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A file photo of ISRO’s PSLV lifting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.

India, France plan satellite surveillance of ships

Madhumathi D.S.

Ten low-earth orbit satellites will track aggression, terrorism, piracy, smuggling, source of oil slicks, especially in the Indian Ocean Region.

Moon as viewed by Chandrayaan 2’s LI4 camera on August 21, 2019. Photo: ISRO

Chandrayaan 2 sends first moon picture

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In this handout picture released by the Official website of the Russian State Space Corporation shows Russian humanoid robot Skybot F-850 (Fedor) being tested ahead of its flight on board Soyuz MS-14 at the Baikanour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russia sends its first humanoid robot Fedor into space

AFP Fedor blasted off in a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft at 6:38 am Moscow time (0338 GMT) from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Artist’s rendition of a neutron star on the cusp of being swallowed by a black hole.

LIGO offers clues to black hole physics

Shubashree Desikan Gravitational wave emanating from a possible collision with a neuron star detected

Health

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Revolutionary: Pretomanid has raised hopes for better treatment of drug-resistant TB patients.

Secrecy over new anti-TB drug’s pricing rattles activists

Jyoti Shelar Pretomanid has been approved as part of the three-drug regimen

Model devised to study spread of breast cancer

Special Correspondent Converted cells can migrate through microscopic passages, according to the IIT-G and IISc researchers.

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Google unveils Android 10 and it’s not named after a dessert

IANS Breaking the 10-year history of naming Android releases after desserts, Google on Thursday announced it had officially named the next version as just Android 10.“First, we’re changing the way we name our releases. Our engineering team has always used internal code names for each version, based of tasty treats, or desserts, in alphabetical order,” said Sameer Samat, VP of Product Management, Android, in a statement.The naming tradition has become a fun part of the release each year externally

File photo of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Intel launches first artificial intelligence chip Springhill

Reuters Its first AI product comes after it had invested more than $120 million in three AI start-ups in Israel.

iNethra team members D. Neelima and K. Bhavya Sri with the prototype of the eye screening device at T-Hub on Monday.

JNTU students develop device, smartphone app to make eye screening affordable

Special Correspondent All-woman team of 4 engineering students mentored by J-Hub develops ‘iNethra’

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Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil.

Why is part of the Amazon burning?

AFP They are fuelled mainly due to deforestation, experts say

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An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil

Amazon burning: Brazil President tells rest of world not to interfere

Reuters Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro admits farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere.

FILE PHOTO: A man works in a burning tract of Amazon jungle as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil August 20, 2019.

The sky never goes dark while the Amazon burns

Reuters Amazon, the world's largest rainforest and a bulwark against climate change, has been ravaged by thousands of fires in the last one week.

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IITians foray into agriculture via kisan network app

Ashok Kumar Users can connect with more than 200 experts, mostly farmers with expertise in different crops and modes of agriculture, through ‘TheKrishi’

The court said that the villagers came to court 21 years late.

Supreme Court rejects farmers’ plea for higher compensation for land

Krishnadas Rajagopal A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and M.R. Shah applied the Doctrine of Acquiescence on the farmers.

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Elliot's beach on Monday night sported a blue glow called ‘Sea Tinkle’, otherwise known as bioluminescence. This phenomenon occurs when Noctiluca algae emit light when they are disturbed. Though people visiting the beach were thrilled to witness the glow, the algae are likely to disrupt the marine food chain, causing fish mortality. B. Velankanni Raj

Watch | What caused the blue glow on Chennai beaches

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60 Minutes Science

Meet Archana Sharma, the Indian scientist who is part of the team that discovered the Higgs Boson

Restoring the Nilgiris habitat, one acre at a time

Art

Meet India’s top Instagram calligraphers

Why is part of the Amazon burning?

India, France plan satellite surveillance of ships

Gaganyaan: Russian space suits, French medicine for Indian astronauts?

EU piles pressure on Brazil over Amazon fires

While Ireland and France said they could block a trade deal with Brazil, Finland urged a ban on beef imports from the country.

Mridangam state of mind with SVDP and Yanchan

Shan Vincent de Paul and Yanchan Rajmohan go viral with their Carnatic and hip-hop beats

Five reasons to unfollow Instagram influencers

Tired of stale, unrelatable content on your Instagram feed? Here’s why you should give it the Marie Kondo treatment

What are the new features on Android 10?

The build comes with a new logo and new font, but there are also several upgrades, tweaks and new features that come along with it.

Amazon burning: Brazil President tells rest of world not to interfere

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro admits farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze but told foreign powers not to interfere.

Google unveils Android 10 and it’s not named after a dessert

Breaking the 10-year history of naming Android releases after desserts, Google on Thursday announced it had officially named the next version as just

Model devised to study spread of breast cancer

Converted cells can migrate through microscopic passages, according to the IIT-G and IISc researchers.

