Planet’s biodiversity map updated after 136 years
byLondon: A biodiversity map drawn up by British naturalist Russel Wallace in 1876 depicting how life evolved on our continents has been updated after 136…
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Time to regulate internet – China daily
byBeijing: The internet should be regulated since “exposure of private data as well as illegal online activity have destroyed the positive environment of this new…
India tests nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile
byBhubaneswar: India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha, a defence official said. The 350-km range…
A satellite that can warn us about solar storms
byWashington: The Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite, floating 1.5 million km above the Earth, can warn us up to an hour before a large-magnitude…
Himachal High Court orders GPS systems for all commercial vehicles
byShimla: Number of lives lost to rash and negligent driving increasing each year in the hill state, the High Court here directed the transport…
NASA to intentionally crash twin probes into Moon
byWashington: Two NASA moon probes, designed to help scientists learn more about the composition of the moon, will be intentionally crashed into a mountain near…
Iran denies UN experts access to n-site again
byMoscow: Iran has again denied a request by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to allow its experts to visit a suspected nuclear site in…
Stress among army officers being studied
byNew Delhi: The Indian government has undertaken a study to determine the level of distress among young army officers, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said today….
India, US must build educational partnerships: Indian envoy
byWashington: Indian and American educational systems must develop “strategic linkages” to develop trained and skilled human resources to meet the emerging needs of the coming…
NASA project set to spot huge galaxy clusters
byWashington: Hundreds of billions of solar systems like ours — comprising planets, asteroids and comets — may be residing in our Milky Way galaxy, which…