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DRDO laser system scans sky for drones as PM harps on `Make in India’
17 Aug 2020
The DRDO-developed system can detect and jam micro drones up to 3 kilometres away and bring them down from heights ranging from 1 km to 2.5 km, depending on the weight
Isro celebrates Vikram Sarabhai’s birth centenary with images of `Sarabhai Crater’ on Moon
17 Aug 2020
NASA spots massive asteroid that could hit Earth tomorrow: report
14 Feb 2020
If the asteroid PZ39, with diameter of 3,280 feet, a Potentially Hazardous Object (PHO), happens to pierce through our atmosphere and collide with the Earth’s surface, it has the potential for destruction on a continental or global scale, according to the report
Nasa in search of a leader for its mission to bring Mars samples
28 Jan 2020
NASA said it would pay an annual salary of up to $188,066 per year to the selected person, who will be responsible for the implementation of all Mars sample return activities
India launches high-power communication satellite GSAT-30
17 Jan 2020
The 3,357 kgGSAT-30 will provide continuity to operational services on some of the in-orbit satellites, replacing INSAT-4A in orbit, while also expanding reach in the Gulf countries, several Asian countries and Australia
Nasa's TESS finds first Earth-size planet in a habitable zone
08 Jan 2020
The discovered Earth-size planet is orbiting around a star (TOI 700) not more than 100 light-years away from us, and is in its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence of liquid water on the surface, according to Nasa
Isro plans a repeat of second moon mission with Chandrayaan-3
02 Jan 2020
Sivan said Isro has planned more than space 25 missions in 2020 and that preparations for the manned space mission, `Gaganyaan’ are going on simultaneously with the Chandrayaan-3 mission which is slated for 2021
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to seek ancient life, scope for humans
30 Dec 2019
The Rover is equipped with state-of-the-art scientific instruments meant for acquiring information about Martian geology, atmosphere, environmental conditions, and potential biosignatures
Isro ranked fifth best place to work in India
20 Dec 2019
Isro successfully launches RISAT-2BR1 and 9 commercial satellites
11 Dec 2019
RISAT-2BR1, a radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg, will provide services in the field of agriculture, forestry and disaster management, while the 9 commercial satellites belong to countries like Israel, Italy, Japan and the US
Opec output cut threat fails to boost oil prices
06 Dec 2019
While the move is widely seen as aimed at boosting the initial public offer (IPO) of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil producer Saudi Aramco, some market participants also believe the market is approaching the top of an important range above which oil needs more stimulus to push ahead
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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