The protests over CAA-NRC-NPR have acted as a trigger, uniting youth across religious beliefs and communities against police atrocities and attack on freedoms, says Radheshyam Jadhav

In this densely populated area, migrants eke out a living through small trade and businesses. Their fragile lives are too easily broken. Poornima Joshi and AM Jigeesh report

Covid-19 has hit book publishing in unimaginable ways, forcing publishers, writers and readers to alter their behaviour. Jinoy Jose P tries to read the mind of the market

The devastating landslide in Kerala’s Munnar region signals the dire need for ramping up disaster alert systems while enhancing climate change mitigation efforts, Jinoy Jose P reports

Deforestation is the second largest source of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change after the burning of fossil fuels, the European Commission says.

Why are developing countries more vulnerable to climate change? How does the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change define climate finance? Why have the figures mentioned in the OECD report been called into question? Does India need climate financing?

As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference

Governments have missed deadlines on biodiversity action plans and funding for conservation is billions of dollars away from meeting a 2025 goal

The air quality is predicted to be in the ‘very poor’ category for the next six days, according to the Central government’s Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi

The COP16 talks are focusing on how genetic digital information is used and do not touch on the actual samples and specimens.

Two years earlier, countries adopted the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreement with a list of 23 goals to help halt nature loss by 2030.

The air quality was also ‘very poor’ in Delhi’s neighbouring areas such as Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Noida, and ‘poor’ in Faridabad and Gurugram

What factors contribute to the deterioration of air quality in Delhi during the winter months? How does stubble burning affect PM 2.5 levels? What role do urban emissions from vehicles play in determining air quality? Why is a coordinated approach necessary to tackle the air pollution crisis?

Hyderabad-based advanced air mobility startup BluJ Aero conducted a flight demonstration of its VTOL aircraft

Ambala in Haryana recorded the highest AQI of 367 followed by Amritsar in Punjab at 350, while Delhi’s average AQI was 339; PM2.5 levels in Delhi reached values seen only in mid-winter months.

COP16 aimed at assessing the progress on the agreement reached in 2022 in Canada to halt biodiversity loss, with more funding for biodiversity protection being a central issue.

Late snowfall on iconic Mt. Fuji sparks climate change concerns, breaking records and delaying official confirmation

The Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Tribe Commission found that the clearance was obtained using forged documents

Modi announces names of four Indian Air Force pilots from whom the final crew will be selected

The oncology sector continues to evolve with innovative solutions leveraging AI, robotics and genome sequencing

The process will be unique to the country and the detailed project report so prepared “is under – scrutiny” across ministries, a senior government official aware of the discussions, told businessline.  

Many countries are watching Russia build a 1,200 MW fast breeder as a possible template for themselves

The ‘START’ programme is a kick start opportunity for the aspiring scientists and engineers

This was part of the Gairdner Foundation’s announcement of its 2024 Canada Gairdner Award winners

Finance Ministry’s new FDI limits for satellite activities, effective April 16, allow 100% FDI in the space sector with specific limits for different activities

SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is likely to meet India’s top space technology entrepreneurs in Delhi later this week

Ananth Technologies designs avionics for ISRO and Defence, supplying components to 98 satellites and 78 launch vehicles

“Vaccines are the vital pillar of global health, and the IVMA mission is to ensure that every individual, regardless of where they live, has access to life-saving immuniszations” - Krishna Ella, Co-Founder, Executive Chairman of Bharat Biotech

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine faces UK class action suit; Serum Institute markets it in India as Covishield

‘The space programme is always a work-in-progress’

Low intake of essential nutrients can disrupt metabolism and increase the risk of insulin resistance

AI models can provide information that could help create biological weapons: American intelligence

Under Ella’s guidance, Bharat Biotech created several groundbreaking vaccines, including Covaxin, India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine

Veteran NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, with 500 combined days in space, piloted Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner from Florida, leveraging their extensive experience in spacewalks and ISS command.

This historic mission aims to certify Starliner for routine travel to the International Space Station.

Emphasising the importance of expanding access to high-burden regions, the report calls for strategic initiatives to enable the production and distribution of life-saving antibiotics and antifungals

India ranks 6th amongst the top nine deeptech ecosystems globally

The 7.50-meter bridge, developed by a team led by KVL Subramaniam from the Department of Civil Engineering, promises added flexibility in printed forms and efficient structural systems

Problems with the capsule’s propulsion system and other related concerns have led to the delay in the astronauts’ return.

Recent analyses of Cassini’s radar data reveal detailed characteristics of Titan’s liquid hydrocarbon seas, primarily composed of methane and ethane. 

The technology has received a patent from the government

‘All the systems for the Gaganyaan rocket - codenamed G1 - will reach SDSC in November this year and the target for the rocket flight is December’

Modification minimal, change incremental, says RB Grover

A comprehensive analysis of 73 studies involving over 113,000 participants found that using bright screens before bed delays sleep onset by less than three minutes on average. 

The signature moment of the mission was to be a spacewalk by billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis

First shipment of vaccines expected to arrive in Congo within days: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus