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Anjali Marar
Anjali Marar writes on science, space and climate change-related issues. She tweets @LittleMurthy
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Indian satellites suffered no outages during recent high-intensity solar storms, says ISROSubscriber Only
May 15, 2024 11:26 IST
Aditya L1 and Chandrayaan-2 captured the sun's wild side during the solar storms on May 10 and 11.
Wed, May 15, 2024
Aurora lights in India: What caused them to be visible even from Ladakh?Subscriber Only
May 12, 2024 14:33 IST
Auroras are often witnessed in the extreme northern or southern latitudes, such as near the North and South Poles. Why were they recently visible from Ladakh, a low-latitude region in the Himalayas?
Mon, May 20, 2024
Indian-led NASA team traces what heats ‘moss’ on SunSubscriber Only
May 10, 2024 18:17 IST
Similar to the green and mushy algal moss seen on a wet rock structure near water bodies, Sun, too, has similar moss-like patchy structures made of plasma in the solar atmosphere. Under strong magnetic conditions, this moss grows and blossoms around the centre of a sunspot group.
Fri, May 10, 2024
Soon, station managers to be deployed all year at India’s Arctic research base HimadriSubscriber Only
May 07, 2024 12:40 IST
India launched its maiden winter research expedition to the Arctic in December 2023 and is the fourth country to have round-the-year presence in the zone.
Tue, May 07, 2024
Swell surge: ‘Orange’ alert issued for 11 coastal statesSubscriber Only
May 05, 2024 21:58 IST
Kerala and south TN districts affected during weekend
Sun, May 05, 2024
South Asia to receive ‘above normal’ rainfall this year: Weather expertsSubscriber Only
April 30, 2024 16:02 IST
The forecast was shared at the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum meet which is underway in Pune. It said the worst hit areas in summer are West Afghanistan, north and east Pakistan, adjoining Gujarat-Rajasthan, north Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Kerala, Lakshadweep.
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Heatwaves in several parts of India: Why has April been hotter than usual?Subscriber Only
April 30, 2024 08:00 IST
In its forecast for April, the IMD had warned of extreme heat and prolonged heatwave conditions to prevail over large parts of the country during the month. There are two main reasons for this. Here is a look.
Fri, May 03, 2024
Fires raging in Nainital, Pauri Garhwal mostly man-made: Forest deptSubscriber Only
April 29, 2024 04:10 IST
As per the latest FSI data of Sunday, the prevailing fire in Nainital district has spread to neighbouring districts, including Almora, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar, Champawat and southern Pithoragarh, damaging over 30 acres of forests.
Mon, Apr 29, 2024
Pune’s NCRA scientists obtain detailed solar images in radio frequency using MeerKATSubscriber Only
April 25, 2024 15:19 IST
Instead of the conventional method, the NCRA team pointed the MeerKAT radio telescope, located in South Africa's Karoo desert, towards a region located at a small distance away from the Sun.
Fri, Apr 26, 2024
IMD introduces specialised heatwave forecasts for Lok Sabha elections, RailwaysSubscriber Only
April 24, 2024 04:20 IST
The IMD's election-centric forecasts will be issued for all remaining six polling phases that start, respectively, from April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
New shoe sizing system proposed for Indians: What is ‘Bha’ and the need for it?Subscriber Only
April 22, 2024 14:55 IST
A recent survey concluded that a single shoe sizing system could apply to Indians. Why was a need for it felt, and how would it differ from the existing footwear sizing systems?
Tue, Apr 23, 2024
How a beam of sunlight was directed on Lord Ram’s forehead in Ayodhya templeSubscriber Only
April 17, 2024 19:54 IST
On the occasion of Ram Navami, the forehead of Lord Ram’s idol in Ayodhya’s newly-built temple was lit up by a beam of sunlight for a total duration of three minutes, a little after 12 noon. Here is how.
Fri, Apr 19, 2024
Why did Genghis Khan, Muhammad Ghori and Babur come to Indian subcontinent? A new study pegs it on good monsoons, thriving agricultureSubscriber Only
April 17, 2024 18:43 IST
According to the study, severe drought spells in Central Asia forced foreign invaders to seek livable land in the Indian subcontinent.
Fri, Apr 26, 2024
Southwest monsoon: El Nino weakening, IMD forecasts above-normal rainfall of 106%Subscriber Only
April 15, 2024 14:57 IST
This is the first time in a decade that the IMD has predicted “above normal” rainfall at the first stage itself, nearly 45 days ahead of the beginning of the four-month monsoon season. It is usually more conservative with its predictions in the first stage.
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Space weather conspired with other factors in the unprecedented loss of 38 Starlink satellites: studySubscriber Only
April 15, 2024 10:12 IST
Solar storms ahead of Starlink launch were not thought to be potentially harmful and establishing a direct cause and effect was difficult.
Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Indian physicists remember Peter Higgs whose innovative work helped to have better understanding of UniverseSubscriber Only
April 11, 2024 10:10 IST
In the 1960s, Peter Higgs proposed the Higgs mechanism, wherein interaction of the particles within the Higgs field lend them the mass. In 2012, CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson also called God’s Particle and the following year, Higgs and Belgian-physicist Francois Englert shared the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
How solar eclipse will help study Sun, why Aditya L1’s view will not be blockedSubscriber Only
April 08, 2024 16:24 IST
Indian solar physicists are in the US to the study Sun's inner corona during the April 8 total solar eclipse that is visible from North America.
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
125 years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory: How the Great Drought of 1876 led to its establishmentSubscriber Only
April 01, 2024 15:44 IST
The Madras Observatory was merged with the KoSO following the reorganisation of all Indian observatories on April 1, 1899. The hilltop observatory helped in making some key scientific discoveries over the years.
Mon, Apr 08, 2024
Ahoms of Thailand genetically closer to Khasi, Kusunda ethnic communities, finds studySubscriber Only
March 29, 2024 14:28 IST
The Ahoms had migrated from Thailand to eastern India via the Patkai mountains and the Ahom dynasty ruled Assam for nearly 600 years till 1826.
Fri, Mar 29, 2024
2023 warmest year on record, 2014-23 warmest decade ever, confirms WMOSubscriber Only
March 19, 2024 19:13 IST
In its annual State of the Climate Report, the WMO has said that global mean surface temperature in 2023 was 1.45 degree Celsius higher than the average of the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.
Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Armed with telescopes, 24 young Ladakhis are on a mission to protect night skiesSubscriber Only
March 19, 2024 13:06 IST
Since October 2022, 24 astronomy ambassadors have been helping visitors to Hanle, India’s first dark reserve, gaze at the stars, planets and other celestial bodies
Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Heat, aridity, clear skies: why forests are already ablaze in the NilgirisSubscriber Only
March 19, 2024 07:55 IST
In South India, most forest covered areas of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have seen fire incidents over the past week.
Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Sudden spike in forest fires in southern India due to heat, clear skiesSubscriber Only
March 18, 2024 18:02 IST
For nearly a week now, forest fires have been raging in the Coonoor forest range in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu
Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Why has India developed an atmospheric testbed near Bhopal?Subscriber Only
March 15, 2024 14:38 IST
Funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the facility will house 25 high-end meteorological instruments for studying vital cloud processes associated with the monsoons over central India’s Monsoon Core Zone (MCZ).
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
El Niño and the summer, monsoon: What is in store this yearSubscriber Only
March 08, 2024 07:30 IST
For India, the weakening of El Niño conditions, and the forecast of the emergence of ENSO neutral conditions towards the end of the summer season should bring some cheer ahead of the southwest monsoon's onset.
Fri, Mar 08, 2024Journalism of Courage
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