2,500 new Indian sign language terms helping persons with disabilities

India Introduces 2,500 New Sign Language Terms

India has taken a significant step towards inclusivity and empowerment by introducing 2,500 new Indian Sign Language (ISL) terms. These terms, which span across various academic fields such as mathematics and science, aim to enhance the existing ISL dictionary and support education for the deaf community. Sep 29, 2024
PM Modi's visit to Pune cancelled due to heavy rain

PM Modi's visit to Pune cancelled due to heavy rain

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Pune in Maharashtra on Thursday to inaugurate a new corridor of the metro and launch several development projects valued at over Rs 22,600 crore has been cancelled due to heavy rain in the city. Sep 26, 2024
Indian astronomers map differential rotation of Sun's chromosphere

Indian astronomers map differential rotation of Sun's chromosphere

Using 100 years of daily records of the Sun at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of DST, have succeeded in mapping, for the very first time, the variation in the rotation speed of the Sun's chromosphere -- from the equator right up to its polar regions. Sep 25, 2024