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3 months ago

Maharashtra's new COVID restrictions: Cap on marriage gatherings, fresh rules for public transport

In an attempt to stem the rise in coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced stricter COVID-19 curbs. The new restrictions will remain in force from 8 pm on April 22 till 7 am on May 1. As per the order of the Maharashtra government, a total of only 25 persons will be allowed to attend a marriage function and all government offices have been ordered to work at 15 per cent capacity. Notably, a ban has been imposed on inter-city and inter-district travel, however, exempt

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1 year, 8 months ago

Climate change: 'Bleak' outlook as carbon emissions gap grows

Countries will have to increase their carbon-cutting ambitions five fold if the world is to avoid warming by more than 1.5C, the UN says. The annual emissions gap report shows that even if all current promises are met, the world will warm by more than double that amount by 2100.

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1 year, 4 months ago

Observe 'Janta Curfew' on March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm:PM Modi to nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address to the nation on coronavirus pandemic asked citizens to follow 'Janata Curfew' on March 22. He said that under the 'Curfew', citizens should not come out of their houses from 7 am to 9 pm."request state governments to help enforce the implementation of Janata curfew" he added

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April 21, 2021

Maharashtra's new COVID restrictions: Cap on marriage gatherings, fresh rules for public transport

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1 year, 4 months ago

March 19, 2020

Observe 'Janta Curfew' on March 22 from 7 am to 9 pm:PM Modi to nation

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 29, 2019

Black hole 70 times that of the Sun discovered in the Milky Way

A monster black hole that “should not even exist” was discovered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatory of China found the black hole with mass 70 times greater than the Sun and is located 15 thousand light years from Earth.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 28, 2019

Mars’ massive dust towers could explain why water dried up on the planet

Observations made by NASA spacecraft have given further insight into how global dust storms on Mars can cover the entire planet in a haze with dust towers rising high into the air. These dust towers could also hold clues to how Mars eventually ended up losing its water over time.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 26, 2019

Climate change: 'Bleak' outlook as carbon emissions gap grows

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 26, 2019

Solar eclipse on December 26 to have a ‘ring of fire’

The last solar eclipse of the year will be an annular eclipse falling on December 26 over the Eastern hemisphere of the earth. People from India, Saudia Arabia, Qatar, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Marina Islands, and Borneo will be able to see the celestial event, which is also known as the “ring of fire”.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 26, 2019

Once again, a Chinese rocket has doused a village with toxic fuel

China's space program now ranks among the most successful in the world, with more launches than any other country on an annual basis, the capability to send humans into orbit, and an exploration plan that includes firsts such as the Chang'e-4 spacecraft's landing on the far side of the Moon.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 25, 2019

European Space Agency wants to put astronauts in hibernation for deep space travel

The European Space Agency (ESA) is exploring the possibilities of human hibernation to solve the problem of sending humans into deep space.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 21, 2019

Are there photos that show evidence of life on Mars?

As scientists scramble to determine whether there is life on Mars, a researcher from Ohio University in US believes that there is evidence of insect-like creatures on the red planet.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 21, 2019

SpaceX Starship prototype blows its top

SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype experienced a major failure during pressurisation testing on Wednesday. A video from the scene in Texas showed the top part of the vehicle rupture.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 21, 2019

Finally, ISRO makes it official — Vikram made a hard-landing

ISRO, had so far avoided any comment on the fate of the Vikram lander. It had maintained that communication with the lander was lost when it was 355 metres above the moon, and efforts were being made to restore contact.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 20, 2019

Earth’s magnetic song recorded for the first time during a solar storm

The song comes from waves that are generated in the Earth’s magnetic field by the collision of the storm. The storm itself is the eruption of electrically charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 20, 2019

Extraterrestrial sugar found in space rocks!

An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites -- supporting the hypothesis that chemical reactions in asteroids can make some of life's ingredients. Meteorite bombardment on ancient Earth may have assisted the origin of life with a supply of life's building blocks, NASA said

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 20, 2019

Brazil's Amazon deforestation highest since 2008

Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest increased by 29.5% in 12 months, the highest rate since 2008, the country's space agency reports. The rainforest lost 9,762 sq km (3,769 sq miles) of its vegetation between August 2018 and July 2019.

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1 year, 8 months ago

Nov. 19, 2019

Isro is ready to launch 13 nanosatellites from the US

India will launch its cartography satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into sun synchronous orbit on November 25, the Indian space agency said. According ISRO, its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL variant (PSLV-XL) will put into orbit Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US on November 25.

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