Vikram's 'hop' unravels surficial 'layers' near lunar south pole region | India News

Vikram’s ‘hop’ unravels surficial ‘layers’ near lunar south pole region | India News

BENGALURU: When Vikram, India’s Moon lander, briefly lifted off and settled back down on the Moon in 2023, it marked a small but telling moment in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Now, that short “hop”, which lasted around 3 minutes, is helping scientists piece together what lies just beneath the lunar surface, with very fine measurements.The manoeuvre,…

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Nepal PM Balen accepts Modi invite, unveils anti-VIP reform push at home | India News

Nepal PM Balen accepts Modi invite, unveils anti-VIP reform push at home | India News

NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra “Balen” Shah accepted PM Narendra Modi’s invitation to visit India even as he unveiled a sweeping and radical 100-point governance agenda at home targeting VIP culture, political influence in campuses and bureaucracy, delays in public service, free healthcare access for the poor, safer public transport for women and stress-free schooling…

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IMD predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall over the country amid growing risk of El Niño | India News

IMD predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall over the country amid growing risk of El Niño | India News

NEW DELHI: In what may be bad news for India’s farm sector and the overall rural economy, the IMD on Monday predicted ‘below normal’ southwest (summer) monsoon seasonal (June-Sept) rainfall over the country as a whole amid growing risk of El Niño conditions, which is invariably linked to depressed rainfall over the Indian sub-continent during…

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