In September last year, Delhi identified 292 locations for feeding stray dogs in 80 wards. The aim was to reduce conflict and rabies risk. The municipal corporation of Delhi also started installing boards to mark the feeding points as per the Supreme Court’s directions But residents of Delhi continue to feed dogs away from designated…
The night before a major event, be it a major event in one’s life or a major event in space, is often a time filled with nervous energy, and astronauts are no exception. As NASA gears up for its historic mission to the Moon, a mission that marks a return to the Moon after over…
From Chandrayaan 1 (image credit: Isro) to Artemis 2 (Image credit: Nasa) For much of the late 20th century, the Moon was treated as a closed chapter. After Apollo, samples brought back to Earth seemed to settle the argument. The Moon was dry, ancient and geologically inactive. There was no water to sustain life, no…
The weather rules include atmospheric electricity, types of cloud, specifically cumulus and disturbed weather like rain or strong winds. Using a percentage chance of a violation of the rules, launch weather officers use a combination of meteorological and climatological data, local knowledge, and experience to forecast this probability. Lightning is one of the biggest risks,…
Species File: Exploring India’s biodiversity, one species at a time. Last month, 53 gharials were released into the river at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, as part of the state’s efforts to conserve the species. Previously, captive-bred gharial juveniles have been released into Ganga and Chambal rivers, to restore its historic range…
Artemis II, which would be the first time anyone would travel this far from Earth since 1972, launches on April 1. Kenneth Chang, a reporter for The New York Times, describes how the mission is key to a U.S. goal. By Kenneth Chang, Marco Hernandez, Melanie Bencosme, Jon Miller, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego and Luke…
Each construction project justifies its ecological footprint as a ‘quick fix’ to ease congestion, with the hope of saving a fraction of the time travelled. This fosters a self-defeating cycle of growth, where the ‘build, and they will come’ simply invites more cars, ensuring traffic quickly returns to being just as bad or worse than…
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is the next crewed mission in the agency’s plan to explore the deep reaches of space. The mission is the next step following the uncrewed Artemis I mission. The mission will be crewed and will be sent using the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, launching from the…
Rising incidents of winter forest fires in Kashmir are emerging as signs of shifting climate patterns across the Himalayan region. Warmer winters, erratic Western Disturbances, and declining snow cover are altering the region’s seasonal moisture cycle, experts say. This winter saw record warmth and the driest February in nearly a decade, leaving forests vulnerable…
Nasa is due to send the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years. One visitor remembered the last moon landing more than 50 years ago, while others share their anticipation for the new lunar voyage and what it will mean for the world, provided everything goes to plan. BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi…