Floods in Southeast Asia
Two cyclones - Senyar and Ditwah, led to floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia. India remains on alert.
Engineers’ Day 2021
Why is Engineers Day celebrated? What is the theme for 2021?
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Empower Start-up Contest 2021: Shortlist
The results of the Empower Start-up Contest – The Shortlist
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Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat’s CM
59-year-old, first term Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), BJP’s Bhupendra Patel succeeded Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat and took oath at 2:20 pm on Monday, 13th Sep 2021.
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World’s Most Accurate Clock Makers Win 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Two physicists from the University of Colorado, Chinese-American Jun Ye and Hidetoshi Katori of Japan won the prestigious 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
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Indian Air Force inducts Barak-8 Missile System
Jaisalmer, Sep 9: A medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) system was inducted by the Indian Air Force. Led by the Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries, firms like Bharat Electronics Limited, Israeli firm Rafael, Larsen & Toubro and Bharat Dynamics Limited also contributed significantly towards development of the Barak-8 system.
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Dinosaur footprints found in Rajasthan
In one recent discovery, footprints of three different species of dinosaurs were found in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan.
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Silkmoth wingtips act as an “Acoustic Decoy” against Bat
The researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that the wingtips of some large and strong winged silkmoths (saturniid moths) were rippled and folded.
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Thamirabarani civilization in Tamil Nadu is up to 3,200 years old
Carbon dating done on organic material retrieved from archeological excavations in Sivakalai in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu reveals that the Thamirabarani civilization in the state of Tamil Nadu is up to 3,200 years old.
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Scientists find new way to predict deadly supercell storms of icy plumes
Scientists from Stanford University published a research paper that proposed a new way to predict deadly supercell storms.
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New “Shark-toothed” Dinosaur Fossil Found in Uzbekistan
An International group of researchers studied a large, isolated, left maxilla (jaw bone) fossil found in Kyzylkum desert, Uzbekistan.
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