Spacetech startup Digantara raises $10 million in funding from Peak XV PartnersSpacetech infrastructure startup Digantara has raised $10 million as part of its latest round of funding led by Peak XV Partners (formerly ...
21 Jun, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Earthquake memes jolt Twitter as Delhi rocked by quake for the third time in 20 daysThere were earthquakes in the capital city prior to this, on November 9, after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck Nepal and left six peo...
30 Nov, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Why is China facing record floods?Water levels reached historic highs in 53 rivers during China's summer last year, according to China's ministry of water resources, as auth...
21 Jul, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
India will continue to play positive role in deepening shared understanding of Arctic: Harsh VardhanDuring the meeting, the earth sciences ministry also shared its plans to contribute observing systems in the Arctic, both on-site and by re...
08 May, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
Sea level rise may up risk of devastating tsunamis worldwideThe threat of rising sea levels to coastal cities and communities throughout the world is well known, but new findings show the likely incr...
19 Aug, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
China looks at an Indian to save itself from natural disastersGeophysicist Paramesh Banerjee will be the first Indian to head a Chinese scientific institution though many Indians scientists already wor...
09 Jul, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
North Korea's latest nuclear test 10 times stronger than Hiroshima bombThe nuclear test on September 3, 2017 took place under Mt Mantap at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the country's north, rocking the ar...
14 May, 2018, 12.04 PM IST
Isro’s rockstar PSLV launched 209 foreign satellites since 1999After its first copybook launch in October 1994, PSLV has built a reputation of being a highly versatile spacecraft with 39 consecutive suc...
02 Jul, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
New way to predict earthquakes foundScientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have discovered a way to forecast earthquakes based on slow fault movements caused by movin...
10 Apr, 2016, 07.49 PM IST
Six Singapore satellites to be launched by ISRO on Dec 16Six Singapore satellites are slated to be launched by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on December 16 from the spaceport of Sriharikot...
10 Dec, 2015, 06.56 PM IST
Nepal earthquake was less catastrophic than expected: StudyScientists studying the earthquake combined data from the sparse seismic stations within Nepal with global observations and swift fieldwork.
28 Oct, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Here's how your travel will be different in 2024Airports are also using new technology to become even more efficient. At Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea, a self-service kiosk allows...
15 Oct, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
India building Tsunami warning system in the South China SeaWith an aim of avoiding a repeat of the 2004 catastrophe, India is building a tsunami early warning system in the South China Sea, which is...
16 Oct, 2013, 05.37 PM IST