Understanding Tsunamis
Understanding Tsunamis Source: Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning: What is a tsunami, why does it keep forming in the island country? (The Indian Express, January… Read More »Understanding Tsunamis
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Understanding Tsunamis Source: Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning: What is a tsunami, why does it keep forming in the island country? (The Indian Express, January… Read More »Understanding Tsunamis
Understanding Earth’s Warming Source: Warming up to climate change: Is Earth becoming warmer? (The Indian Express, January 1) Other Clues of Climatic Change Climate Change:… Read More »Understanding Earth’s Warming
Global Trade Challenges In 2024 Source: How two choke points could turn into a perfect storm for global trade; The Indian Express, January 1 Global… Read More »Global Trade Challenges In 2024
XPoSat: India’s First X-Ray Polarimetry Mission Source: ISRO launches XPoSat: What is the mission and its significance?; IE, January 1, 2024 XPoSat’s Scientific Instruments XPoSat:… Read More »XPoSat: India’s First X-Ray Polarimetry Mission
Genomics, the study of all of a person’s genes, has dramatically changed over the last ten years. New technologies can now read the complete genetic… Read More »Benefits Of Population-level Genome Sequencing
Think of the human genome as the instruction manual for our body. Present in every cell’s nucleus, it contains our entire deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This… Read More »Genome And Genome Sequencing
Over the past twenty years, the field of genomics and its application in healthcare have drastically changed. The decoding of personal genomes, once a costly… Read More »Incidental Findings In Genomics
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 1 launched its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XpoSat), a space-based observatory to study X-ray polarisation and its… Read More »ISRO Launches XPoSat
The formation of Northeast India took place on December 30, 1971, when two important laws were passed by Parliament – the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act… Read More »How The Northeast Was Created
TEMPO, a groundbreaking satellite by NASA, is transforming our understanding of atmospheric pollutants through its unparalleled monitoring capabilities. Download The Kindle Book A Collaborative Project… Read More »TEMPO Satellite: Revolutionising Air Quality Monitoring