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Types of Satellites Launched by ISRO
A satellite is a moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star. For example, Earth is a satellite…
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Space Missions to the Sun: Brief Analysis
The Sun is the star at the centre of the solar system. It is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium.…
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New Drone Policy of India- 2018
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had announced draft regulations on civil use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, commonly known…
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Milestones in Indian Space Programmes
India has launched 81 Indian satellites (as of 20 January 2016) of many types since its first in 1975. Satellites…
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INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME
The Indian space program began in 1962. In 1969 the Indian space Research Organization (ISRO) was set up and headquartered…
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Explainer: back burning and fuel reduction
The recent surge of bushfire disasters has introduced fire-fighting tactics to everyday language. Two important approaches that use fire to…
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Extreme droughts weaken trees’ ability to soak up carbon
There’s a mystery inside trees upon which the fate of coastal cities, threatened by rising sea levels from climate change,…
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From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire management
Current conditions in the West demonstrate that our US fire management system is struggling and approaching a state of crisis.…
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Nuclear fusion, the clean power that will take decades to master
The Joint European Torus Nuclear fusion is what powers the Sun and the stars – unleashing huge…
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For decades a distant dream, the countdown to nuclear fusion may have finally begun
The latest results from the National Ignition Facility in the US represent the passing of a nuclear fusion power milestone and come after a…
