The authority also considered requesting the Central Water Commission to submit proposal for setting up communication network to assess hydrological conditions. Representatives of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry attended the meeting. The meeting chaired by CWMA Chairman S Masood Husain, was held in conducive environment. Agenda of discussion was supporting structure, infrastructure and staff of … Read more
ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometre Experiment on Space Station, or ECOSTRESS will hitch a ride to the space station on a SpaceX cargo resupply mission scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 29, NASA said on Tuesday. ECOSTRESS is one of two instruments selected in July for NASA’s Earth Venture-Instrument series of … Read more
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he wants to renegotiate a “ridiculous” water supply agreement with Singapore, the latest sign of fraying ties between the neighbours since last month’s shock election. The 92-year-old returned for a second time as premier after his opposition alliance scored an unexpected victory at the polls, toppling … Read more
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and George Mason University in the US developed a simple treatment that can improve the survival time for a conventional wetsuitby a factor of three. “The process works by simply placing the standard neoprene wetsuit inside a pressure tank autoclave no bigger than a beer keg, filled with … Read more
The team, from the University of Cambridge in the UK and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) in Spain used the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) to observe WASP-127b, a giant gaseous planet with partly clear skies and strong signatures of metals in its atmosphere. WASP-127b has a radius 1.4 times larger than Jupiter but … Read more
Udaipur : Chief minister Vasundhara Raje said the state government has always given priority for the development of backward and tribal dominated areas in Banswara. ” We have never left any stones unturned for creating and extending facilities/services to the people here. Lately, the government has been working on a project worth rupees 800 crores to … Read more
AHMEDABAD: As water levels in reservoirs across Gujarat are dipping rapidly, the state government has decided not to take any chances with the vagaries of monsoon. The Gujarat government is going to organise ‘Parjanya Yagna’, which, it believes, will ensure good rains. These rituals will be performed at 41 places in 33 districts and eight major … Read more