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Isro sets new record with launch of Cartosat-2 and 19 other satellites
22 Jun 2016
Isro has now achieved a feat that has been surpassed only by Nasa, which had launched 29 satellites together on 19 November 2013
Isro all set to launch 20 satellites on board PSLV-C34
16 Jun 2016
Besides India’s own Cartosat, the PSLV-C34 flight will carry satellites from the USA, Canada, Germany and Indonesia as well as from Indian university/academic institute, adding up to 20 satellites with a total lift-off weight of about 1,288 kg
NASA orbiters uncover dust storm seasons on Mars
14 Jun 2016
OPEC meet fails to agree on output curbs
03 Jun 2016
Despite the setback, Saudi Arabia moved to soothe market fears that failure to reach any deal would prompt it to raise production further to punish rivals and gain additional market share
Isro successfully tests reusable space shuttle technology
23 May 2016
Isro will test two more prototypes before the final version, which will be about six times larger at around 40 metres, and will take off around 2030
Nasa experimenting with next-generation X-planes
25 Apr 2016
The X-plane experiments will showcase how airliners can burn half the fuel and generate 75 per cent less pollution during each flight, while being much quieter than today’s jets – perhaps even when flying at supersonic speeds
WHO says polio could be wiped out in a year
13 Apr 2016
Nasa recovers Kepler spacecraft from emergency mode
12 Apr 2016
Mission operations engineers at its various centres have, in a joint effort, successfully recovered the Kepler spacecraft that drifted and entered an emergency mode, and stopped sending signals to Earth
IIT fee more than doubled; waiver for SC/ST and disabled, concession for underprivileged
07 Apr 2016
India among 5 countries working on Zika vaccine: WHO
23 Mar 2016
More than 30 companies in five countries, including India, the US, France, Brazil and Austria, are working on the development of a new vaccine to fight the zica virus that is currently circulating in 38 countries
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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