Research

The importance of this test lies in the final phase of a space mission, where the crew module must return through the atmosphere and descend safely toward splashdown. In Gaganyaan, the parachute-based deceleration system acts as the final guardian of mission safety. After re-entry, the crew module must reduce speed, remain stable, and reach the recovery zone in a controlled manner. This process demands precise sequencing, strong materials, reliable deployment mechanisms and verified redundancy.

Nameri Tiger Reserve covers about 344 sq km, with Nameri National Park forming the 200 sq km core. The reserve also includes buffer areas from Naduar and Balipara Reserve Forests, while Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary covers around 120 sq km as the satellite core.

Scientists at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), used epitaxial ultrathin titanium nitride (TiN) films to isolate the role of strain on plasmonic behaviour.

An international team of astronomers, including Dr. Aru Beri from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), used the e-MERLIN radio array, to observed 280 nearby galaxies selected from the Palomar sample and probe their central regions on parsec scales.

The record emerged during a long-term snow leopard and rangeland monitoring programme jointly carried out by the Sikkim Forest and Environment Department and WWF-India. The programme began after Sikkim’s first comprehensive snow leopard population assessment in 2022 and is aimed at tracking snow leopards, documenting associated wildlife and understanding the ecological health of high-altitude grasslands.

A banyan tree in Munger, Bihar, estimated to be around 700 years old, has been

The research was carried out by the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology. The work focused on joining stainless steel SS316L with the nickel-based superalloy Inconel IN718 through additive manufacturing, creating a strong and reliable interface between two very different metals.

The research was led by Dibya Kirti Mishra from the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology. The work was carried out with collaborators from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, USA, and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru.

ICMEs are massive blasts of magnetized plasma released from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, which then travel through interplanetary space. When those ICMEs are directed towards us and encounter Earth’s magnetic field, they can disturb it and cause geomagnetic storms.