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Want to be a space entrepreneur in India? This is how ISRO is helping you be one

ISRO has over the decades created tremendous capacity in the space sector, which entrepreneurs can now tap to provide services to people in India.

ISRO chief K Sivan defends space programme, says India ‘not at all poor’

Sivan underlines the need to use resources for the common man's benefit, cites the strength of India's economy and stresses on the importance of innovations.

Chandrayaan-2 sends back photos of moon’s craters

Among the craters captured by ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 is crater Mitra, named after Indian physicist Sisir Kumar Mitra who is known for his work in the field of ionosphere and radiophysics.

Why no experiment can explain the supernatural, making it an intellectual dead end

Betting on natural explanations for natural phenomena has paid off time and time again, while betting on supernatural explanations has not.

Climate change deniers dominate YouTube searches on warming crisis, study finds

The study was conducted by a researcher at RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and published in Frontiers of Communication.

Amazon, the ‘lungs of the planet’, is on fire – here are 5 things you need to know

Although Brazil’s national and state governments are obviously on the front line of Amazon protection, international actors have a key role to play.

New blood test can detect ovarian cancer up to two years faster, says study

The study, led by UK scientists, says the blood test will identify biomarker panel — 4 proteins put together — that indicates possibility of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.

ISRO releases first picture of Moon captured by Chandrayaan-2

The image was captured by Chandrayaan-2's LI4 camera from an altitude of about 2,650 km from the moon's surface.

‘Hydrogen economy’ can help build radical tech that combats greenhouse gases

Hydrogen, a carbon-free energy source, has been limited in use due to the cost and difficulty in production. However, its plummeting price opens up scope for a climate solution.

As Chandrayaan-2 readies for landing, ISRO chief K Sivan says why it will be ‘terrifying’

Chandrayaan-2 lander will touch down near South Pole of the moon at 1:55 am IST on 7 September. 4 hours later, the rover will be deployed on the lunar surface.

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You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?