Science and Technology

Chang’e-7 Mission: Egypt, Bahrain Join China to Build Hyperspectral Camera

Egypt and Bahrain have joined China as international partners to develop and deliver scientific instruments for the Chang’e-7 mission. The Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency, and the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics, and Physics signed...

Woman Entrepreneur Successfully Develops AI Tool ‘Divya Drishti’

A woman-led start-up has successfully developed an AI-based tool that creates a “robust and multi-faceted authentication system” by combining facial recognition with gait analysis. This innovative solution marks a “significant advancement” in biometric authentication technology, offering “enhanced accuracy and reliability”....

IIT Madras, NASA Study Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens on ISS

NASA reassured the public that there was no emergency on the International Space Station (ISS) after a medical drill was mistakenly broadcasted, causing alarm on social media. The simulation involved a crew member in distress but was not related to...

Three Craters on Mars Named for Physicist Devendra Lal, Towns in UP, Bihar

'Lal', 'Mursan' and 'Hilsa'. These are the names given to three craters on the surface of Mars recently discovered by Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), that hint at the red planet's wet past. Lal has been named after legendary cosmic...

Scientists Discover Smallest Great Ape That Only Grew to Size of Toddler

Scientists have discovered a new species of great ape which lived 11 million years ago and only ever grew to the size of a human toddler, making it the smallest known to science. The now-extinct ape species, which has been named Buronius manfredschmidi, was uncovered...

New Portable Atomic Clock Offers Very Accurate Timekeeping at Sea

Atomic clocks are the backbone of the Global Positioning System (GPS), the network of satellites above the earth that we use every day to navigate cities, respond to emergencies, and organise military operations, among other things. Despite being one of the...

Aquaculture Overtakes Wild Fisheries for First Time: UN Report

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations released The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024, its flagship report providing a comprehensive analysis of the global and regional status and trends in fisheries and aquaculture. It shows, for...

ISRO Gives Details on Indo-French TRISHNA Mission

Space agency ISRO has announced a joint Indo-French infrared earth observation satellite mission, TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-Resolution Natural Resource Assessment), to monitor surface temperature and water management around the world. About This Project The project, which comes...

Peru and Slovakia sign the Artemis Accords for Peaceful Moon Exploration

Peru and Slovakia  on May 30, signed NASA's Artemis Accords, making them the latest in a rapid number of countries to join the U.S.-led agreement on the safe exploration of space. Both countries signed the accords at NASA's Washington headquarters,...

12 Countries Signed Zero Debris Charter – Pivot to Space Sustainability

12 countries signed the Zero Debris Charter, a landmark initiative led by the European Space Agency (ESA) to address the pressing issue of space debris. Unveiled in 2023, the Charter commits signatories to achieving debris-neutral space activities by 2030.  What...