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ISRO to carry out test to validate safety of crew module for Gaganyaan mission by 30 April

For 1st integrated air drop test, crew module will be dropped from IAF helicopter from height of 4-5 km above ground level. Tests will confirm safe landing and recovery of crew module.

Avalanche sets off glacial lake outburst in Nepal. Why GLOFs recur in Himalayas & how to prevent them

Located at 4,500 m above sea level in Manaslu region, Birendra Tal burst banks Sunday due to avalanche dumping ice into it. Lake is currently reported to be 'returning to normal'.

Above-normal rainfall, or is it? Why monsoon forecast remains a challenge for IMD

Low predictability, local reasons make monsoon hard to predict, especially in long-range forecasts. While IMD has some of the world's best models and technology, it might not be enough.

Study reveals novel therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury

San Francisco , April 19 (ANI): Health outcomes vary greatly among the approximately 1.5 million Americans who survive a traumatic brain injury each year....

Study finds how liver inflammation associated with poor cancer outcomes

California , April 19 (ANI): Liver inflammation, a typical side effect of malignancies elsewhere in the body, has long been associated with poor cancer...

Climate change could cost global economy $38 trillion/yr by 2050 even if emissions halted: Nature study

German scientists' findings show economies across the world 'committed' to average income loss of 19% by 2050. India & Africa predicted to be biggest losers of median income every year.

Why are there patches of ‘moss’ on the Sun? US study might have the answer

Study by Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory and Bay Area Environmental Institute & NASA’s Ames Research Center published this week in journal Nature Astronomy.

A failed trial offers hope — antibody could slow down rapid Parkinson’s Disease progression

International trial suggests prasinezumab, a monoclonal antibody, may reduce motor decline in patients with rapidly progressing Parkinson’s Disease. Analysis published in Nature Medicine.

IIT-Roorkee’s historic find: Kutch fossil shows 50 ft Vasuki Indicus may have been largest ever snake

Findings published in Scientific Reports suggest Vasuki Indicus, which attacked its prey anaconda-style, originated in Indian subcontinent & spread to Europe, Africa 50 mn yrs ago.

Researchers discover how complexities in diet impacts aging

Pennsylvania , April 18 (ANI): Penn State researchers may have discovered another layer of complexity in the enigma of how nutrition affects ageing.A new...

On Camera

Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.