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Hyderabad: On September 1, 1859, solar astronomer Richard Carrington witnessed sunspots that suddenly and briefly flashed brightly before they disappeared. Just before dawn the next day, auroras erupted over most of the Earth. The event produced not only a visible light show in areas where they do not typically appear, but it also sent telegraph […]
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Hyderabad: Recently, India signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian assistance. Earlier, the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan was held. The meeting called for “urgent humanitarian assistance” to the […]
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Hyderabad: The US recently said it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation before China becomes strong there. Read more about the Islands and why it is in news these days.. Solomon Islanders cherished their history with […]
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Telangana The Central government has convened its first meeting of a panel constituted to resolve the bilateral issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on February 17. The meeting of the dispute resolution sub-committee will be held via video-conference to discuss the pending issues between the two Telugu States. This was announced by the Ministry of Home […]
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Hyderabad: The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean (or even the Austral ocean), is like no other and best described in superlatives. Storing heat and carbon The world’s oceans take up more than 90% of the excess heat generated by the burning of fossil fuels and a third of the additional carbon dioxide. It […]
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Hyderabad: According to a study, marine heatwaves — or the ones that form on oceans — have been on the rise in the waters around India. Studies have reported their occurrence and impacts in the global oceans, but are little understood in the tropical Indian Ocean. Also, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
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Hyderabad: Recently, two Indian sites – Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in UP have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Read about wetlands and the new Ramsar Convention and the new Ramsar sites in detail… Wetlands are areas where water is the primary factor controlling the […]
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Hyderabad: The Department of Science has stated that India plans to execute the Chandrayaan-3 mission in August 2022. Chandrayaan-3 is the successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission and it will likely attempt another soft-landing on the lunar surface. Read on more about the ISRO’s new mission… Chandrayaan-3 Mission The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a follow-up of Chandrayaan-2 […]
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Hyderabad: The saffron bowl of India, so far confined to parts of Kashmir, has now spread its wings to parts of the North East through the focused efforts of the North East Centre For Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR). Read more about the initiative… North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) under Saffron […]
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Telangana Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad and highlighted the 11th century saint’s message of equality of all. The ‘Statue of Equality’ commemorates Ramanujacharya who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living, including faith, caste and creed. Modi, who was on a half-day visit to the […]
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Hyderabad: The Russia-Ukraine crisis entered another day that is expected to be packed with diplomatic efforts to prevent the simmering tensions from boiling over into war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks in Kyiv while Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Argentinian counterpart Alberto Fernandez in Moscow. Here […]
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Hyderabad: Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022-23. With this Budget, India has marked 75 years of Independence through Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Apart from this, the budget also lays down a plan for the next 25 years and refers to the same period as Amrit Kaal. It has also announced some […]
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Hyderabad: ‘Bomb cyclone’ hit eastern United States recently triggering transport chaos, outages. The US Eastern Seaboard is one of the regions where bombogenesis is most common. That’s because storms in the midlatitudes—a temperate zone north of the tropics that includes the entire continental United States—draw their energy from large temperature contrasts. Along the United States […]
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Hyderabad: Prof. SK Ishtiaque Ahmed, Persian expert from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, has joined Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) as the new registrar here on Tuesday. He has taken over charge from Prof. Siddiqui Mohd. Mahmood, Dean, School of Education and Training who was holding the office of the registrar in-charge. Prof. […]
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Hyderabad: Recently, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) 1, which will be called INS Vikrant once it enters service with the Indian Navy, began another set of sea trials. INS Vikrant is the largest and most complex warship to be built in India… About Aircraft Carrier: An aircraft carrier is “a large ship that carries military […]
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Hyderabad: Pallavi Model School, Boduppal organised a special assembly for the students of classes III, IV and V on Saturday with great zeal and enthusiasm. The event revolved around the theme ‘Atharv – a journey of legacy’ which included a series of spectacular performances by students depicting the essence of Navarasas, traditional folk dance forms […]
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Hyderabad: The metaverse has been a hot topic of conversation recently, with Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft both staking claims. The Metaverse is considered the next evolution of the internet. Here’s a cheat sheet for the digital future that tech gurus are telling us about. Read on Imagine a virtual world in which people live, work, […]
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Hyderabad: In keeping with this year’s Republic Day theme “Sampoorna Bharat’ and coinciding with the Prime Minister’s call for celebrating ‘Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Delhi Public School, Nacharam organised a slew of activities for various classes to commemorate the 75th year of Independence and the 73rd Republic Day. All the online activities planned were age-appropriate […]
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Hyderabad: Kavya Sudha, an inter-house online Hindi recitation competition and Kavya Sahithi an inter-house Telugu recitation competition was recently held at Gitanjali Devashray, wherein the children of classes I and II enthralled the audience with their recitation skills and the command over the languages. Gitanjali Devashray has a curriculum that is a good blend of […]
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Telangana Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech chairman Krishna Ella and co-founder Suchitra Ella were among the four persons from Telangana who were named for the Padma awards declared by the Central government on Republic Day. The Ella couple were named for the Padma Bhushan in the trade and industry category while Darshanam Mogilaiah, S Ramachandraiah and […]
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Hyderabad: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) indigenous new launch rockets, called the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), will have its maiden development flight in April, new Chairman Dr S Somanath indicated. The SSLV aims to cater to the market for the launch of small satellites into Earth’s low orbits that has emerged in recent […]
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Hyderabad: Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Haryana to enforce the Environment Management Plan (EMP) that the two governments have prepared for the rejuvenation and protection of the Najafgarh Jheel, a transboundary wetland. Read it… The implementation of these action plans is to be monitored by the National Wetland Authority through […]
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Hyderabad: The Pacific Ring of fire is situated just over 60 kilometers from the island nation of Tonga, where recently Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted sending ash and smoke thousands of feet into the air. Also called the Pacific rim or the Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean that is characterized by […]
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Hyderabad: Gitanjali Primary School organised science activity recently. Children are introduced to the concept and history of simple machines via this science activity given in classes IV, V and VI, the school said in a statement. The students were asked to name some tools which make life easier. They went on a hunt looking for […]
