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Government sacks DRDO chief Chander, no reasons given
14 Jan 2015
While many critical DRDO projects are behind schedule, the strategic missile programme, personally overseen by Avinash Chander, has done well, with different nuclear-capable Prithvi and Agni missiles being inducted into the armed forces
Shailesh Nayak takes over as ISRO chief as K Radhakrishnan retires
01 Jan 2015
Senior scientists like AS Kiran Kumar, director of Isro Space Application Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad and MYS Prasad, director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, were in contention for the post
India losing fight against spam: COAI
15 Dec 2014
WTO hammers out first and `inclusive’ global trade deal
28 Nov 2014
WTO on Thursday ratified a global deal - the first in its history - to ease customs rules and facilitate faster movement of trade and also address concerns of the developing and poor member nations
Isro awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for 2014
20 Nov 2014
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover finds mineral match
05 Nov 2014
Isro’s second Mars mission planned for 2018
01 Nov 2014
Isro to test lunar crew module on GSLV-Mark III in December
01 Nov 2014
The GSLV Mark III, which is currently under development, is designed to make India fully self-reliant in launching heavier communication satellites of INSAT-4 class weighing up to 5,000 kg
WHO vaccines head volunteers to undergo Ebola vaccine trial
25 Oct 2014
The WHO official under whose supervision an Ebola drug was being developed has signed up to become one of the first volunteers to undergo vaccine trials
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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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