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Friday, March 13, 2026
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Topic: craters

Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover landed in previously unknown crater, one of the oldest on the Moon

Visuals from the camera onboard the Pragyan rover reveal a crater older than the South Pole Aitken, known to be among the oldest craters on the Moon.

Mursan & Hilsa, now on Mars: Indian scientists name 3 craters on red planet after geophysicist, 2 towns

The craters, discovered by scientists from Ahmedabad’s Physical Research Laboratory, were named 'Lal' after PRL ex-director Devendra Lal, 'Mursan' & 'Hilsa' after towns in UP, Bihar.

Scientists have found a mysterious deep-sea crater. A dino-killing asteroid could’ve made it

Named ‘Nadir’ after nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, the crater is as old as the Chicxulub impact, caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous period.

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A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.