Photo: STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP (Getty Images) With space debris becoming an increasingly common threat in orbit, a change in aerospace design could be necessary. A wooden satellite designed by Japanese researchers was launched into orbit on Tuesday by SpaceX. The unique device will shape the future of satellites and how space agencies tackle human habitation on … Read more
Kokotela, South Africa — Powering up is something most of us take for granted, but hundreds of millions of people across parts of Africa living without reliable access to electricity. An American company is working to change that, and their innovation is a contender for this year’s annual Earthshot Prize, an award handed out by Britain’s … Read more
Last Updated:November 02, 2024, 17:50 IST Swati Maliwal further warned the Chief Minister that the water she brought was just a sample and if she does not fix the water supply of the entire Delhi within fifteen days, she will bring a whole tanker full of polluted water outside the CM’s…Read More Swati Maliwal throws … Read more
“There is a suspicion that not enough is done, not in an effective way to really prevent the dissemination of illegal products,” a Commission official said, briefing reporters ahead of the announcement. “We have reasons to believe that Temu didn’t properly analyze the addictive nature” of some of its features, they added. Under the DSA, … Read more
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday defended ban on firecrackers, saying it is necessary for protecting people from pollution and there is no ‘Hindu-Muslim’ angle to it. Kejriwal said Diwali is a festival of lights and it should be celebrated by lighting ‘diya’ and candles instead of bursting firecrackers that cause pollution. … Read more
New Delhi: Ahead of Diwali, a survey conducted in Delhi-NCR has revealed that 18 per cent of the respondents plan to burst firecrackers during the festival of lights, while 55 per cent don’t intend to do so. The survey conducted by LocalCircles with a sample size 10,526 said, “Among those who responded to the query, … Read more
Last Updated: October 21, 2024, 23:14 IST The LG referring to the photos of the froth-covered Yamuna surface said it was unbearable to witness such a condition of the river. (Image: X/@LGDELHI) Saxena without naming anyone questioned those who claimed to rejuvenate the Yamuna and make people dip in its clean water, and who stalled … Read more
The Caspian Sea is bounded by Iran on the south, Russia on the north, Azerbaijan on the west, and Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan on the east. Growing up on the shores, Javanmardi witnessed the once-abundant lake fall victim to unregulated exploitation, pollution, overfishing and climate change, creating a toxic cocktail that impoverishes those who depend on … Read more
As a global patient advocate, I would say yes. But the reality is that it’s not. At least not today. I’m talking about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. And it’s time to make it a global priority. COPD kills more people yearly than lung and breast cancer combined and is predicted to cost the … Read more
representative image Jerusalem: Israel launched a new technological platform to enhance the monitoring of industrial pollution nationwide, the Ministry for Environmental Protection said in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, the new platform gathers chimney emission data from factories that are mandated to install emission monitoring systems. It displays the information on a … Read more
