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Namibian envoy hopes Kunho cheetahs will adapt to Indian environment

Sep 04, 2023, at 03:08 am

New Delhi: High Commissioner of Namibia to India Gabriel Sinimbo has said the death of some Cheetahs brought from his country to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is normal as they were introduced to a new environment, media reports said.

Budapest Zoo: Scientists use stem cells to successfully treat arthritis in gorilla

Sep 04, 2023, at 02:45 am

Stem cell therapy has been used to treat osteoarthritis in a gorilla for the first time, by scientists at the University of Sheffield.

'Hoping for a successful awakening after 14 days': ISRO as Pragyan Rover goes to sleep mode

Sep 03, 2023, at 08:09 pm

Chennai/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hopes that Pragyan Rover, which completed all the tasks of the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully, will be 'awakened successfully' after 14 days.

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Rover successfully completes mission tasks, put to sleep for 14 days

Sep 03, 2023, at 06:59 am

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said that the Pragyan rover on the Moon has been put to sleep and it hopes to wake up the probe 14 days later.

President Murmu, European Space Agency congratulate ISRO for successful Aditya-L1 launch

Sep 03, 2023, at 04:13 am

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday congratulated scientists and engineers at ISRO for the successful launch of its maiden Solar Mission Aditya-L1.

UN expert urges international support for The Bahamas amid climate crisis

Sep 02, 2023, at 11:29 pm

A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday urged the international community to increase assistance to The Bahamas and other small island States that face elevated threats from natural disasters resulting from climate change.

India launches maiden solar mission Aditya-L1

Sep 02, 2023, at 05:52 pm

In another success for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India successfully launched its maiden solar mission Aditya L-1 from Sriharikota on Saturday.

India's First Mission To Sun: After success of Chandrayaan-3, ISRO to launch Aditya-L1 today

Sep 02, 2023, at 02:28 pm

After the success of Chandrayaan-3, India's Indian Space Research Organisation will launch Aditya-L1, the mission to explore the Sun, on Saturday.

Yemen: Alarming surge in measles and rubella cases, reports WHO

Sep 01, 2023, at 10:43 pm

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning on Thursday over rising cases of measles and rubella among children in Yemen, as a vaccination campaign there faces cutbacks due to insufficient funding.

Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

Sep 01, 2023, at 10:07 pm

UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in the name of human rights.

Russia’s Luna 25 mission: NASA’s LRO shows crash created crater on Moon surface

Sep 01, 2023, at 09:14 pm

NASA’s LRO – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – spacecraft imaged a new crater on the Moon’s surface that is likely the impact site of Russia’s Luna 25 mission.

UNICEF urges support for children, as wildfires rage across Greece

Sep 01, 2023, at 08:12 pm

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called for urgent assistance for children caught up in wildfires in Greece, considered to be the worst Europe has seen since the turn of the century.

Is Aditya-L1 a complete Mission to study the Sun? No, says ISRO

Sep 01, 2023, at 07:09 pm

Chennai/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said its maiden Solar exploratory Mission Aditya-L1 is not a complete one to study the Sun due to limited mass, power and volume of the spacecraft that carries scientific payloads in space.

Chandrayaan-3: Rambha payload finds sparse plasma in Lunar area

Sep 01, 2023, at 02:23 pm

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said that Vikram Lander on board the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, the third Lunar Mission, has detected plasma in the south polar region of the Moon.

'It feels like a child is playfully frolicking in yards of Chandamama': ISRO shares new video of rover rotating on Moon

Sep 01, 2023, at 02:58 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: India's space agency ISRO has shared a video of the Pragyan rover being rotated on the Moon's surface as a part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was remotely controlled from the command centre in Bengaluru, in search of a route that avoids craters and rocks on the lunar surface.

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in US state of Florida

Aug 31, 2023, at 02:06 am

Washington/IBNS/UNI: Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in the US state of Florida as a dangerous category 3 storm with wind speeds of up to 125 miles per hour (201 kilometers per hour), the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.

With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros

Aug 30, 2023, at 09:48 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19 technology, knowledge and clinical data, stressing the fight against the virus must continue.

Smile Please: Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan Rover clicks image of Vikram Lander on Moon

Aug 30, 2023, at 07:06 pm

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan Rover has clicked an image of Vikram Lander on the Moon, space agency Indian Space Research Organisation shared on Wednesday.

Health Canada expects increase in COVID-19 cases, reviews 3 new vaccines

Aug 30, 2023, at 04:59 am

Toronto/IBNS: With signs of the COVID-19 caseload poised to grow in the weeks ahead, three new vaccines are being reviewed by Health Canadadesigned to specifically target the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant now in widespread circulation.

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Rover detects sulphur on Moon

Aug 30, 2023, at 04:31 am

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Tuesday that Chandrayaan-3 has reported new findings, marking the first-ever in-situ measurement of Sulphur on the Moon.

World's first case: Doctors find live worm in Australian woman's brain

Aug 29, 2023, at 08:15 pm

Doctors have found a live worm in the brain of an Australian woman, one of the first such incidents recorded in the world.

ISRO to launch Aditya-L1 maiden Sun mission on Sept 2

Aug 29, 2023, at 03:52 am

Chennai/IBNS: After the success of its third Lunar mission Chandryaan-3 created history by making a soft landing on the Moon's south polar region, a buoyant ISRO is all set for yet another interplanetary mission--this time to explore the Sun-and the launch date for the same has been scheduled on Sept 2.

New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment

Aug 29, 2023, at 12:26 am

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate crisis.

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases images of crater detected by Pragyan rover on Moon

Aug 29, 2023, at 12:19 am

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced that the rover, deployed by the Lander on board the third Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-3 in the South Polar Region, came across a crater, forcing it to retrace the path and now safely heading on a new path.

ISRO to launch Aditya-L1 maiden Sun Mission on September 2 after Chadrayaan-3 success

Aug 29, 2023, at 12:08 am

After the success of its third Lunar mission, Chandryaan-3 ensured soft landing on the Moon's south polar region, a buoyant ISRO is all set for yet another inter-planetary mission --to explore the Sun on September 2.

After successful Moon landing, ISRO now targets to study Sun with Aditya-L1 mission

Aug 27, 2023, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the successful soft-landing of India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the South Polar region of the Moon on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now eyeing to study the Sun.

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases new video which shows Pragyan rover roaming on Moon's South Pole

Aug 26, 2023, at 11:41 pm

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday released yet another interesting video of the Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 which is seen roaming around the 'Shiv Shakti' point.

New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity

Aug 26, 2023, at 09:42 pm

A new global environmental fund marks a major step towards securing the wellbeing of biodiversity in developing countries and will help to ensure sustainable utilization of their natural resources, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday.

Mahendar Pal Singh: A beacon of excellence in Indian science

Aug 26, 2023, at 04:25 pm

Mahendar Pal Singh, a name that has become synonymous with India’s space odyssey, is not just another scientist at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO's latest video shows Pragyan coming out of Vikram, walks on Moon

Aug 25, 2023, at 09:04 pm

ISRO made the country proud after its third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon and on Friday the science body left the countrymen elated by sharing the first visuals of the rover rolling down onto the Moon's surface as it exited the lander.