What is multi-messenger astronomy? – The Hindu
The Astrosat spacecraft is seen before launch | Photo Credit: ISRO A: Multi-messenger astronomy is a relatively new way to study the universe by using more than one kind of “messenger” from space. For a long time, astronomy was almost entirely based on light, i.e. what we see through telescopes, across the spectrum from radio […]
5 Indian Spices With Ancient Roots That Still Shape Our Meals Today
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Asian Heart Institute’s Dr Ramakanta Panda on Heart Health, De-Stressing & Heart Hacks
He watched it beat; its choreography was perfect. A delicate dance that dictated life and death. As a third-year medical student, Dr Ramakanta Panda, the Chairman of Mumbai’s Asian Heart Institute — a post he has held for the last decade — stood over a live beating heart. It was his first time at an […]
Watch: India’s renewables push is incomplete; here’s why: the storage challenge
Battery energy storage systems are key to balancing India’s growing renewable power. But limited manufacturing, high costs, and lithium import dependence raise big questions about India’s clean energy future. Source link
Can an ivermectin pill keep malaria from being transmitted?
Between 2000 and 2015, the world’s fight against malaria made remarkable progress, with millions of lives saved through better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Of late, however, that momentum has slowed. In 2023 alone, malaria claimed nearly 6 lakh lives, with 95% of those deaths occurring in the African region. India has made dramatic progress too, with […]
This doctor has saved 250+ species of animals
#thebetterindia From pets to the wild—Dr. Panjit Basumatary’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Over 20+ years, he has rescued 3,000 animals across 250 species, from clouded leopards to rhinos, often in the harshest terrains. His most daring feat? Saving a tigress with tumors. Today, he leads India’s only Asiatic black bear rehab centre, proving […]
Astronauts with diabetes can undertake space missions, says study conducted during Axiom-4 mission
Axiom-4 mission, featuring Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, is set to undock from the International Space Station on July 14th, on Sunday. Crewmates — veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson (US) as commander, Polish engineer Sławosz Uznański, and Hungarian researcher Tibor Kapu are also present. | Photo Credit: ANI In a study conducted during the recent Axiom-4 (Ax-4) […]
The Postman Delivering Hope Through Clothes
#thebetterindia “I didn’t have a dress, but they gave me one. That’s why I feel good,” says a woman whose life was touched by 65-year-old Gagan Paital. Once a postal worker who witnessed heartbreaking poverty, Gagan began collecting unused clothes for those in need. Today, with his wife’s help, he delivers dignity and warmth across […]
More than seven decades of science for peace
An acronym that stayed… Late in the 1940s, following the end of World War II, a small number of visionary scientists – including Danish physicists Niels Bohr and French physicist Louis de Broglie – became aware of the need for Europe to have a world-class physics research centre. By December 1951, with some assistance from […]
This Grandmother Performs Flow Art To Feed Her Grandkids
#thebetterindia At 9, she spun sticks to survive. At 12, she was married. By 40, widowed. Soon, she lost her children too. But grief couldn’t stop Shantabai. Today at 88, this “Warrior Aaji” is mother to 20 kids, raising them with her only skill—lathi-kathi. Every rupee feeds and educates them. Her fight proves: love has […]