Chandrayaan-2 completes over 9,000 orbits around moon since launch in 2019, ISRO says
As the spacecraft completed two years around the lunar orbit, ISRO released data product, documents & data from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads for analysis by academia and institutes.
Texas abortion law shows when human life begins is a question of politics – not biology
As a biologist and philosopher, I have been watching players in the US abortion debate make claims about biology for many years.
Mu — the latest SARS-CoV-2 ‘variant of interest’ first found in Colombia
Among notable characteristics of Mu are mutations previously associated with immune escape properties. No samples detected in India yet. WHO says it is monitoring variant.
Pilots saw red warning light during Branson’s spaceflight, probe on for off-course descent
Branson’s spaceflight was a success for the company with safe landing of the crew, but a new report says the agency is under investigation for veering out of its designated air space.
Asthma, obesity more likely in Delhi kids than in Mysuru, Kottayam, says study, blames pollution
Led by NGOs Lung Care Foundation and Pulmocare Research & Education Foundation, study compares respiratory health of school children in Delhi with those in cities with cleaner air.
Where are Nazi Germany’s uranium cubes? New tracking method could reveal its missing trail
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory develop forensic tracking techniques to locate parts of atom bomb & nuclear reactor Nazi scientists worked on during WW2.
Scientists have found a ‘second brain’. And it’s in your gut
The enteric nervous system can do what most neural networks in our bodies cannot — function independently of the brain and spinal cord.
Mushrooms are the next big thing in the meat-free protein market
Mycoprotein, found by fermenting spores of mushrooms, has a meat-like structure that gives both a cost and texture advantage over plant-based proteins.
Moon lander, GSLV, end of PSLV’s 24-yr streak — what ISRO’s 3 ‘failures’ in 4 yrs mean
ISRO is hailed for its track record of impressive launches but a series of unsuccessful missions seem to have cast a shadow on its reputation.
Coronavirus mutated same amount during pandemic as humans since Homo habilis walked earth
Mutations are the ultimate engine of evolution and provide the raw material for natural selection to act.
YourTurn
Here’s why sexual violence by humanitarians and peacekeepers keeps happening
Peacekeeping operations have a long history of predatory sexual culture. And the UN’s database shows that abusers come from all continents.
Mukesh Ambani buys 40% stake in Manish Malhotra’s fashion brand in widening luxury retail push
Investment in Manish Malhotra, stylist to the biggest stars, speaks of Ambani’s wider aim of transforming Reliance Industries Ltd, lessening its dependence on oil-refining and petrochemicals businesses.
Defence
Move to increase BSF jurisdiction is to ‘curb crime’, Opposition cries ‘attack on federalism’
Home ministry has amended a 2014 notification extending BSF jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 km along Punjab, West Bengal and Assam border.
Mohan Bhagwat is right, China is the big threat. But his prescription to counter it is flawed
India can fight China, but it needs peace & stability at home. It can't take on Beijing while re-lighting old fires like NRC or polarising Hindus & Muslims to win elections.