Month: April 2016

Forest Fire in Uttarakhand

The Greed for Timber, and Climate Change, Have Made Himalayan Foothills a Tinderbox

Karn Kowshik and Neha Sinha 30/04/2016

Unlike many other disasters, the toll of this one...

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Uttarakhand: Forest Fire Claims Five Lives; NDRF Forces Deployed

Locals have being told to report a fire incident...

A NASA image shows the International Space Station as it flew over Madagascar, showing three of the five spacecraft docked to the station in this photo taken by the Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA on April 6, 2016 and released on April 8, 2016. Credit: REUTERS/Tim Peake/ESA/NASA/Handout via Reuters

Five Human Spaceflight Missions to Look Forward to in the Next Decade

Chris Arridge 30/04/2016

The next decade will see a remarkable mix of...

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Uttarakhand Forest Fire: Governor Doubles Personnel Fighting Blaze

Five crore rupees will be released from the State...

An artist's conception of Hitomi in space. Source: JAXA

Japan’s Flagship Astronomy Satellite Declared Lost

The Wire Staff 29/04/2016

The satellite's marks the third failure for JAXA in...

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India Never Sought Information on Tax-Related Matters, Says Bahamian Foreign Minister

Devirupa Mitra 28/04/2016

The Bahamian foreign minister said the country is not...

Villagers commute in local boats in a flooded village in the Morigaon district. Credit: PTI

Nearly One Lakh People Affected by Floods in Assam

The Wire Staff 28/04/2016

All India United Democratic Front chief Badruddin Ajmal has...