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India's Chandrayaan-2 avoids collision with NASA's moon orbiter [details]

For the first time in its space exploration mission, an evasive measure was carried out recently to avoid the collision between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and US' Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

Nov 18, 2021

Security personnel watch the trial run of a train running on the yet to be inaugurated Green Line of the Namma Metro Rail at Majestic Station

Big relief to commuters; Bengaluru Metro's operational hours extended [details]

Bangalore Metro Rail will extend its train operations by an hour from Thursday onwards and will be operated till 11:30 pm.

Nov 17, 2021

World's first non-profit city launched in Riyadh; many next-level cities in pipeline globally [what to expect]

The city will host academies, colleges, a science museum, creative center and will also include a range of institutions aimed at promoting arts and culture.

Nov 16, 2021

Tic-Tac UFO has been visiting earth for at least 70 years, claims former Pentagon insider

Luis Elizondo claimed that the tic-tac UFO that baffled Nacy officials is not manmade

Nov 11, 2021

NASA's Landsat 9 Images Show Altering Landscapes of Himalayas; See Stunning Images captured So Far

The amazing Landsat 9 images let us make decisions on water use, wildfire consequences, coral reef deterioration, glacier and ice shelf retreat, and tropical deforestation.

Nov 9, 2021

Lack of climate funding will jeopardise net-zero pledges, say India and BASIC partners

Richa Sharma, India's lead negotiator, said the states have responded to the aspirational gap in mitigation with improved NDCs and net-zero commitments.

Nov 9, 2021

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan takes charge as new Western Naval Command's Chief of Staff

Who is Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan; Western Naval Command's new Chief of Staff [details]

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, who specialises in communication and electronic warfare, has taken charge as the Chief of Staff of Western Naval Command.

Nov 7, 2021

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane

Amid tension on LoC, Army Chief to visit forward areas on border to review preparedness [details]

During his visit to forward areas, General Naravane to view security situation, operational preparedness.

Nov 3, 2021

5 students are providing education to poor children under the bridge of Mayur Vihar Phase 1 of Delhi.

Multiplexes, gyms, restaurants are open, but Anganwadi Centres are not; Why the mismatch, question netizens

Anganwadi Centres are a very integral part of women and child welfare and development in the rural parts of India. Every single day of them being shut, preschool children are losing out on nutrition needs, immunisation etc.

Nov 2, 2021

Samudrayan: India's first manned mission to explore depths of Indian Ocean [Details]

The sea trials of the 500 m-rated shallow water manned submersible would take place in late 2022, while the MATSYA 6000 deep-water manned submersible will be ready for testing in late 2024.

Oct 30, 2021

Primary schools reopen in K'taka; parents send kids amid Covid fears

As many as 44,615 primary schools run by the Karnataka government and 19,645 unaided and aided private schools reopened across the state on Monday for Classes 1 to 5 after 19 months as per government orders.

Oct 26, 2021

RIL reports Q2FY22 YoY net profit up by 46% to Rs 15,479 cr

Net profit for the quarter increased 44.1 per cent year on year to Rs 9,228 crore on a standalone basis.

Oct 23, 2021

Tardigrade to CT90: What's the perfect motorbike for NASA's next mission to Moon

The entire objective of developing the lunar exploration vehicle is to lower the cost of the payloads for prospective lunar missions.

Oct 22, 2021

Ola Cars to hire 10,000 people; expand to 100 cities [details]

Ola Cars claimed it has sold 5,000 pre-owned cars in its first full month of operation.