NASA’s Moon BASE Programme
NASA’s proposed Moon Base Programme represents a major step towards establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon. The initiative…
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Scheme For Promotion Of Culture Of Science(SPoCS)
The Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Culture aimed at…
National Centre For Cell Science (NCCS)
The National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) has gained attention after a recent study identified nearly 200 new microbial strains,…
Blue Straggler Stars
Indian astronomers, along with international collaborators, have recently reported the rare discovery of a Blue Straggler Star (BSS), a unique…
Ummid Programme
The Union Minister for Science & Technology recently dedicated the UMMID Programme, India’s first national initiative to systematically address rare…
Zwan Wolf Effect
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft recently detected the Zwan Wolf Effect in the Martian ionosphere, marking the first time this phenomenon has…
Smog Eating Photocatalytic Coating
The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT Madras, has begun studying the use of “smog eating” photocatalytic coatings on roads…