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According to Gopal Sharma, a senior scientist at the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphins was stable along nearly 1,000 km stretch of the Ganga and its two major tributaries, Gandak and Ghaghra.
While ISRO officials call the 640-tonne GSLV Mk III rocket as ‘fat boy’, the Telugu media nicknamed it ‘Bahubali’, as like the hero in the successful film lifts a heavy Lingam, the rocket will carry the 3.8-tonne Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
black gold also has the ability to absorb both light and carbon dioxide, something traditional gold can’t do. And by absorb light, we mean it’s capable of absorbing both visible light and the near-infrared radiation from the Sun as well, making it perfect for use in high-efficiency solar panels.
The aquaculture system can act as a source of additional income for farmers located even in low water availability areas, helping them double their income.
The ISRO is planning a July 15 lift-off for the mission. The final mission readiness review would be conducted two days before the launch, Dr. Sivan said. “Everything is going according to the plan,” he added.
Farmers, agri scientists and even former techies are pitching in to stop hardier and healthier indigenous varieties from disappearing
The BT India Research Centre (BTIRC) will join BT’s network of collaborative research facilities around the globe, including centres in Northern Ireland, China, the US and the UAE, an official statement said.
Graphene is the thinnest and strongest material known to mankind so far which is flexible, transparent and conducts heat and electricity 10 times better than copper, making it ideal for anything from flexible nano-electronics to better fuel cells.
This mega project will collate and integrate molecular information on human tissues and organs that currently lies hidden in research articles in an unstructured and disorganized form. The project would utilize large biological community, both students and scientists, for extracting and adding the information from scientific literature at the level of cells and organs.
One of the highlights of Modi’s Bhutan visit might be the inauguration of the satellite tracking and data reception centre. The “ground station” of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is likely to double up as “a strategic asset” for New Delhi, given its location between India and China.
