Report by Shuchi Giridhar The first-ever Planetary Defence Test, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission launched by NASA, successfully collided with its target, the…
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What gives Nilgiris their name? This flower that is blooming after 12 years
Report by Hima Sutha The flower Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is a purplish-blue flower that blooms once in 12 years. It is a shrub in the…
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Avalanche Monitoring Radar installed in North Sikkim
As you can see in the images below, North Sikkim is in the Upper Himalayas. This is an area that is prone to avalanches and…
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Happy Navratri!
How many Navratri traditions can you identify? Can you also identify the state? Share your answers in the comments below:
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Snap Elections in Italy
Report by Shuchi Giridhar Sunday, 25th August, was the date of the Italian elections. These Italian elections are taking place earlier than planned, making it…
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Researchers at Wayamba University discover a new jellyfish
Inputs by Hima Sutha Researchers from Wayamba University’s Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries made a scientific breakthrough. The researchers have discovered a new species of…
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Huge deposits of gold and copper discovered in Saudi Arabia’s Medina
Report by Yashasvi Anika Tandon The Saudi Geological (related to geography of the earth, its structure, etc.) Survey announced that huge deposits of gold and copper have…
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Meet Maya: The world’s first cloned Arctic Wolf
Inputs by Shuchi Giridhar The scientists at Sinogene Biotechnology Co (based in Beijing) have successfully created the world’s first cloned Arctic Wolf. The wolf, named…
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Wipro fires 300 employees for moonlighting: What is moonlighting?
First, let us understand the term “moonlighting”. What is moonlighting? Simply put, it is when a person does some work in their professional capacity while…
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Comics withdrawn from news publications
Lee Enterprises owns 77 newspapers in the US. Last week, they stopped the publication of comics like Dilbert, Bizarro, Baby Blues, Snuffy Smith, etc. Dilbert…
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