Researchers look at people with rare disease, find brain region involved in generosity

New Delhi: Studying a group of people with an affected ability to process emotions, researchers found a brain region that regulates generous behaviour — the ‘basolateral amygdala’. Driven by a concern for society, prosocial or altruistic behaviour involves performing actions that intentionally benefit others and include sharing and cooperating. The basolateral amygdala helps process the emotional…

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Essential to maintain balance between development, environmental protection: SC judge

Jaipur: Development is crucial for the nation’s progress but it is essential to maintain a balance between development and environmental protection, Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai said on Saturday. Speaking at a conference in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district, he highlighted the role of the judiciary, citing several top court judgments aimed at protecting the environment….

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POEM-4 re-enters Earth’s atmosphere: ISRO

Bengaluru: ISRO on Friday said the fourth edition of the PSLV Orbital platform Experiment Module (POEM-4), the repurposed spent upper stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle used for the space docking experiment mission, has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere. “Finally, the POEM-4 module re-entered the atmosphere and impacted at 02:33 UTC (08:03 IST), April 04,…

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India is amazing from space, for sure going back to my father’s home country: NASA astronaut Sunita Williams

New York: India is amazing from space, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father’s home country” and share experiences about space exploration with people there. Sunita made these remarks during a press conference on Monday. She was responding to a question on how India looked from space when…

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ISRO successfully completes 1000-hr life test of Stationary Plasma Thruster for satellites

Bengaluru:  ISRO completed the life test of 1000hrs on the 300mN Stationary Plasma Thruster, that is developed for induction into the Electric Propulsion System of satellites. The Electric Propulsion system is proposed to replace the chemical propulsion system in future satellites of ISRO and pave the way for communication satellites that use only electric propulsion…

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India and Kenya Sign Landmark ‘Green Channel Treaty’ to Boost Healthcare and Economy

Nairobi/New Delhi – In a historic step towards strengthening healthcare and economic ties, India and Kenya have signed the Green Channel Treaty, an initiative aimed at expanding specialist medical care, medical tourism, capacity building, and research collaboration. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was formalized between the World Allergy Foundation (WAF) and the Lake Region Economic…

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Stuck in space for over nine months, Sunita Williams returns to Earth

Florida: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth safely after their Crew 9 Dragon Spacecraft splashdown safely off the coast of Florida. A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying the two astronauts, alongside American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, streaked through the atmosphere before deploying parachutes for a gentle splashdown…

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Centre has accorded approval for Chandrayaan-5 Mission: ISRO Chief

Chennai: The Centre has recently accorded approval for the ambitious Chandrayaan-5 mission to study the Moon, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said. At an event to felicitate him for taking over as the Chairman of the Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation, Narayanan said that unlike the Chandrayaan-3 mission which carried the 25-kg rover ‘Prayagyaan’, the Chandrayaan-5…

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ISRO achieves de-docking of SpaDeX satellites

New Delhi/Bengaluru: ISRO on Thursday said it has accomplished de-docking of the SpaDeX satellites, clearing the way for future missions, such as exploring the moon, human spaceflight and building its own space station. Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences, and Science and Technology Jitendra Singh announced the successful de-docking of satellites in a post…

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