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Four astronauts identified for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission: Chief K Sivan

1:56 pm January 1, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said the training of astronauts for the ambitious manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’ will commence from the third week of January in Russia. Four astronauts have been identified for the mission, ISRO chief K Sivan said adding the training of astronauts will start from third week of this […]

Sikar coldest place in Rajasthan at 1 degrees C

2:01 pm December 31, 2019

Jaipur: Rajasthan continued to reel under cold wave conditions on Tuesday even as there was a marginal increase in night temperature in the state. Sikar remained the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Ganganagar recorded 2.1 degrees while Jaipur and Bikaner shivered at 2.7 degrees. Pilani, […]

Age-old rainwater harvesting tech improved to make lives better in arid Rajasthan

9:27 pm December 17, 2019

Jodhpur (Rajasthan): The lives of most of the 1.5 crore population of arid western Rajasthan have changed for the better after an age-old method of rainwater harvesting has been improved and employed there effectively, an official said here on Tuesday. The ‘tanka’ storage system – the method of collecting rainwater from a catchment area and […]

Ganganagar coldest in Rajasthan at 7.9 degree Celsius

3:25 pm December 11, 2019

Jaipur: Ganganagar was recorded as the coldest place in Rajasthan with a minimum temperature of 7.9 degree Celsius followed by Churu which registered a night temperature of 8 degree Celsius, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Vanasthai (Tonk) and Alwar recorded minimum temperature of of 8.1 and 8.2 degree Celsius respectively while Sikar, Dabok, Jaipur […]

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Women feel unsafe in Bhopal, Gwalior, Jodhpur: study

1:50 pm December 1, 2019

New Delhi: Nearly 90 per cent women feel unsafe in Bhopal, Gwalior and Jodhpur due to isolated and unsafe areas, according to a study which also found that students and unmarried women were more vulnerable to sexual harassment. The study was conducted by social enterprises Safetipin, government organisation KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) and NGO […]