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Hyderabad: On March 27, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The tests were part of the live firing trials against high-speed aerial targets. The first launch […]

Mercury occurs naturally in the earth’s crust, but human activities, such as mining and fossil fuel combustion, have led to widespread global mercury pollution. Mercury emitted into the air eventually settles into water or onto land where it can be washed into water.

The ISS is built with the cooperation of scientists from five international space agencies — NASA of the US, Roscosmos of Russia, JAXA of Japan, Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Each agency has a role to play and a share in the upkeep of the ISS. Both in terms of expense and effort, it is not a feat that a single country can support

All the turmoil summed up in layman’s terms, is due to Russia finding Ukraine’s aspirations of becoming a full member of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), threatening to its borders.

Notably, the blame goes on to burning of firecrackers during Diwali, stubble burning in neighboring States, vehicle pollution, industrial pollution, and many more to name.

In many places, big cats prey on livestock as an easy source of food, causing problems with ranchers who moving into cat territories. Often these ranchers will hunt the cats to protect their livestock, which in many places is the only source of income for people. Snow leopards, lions, cheetahs, and jaguars all face this challenging threat