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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicLunar rover

Topic: Lunar rover

Fairly good chance that Vikram & Pragyan will wake up on moon, says former ISRO chief

Though it has already declared the mission a success, ISRO will try to establish communication with the two modules on 21 and 22 September.

Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover put on sleep mode for lunar night, ISRO hopes they wake up on 22 Sept

It was earlier thought Vikram and Pragyan would not last beyond the first 14 days of sunshine, but ISRO has indicated it would make an effort to help the instruments survive the long night.

What China’s rover found on the Moon and how French fries turned a teenager blind

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to the best sources to read them.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.