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First images shared hours after the landing reveal a pockmarked surface
Countless families of modest means around the world can stand to benefit from this development.
There’s still a long way to go, but it’s a first step in the nation of almost 1.4 billion people
The country has seen its hottest March in 122 years, and this is expected to continue
While the country may not reach full vaccination by the end of the year, it's definitely making progress.
Experts fear even this is an undercount.
Burning farmland and fossil fuel pollution are polluting the air, and the smog will remain in place for another month.
Glowing is always in fashion.
People's beliefs have to be addressed as part of any (successful) energy transition.
It has already been authorized for commercial use and could be a game changer.
No sign of things slowing down in the most affected countries.
Women prefer to marry government employees who have a more stable income.
One Hindu proverb says that there are many paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place. Only fools waste their time insisting their path is the right one.
The coronavirus isn't the only pandemic running amok.
Are we breathing clean air? If you are in India or China probably not.
This is irresponsible.
A beautiful snake of which we know very little.
It's one of the world's largest running conflicts. But why is it happening?
This would be the world's largest experiment of this type.
The United States will likely never be able to catch up with China.
The new insurance scheme -- dubbed "Modicare" -- will offer free medical services to 500 million citizens.
India's groundwater problems are getting worse and worse.
The WHO has previously placed this virus on its watchlist of pathogens with high "epidemic potential" and no known treatment.
As far as modern tech and know-how is concerned, zero is the hero.
There's more to it than meets the eye.
The poor are disproportionately affected.
The more you do it, the better it gets.
Coal is losing more and more ground.
China and India are fast becoming climate champions. Who would have thought?
India wants 100GW of solar and wind to come online by 2022.
I can't even muster enough willpower to count up to 104.
Don't skip on meals!
India's space agency is taking huge strides forward.
An archeologist studying Irish iron-age musical horns has found a very surprising correspondent of the ancient musical arts in Europe: these artistic practices, long considered to be dead, are still alive and well in south India.
We may be reaching a historic moment.
India-based company Bakeys has started producing edible spoons to try and fight world-wide plastic waste from disposable cutlery. Not only eco-friendly, but also delicious!
A possible game changer – 120 country alliance spearheaded by India and supported by France has been announced, with the purpose of promoting solar energy in developing countries. Many developing countries enjoy sun-rich areas, but they lack the technology and financial capabilities to make full use of that potential. With that in mind, India’s prime […]
Defecating outside comes at a great toll to the numerous, and often crowded Indian people. Lack of basic hygiene means hundreds of millions are exposed to bacterial pathogens and children are at the mercy of diarrhea. Economically speaking, this translated to $53.8 billion or 6.4 percent from India’s gross domestic product in 2006, says the World Bank.
The third largest emitter of carbon emissions, India, pledged it would reduce its emissions relative to its GDP between 33 and 35% by 2030 relative to 2005. India, a rapidly developing country, will continue its industrial expansion which includes, of course, building more coal plants and releasing more carbon emissions than it does today, however what the government, in fact, pledges is decoupling emissions from economic growth. It's a sound victory for the planet, but to achieve its goals India will require help from developed nations. Hopefully, this might be possible under a common climate-protection framework on a global level which will be discussed in Paris during the UN talks scheduled in November.
After they analyzed more than 2,000 traditional Indian recipes down to the molecular levels, scientists now think they know what makes Indian cuisine so appealing. Unlike western dishes, Indian recipes are based on ingredients whose flavors don't overlap for a unique taste that dumbstrucks anyone who tries it for the first time.
Another boost for India's low-cost, but extremely promising, space program took place this morning after the country launched its first space observatory in space. Blasting from the spaceport of Sriharikota, close to Chennai, the Astrosat telescope was deployed without any difficulties in Earth's orbit, some 650 km above. Along with it, some six satellites piggybacked, four belong to the US, one to Canada and the last to Indonesia.
India is among the most polluted country in the world, a direct consequence of its growth-orientated policy. Despite economic growth, the health of Indians is suffering significantly. According to researchers at University of Chicago, Harvard and Yale, pollution is directly responsible for shortening the lives of 660 million Indians who live in sensitive areas by three years on […]
After a continuous decline in numbers, tigers are finally getting some good news. Indian authorities have announced that the number of tigers has increased by 50% in 7 years, from 1,400 to 2,226.
Owing to its mass deployment of coal burning plants and the 7.4 million cars that fill its roads, Delhi now proudly stands as the city with the filthiest air in the world, and it’s only getting worse. Many agencies have recently issued health warnings for New Delhi residents, including the most vulnerable such as the elderly […]
We were telling you a while ago how India launched a probe towards Mars, and how it was successful in reaching the Red Planet’s orbit – a magnificent achievement for any country, let alone India, which is still a developing country. To make their success even more remarkable, they are the first country ever to […]
We were telling you yesterday about India’s Mangalyaan shuttle, which was set to enter Martian orbit. Here’s the update: everything went fine, Mangalyaan has entered the red planet’s orbit in a historic moment for Indian science. “History has been created today”, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We have achieved the near impossible. I congratulate all ISRO scientists […]
India's Mars Orbiter Mission or MOM, for short, is gearing up to enter Mars' orbit this Wednesday, after the dormant main engine on the spacecraft was test-fired flawlessly on Monday. If the maneuver proves successful, then India will join an exclusive list of countries who have deployed Mars explorers, like the US, Russia, Japan and Europe.
Like most developing nations, India is burning a lot of coal to catch ground. As always the case with compromises such as these, economic growth comes at the expense of the environment. Pollution in Delhi, the capital, has reached levels comparable to Beijing, which is when you know you’ve hit a new low. A new study […]
India is a sort of economic paradox. Its general population is among the poorest in the world, yet it is still wealthy in many respects. It wouldn’t be a mistake to call India a space superpower, at least in the way the term gets tossed in the press. Attesting this fact is the country’s recently […]
The river Ganges has literally been at the center of Indian life for thousands of years, both socially and spiritually. Millions of people have been fed, bathed and enlightened by it. It’s a sacred river, regarded as the most important stream in Hindu mythology – it’s also very dirty. The Ganges is considered to be […]
