Lakes warming faster than oceans and India’s Chilika is no exception: global study

The water temperature of the Chilika Lake is rising at 0.39 degree Celsius per decade, as compared to average oceanic rise of 0.12 degree

India set for mission Mars

Budget proposes Rs 125 crore for the ambitious project

India desertified

Map of India to change soon. Courtesy: climate change

Test drive to Mars

India’s first inter-planetary flight is now well on its way. Once the satellite orbits the Red Planet, the country will become the fourth …

ISRO data shows Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag and Tehri Gharwal most prone to landslides in India

Mizoram saw 12,385 landslides from 1988-2022, the highest; followed by 11,219 in Uttarakhand and 8,070 in Tripura

All about mobile spectrum

India’s demand for mobile phones is almost insatiable. Telecom companies are falling over themselves to cash in on it, even if it means …

Did life exist on Mars? NASA's 2020 mission to seek answers

US space agency aims to launch new rover to explore whether the Red Planet has an environment that suggests capability of supporting life, or …

CAG tears apart Antrix-Devas deal

Former ISRO chairperson Madhavan Nair took advantage of the many positions of power he held to push deal through, says Comptroller and Auditor …

Mars Mission: ISRO eyes November 2013 launch

Cabinet yet to approve the mission

Nano technology enables scientists to study migrations of Pied Cuckoo

The project is the first to study the species, which is closely linked to the arrival of the south west monsoon in India

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

Uttarakhand rain data to be used for improved cloudburst forecast

Model developed by scientists at ISRO's Space Applications Centre got some predictions about cloudbursts on June 16 right

What really happened in Uttarakhand

Latest theory suggests combination of rain and landslides caused the disaster

India launches weather satellite

Will help understand country’s monsoon cycle better

Letters

Green tribunal stays development activities in Karnataka grasslands

Construction undertaken by science and defence research institutes allotted land in Amrit Mahal Kaval has affected biodiversity, water …

Common pastureland in Karnataka diverted for development: report

Environment group alleges state government approved move