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A comprehensive three-day faunal survey at Thettekad Bird Sanctuary, near Kothamangalam in Ernakulam, Kerala, has added nine species records to its official biodiversity checklist. The findings at Kerala’s first bird sanctuary has reaffirmed its position as one of the richest ecological zones in the Western Ghats. Organised jointly by the Kerala Forest department and Thiruvananthapuram-based … Read more

In this image via PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, at his residence in New Delhi, on August 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India’s Gaganyaan mission around the world and scientists were … Read more

There is nothing like a refreshing bath after a sweaty workout or a hard day outside. The feeling of freshness and the pleasant odour after the bath is the contribution of the ubiquitous soap. In ancient India, soap nuts were crushed and used to clean, as were the bark of certain trees and specific flowers … Read more

Aerosols emitted in north India not only increase the pollution levels in that region, but due to anticyclonic wind circulation the emitted aerosols get transported towards the southeast coast of India and Bay of Bengal. The regional transport of aerosols from north India to southeast coastal India occurs for two to four days at a … Read more

An Indian astronaut will herald Viksit Bharat by landing on the moon in 2040, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday (August 18, 2025) as the Lok Sabha took up the discussion on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s space sojourn. Initiating a discussion on ‘India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station — Critical role of the … Read more

Science Quiz: Domesticating and breeding dogs The Soviet scientist Dmitry Belyaev led a decades-long experiment to breed Silver foxes (shown) for tameness. His work proved that selecting for friendliness towards humans could rapidly produce both behavioural and physical changes. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Archaeological evidence has shown that this prehistoric culture in … Read more

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite — for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby’s New York — has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens. The hefty 25-kilogram stone is the largest Martian meteorite ever discovered on the earth, according to its Sotheby’s … Read more

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support its … Read more

In 2021, the Government of India had said it will move to 20% ethanol blending in petrol by 2025 with the two-pronged goal of cutting carbon emissions and reducing the country’s dependence on foreign oil. While vehicles modified to be compatible with the new composition started rolling out in April 2025, the government’s push for … Read more