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India’s private space sector boom and ISRO’s role
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India’s private space sector boom and ISRO’s role

Science & Tech 05/04/24 06:21 AM IST
by Mahesh

'As the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) forays further into space with missions to the sun and the moon, with space telescopes, landers, and astronauts, the nation’s space sector is al Read More...

Government to record parents’ religion to register births
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Government to record parents’ religion to register births

Science & Tech 05/04/24 06:14 AM IST
by Mahesh

'When registering the birth of a child, parents will now be required to separately record the religion of both the child’s father and mother, according to Model Rules drafted by the Union Minist Read More...

The  Ring of Fire
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The Ring of Fire

Science & Tech 05/04/24 06:07 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Nine people died and more than 1,000 were injured in Taiwan after the island was hit by its biggest earthquake in at least 25 years recently.' The epicentre of the quake was located just 18 kilome Read More...

The Kerala-Centre dispute over States’ borrowing powers
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The Kerala-Centre dispute over States’ borrowing powers

Science & Tech 04/04/24 12:30 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Supreme Court declined any interim relief to Kerala in its suit seeking that the Union government relax its borrowing restrictions to enable the State to borrow additional funds during the curren Read More...

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

Science & Tech 04/04/24 12:20 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Uttarakhand government has constituted two teams of experts to evaluate the risk posed by five potentially hazardous glacial lakes in the region.' These lakes are prone to Glacial Lake Outburs Read More...

Global Democracy indices
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Global Democracy indices

Science & Tech 04/04/24 06:22 AM IST
by Mahesh

'2024 is the biggest year for democracy in election history.' Half of the world’s population will head to polls this year, and almost a fourth of them live in India. While India will be the Read More...

Kallakkadal
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Kallakkadal

Science & Tech 04/04/24 06:14 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Hundreds of houses have been flooded in several coastal areas of Kerala due to high sea waves, also known as swell waves.' The worst affected regions include Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapu Read More...

More heat-wave days than usual for most of India this summer, IMD says
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More heat-wave days than usual for most of India this summer, IMD says

Science & Tech 03/04/24 05:44 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that India will see more than average heat wave days in this year’s hot weather season (April to June).' Above-normal temperatures are li Read More...

People are losing control over phones
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People are losing control over phones

Science & Tech 03/04/24 05:32 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Internet was designed to evolve in a distributed fashion.' Individual machines which were connected to the Internet were given the power to decide who people should talk to for a service in wh Read More...

fake news, disinformation and fact-checking
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fake news, disinformation and fact-checking

Science & Tech 03/04/24 05:16 AM IST
by Mahesh

'April 2 marks International Fact-checking Day, a global initiative that recognises the role of accurate information in an interconnected world.' It was first commemorated by the IFCN (Internationa Read More...