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A Giant Of Science Passes Into The Ages

In Professor Sulochana Gadgil's passing, India has lost a scientific giant, a fierce intellect, and a compassionate soul, remembers Dr Madhavan Nair Rajeevan. Kindly note that this illustration......

Modi to lead 11th International Yoga Day celebrations from Visakhapatnam

The stage is set for the 11th International Day of Yoga to be celebrated with grandeur on June 21, with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the national event from Visakhapatnam, Andhra......

Earth's near encounter with asteroid on Friday

An asteroid, about half the size of a football field, will pass in close proximity to Earth, closer than the orbits of some geosynchronous satellites, on Friday night. The asteroid called "2012......

Rare 'Blue Moon' to be visible on August 31 night

A rare 'Blue Moon' awaits sky aficionados on Friday night. When a second full moon in a calendar month appears in the night sky, the occurrence is known as a 'Blue Moon'. This month, the first......

PHOTOS: 34-km-wide asteroid flies past earth

Thirty four-km-wide Eros, the second largest near-earth asteroid, had a fly by of earth and can now be seen in the constellations Leo, Sextans and Hydra. Asteroid 433 Eros (1898 DQ), also known as......

Mumbai, Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: Govt

India's populous coastal cities Mumbai and Kolkata are most vulnerable to loss of life and properties due to coastal flooding in the second half of the century, the government has said quoting a UN......

What the Sino-US climate deal means for India

While India will be pushed to keep a tight lid on its own carbon discharges, slow and low emission reduction by major polluters will cause an acceleration of climate change, says Rajni Bakshi. The......

'Vested interests want private players in space'

'ISRO facilities are very expensive and any damage caused by these start-ups can create havoc to our space programme.' In a major policy decision, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday allowed the......

Rich should degrow so poor can prosper

Current forms of economic growth are widening disparities, leaving hundreds of millions of people to live in poverty, says Rajni Bakshi. In the first week of September 3000 people gathered......

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

It is time to reset expectations as government will move with alacrity on social policy, not on economic reforms, notes Mihir S Sharma. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: Reuters......

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A Giant Of Science Passes Into The Ages

Modi to lead 11th International Yoga Day celebrations from Visakhapatnam

Earth's near encounter with asteroid on Friday

Rare 'Blue Moon' to be visible on August 31 night

PHOTOS: 34-km-wide asteroid flies past earth

Mumbai, Kolkata most vulnerable to climate change: Govt

What the Sino-US climate deal means for India

'Vested interests want private players in space'

Rich should degrow so poor can prosper

Modi govt's real agenda: It's not economic reforms

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