‘Like lighting a match in cyclone’ — Beauty of India’s hypersonic flight tech is in its engine
DRDO's successful test of a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle this month is a result of several indigenous tech achievements and know-how obtained over two decades.
India & Pakistan to get Ig Nobel Peace Prize, PM Modi among ‘Medical Education’ winners
Not to be confused with the prestigious Nobel Prize, the Ig Nobel is a satirical or parody prize awarded for unusual 'achievement'. The name plays on the word 'ignoble'.
Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting a dead star — a first in space discoveries
Planet WD 1856b, located 80 light years from Earth, is thought to be about 14 times the mass of Jupiter and goes around the star every 34 hours.
This is why blood from newborn cattle is being used to develop Indian Covid vaccine
Blood serum from newborn cattle is a key ingredient in biological research, such as the development of vaccines, and is widely available for import.
In Venus’ clouds, scientists find gas that suggests life, but say it’s hint, not evidence
The researchers behind the finding, from US, UK and Japan, claim to have detected the gas phosphine in Venus atmosphere. The study has been published in Nature Astronomy.
Researchers devise new Covid ‘smell test’ powered by Indian kitchen staples
The test is the brainchild of researchers at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute Mohali and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh.
The Moon is rusting, and that shows how much we still don’t know about it
Earlier this month, researchers published evidence of hematite at the Moon’s higher latitudes — an oxide of iron that turns red when it begins to rust and gives Mars its rosy colour.
13-million-year-old tooth found in Uttarakhand leads to discovery of new ape species
The fossil of a molar tooth unearthed in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, in 2015, belongs to the earliest ancestor of gibbons, who started migrating from Africa to Asia 13 million years ago.
Tool to design new protein and probe into dark energy win ‘Oscars’ of science
Recipients of prestigious 2021 Breakthrough Award were announced Thursday. Mark Zuckerberg is among founders and sponsors of the prize considered largest in the sciences.
Northrop Grumman names US spacecraft after late astronaut Kalpana Chawla
The Indian-American astronaut made history at NASA as the first India-born woman to enter space. She died in 2003 when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon entering Earth.
Retiring early can be bad for the brain
Retiring early and working less has many benefits, such as reduced stress, better diets and more sleep. But as we found, it also has adverse effects.
Reliance Retail gets $1 billion from Silver Lake for 1.75% stake
Reliance announced on 9 Sept that the California-based private equity firm with stakes in technology-related companies will pay the amount as part of the deal.
Defence
No ‘major’ build-up at LoC but Pakistan pushing new Chinese-made assault rifles into Kashmir
Security forces have recovered EMEI Type 97 NSR rifles, manufactured by Chinese firm Norinco, which they believe were dropped into J&K through drones.
Partners dispensable in Modi-Shah construct if they do not bring additional votes
In the Modi-Shah construct, if partners do not bring additional votes, they are dispensable. However old or loyal, either they become supplicants, or die.