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India to become sixth country to have deep sea mission, says Jitendra Singh

Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said India is set to become the sixth country to have its own deep-sea mission. Chairing a meeting to discuss the ministry's 100-day action plan, Singh expressed pride and happiness on the progress of the deep-sea mission and India being among the very few nations to achieve this feat. He asked institutes to focus on achieving a resilient blue economy to empower people dependent on the ocean and its energy for livelihood. Singh said the deep-sea mission is not limited to mineral exploration but development of ocean sciences and exploration of flora and fauna and conservation of marine biodiversity. He lauded the National institute of Ocean Technology's (NIOT) efforts for the development of Matsyayaan 6000, which can dive 6,000 metres deep into the ocean. Taking stock of the progress, he directed officials to complete the first stage of the vessel's harbour trial by September and finish the subsequent ones by 2026. Singh ...

Massive solar storm approaching Earth: Blackouts, auroras and more

Earth has already faced shortwave radio interruptions due to the solar storm earlier this month which led to auroras appearing in the skies over the Ladakh region in India

World Turtle Day 2024: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

World Turtle Day 2024: It is an occasion to celebrate the habitat and lifestyle of turtles and tortoises who play important role in the development and well-being of our ecosystem

Nasa prepares to launch PREFIRE mission to study earth's polar region

The primary goal of Nasa's PREFIRE mission is to investigate the amount of heat radiated from Earth's polar regions into space and its impact on the global climate

NASA readies PREFIRE mission to study Earth's polar region, check details

NASA is all set to launch its new mission called PREFIRE which contains two shoe-box sized climate satellites to study Earth's remote regions, i.e., the Arctic and Antarctic

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Nasa takes a dig at itself 'Oops I did it again'

Nasa shared a meme on its sister X profile, Nasa Sun and Space, during the total solar eclipse 2024. The total solar eclipse happens when the moon completely blocks the sun for sometime

As fix for global warming, US scientists try 'sun blocking' to cool Earth

The scientists tested a technique that involves reflecting sunlight back into space in order to cool the Earth

Switch off non-essential appliances during Earth Hour on Mar 23, urges BSES

The power discoms in the national capital are gearing up to make the 'Earth Hour' a success by encouraging their consumers to switch off non-essential lights and electric appliances for one hour on March 23 night. The BSES discoms have urged its 50 lakh consumers to join the World Wide Fund (WWF) promoted event for drawing attention to the fragile condition of the planet. Delhi had last year saved 279 MW on account of the Earth Hour, said a spokesperson of the discom. As part of Earth Hour, Delhiiites will join over a billion people in cities around the world - from Mumbai and Los Angeles to London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Rome, Manila, Singapore, Dubai among others - by switching off non-essential lights and appliances for one hour in a symbolic gesture of showing their concern for the environment, he said. "The discom urges Delhi residents to unite with the world for a brighter future by participating in the Earth Hour 2024. This year, on Saturday, March 23 from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM, let

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Will it be the longest eclipse in last 50 years?

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: This is a very rare total solar eclipse and it will be the longest eclipse in the last fifty years. Here's how one should watch the solar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse 2024 coincides with Holi festival, know its impact

Penumbral lunar eclipse 2024: A stunning astronomical event to coincide with one of India's biggest festivals, Holi. Check whether it will impact the festival or not

Humans have driven Earth's freshwater cycle out of stable state: Study

Human activity has pushed the Earth's freshwater resources far beyond the stable conditions that prevailed before industrialisation, a study has found. The findings, published in the journal Nature Water, show that the updated planetary boundary for freshwater change was surpassed by the mid-twentieth century. This is the first time that global water cycle change has been assessed over such a long timescale with an appropriate reference baseline, the researchers said. Human pressures, such as dam construction, large-scale irrigation and global warming, have altered freshwater resources to such an extent that their capacity to regulate vital ecological and climatic processes is at risk, they said. The international team calculated monthly streamflow and soil moisture at a spatial resolution of roughly 50x50 kilometers using data from hydrological models that combine all major human impacts on the freshwater cycle. The researchers determined the conditions during the pre-industrial

Leap Day 2024: History, significance and some interesting facts of Feb 29

Leap Day 2024: An extra day added to the Gregorian calendar every four years is called Leap Day. Here's all you need to know about the history of this day, significance and more

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: Here's when and where to see the eclipse

Total Solar Eclipse 2024: This is great news for all solar enthusiasts as they can witness the total solar eclipse in April this year. Here's all you need to know about it

Earth's Rotation Day 2023: Date, history, importance, and more facts

January 8 is observed every year as Earth's Rotation Day. Today, the world celebrates the anniversary of French physicist Leon Foucault's 1851 proof that the Earth rotates on its axis

Perihelion Day 2024: All you need to know about the astronomical event

Perihelion Day happens toward the beginning of January. This celestial event isn't simply a fascinating fact for stargazers and researchers; it also affects our planet and its environment

The $42 mn clock set to tick once a year, keep time for next 10,000 years

Being built inside a mountain in Texas, the century hand of the 10,000-year clock advances once every 100 years, and the cuckoo will come out on the millennium

Part of Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle makes re-entry into Earth's atmosphere

The cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle, which successfully injected the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the intended orbit on July 14 this year, made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday, the ISRO said. "The probable impact point was predicted over the North Pacific Ocean. The final ground track did not pass over India," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement. This rocket body was part of the LVM-3 M4 launch vehicle, it said. It re-entered the Earth's atmosphere around 14:42 IST. The re-entry of the rocket body took place within 124 days of its launch. The post-mission orbital lifetime of the LVM3 M4 cryogenic upper stage is, thus, fully compliant with the "25-year rule" for low-Earth orbit objects as recommended by the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), the ISRO said. Post Chandrayaan-3 injection, the upper stage had also undergone "passivation" to remove all residual propellant and energ

Earth records its hottest 12-month stretch due to climate change: Research

As per a report from Climate Central, the planet ran nearly 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit above average from November 2022 through October 2023

'Devil Comet' 3 times bigger than Mt Everest heading towards Earth; details

It is expected that in April 2024 the comet may be visible to the naked eye

Earth's close shave: Asteroid 2023 TT8 zooms by today, reveals Nasa