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FM Sitharaman announces Rs 20,000-cr Nuclear Energy Mission to boost clean power, energy transition

Budget announced that India’s nuclear energy capacity, which is currently 8 GW, will develop to 'at least 100 GW by 2047', by promoting small modular reactors.

Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla selected to pilot NASA’s private Axiom Mission 4 to ISS

New Delhi , January 31 (ANI): Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla and Indian Air Force (IAF) officer who was recently chosen as the 'Prime' astronaut...

Weather change linked to heightened risk of Salmonella outbreaks: Study

England , January 29 (ANI): According to new research from the University of Surrey, climate change has an impact on Salmonella spread. This study...

Microbes help detoxify our atmosphere, says study

Victoria , January 29 (ANI): Melbourne researchers have uncovered important new information on how microbes absorb huge amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) and assist...

ISRO’s 100th mission: GSLV-F15 rocket carrying navigation satellite lifts off from Sriharikota

The mission was also the first for the space agency’s Chairman V Narayanan, who assumed office recently. It is ISRO’s maiden venture this year.

GSLV-F15 will be ISRO’s ‘100th launch’, a step closer to activating NavIC, India’s answer to GPS

Meanwhile, a debate is raging on social media and space forums on whether this is indeed ISRO's 100th launch.

14-year-old Noida boy discovers an asteroid, NASA lets him name it

Through the International Asteroid Discovery Project, Daksh Malik successfully discovered asteroid 2023 OG40 in the main asteroid belt of the solar system.

India’s groundwater recharge went up in last 7 yrs, but 5 states extracting over 100% of their share

A report published by the Central Ground Water Board shows the differing rates of groundwater extraction and recharge across states in India. 

200 solar physicists gather in Bengaluru for KSO’s 125th anniversary

The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO), established in 1899, has made significant contributions to understanding solar phenomena like sunspots, flares, and coronal mass ejections.

From heralding births of kings to spacecraft navigation, planetary parade’s over 2,000 yrs old history

By mid-February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn, already visible to the naked eye, will be joined by Mercury, Neptune & Uranus in a rare 'planetary parade', officially called a syzygy.

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Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.