Nine soldiers feared missing after flash floods hit Uttarakhand army camp in Harshil
Aug 06, 2025, at 01:22 am
Nine soldiers are missing after an army camp in Uttarakhand's Harshil was hit by flash floods on Tuesday, media reports said.
Delhi: Royal Bengal Tiger Aditi gives birth to six cubs in zoo
Aug 05, 2025, at 06:16 pm
Delhi Zoo is expected to attract more footfall after six Bengal Tiger cubs were born on Monday morning, the largest litter born at the facility in two decades.
Cloudburst triggers massive landslide in Uttarakhand, 4 dead, scores missing
Aug 05, 2025, at 04:22 pm
A cloud burst and resultant massive landslide in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village in Uttarakhand on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 50 others missing, media reports said.
Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
Aug 05, 2025, at 10:08 am
Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy.
Agra-born Arvinder Bahal touches space aboard Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin’s NS-34 mission
Aug 03, 2025, at 11:58 pm
Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, completed its latest suborbital space tourism mission, NS-34, on Sunday.
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake felt across New York, no casualty
Aug 03, 2025, at 04:41 pm
An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit New York on Saturday, with no casualties reported due to the tremor that shook the American city.
Krasheninnikov Volcano in Russia's Kamchatka erupts for 1st time in 600 years
Aug 03, 2025, at 01:40 pm
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years and experts have connected it to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Sunday.
Kolkata: Mega health camp transforms lives in Ultadanga slum with free multi-specialty services
Aug 02, 2025, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata: A large-scale mega health check-up camp was successfully organized in the heart of Basanti Colony, Ultadanga — one of the most densely populated urban slums in Kolkata — delivering free medical services to over 230 underprivileged individuals.
SonaSPEED motors power NASA–ISRO synthetic aperture radar mission
Aug 01, 2025, at 01:17 pm
Bengaluru/Salem: When the GSLV-F16 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on the evening of July 30, scores of researchers at the SonaSPEED laboratories in Salem and Bengaluru rejoiced, as the Simplex Permanent Magnet Stepper Motors developed and built by them had successfully powered the first ISRO–NASA Earth Observation Mission.
Tsunami waves hit coasts of Japan, US after 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia
Jul 31, 2025, at 01:27 am
Strong tsunami waves hit across the Pacific Ocean in Japan and Hawaii following the 8.8 magnitude that struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, media reports said.
India-US space collaboration: ISRO successfully launches NISAR
Jul 30, 2025, at 06:30 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the NISAR satellite, marking the Indian space research organisation's maiden collaboration with NASA.
Tsunami hits Japan, Russia after strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific
Jul 30, 2025, at 09:24 am
An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale, one of the strongest recorded in recent times, hit Russia's Far East on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the northern Pacific region.
Jul 27, 2025, at 01:43 pm
The American space agency NASA is expected to lose around 20 percent of its workforce after it accepted the President Donald Trump-led administration's "deferred resignation" (DRP) option, media reports said.
Jul 26, 2025, at 09:40 am
A comprehensive new study analysing data from over 160,000 adults finds that walking approximately 7,000 steps per day is associated with reductions in the risk of several serious health outcomes, including all-cause mortality.
Pakistan: Monsoon-related incidents leave 13 people, mostly children, dead in KP
Jul 23, 2025, at 05:41 pm
Severe monsoon-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region have left at least 13 people, including nine children, dead in the past 48 hours, media reports said.
Droughts are causing record devastation worldwide, reveals UN-backed report
Jul 22, 2025, at 08:55 am
Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion.
Scientists create new mRNA vaccine that can boost fight against cancer
Jul 19, 2025, at 09:48 am
An experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumour-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study, bringing researchers one step closer to their goal of developing a universal vaccine to “wake up” the immune system against cancer.
Jul 18, 2025, at 12:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Irregular periods are a growing concern among women, often caused by hormonal imbalances, stress, poor lifestyle, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), or the onset of menopause.
Indian Cabinet commends Shubhanshu Shukla's successful space mission
Jul 16, 2025, at 07:34 pm
The Indian Cabinet on Wednesday 'welcomed' the return of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to Earth after his 18-day stay in the International Space Station.
Over 14 million infants remain unvaccinated in 2024: WHO
Jul 15, 2025, at 04:47 pm
In 2024, 89% of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85% – roughly 109 million – completed all three doses, according to new national immunization coverage data released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF.
Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth after his 18-day mission to space
Jul 15, 2025, at 03:24 pm
Writing a glorious chapter in India's space odyssey, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla splashed down off California with Ax-4 crew members on Tuesday.
Dragon spacecraft undocks from ISS, Shubhanshu Shukla's journey to Earth commences
Jul 14, 2025, at 05:07 pm
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) crew members resumed their journey towards Earth after their Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday.
Shubhanshu Shukla, other Axiom-4 crew members enter Dragon spacecraft, undocking from ISS soon
Jul 14, 2025, at 03:05 pm
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the crew for the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) will depart from the International Space Station shortly.
India still looks 'sare jahan se accha' from space, says Shubhanshu Shukla in his farewell speech
Jul 13, 2025, at 09:38 pm
Astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is part of the Axiom-4 mission, referred to the words of Rakesh Sharma and said India still looked 'sare jahan se accha' (the best place in the world) from space.
Ayush innovations features in WHO’s landmark brief on AI in traditional medicine
Jul 12, 2025, at 02:29 pm
In a significant milestone for global healthcare innovation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a technical brief titled "Mapping the Application of Artificial Intelligence in Traditional Medicine", acknowledging India’s pioneering efforts in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) with traditional medicine systems, particularly Ayush systems.
Study reveals vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent
Jul 12, 2025, at 09:53 am
Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent since 2000, according to a new study published this week.
3.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Haryana’s Jhajjar, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
Jul 11, 2025, at 11:32 pm
An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale struck near Jhajjar in Haryana on Friday evening, sending tremors across parts of Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology said.
Nine die after flash flood devastates Nepal-China border, road to border port reopens
Jul 11, 2025, at 06:18 pm
The section of the National Highway 216 leading to Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which was damaged due to the flash flood which hit the region on Thursday, was reopened on Friday.
Funding disruption can lead to 6 million more HIV infections by 2029, alerts UN
Jul 11, 2025, at 05:42 pm
Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV — but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive.
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, other Axiom 4 crew to undock from space station on July 14: NASA
Jul 11, 2025, at 12:37 am
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members of Axiom 4 will begin their return journey to Earth on July 14, NASA has announced.