Year: 2019

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New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Data Shakes up Our Vision of Earth’s Future

Nagraj Adve 05/02/2019

The data suggests that we needed a severe and...

biodiversity hotspots, Western Ghats, Nilgiris, new species of frogs, amphibians, Amphibian Species of the World database, Zoological Survey of India, Agumbe,

In Official List of India’s Amphibians, 60% of Species Remain in ‘Grey Zone’

Rishika Pardikar 05/02/2019

Data about 19% of species has been tagged ‘deficient’...

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) carrying GSAT-9 communications satellite blasts off from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, India May 5, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

ISRO to Launch Communication Satellite GSAT-31 on Wednesday

The satellite will provide continuity to operational services on...

alien life, Earth, Mars, origin of life, Earth's moon, Rice University, sulphur, oxygen, carbon, Earth core, carbonaceous chondrites, silicates,

Ingredients That Led to Life on Earth Could’ve Come From a Cosmic Accident

Lakshmi Supriya 04/02/2019

Life on Earth may have begun with a bang...

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Land Grabbers Can’t Contest Election, Seek Loans, Bangladesh Court Rules

The Wire Staff 04/02/2019

A judicial enquiry found that these activities are spearheaded...

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WHO Report Flags Distortion of Investment and Innovation in Cancer Research

Priti Patnaik 04/02/2019

The report says pharmaceutical companies set prices according to...

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Watch | How Ayushman Bharat Got a Silent Boost in the 2019 Budget

Anoo Bhuyan 03/02/2019

In conversation with Avani Kapur, director of the Accountability...