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Gaganyaan mission slated for first quarter of 2027: ISRO chief Narayanan

The first uncrewed mission of the Gaganyaan project is expected to be launched later this year, which will be followed by two more similar missions in 2026, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V. Narayanan said at a press conference

6 May 2025 5:55 pm
U.S. seeks breakup of Google's ad-tech products after judge finds illegal monopoly

The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP, a court filing showed

6 May 2025 1:50 pm
Lava Yuva Star 2 entry segment smartphone launched with Android 14 Go

The Yuva Star 2 ships with a 5,000 mAh battery along with a 10 W in-box charger

6 May 2025 11:34 am
Market forces have led to change and degradation of forest ecosystems in Goa: Study

The authors of the study attribute this to their value being poorly understood and not considered in the policy-making process

6 May 2025 10:57 am
OpenAI agrees to buy Windsurf for about $3 billion: Report

Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, had recently been in talks with investors including General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins to raise funding at a $3 billion valuation

6 May 2025 9:41 am
Assam villagers oppose transfer of wetland grazing field for logistics park

The Dorabeel Village Grazing Field Protection Convening Committee said the move to hand over the land in Kamrup district to a Kolkata-based company would affect more than 3,000 families

6 May 2025 7:14 am
Spain's blackout highlights renewables' grid challenge

Grid operators must ensure that electricity is constantly balanced between demand and supply. A metric of this balance is the frequency of the electricity flowing through the grid

5 May 2025 3:52 pm
CMF Phone 2 Pro with 50 MP telephoto camera goes on sale today: Features, offers and availability

CMF Phone 2 Pro comes in four shades: two matte finish (Black and Light Green) and two with dual tones (Orange and White)

5 May 2025 11:37 am
OpenAI Sam Altman launches new startup World

Altman announced that they are launching in the U.S. and plan to open retail outlets in cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and Nashville

5 May 2025 11:27 am
About 61% of Sikkims butterfly species are in the Dzongu region, study finds

The 10-year documentation is a gift to the world in celebration of Sikkims 50 years of Statehood, lead author Sonam Wangchuk Lepcha said

4 May 2025 6:37 pm
Elephant killers will be punished, says Assam tribal council chief

Carcasses of three elephants were found near the India-Bhutan border in Manas National Park on May 2

3 May 2025 7:12 pm
World Solar Day: From ploughs to panels, cultivating a solar-powered future

With benefits for food and energy production, agriphotovoltaics promise a dual harvest as well as prosperity for Indias smallholder farmers

3 May 2025 4:00 pm
The growing importance of AI in Business Education

Management institutes must equip students with strategic, ethical, and practical expertise to lead and innovate in an AI-driven business world

3 May 2025 3:30 pm
European Red Admiral butterfly sighted for first time in Himachals Dhauladhar mountain range

Rare migratory species recorded in Himachal Pradeshs Dhauladhar range; adds to States rich butterfly biodiversity

1 May 2025 7:23 pm
Australian State culls 700 starving koalas after bushfire, stoking controversy

Wildlife groups have expressed serious concern about how individual koalas had been chosen for culling, because the animals are assessed from a distance

30 Apr 2025 9:00 am
High temperatures and mango production | Explained

Whats the quantum of growth in India? What are the challenges? How does mango production in India compare to that of China and Thailand? Does genetic diversity play a role in the hardiness and productivity of the fruit? How does it help it combat climate change?

30 Apr 2025 8:30 am
New model finds locusts making complex decisions in deadly swarms

Understanding how locusts move has real-world consequences. Yet how these groups emerge or which exact factors determine the direction of their flight remains unclear

30 Apr 2025 5:30 am
Scientists unlock genetic key to higher peanut yield

A team of 19 researchers from Australia and China assessed the genome-wide diversity of 269 peanut accessions, including wild species, landraces, and improved species

29 Apr 2025 6:30 am
Urban spider found building soundproof webs to keep noise out

Indias urban centres are notorious for their noise pollution; the new study raises questions about what its findings mean for spiders living in such places

29 Apr 2025 5:30 am
RNA-based antiviral offers strong defence against deadly agri virus

In India, CMV is responsible for 25-30% yield losses in banana plantations. In pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons, infection rates can soar up to 70%. Affected plants develop a mosaic discoloration, stunted growth, and commercially unviable fruits

28 Apr 2025 5:30 am
Malabar Flash butterfly spotted at The Nilgiris

Malabar Flash, a reddish, dark brown butterfly makes an appearance in the Kundah slopes of the Nilgiris, making it its first ever photographic record in the hills

26 Apr 2025 2:53 pm
Centuries-old museum specimens unlock mysteries of South Asian treeshrews

Study redefines taxonomy of South Asian treeshrews using century-old specimens and modern morphometric analysis

25 Apr 2025 4:21 pm
City Nature Challenge 2025 in Visakhapatnam: Join the biodiversity hunt with iNaturalist

Clock in your observations from forest edges to backyard gardens on iNaturalist app during the City Nature Challenge from April 25 and 28

