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Beijing Robotics Expo 2023
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Feature by Shreya Agarwal GNSS stands for Global Navigation Satellite System. Before we get any further into the topic, we should try and understand the…
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India’s first indigenously developed 700 MW nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat started commercial operations on Friday, June 30th,…
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Report by Paridhi Agarwal People in the Utah mountains have been noticing pink and red colors in the snow for the past week. People have started…
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Earth, the blue planet, has red dawns and dusks. Mars, the red planet, has blue dusks and dawns. Interesting, isn’t it? But, what does Mars…
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