much as, 80 per cent of which inhabits the Ganga and its tributaries.
Trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for work on cells, oxygen
The winners of this year's Physics Prize will be revealed on Tuesday, followed by the Chemistry Prize on Wednesday.
Israel unveils remains of 5,000-year-old city
The excavations carried out over the course of two and a half years included the participation of 5,000 teenagers and volunteers.
Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter sends stunning close-up images of the Moon!
Chandrayaan 2's OHRC will carry on its study of the lunar surface and will also try to locate ISRO's Vikram lander which lost contact on its way to soft-land on the lunar south polar region.
NASA on the verge of finding life on Mars? Space agency’s chief scientist makes big revelation
In recent years, lot many developments have taken place and studies have shown that some planets, which we thought were uninhabited, might have had conditions conducive for life.
Chandrayaan 2: Ray of hope for Vikram Lander? ISRO says it has not yet given up
ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 was a highly complex mission, which was set to explore the totally uncharted south polar region of the Moon.
Minor planet named after Pandit Jasraj! Here’s how it was named
A minor planet has been named after the legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj. The planet is located between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter.
Delhi air quality: Light rains over next 3-4 days to keep national capital’s pollution levels in check
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
Chandrayaan 2: NASA to capture Vikram’s landing site on Moon again
ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 Update: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of NASA has been circling the moon since 2009 and will pass over the landing location of Vikram Lander again on October 14 and make
Chandrayaan 2: NASA images reveal new information on ISRO’s Vikram Lander
Chandrayaan 2: Vikram Lander was scheduled to touch down on September 7. This was India's first attempt at a soft landing on the Moon.
India touches the sky: First country in the world to install solar panels on top of UN Building in NYC
India’s gifts are in line with critical session on the sidelines of the UNGA on fight against climate change.
New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more
The seas warm more slowly than the air but trap the heat longer with bigger side effects — and the report links these waters with Earth's snow and ice, called the cryosphere, because their futures a
UN warns global warming devastating oceans, humanity must rescue it to rescue itself
The underlying 900-page scientific report is the fourth such UN tome in less than a year, with others focused on a 1.5-Celsius cap on global warming, the decline of biodiversity, as well as land use a
Planned for six months, India’s Mars mission Mangalyaan completes five years: ISRO chief
In the last five years, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India's first interplanetary endeavour, helped India's space agency prepare a Martian Atlas based on the images provided by the orbiter, Sivan t
Gandhi Solar Park inaugurated at UN: PM Modi shares story of Queen Elizabeth’s ‘khadi’ wedding gift
The Gandhi Solar Park is a first of its kind symbolic Indian effort at the UN that highlights India's willingness to go beyond the talk on climate change and climate action.
How clean is Ganga? Now, a mobile application to monitor holy river’s water and aquatic life
The application will be used by the scientists of WII, Ganga Prahri volunteers and staff of the forest department in the 11 states of the Ganga Basin.
NASA in megadeal with Lockheed Martin for moon mission
The space agency plans to order three more capsules during fiscal year 2022 for missions VI to VIII, for a total of USD 1.9 billion, said a NASA statement. Six other capsules can be ordered later.
Climate Change: Video game firms promise to go green at UN
The promises range from planting trees to reducing plastic packaging, from making game devices more energy efficient to incorporating environmental themes into the games themselves.
‘You are failing us’: Plans, frustration at UN climate talks
Trump dropped by the summit, listened to German Chancellor Angela Merkel make detailed pledges — including going coal-free — and left without saying anything.
Time for talking is over, world needs to act now; not doing enough, says PM Narendra Modi on Climate Change
UN Climate Action Summit: PM Modi also said that India is moving towards banning single-use plastic and has started a movement in that direction from this year's Independence day.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
TRENDING NOW
- Never settle for a lesser display - How OnePlus 7 Pro and 7T rewrote phone display rules!
- Indian smartphone market set for a OnePlus future!
- Bold strategies, effective solutions and improved productivity, all at the helm of technology
- OnePlus TV changes the Smart TV game in India
- Google adds new button to solve your most common browser problems
BUDGET 2019
- Budget 2019: Central govt to contribute 14% to NPS, employees to get 80C benefit on Tier-II deposits from April 1
- Budget 2019: Hike in import duty may dampen the gold rush
- Budget 2019: More power to villages; Rs 2 lakh crore allocated to Panchayats in five years
- Budget 2019: Healthcare sector expects hike in exemption limits for health checkup, medical reimbursement
