IAEA director general calls on PM Modi, praises India’s record as responsible nuclear power

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored India’s enduring commitment to safe and secure use of atomic energy for peace and development in a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Grossi, who called on Modi, commended the country’s impeccable record as a responsible nuclear power and praised…

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Centre working on plan to assess vulnerability of all glacial lakes: Sources

New Delhi: In collaboration with the states, the Centre will reassess the vulnerability of all glacial lakes in the country through ground surveys and establish a monitoring system to disseminate information about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), according to government sources. This decision follows the devastating floods caused by the Lhonak lake outburst in Sikkim…

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ISRO successfully conducts test vehicle mission ahead of human space flight programme

Sriharikota (AP): Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport here as delays and an anomaly-triggered ‘hold’ forced ISRO scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country’s ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan which soared into skies after initial hiccups. Following a two hour delay and nerve-wracking moments…

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ICMR completes clinical trials of world’s first injectable male contraceptive; study claims it’s safe

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the clinical trials of the world’s first injectable male contraceptive which showed that it is safe and highly efficacious without any serious side effects. The findings of the phase-III clinical trial, which involved 303 candidates aged 25-40 years, were published in the international open-access Andrology…

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Hydropower projects fuelling disasters in Himalayas

New Delhi: Violations of norms during the construction of hydropower projects in the fragile Himalayan region are fuelling disasters in the hilly states, environment experts and activists have warned. A glacial lake outburst flood in Lhonak Lake in Sikkim last week resulted in severe damage in Mangan, Gangtok, Pakyong, and Namchi districts. The incident also resulted…

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