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

Mars mission: our personal Star Trek episode

Why we need to spend more on science than on going to movies or cricket

Dhari Devi: lost and found

Dhari Devi's idol, which had gone missing on June 17, has been brought back and placed in the new temple above the original site 

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 …

Science for people

From launch of India's Mars mission to the humble papaya filter, 2013 witnessed big and small breakthroughs in the field of science

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

Of canals and intelligent creatures

Mankind’s early tryst with Mars

One small step for India may become a big step for humanity

India's Mars mission could play an important role in space exploration of the future

Salvage science

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

Mars Orbiter Mission completes 100 days in space

The spacecraft, which at present is 16 million km from Earth, has been continuously sending data, indicating all systems are functioning as expected

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

Kargil: Wall of landslide debris over river at risk of collapse

A tributary of the Zanskar river remains blocked due to landslide debris, threatening life in the valley. National Disaster Management Authority …

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