NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission passes critical milestone
California, Apr 1 (IBNS) NASA said its 'groundbreaking science mission' to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition.
7.5 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
Sydney, Mar 30 (IBNS):A strong quake, which measured 7.5 on the Richter Scale, hit Papua New Guinea on Sunday, reports said.
Earth Hour 2015: UN dims lights to focus attention on climate action, sustainability
New York, Mar 29 (IBNS) The United Nations will go dark later this evening as the Organization shuts off the lights at its iconic Headquarters complex in New York and other facilities around the world in observance of 'Earth Hour,' an annual global event raising awareness about the need to take action on climate change and promoting sustainable energy consumption.
PSLV-C27 successfully launches India's fourth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1D
Chennai, Mar 28 (IBNS): The ISRO said its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C27, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1D, the fourth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
India successfully launches satellite IRNSS-1D satellite
Chennai, Mar 28 (IBNS): India launched IRNSS-1D satellite onboard PSLV-C27 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014, has been awarded to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
"4,35,000 people connected to support cause of Housing and Sanitation"
Bangalore, Mar 27 (IBNS): Marking the peak of the Habitat for Humanity Youth BUILD 2015 campaign had a record number of Habitat volunteers mobilized. More than 4, 34,000 people across the country participated in various activities of building homes and sanitation facilities.
We stand in solidarity with Wangan and Jagalingou people: Greenpeace
Brisbane, Mar 27 (IBNS): Greenpeace has offered its solidarity to the representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou people who have formally rejected the Indigenous land use agreement for the Carmichael mine in the Queensland Galilee Basin.
Fossils suggest prehistoric super salamander was top predator
London, Mar 26 (IBNS): A previously undiscovered species of crocodile-like amphibian that lived during the rise of dinosaurs was among Earth’s top predators more than 200 million years ago, a study shows.
Countdown for the PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D Mission begins
Chennai, Mar 26 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said the countdown for the PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D Mission has started.
Cabinet approves launch of National Supercomputing Mission
New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of the National Supercomputing Mission.
NASA's Curiosity Rover finds biologically useful Nitrogen on Mars
California, Mar 25 (IBNS): The NASA has said the team, which is using the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite aboard NASA's Curiosity rover, has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of Mars from release during heating of Martian sediments.
Religious leaders issue appeal on sanitation
Bhopal, Mar 24 (IBNS) An interfaith meet was organized by UNICEF and SPANDAN, an NGO at Sanchi near Bhopal on Tuesday.
Vedanta recycles 34 million cubic metres of water by Jan
Mumbai, Mar 24 (IBNS): The water conservation efforts of Vedanta, the global diversified natural resources company, and its subsidiaries, led to recycling of nearly 34 MCM (34 billion liters) which is 22% of water used, during April 2014-January 2015.
Harsh Vardhan urges Indian scientists to use renewable, green material
New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science and Technology, has urged scientists and technologists working on developing low cost building and structural material that they have got to bear most of the burden of implementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a roof above every head by 2022.