April 23, 2022 2:40 pm
India has two operational research stations at the South Pole — Maitri and Bharati. Dakshin Gangotri, the first station built before 1985, is now operating as a base transit camp mainly for supplying goods.
April 18, 2022 9:10 pm
Nanavati’s secret is a philosophy he calls ‘Fearvana’ — the idea that fear, stress and anxiety “are not your enemy” and can instead be transformed into “your greatest allies” for success.
January 17, 2022 1:07 pm
The discovery of the nests raises even more questions. How often are the nests built, and are they reused? Do the fish die after the eggs hatch?
December 05, 2021 5:20 pm
The solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the face of the sun, partially or completely blocking it out from the Earth's perspective.
October 07, 2021 12:08 pm
By studying particulate matter in ice cores, scientists can pinpoint past events such as major fires, volcanic eruptions and even industrial smelting.
October 01, 2021 2:11 pm
Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said the two proposed MPAs are essential to regulate illegal unreported and unregulated fishing.
August 31, 2021 12:24 pm
The visually-impaired math correctly answered the question to win a prize money of Rs 6,40,000. She later went on to win Rs 1 crore on the show
July 02, 2021 11:12 pm
The previous record for the Antarctic region was 17.5 degrees Celsius, recorded on March 24, 2015, at the Esperanza station.
May 20, 2021 11:37 pm
The newly calved berg, designated A-76 by scientists, was spotted in recent satellite images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, the space agency said in a statement posted on its website with a photo of the enormous, oblong ice sheet.
December 30, 2020 2:55 pm
Antarctica is uninhabited except for those manning the nearly 60 permanent stations established by several countries, including India, for carrying out scientific research.
September 21, 2018 6:53 am
The March mission was part of NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) project, a five-year, $30 million effort aimed at improving sea level rise projections by understanding how warming oceans are melting ice sheets from below - the most ambitious research on the subject to date