Month: February 2019

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Using Ultrafast Laser, ‘Mini’ Particle Accelerator Sets New Energy Record

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/02/2019

Smaller accelerators will be more affordable. In the hands...

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Doctors Confirm ‘Semi-Identical’ Twins Born From One Egg and Two Sperm

Reuters 28/02/2019

A new study suggests that such twins are extraordinarily...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon lifts off on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Israel’s Beresheet Moon Lander Hits Glitch as Computer Resets Itself

The Wire Staff 28/02/2019

Beresheet is scheduled to be the first non-government lunar...

Wildlife Protection Act 1974, Forest Rights Act 2006, mahua, tendu leaves, tribals, Niyamgiri, Wetland Rules, Coastal Regulation Zone Act, wildlife conservation, animal rights, Sariska tiger reserve, Amchang wildlife sanctuary, ferae naturea, Supreme Court, tribal rights,

Five Takeaways in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Contested Eviction Order

Neha Sinha 28/02/2019

The FRA case is interesting – and relevant –...

Forest Rights Act 2006, Supreme Court, tribal eviction, FRA, forest dwellers, timber, State Level Monitoring Committees, ordinance, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram,

Supreme Court Stays Its Controversial Tribal Eviction Order

The Wire Staff 28/02/2019

On February 13, the apex court had directed states...

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Five Reflections on National Science Day

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/02/2019

C.V. Raman won a Nobel Prize for discovering the...

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Top Wildlife Scientists Ask for Cancellation of SC Tribal Eviction Order

Nitin Sethi 28/02/2019

They called the Supreme Court order ‘unjust’ to the...