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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicSpace junk

Topic: Space junk

This UK study calculated the risk of being killed by space junk—and chances are increasing

Monica Grady -
The study estimated that rocket bodies are three times more likely to land at the latitudes of Indonesia and Bangladesh than in the US, China, or Russia.

Not just Earth, humans are polluting space too. Here’s how we can stop

Dr. Max Polyakov -
Space junk is rapidly proliferating in low-Earth orbit, or LEO, which generates more debris and imperils space exploration.

At least 28 pieces of debris from India’s A-SAT missile test still floating in space

Mohana Basu -
NASA tracked at least 101 pieces of debris initially, 28 of them still remain in low Earth orbit, says astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell.

Junk in space is a huge threat to everything from Internet to GPS & weather forecasts

Mark Buchanan -
More than 20,000 satellites, rocket pieces and collision fragments are orbiting earth & present a clear and present danger to satellite operations.

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Opinion

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

Javaria Rana -
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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