New Delhi: Heat waves like those experienced in India this May are nearly 1.5 degree Celsius warmer than the country's previously recorded hottest heatwaves, according to a new rapid attribution study by an independent group of climate scientists and researchers. The analysts at ClimaMeter said...
Washington: The Boeing Starliner's first-ever crewed mission is safely on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) with Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore onboard, NASA said Thursday. The capsule carrying NASA astronauts was expected to reach the orbiting space laboratory at 9.45...
Bhubaneswar: Several social media users shared their views following Naveen Patnaik’s resignation as chief minister, Wednesday. While many called it an end of an era, others remembered Patnaik as someone who put Odisha on the global map. The netizens thanked him for his work and...
Houston: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams flew to space for the third time Wednesday along with a colleague, scripting history as the first members aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a 25-hour flight to the International Space Station. Boeing's Crew Flight Test mission carrying Williams, and Butch...
New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Bombay and Delhi are among the top 150 universities in the world, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retained the top rank globally for the 13th time, according to the QS World University Ranking, 2025 announced...
New Delhi: As social media platform X allowed users to post adult and graphic content earlier this week, its owner Elon Musk Wednesday said he would ensure a ‘p*rn-free’ experience for those who do not want to watch such content. Musk-run social media platform has...
Beijing: China says a spacecraft carrying rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon has lifted off from the lunar surface to start its journey back to Earth. The ascender of the Chang'e-6 probe lifted off Tuesday morning Beijing time and entered...
New Delhi: The 2023/24 El Niño event, which drove record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is predicted to transition to La Niña conditions later this year, according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Amid a prevailing but weakening El...
New Delhi: Boeing's Starliner is set to make a third attempt to launch its crew test flight June 5, NASA announced Monday. "NASA's BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test mission teams are preparing to support a launch at 10:52 am ET June 5," NASA said in a...
New Delhi: After the successful test-flight of Agnibaan SOrTeD, Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos is hoping to start launching satellites early next year. In an interview with PTI, Agnikul co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Srinath Ravichandran said the 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines and the rocket will...
By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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The Centre is courting yet another controversy by introducing a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to fundamentally alter...
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Change rarely arrives announced. But when a popular movement stirs, transformation can sweep in like a tide. The recent by-election...
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