Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may one day become one of humanity’s most valuable destinations beyond Earth. A recent NASA-supported study led by planetary scientist Conor A. Nixon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center examined Titan’s vast resource potential and how it could support future human exploration. Drawing on decades of observations from missions such as…
Producing green hydrogen has always required two separate machines: solar panels to generate electricity and an electrolyser to split water using that electricity, both of which add cost, maintenance, and often a grid connection. A four-person spin-off from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology says it has found a way to skip the middle step entirely….
Ahmedabad: Money that city’s taxpayers pay to keep their streets from flooding every monsoon never reached the ground. Instead, it was quietly pocketed by the very engineers entrusted to fix the problem, investigation has revealed.The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has ordered an inquiry into the disproportionate assets of four officials after the municipal commissioner in…
Panaji: Despite the southwest monsoon arriving in Goa on schedule, the state is witnessing one of its weakest starts to the rainy season in recent memory, with rainfall activity remaining unusually subdued and weather conditions resembling the pre-monsoon period.Data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Goa, shows that between June 1 and June 16,…
5,000-year-old Solstice monument unearthed near Stonehenge in Wiltshire / Image – file Archaeologists have uncovered what could be an early prototype of Stonehenge, a remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that predates Britain’s most famous prehistoric landmark by around 500 years.The discovery was made near Bulford in Wiltshire, about five kilometres from Stonehenge, and is already being described…
For generations, Indian dads have been taught that love is something you show, not something you say. They may struggle to say “I love you” out loud, but they’ll wake up at 5 a.m. to drop you at the railway station. They may never say they’re worried, but they’ll call three times if you don’t…
Gone are the days when Greater Noida used to be just an extended region. Today, the place has evolved far beyond being an affordable alternative to Delhi and Noida and in the last 10 years, world-class infrastructure, metro connectivity, expressways, and the Noida International Airport have completely changed its outlook. A number of micro-markets have…
Panaji: Padmashree awardee, thespian and classical artist, Prasad Sawkar (97) passed away on Wednesday, marking the end of a long and distinguished career in performing arts. He was widely regarded for his contributions to natya sangeet and Marathi musical theatre, and was honoured with the Padmashree in 2006.Born into a theatrical family in Goa, Sawkar…
Meer Patel stole $1 million lottery ticket in July 2024 Two years ago, an Indian-origin man named Meer Patel found himself at the centre of a huge lottery fraud case in Tennessee after he was accused of trying to claim a $1 million winning scratch card that belonged to someone else.Patel, then 23, was arrested…
Rakesh Bedi has been the talk of the town ever since the release of Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. The veteran actor won immense praise for his performance as Jameel Jamali in the Ranveer Singh starrer. Recently, at an event Bedi spoke about his character and if Aditya Dhar had revealed the suspense of his…