Secrecy over new anti-TB drug’s pricing rattles activists

Pretomanid has been approved as part of the three-drug regimen

National Green Tribunal seeks eco-sensitive zone tag for Assam wetland Deepor Beel

Eco-sensitive zone entails declaring up to 10 km around a protected area a buffer zone and restricting industrial and other human activities.

Giant guitar made from scrap metal enters record books

The ‘art from waste’ exhibit is on display at an ITI in Odisha

Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now: WHO

The UN body has called for more research into potential future threats

Responsible by design

A panel discussion will explore ways in which sustainable solutions can repair and perhaps even reverse the effects of climate change

Chandrayaan 2 sends first moon picture

The image was taken at 12.33 a.m. IST on August 22 by the Chandrayaan 2’s LI4 camera.

Amazon burning: The sky never goes dark while the rainforest blazes

Amazon, the world's largest rainforest and a bulwark against climate change, has been ravaged by thousands of fires in the last one week.

Wildfires rage in Brazil's Amazon forests, 83% rise from last year

Amazon forest are a vital carbon store that slows down the pace of global warming.

Russia sends its first humanoid robot Fedor into space

Fedor blasted off in a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft at 6:38 am Moscow time (0338 GMT) from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Sitting for over 9 hours a day may increase risk of early death: Study

However, the findings, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that health may be optimised with just 24 minutes per day of brisk walking.

A mud-puddler butterfly you should know about

The Lime Butterfly lays its eggs on citrus plants, and has a unique way of getting its nutrition

Pallikaranai marsh: Chennai’s only surviving wetland ecosystem

As the city turns 380, we take a look at Chennai’s only surviving wetland ecosystem, which is home to a variety of flora and fauna. However, despite the important role it plays, its very existence is under threat.

Nepal bans single use plastics on Everest region

International environmentalists have expressed their concern that Nepal has not done enough to protect the fragile environment of the world’s highest peak.

Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now: WHO

In its first report into the effects of microplastics on human health, WHO looked into the specific impact of microplastics in tap and bottled water.

LIGO offers clues to black hole physics

Gravitational wave emanating from a possible collision with a neuron star detected

Vehicle pollutants double risk of eye disease: study

It is one of the most common causes of poor vision in older people.

Spacewalking astronauts add parking spot to space station

It will be used by SpaceX and Boeing once they start launching astronauts to the orbiting lab late this year or early next year.

Trafficking figures bode ill for tigers

India is the country with the highest overall number of seizures, says a study on wildlife trade

Fossils show Kutch desert was once a forest

The fossils, consisting mostly of ribs, and parts of teeth and bones, were unearthed from Palasava village of Rapar taluk in Kutch, Gujarat.

U.S. firm bottles rainwater harvested from rooftops

Water harvested from rooftops is filtered with ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis before packaging

Thane-based conservationist tracks genetics of giraffes

Tushar Kulkarni's efforts have helped identify subspecies

Chandrayaan-2’s lunar orbit made shorter

ISRO performs second lunar-bound orbit manoeuver for Chandrayaan-2

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro says NGOs may be setting fires in Amazon rainforest

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of setting fires in the Amazon rainforest after the

For Ganesha and mother earth

Raghuram Maguluri is doing all he can to keep the Vinayaka Chavithi eco-friendly

Greta Thunberg sets sail to New York on zero-carbon yacht

Greta Thunberg will be crossing the Atlantic in a racing yacht with no shower or toilet

Plastic bottle shredders installed at Secunderabad railway station

The South Central Railway’s Secunderabad division has installed bottle-shredding machines at Secunderabad.At present, around 600 bottles are being

Power@1: An initiative that generates solar power for schools and hospitals

Fourth Partner Energy is knee-deep into their nationwide Power@1 initiative which generates solar power for schools and hospitals as well as stronger financial sustainability for these institutes

This wearable uses sweat to give real-time health updates

Health problems such as dehydration and fatigue can be detected

Watch | What caused the blue glow on Chennai beaches

Visitor to Chennai's Injambakkam beach and Besant Nagar’s Eliot’s Beach were in for a treat on August 18, 2019. They witnessed what is popularly known

Intel launches first artificial intelligence chip Springhill

Its first AI product comes after it had invested more than $120 million in three AI start-ups in Israel.

Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering

Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather about you on outside websites and apps.

Plan to complete groundwork for NEXT exam in six months

It will set common standards of knowledge and skills for doctors on a nation-wide basis: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

The world's oldest working locomotive

To commemorate the 73rd Independence Day celebrations, a Heritage Special Service hauled by EIR-21 was operated from Chennai Egmore to Kodambakkam

First impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+

This is the first time a single Galaxy phone is offered in two variants

Khaja Moinuddin's no-frills cooking on ‘Nawab’s Kitchen’ helps feed orphans

Cooking demo videos galore, but Khaja Moinuddin’s popular no-frills videos serve to fill hungry orphans as well

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