DRDO Directors’ Conclave 2016 begins in Pune
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) The DRDO Directors’ Conclave 2016, an annual event of DRDO was inaugurated by Secretary Defence R&D and Director General DRDO S Christopher on Sunday at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, Pashan, Pune.
Moratorium from CEPI area of Chandrapur lifted
New delhi, May 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change vide Office Memorandum dated 20.05.2016 has lifted moratorium under the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) in respect of the industrial cluster/area of Chandrapur (MIDC Chandrapur, Tadali, Ghuggus, Ballapur), Maharashtra.
Mark Zuckerberg to connect with space station astronauts via Facebook Live
Washington, May 28 (IBNS) Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer, will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 12:55 p.m. on June 1.
New Horizons' best close-Up of Pluto's surface
California, May 28 (IBNS) This is the most detailed view of Pluto’s terrain you’ll see for a very long time. This mosaic strip – extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015 – now includes all of the highest-resolution images taken by the NASA probe. (Be sure to zoom in for maximum detail.)
NASA's GPM Satellite sees potential Atlantic Tropical Cyclone
California, May 27 (IBNS) An area of low pressure designated as System 91L, located in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the Bahamas is being monitored today for possible development into a tropical or subtropical cyclone. The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission core observatory satellite flew over the developing low pressure area on May 26, 2016 at 0932 UTC (5:30 a.m. EDT).
NASA radar finds ice age record in Mars' polar cap
California, May 27 (IBNS) Scientists using radar data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet's north polar ice cap.
El Nino ends as tropical Pacific Ocean returns to neutral
Melbourne, May 26 (IBNS) The tropical Pacific Ocean has returned to a neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) state, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said.
NASA scientists explain the art of creating digital Hurricanes
California, May 26 (IBNS) Every day, scientists at NASA work on creating better hurricanes – on a computer screen.
CERN experiment points to a cloudier pre-industrial climate
Geneva, May 26 (IBNS). In two papers published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, new results from the CLOUD experiment at CERN imply the baseline pristine pre-industrial climate may have been cloudier than presently thought.
Cabinet apprised on MoU between SRO and UAE Space Agency
New Delhi, may 25 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) for cooperation in the exploration and user of outer space for peaceful purposes.
Thundershower with strong wind hit Kolkata
Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): As per the Regional Meteorological Centre's warning, Kolkata and its adjoining cities received heavy thundershower with squall and storm having a wind speed of 40-50 kmph on Wednesday afternoon.
Monsoon to be ‘above normal’: Skymet
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): Private weather forecasting company Skymet has predicted that India is going to experience ‘above normal’ Monsoon rains this year.
NASA Telescopes find clues for how giant Black Holes formed so quickly
California, May 25 (IBNS) Using data from NASA’s Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe that should grow into supermassive black holes.
NASA: Solar storms may have been key to life on Earth
California, May 24 (IBNS): Our sun's adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it.
RLV-TD : Pranab Mukherjee, Ansari wish ISRO
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President M Hamid Ansari greeted Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday over successfully flight tested India’s first winged body aerospace vehicle operating in hypersonic flight regime.