In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson heard a persistent microwave noise, and found evidence for the Big BangIn 1964, scientists Penzias and Wilson at Bell Labs stumbled upon a persistent microwave background noise. This unexpected discovery, initi...
06 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Why This Dinosaur From Canada Still Has Skin After 72 Million YearsA remarkable fossil unearthed in Alberta, Canada, offers a rare glimpse into the past. This 72-million-year-old discovery features intact s...
03 May, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chornobyl, risking major accidentBoth the Chornobyl site and western Ukraine's two-reactor Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant have been on the flight path of Russian hypersonic K...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
'Strike could trigger nuclear accident, devastate generations': WHO chief warns of disaster risk after Iran strike scareIn a worrying development, Iran's nuclear program has drawn the alarm of the World Health Organization and the International Atomic Energy ...
05 Apr, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Iran warns of 'radioactive contamination' risk after strike near Bushehr nuclear plantIran has lodged a formal complaint with the UN regarding US-Israeli strikes near its Bushehr nuclear plant. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...
05 Apr, 2026, 06.34 AM IST
DRDO hands over six strategic indigenously designed products to Indian NavyDefence Research and Development Organisation gave six indigenous products to the Indian Navy. The products meet Naval Staff Qualitative Re...
15 Jul, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Radiation detection equipment to be set up at 8 land ports on borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and NepalIndia will install Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) at eight land crossing points along its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, ...
15 Oct, 2023, 03.32 PM IST
IAF set to place Rs 1,400 cr order for new age missiles to destroy enemy radarsThe next-generation anti-radiation missiles have already been tested by the Indian Air Force from its Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft fleet and ...
24 Nov, 2022, 06.08 PM IST
ISS sets its research scope on longer space missionsThe latest arrival of four more astronauts to the ISS, due to blast off aboard a SpaceX rocket from Florida on Thursday, will open the door...
21 Apr, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
India plans to buy radiation detection equipment to enhance internal securityThe government is looking to buy radiation detection equipment (RDE) to deter and detect illicit trafficking of radioactive materials acros...
24 Aug, 2020, 08.56 AM IST
DRDO scientists build sensor to detect radiation levels'Derald Nuclear', the sensor, which can be fitted on a drone, can detect gamma radiation from the height of 50 metres.
20 Mar, 2016, 01.13 PM IST
ECIL hands over critical nuclear monitoring equipment to JNPTThe equipment helps monitor the transport of illicit nuclear material at entry and exit points of the country to tackle increasing nuclear ...
06 Jul, 2015, 07.33 PM IST
- 4 years after leak, Delhi's Mayapuri scrap yard has no radiation detectors
Four years after the radiation leak of cobalt 60 at the Mayapuri scrap yard, there is no way yet to detect radiation in the waste market.
03 Apr, 2014, 02.38 AM IST
India developing radar-destroying Anti-Radiation MissileAfter the success of Agni-V project, India is developing an Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) which can hugely multiply the strike capabilities ...
29 Apr, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- MRAI seeks Govt support to import radiation detection equipment
Metal Recycling Association of India (MRAI) has requested the government to reduce and/or abolish import duty levied on radiation detection...
06 Sep, 2010, 02.38 AM IST
- Delhi government to procure radiation detection equipment
Delhi Govt will soon procure sophisticated equipment to scan vulnerable areas.
27 Jun, 2010, 09.16 AM IST
- DRDO lines up Rs 2k-cr deals
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is willing to transfer technology related to nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC...
11 Jul, 2009, 12.14 AM IST