SCIENCE & RESEARCH

Hordes of Earth’s toughest creatures may now be living on Moon

11:03 pm August 7, 2019

Washington: There might be life on the Moon after all: thousands of virtually indestructible creatures that can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food. These terrifying-sounding beings aren’t aliens but instead microscopic Earthlings known as tardigrades, who likely made it out alive following a crash landing on […]

UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

ISRO releases first set of earth pictures taken by Chandrayaan 2

9:03 pm August 4, 2019

New Delhi: Space agency ISRO on Sunday released the first set of pictures of the earth captured by Chandrayaan 2, the country’s second Moon mission launched a fortnight ago. The pictures were captured by L 14 camera on board Chandrayaan II. The pictures show the earth in different hues. “Earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 LI4 […]

New freshwater fish species discovered in Kerala

2:48 pm July 29, 2019

Kochi: A new freshwater fish species has been discovered in Kerala, a state blessed with freshwater resources, scientists said here. This fish belonging to the subterranean snakehead species was found in the well of a house in Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district last year, they said Sunday. The newly discovered fish, a cousin of the well-known […]

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension

India will become self-reliant in defence production in next 5 years: DRDO chief

8:24 pm July 26, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Satheesh Reddy asserted on Friday that India will become completely self-reliant in defence manufacturing in the next five years and will not need critical technologies from outside. He said India is self-reliant in a number of areas such as radars, electronic warfare system, torpedoes and communications […]

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021: Government

Chandrayaan-2 illustrates India’s determination to scale new frontiers of science: PM

10:42 pm July 22, 2019

New Delhi: The launch of Chandrayaan-2 illustrates the prowess of Indian scientists and the determination of 130 crore countrymen to scale new frontiers of science, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Soon after the launch, the prime minister took to Twitter to hail the success and also sent a congratulatory audio message to those […]