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Skymet CEO Yogesh Patil said that the La Nina conditions that had been prevalent in the Pacific Ocean last year are softening and are likely to remain neutral during the monsoon.

Yuri Gagarin became the first human in outer space in 1961.

A stunning image of the blue dunes on Mars is not blue. The colours of the image are false as they are representation of the temperature.

Ingenuity Mars helicopter to fly no earlier than April 14, the delay in the attempt of first-flight was announced by NASA on Twitter.

Quasars are distant galaxies in the universe which consist of black holes many times larger than the Sun and surrounded by thick gaseous matter.

Carbon emissions for long have been an environmental problem many countries are trying to combat. For this, many countries have come up with plans so that carbon footprint can be reduced.

Perseverance rover took a selfie with Ingenuity drone using WATSON.

The bugle for COP 26, to be held at Glasgow in November this year has been sounded. In the 5 years since Paris, most nations have failed to meet their emission reduction targets, resulting in a deepening of the climate crisis.

Patients are at an estimated 44 per cent greater risk of neurological and mental health diagnoses after Covid-19 than after flu, and a 16 per cent greater risk than with other respiratory tract infections, the largest study of its kind by the University of Oxford revealed on Wednesday.

Asteroid AF8 is much smaller than other large asteroids that have passed by the Earth.

Suraj Bonagiri who developed 'Elasticopter' said that any forcible fitting and carrying inappropriate payloads can make a drone inefficient, unstable and can even compromise with the safety.

Scientists have said that this asteroid will pass safely from a distance of about 3.4 million kilometers from the Earth.

With many of us being forced to spend more time indoors due to work-from-home policies and digital classrooms, it is important to take the quality of air inside our homes more seriously than before.

A mild earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hit north Bengal on Tuesday morning, as per the National Center for Seismology.

NASA's Insight Lander has detected two large seismic tremors on the surface of Mars. The intensity of these tremors is measured at 3.3 and 3.1 on the Richter scale.

Ingenuity carries two cameras to document its flights, which will also be observed by the Perseverance rover.

In addition to Uttarakhand, forest fires have also been reported from other dense forest vegetation states like Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland-Manipur border, Odisha among others since the beginning of this year.

Starting from the year 2018 November census, the total types of migratory bird species that migrated to the city was 98 which fell down consistently to 91 in 2017, 86 in 2019, and only 77 species in November 2020.

Professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of York and a director of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science in the UK, Alastair Lewis is a leading international figure in fighting air pollution across the world.

As per the data of the Forest Survey of India, 54.4% of the forest area in India is prone to occasional fires in the country, while another nearly 7.5% are prone to moderately frequent fires.

According to the IISc researchers the "nano enzymes" which have been constituted of the vanadium pentoxide nanosheets mimic a natural enzyme called glutathione peroxidase. The nanoenzymes, just like the natural enzyme, will actually help reduce the oxidative stress levels in the cells and keep the virus in check.

In other parts of the country, however, that is the central, eastern and southern peninsular regions, the normal day temperature would prevail.

Research lead Prof P Ramaswamy interacted with Financial Express Online’s Bulbul Dhawan to explain more about the research, how it would help India’s solar capabilities and the next step to be taken.

Scientists have been scrutinising a Noah's Ark of animals to find out whether -- and how -- the coronavirus was transmitted from bats to humans, with the prime suspect changing from one study to another. Cats, dogs, badgers, lions and tigers have also been in the spotlight -- not to mention minks, which have been culled in the millions.

Ever heard an asteroid is going to drop on Earth and will cause great damage? For years there have been many predictions regarding the asteroid Apophis that was expected to crash on Earth, however, as per the latest study by NASA, the possibility has been ruled out for the next 100 years.

While it may be just spring for a majority of states in India, Telangana’s Hyderabad is experiencing scorching heat with mercury touching as high as 40.1 degree Celsius.

The IMD warned that strong winds may damage plantation, horticulture and standing crops.

A major earth satellite is all ready to help people know more about climate change and help with disaster management.

Spiders or also knows as the Araneiforms, the strange-looking negative topography radial system of the dendritic troughs. These patterns resemble the tree branches. Araneiforms or spiders are not found on Earth.

Spiders or also knows as the Araneiforms, the strange-looking negative topography radial system of the dendritic troughs. These patterns resemble the tree branches. Araneiforms or spiders are not found on Earth.

Images released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.

Images released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.

To improve the population of tigers in some parts of India, a tiger relocation project had been rolled out among Indian states.

According to a study published in the Frontiers in Microbiology, four strains from the family of Mytholobacteriaceae were found on various locations on the International Space Station (ISS) across two consecutive flights on Monday (March 15).

The approval would help projects like the works related to Metro 6 or Lokhandwala-Jogeshwari-Vikhroli metro work, for which 304 trees need to be cut and transplanted.

Once deployed, Ingenuity will have 30 Martian days, or sols, (31 Earth days) to conduct its test flight campaign.

It has been one year since the Coronavirus was officially discovered as a pandemic and given that the virus has gone through all seasons in a year, the impact of temperature/ weather remains an area that is yet to be fully understood.

In a first, the Perseverance rover on Mars is set to deploy a mini-helicopter named Ingenuity that will fly and explore the Red Planet. After dropping the debris shield, Perseverance will spend next couple of days following the Ingenuity's flight zone on Mars.

In order to carry out the relief and rescue operations, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) called upon several private organisations to work with it and help in rescuing.

What is World Meteorological Day, History and Significance: World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on March 23.

Counterbalancing the presence of China in the Indo-Pacific region notwithstanding, restoring the leadership of the United States under the Biden Administration through Quad framework would give more opportunities for other three countries to tackle global issues such as fight against pandemic and securing supply chains.

The largest asteroid to visit Earth in 2021 is passing by our planet on Sunday (March 21) at a speed of about 124,000 kmph.

From science to politics, the year 2021 will go down in history as one that ushered in significant milestones in various fields

This year Spring Equinox will take place on March 20th. 

One of the biggest obstacles to the mass adoption of sustainable living practices is the lack of available and, in some cases, affordable solutions.

NASA's rover to the Mars has sent back an audio file containing sounds of the Perseverance driving on the Red Planet. This is the first such audio recorded of any vehicle driving around in Mars.

NASA's rover to the Mars has sent back an audio file containing sounds of the Perseverance driving on the Red Planet. This is the first such audio recorded of any vehicle driving around in Mars.

Public cloud migrations can reduce global CO2 emissions by 59 million tonne per year

Reducing man-elephant conflict is on the list of Karnataka officials as there have been cases where conflicts between humans and wildlife have led to fatalities.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the state will be planting seabuckthorn this year at the places that are cold desert areas.