Aerospace
Researchers find water vapour on habitable-zone exoplanet
13 Sep 2019
The discovery, published in Nature Astronomy, is the first successful atmospheric detection of an exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, at a distance where water can exist in liquid form
British Airways grounds nearly all flights after pilots strike work
10 Sep 2019
The grounding of the flights inconvenienced thousands of travellers and authorities are reported to have stopped angry flyers from entering the airport to avert any untoward incident
Isro locates Vikram Lander’s position, trying to establish contact
09 Sep 2019
The Vikram Lander, instead of making a soft landing, must have made a hard-landing, possibly because it may not have descended at a desired velocity or it may not have landed on its four legs, causing possible damage to itself either way
Adani to operate Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports
04 Jul 2019
The cabinet deferred a decision on the Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur and Guwahati airports, although Adani had quoted the highest revenue per passenger for all six airports being leased out under PPP
ESA’s Jupter Icy Moons Explorer set for mid-2022 launch
18 Jun 2019
The 6-tonne satellite will first be placed in an Earth escape orbit in a direction to Jupiter before starting a journey of 600 million kilometres that will take 7.5-years, and the spacecraft will finally enter orbit around the giant planet in October 2029
Raytheon to merge United Technologies to form a $120 bn giant
10 Jun 2019
United Technologies provides primarily commercial plane makers with electronics, communications and other equipment, whereas Raytheon mainly supplies the US government with military aircraft and missile equipment
Astronomers capture first image of a black hole
10 Apr 2019
Joint efforts by the US National Science Foundation and Event Horizon Telescope helped make paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87
India successfully tests anti-satellite missile technology
27 Mar 2019
The mission, `Operation Shakti’, was completed in just three minutes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that all equipment used in the operation was developed indigenously
Jet Airways founder-chairman Naresh Goyal steps aside
25 Mar 2019
Twenty-five years after founding Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal will exit the board of the airline, allowing lenders led by State Bank of India to infuse Rs1,500-crore funds into the beleaguered carrier
Featured articles
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
