India first started selling telecom spectrum through the open bid mechanism in 2010. In that year, 3G services spectrum was sold for about 50,968 crores.…
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Nature Around Us
Image by Abhay Dharmale Tridax procumbens, commonly known as coatbuttons or tridax daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is…
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Miners discover new pink diamond in Angola
Report by Swasti Sharma Lucapa Diamond Company Limited, Endiama E.P. and Rosas & Petalas have discovered a pink diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in…
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4.30 carat diamond found in Panna Nature reserve
Genda Bai is a wood collector in the Bundelkhand region of India. She is from Purusottampur village, Panna District. She has 6 children to feed…
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Nature Explore!
By Yashasvi Anika Tandon Curry leaves Curry leaves also known as ‘Meethi Neem’ or ‘Kadi Patta’ in Hindi, is a variety of the neem, the…
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What are constellations?
A constellation is a group of stars. That simple. A galaxy is a collection of constellations. We probably know it as a pattern of stars…
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What is a Black Hole?
It is a piece of space that weighs as much as several million suns. Here, gravity reigns, and it is harsh: the black hole tugs…
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Bhuvan: India in 3D and so much more
All of us have seen Google maps and the satellite images of our neighbourhood. Can you tilt the image just a little bit and go…
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Sanskrit Sukti on being prudent
ऋणशेषं चाग्निशेषं शत्रुशेषं तथैव च व्याधिशेषं च नि: शेषं कृत्वा प्राज्ञो न सीदति अर्थ ऋण (कर्ज़), अग्नि , शत्रु, और व्याधि (बीमारी) को शेष न…
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Some GIS Portals that all of us should know about
Here are some amazing GIS (Geospatial Information System) portals made for Indians. All of them take data from ISRO satellites (Indian satellites, no foreign dependence)…
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