UPSC Recruitment 2026: 100+ Group A, B govt posts including in DGCA & IMD for scientists, engineers, lecturers; check eligibility, salary, how to apply and direct linkThe UPSC has opened online applications for numerous Group A and B positions in central government departments, including DGCA, IMD, and AS...
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In 1902, Willis Carrier was trying to stop paper from warping in a Brooklyn print shop: This led to the foundation of the modern air-conditionerThe year was 1902 when Willis Carrier revolutionized our comfort with the invention of air conditioning, a solution aimed at managing humid...
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How to identify snake eggs in your gardenDiscovering snake eggs in your garden can be surprising. These eggs are soft and leathery, unlike bird eggs. They are usually found in clut...
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Why Putting a Bowl of Salt in Your Room Can Quietly Reduce DampnessDiscover a simple trick to combat dampness in your home. A bowl of salt, a time-tested solution, effectively absorbs excess moisture. Scien...
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Record-setting Artemis II mission ends in high-stakes Pacific splashdownArtemis II astronauts returned safely after a historic lunar mission. They achieved new distance records from Earth and captured unpreceden...
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Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
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Unusual heatwaves grip Brazil during winter, raising long-term concernsBrazil is experiencing unusually high temperatures during its winter season, with heatwaves defying seasonal norms. Over 11.5 million resid...
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ISRO plans mission to capture effects of space weather events on Earth's atmosphereIn the near-Earth environment, the space weather is governed by the eruptive phenomena from the Sun, which affect the ionosphere-thermosphe...
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Intensity of severe cyclonic storms increasing in North Indian Ocean region: StudyThe increasing intensity of severe cyclonic storms with major socioeconomic implications was due to atmospheric parameters like higher rela...
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Frequency of cyclones in Arabian Sea increased by 52 pc from 1982-2019: StudyM K Roxy, a co-author of the study, said the increase in cyclone activity in the Arabian Sea is tightly linked to the rising ocean temperat...
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Scientists devise novel method for early detection of tropical cyclonesSo far, remote sensing techniques have detected them the earliest. However, this detection was possible only after system developed as a we...
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India takes R&D route to find alternatives to climate-damaging refrigerants HFCs16 Sep, 2016, 06.37 AM IST
Pollution study extrapolated to defame India: Prakash JavadekarThe study in question was done by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) which is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth S...
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US weather agency National Centers for Environmental Prediction wants to partner with IMDAccording to Lapenta, India is advancing rapidly in weather forecast, in terms of quality of system and information to end users.
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MAVEN waits for MOM in Mars’ orbitMAVEN, which could pave the way for an Indo-US collaboration in Martian scientific research successfully entered Mars' orbit at about 8am I...
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NASA, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in talks to set up Joint Mars Working GroupBoth the missions of NASA & ISRO will arrive at Mars just in time to join the fleet of Mars-based spacecraft that could witness the effects...
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- China turns scientifically tolerant
China is amending a law for the first time to allow scientists to report failures during the process of innovation without blotting their r...
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