24 Apr 2025 3:54 pm
If it can weather some challenges, AI can supercharge forecasting

Despite several challenges, scientists believe AI/ML models can be particularly useful to predict extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts, torrential rainfall, and floods

23 Apr 2025 5:30 am
Reschedule work hours to mitigate effect of extreme heatwaves, Centre tells States

Along with special attention for construction and brick kiln workers, the Labour Ministry has recommended adequate drinking water facilities, ventilation and cooling, rest areas, and health check-ups

22 Apr 2025 10:53 pm
With growing tiger population, Madhya Pradesh to develop buffer zones around tiger reserves

The tiger population in the buffer zones of the States nine tiger reserves has increased from 526 to 785 over the past four years, underlining the importance of continued conservation efforts, the State govt. said

22 Apr 2025 7:20 pm
Scientists find green way to recycle toxic perovskite solar cells

Perovskites allow for solar panels to be produced at lower cost and higher efficiency, yet they also contain elements like lead that complicate their reuse

21 Apr 2025 5:30 am
Is nitrogen, the building block of life, a latent time-bomb?

Nitrous oxide is the third most abundant of the greenhouse gases; it accentuates the greenhouse effect in the same way as carbon dioxide does by capturing re-radiated infrared radiation from the Earths surface and warming the troposphere; urgent action on it is critical to achieving climate goals

20 Apr 2025 11:09 pm
Climate experts seek 'right to cool', heat protection for informal sector workers during summer

In its seasonal outlook, the IMD warned that the number of heatwave days this summer might be significantly higher than usual, especially over Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and western Madhya Pradesh.

20 Apr 2025 3:07 pm
Rejosari Senik: rising above the water

The waters around this hamlet in Central Java, Indonesia, have risen due to global warming and have swallowed the land

20 Apr 2025 2:22 pm
Earth Day 2025 | Here are 10 essential reads

Reminders that the earth and what it sustains are not merely resources to exploit, barter, and conquer

18 Apr 2025 9:15 am
Colossal squid caught on camera for first time in deep sea

The squid filmed was a juvenile about 1 foot in length. Adult colossal squids, which scientists have uncovered from the bellies of whales and seabirds, can reach lengths up to 23 feet

17 Apr 2025 4:43 pm
An era ends at Thoothukudi

As Sterlite Copper shifts its machinery, questions arise over who gains or loses

17 Apr 2025 2:15 am
How governmentality exacerbates the problem of farmers stubble burning

A new study by researchers Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale and Javed M. Shaikh at the Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar analyses the problem of stubble burning from the lens of governmentality and market failure

15 Apr 2025 8:30 am
A viable population of lions can easily be established in the space available at Kuno

It has been 12 years since the Supreme Court ordered the translocation of the Asiatic lions to Kuno in an attempt to provide them with a second home, but this never materialised, and the long-term survival of the big cats continues to be precarious. Bengaluru-based wildlife biologist and conservation scientist Ravi Chellam, who has been involved with the conservation of Asiatic lions since 1985, details some of the issues surrounding their conservation.

15 Apr 2025 6:08 am
Greenlands melting ice, unstable fjords vex extraction of oil and minerals Trump covets

Greenland banned drilling for fossil fuels in 2021 yet Trump remains eager to have exploration resume off the island at exceptionally high cost

14 Apr 2025 6:12 am
Zoo in Spain helps elderly elephantsagegracefully

Like older people, elderly animals require regular health checks, arthritis treatment, nutritional supplements, adapted living spaces, and monitoring of mental health

13 Apr 2025 1:06 pm
White House aims to eliminate NOAA climate research in budget plan

The moves are part of a plan to downsize NOAA dramatically, slashing agency funding by around $1.67 billion, or 27%

12 Apr 2025 3:27 pm
Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

National security depends on the ability of a nation to maintain productive ecosystems, resilient biological communities, and sustainable access to natural resources

12 Apr 2025 2:56 pm
Veteran green warrior Vanjeevi Ramaiah dies of heart attack

Padma Shri awardee Daripalli Ramaiah leaves behind inspiring legacy of green crusade

12 Apr 2025 11:02 am
The Beijing India Report as milestone and opportunity

The report has an inadequate climate-gender connection, which must be rectified with policy and ground-level changes

12 Apr 2025 12:16 am
At least 25 killed in lightning strikes, hailstorms in several districts of Bihar

The IMD has issued an orange alert for a number of districts, including Darbhanga, East Champaran, Nalanda and Patna; forecast heavy rainfall April 10 and April 11

11 Apr 2025 3:10 pm
Exotic snake on the loose in Sydney, coastal residents alerted

Video posted to social media showed a Boa constrictor slowly worming across a waterside footpath next to a beach.

10 Apr 2025 11:53 am
Delhi HC declines PIL for protecting peacocks from electrocution

The court said the petitioner should approach the authorities concerned with its grievances as courts couldnt legislate or frame laws.

10 Apr 2025 9:26 am
As the world burns more, the Arctic biome is refusing more carbon

As wildfires become more common and more intense, they are disrupting the earths carbon balance

10 Apr 2025 5:30 am