Not our moon rocket booster claims China
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denied on Monday that a spent rocket booster due to crash into the far side of the moon next month is a relic of a Chinese lunar mission from 2014. The … Read more
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Army tag for Meghalaya’s new gecko
A newly discovered lizard bears the Indian Army’s tag. Herpetologists have discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko in a wooded area of Meghalaya’s Umroi Military Station. Crytodactylus exercitus is its scientific name; in English, … Read more
Why does BA.2 of the Omicron sub-lineage spread quicker than BA.1?
Following in the footsteps of Omicron sub-lineage BA.1, which quickly spread to many countries and became the dominant strain in circulation after Omicron was designated as a variant of concern on November 26, 2021, the … Read more
The Prime Minister flags off 100 ‘Kisan drones,’ signifying the country’s new drone start-up culture
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India’s growing capability in the drone sector will provide the world with a new leader as he flagged off 100 ‘Kisan drones’ for spraying pesticides and other agricultural … Read more
Traders oppose Palika Bazar being added to the US list of notorious markets
The Palika Bazar Association objected Friday to the market being listed on the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) notorious market list for allegedly selling ‘counterfeit’ products, and demanded that the ‘false claims’ be withdrawn and the … Read more
The United States adds Tencent, Alibaba-owned e-commerce platforms and 40 other online marketplaces to its list of ‘notorious markets’
Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd owned e-commerce websites that were added to the US government’s latest “notorious markets” list of organizations that allegedly sell or assist the sale of counterfeit products on … Read more
ISRO: Three satellites were successfully launched into orbit by ISRO on the PSLV C-52
The thick orange smoke from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV C-52 briefly illuminated the pre-dawn black sky and Pulicat Lake as it ascended into the air, breaking the morning silence with the launch vehicle’s … Read more
New Covid-19 variants are highly possible, warns WHO
In a question and answer session, WHO (World Health Organization) warned that the possibilities of new COVID-19 variants are really high. WHO described new COVID-19 variants as the wild card and warned that Omicron will … Read more
SpaceX satellites struck by a solar storm
SpaceX’s latest fleet of satellites has been struck by a solar storm and reported to be tumbled out of orbit. Around 40 out of the small satellites were launched by SpaceX last week. These satellites … Read more
ISRO to launch Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04) on February 14
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to going to launch its satellite of the year 2022 on Monday. ISRO plans to launch and place an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04) onboard PSLV C-52 on 14 February 2022. … Read more