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May 28, 2024 11:02 AM

Deadly fire spreads despair, grief among Gazans after Israeli strike

The al-Attar family was praying and getting children ready for bed in southern Gaza when they heard a loud noise. Immediately fire erupted around their informal shack home, and the children started screaming. Israel was pulverising Gaza again, and t...

May 27, 2024 12:28 PM

WIPO Treaty: A big win for India and the Global South

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty, signed by the members of the Geneva-based UN agency on Friday, is a significant win for India and the Global South, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a statement. The treaty wi...

May 26, 2024 5:24 PM

NASA launches small climate satellite to study earth’s poles

NASA successfully launched the first of a pair of small climate satellites on Saturday from the Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission, dubbed PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment), aims to study heat...

May 27, 2024 10:09 AM

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia wins Grand Prix at Cannes, PM Modi lauds achievement

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia etched her name in the annals of cinematic history at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival as her directorial debut drama, "All We Imagine as Light," clinched the prestigious Grand Prix award. Kapadia's film became the first ...

May 24, 2024 3:56 PM

Researchers finds hidden threats with advanced x-ray imaging

Researchers have combined multiple x-ray imaging techniques to create multi-contrast images that can be used in various complex scenarios to identify potentially threatening materials, such as explosives. This new method, which also utilizes readily ...

May 24, 2024 3:56 PM

Varanasi’s wooden toy industry thrives with over Rs 40 crore annual turnover, Padma Shri awardee highlights significance

Varanasi's ancient wooden toy industry, once on the brink of collapse, is now witnessing a remarkable revival with an annual turnover of around Rs 45 crore. This thriving industry is not only providing employment opportunities for thousands of artisa...

May 23, 2024 3:29 PM

‘Boiling not warming’: Marine life suffers as Thai sea temperatures hit record

Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities. The once vibrant and colou...

May 23, 2024 2:30 PM

Half of world’s mangroves under threat, says conservation group

Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse as a result of human activity, rising sea levels and extreme weather, according to the latest survey by an international conservation group. Unless action is taken, a quarter of th...

May 22, 2024 2:45 PM

Targeting local combustion processes can reduce air pollution in Northern India – study

Biomass and fossil fuels, including traffic emissions, are major contributors to the harmful particulate matter (PM) found in the air across Northern India and targeting these emission sources can effectively reduce pollution's harmful effects on hum...

May 21, 2024 1:57 PM

India’s next big focus: Artificial Intelligence

Written by: Surabhi Somvanshi Have you heard about ChatGPT? It's an AI software that has become quite famous. Chances are, if you've been reading stories online, it has been involved in some way. In today's fast-changing world, where AI plays a b...

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