Science
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Unproven remedies: Tata Memorial Hospital slams Sidhu’s viral ‘diet cure’ cancer claim
New Delhi: After a video of former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu surfaced in which he described his wife’s treatment for her breast cancer as “starving the cancer by not eating dairy products…
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IndiGo plane faces tech issue; diverted to Delhi
New Delhi: An IndiGo plane flying from Jaipur to Dehradun was diverted to the national capital on Tuesday evening due to a technical issue. In a statement, the airline said the aircraft…
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SpaceX successfully launches ISRO’s 4,700 kg communication satellite from US
Bengaluru: The country’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was successfully launched by billionaire Elon Musk-founded SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US, ISRO’s commercial arm NSIL has said. The 4,700kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS)…
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Women in India getting more jobs, higher pay over last 6 yrs: Centre
New Delhi: There has been an enhanced engagement of women in economic activity in India, accompanied by a declining unemployment rate and upward trend of educated women in the workforce over the…
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Excessive screen time puts children at risk of early puberty
New Delhi: Even as children are increasingly getting exposed to screens from a young age, a new study in rats showed that long-term exposure to blue light, emitting from smartphones or tablets,…
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Methane alert system issued 1,200 emission notifications, only 15 responded to: UN
Baku: A high-tech system that identifies major methane leaks has delivered 1,200 notifications to governments and companies over the last two years, yet just one per cent of notifications were responded to,…
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NASA partners with Microsoft to enhance understanding of Earth
New Delhi: US space agency NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop an easier-to-access and user-friendly Artificial Intelligence-based chatbot that can help people decode scientific data about Earth. The new Earth Copilot…
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India, South Africa among solar ‘business hotspots’: Oxford report
Baku: Drawing on the first comprehensive dataset of more than 2,300 renewable energy start-ups across Africa and South Asia, a team led by the University of Oxford on Friday revealed India and…
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South Korea, US-developed solar coronagraph installed at ISS
Seoul: A solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the United States has been successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS) to begin its mission of observing the sun and…
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Centre approves 12 textile research projects worth Rs 13.3 crore
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday approved 12 research projects worth Rs 13.3 crore under the National Technical Textiles Mission. The 10th Mission Steering Group, under the chairmanship of Union Textiles Minister…
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India’s solar product exports surge 23 times in last 2 years
New Delhi: India’s exports of solar photovoltaic (PV) products surged 23 times to $2 billion in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 from FY22, according to a new report. This marks a significant…
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Zomato introduces feature to ‘rescue’ over 4L cancelled food orders a month
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato on Sunday launched a new feature called ‘Food Rescue’ to save more than 4 lakh orders being get cancelled on the platform every month for…
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Samsung needs to change to keep up with AI development: Expert
Seoul: Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker, appears to have fallen into a “crisis” amid challenging market conditions and disappointing quarterly performances. Particularly due to its recent loss of leadership in…
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India’s power sector set for robust growth amid renewable energy push
New Delhi: As India is poised to see a surge in energy demand than any other country over the next decade owing to its sheer size and scale of rising demand from…
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Study shows how human memory works, gets stored
New Delhi: While the brain is commonly known to work for and store memories, a new study showed that other parts of the body can also store memory. The study, which appears…
