Floods in Southeast Asia
Two cyclones - Senyar and Ditwah, led to floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia. India remains on alert.
Discovery of Three huge Black Holes Joining Together
Three huge black holes (Black hole – is a location in space that possesses so much gravity that nothing can escape its pull) from three galaxies have merged together to form a triple active galactic nucleus
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Walking whale ancestor named after Egyptian god Anubis
Scientists in the Fayum Depression in western Egypt discovered the fossils of a whale ancestor which could walk on land and swim in water.
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First blue whale songs recorded in Indian waters
Marine mammal scientist Divya Panicker in the year 2019 in the Lakshadweep Islands was listening to recordings taped on underwater sound recorders when she came across low blue whale moans.
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Wildfires in western Canada
A wildfire amid a record heat wave in western Canada has forced authorities to order residents to evacuate a village in British Columbia that smashed the country’s record for hottest temperature three days in a row this week.
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HURT vs ANGER
Here’s a poem by Deyashini Chattopadhyay
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World’s Safest Cities according to The Economist
A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has reported that Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, is the safest city in the world.
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Cotton Fabric modified to absorb harmful air pollutants
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have developed a modified cotton fabric named ZIF-8@CM Cotton and ZIF- 67@CM Cotton.
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Sports News: Football: UEFA Champions League
In the football UEFA champions league Europe qualifiers, Young Boys Football Club (Switzerland) defeated Ferencvaros Football Club (Hungary) 3-2.
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The Tulu script in UTF-8? Not so soon
Software engineers have been trying to make the Tigalari script available on the phones, but the main barrier is that two letters come together in various combinations.
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China passes Personal Information Protection Law
On 20th August, the National People’s Congress of China passed a law that aims to protect people’s personal data.
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