While NASA’s Perseverance rover might not have been successful in finding signs of life on Mars yet, it has recently spotted signs of something else. The American space agency reported that the rover has spotted human trash on the Red Planet. “My team has spotted something unexpected,” NASA wrote in a Tweet while sharing pictures of the debris. The rover stumbled upon a piece of thermal blanket that NASA suspects must have come from the Perseverance’s descent stage. The shiny foil-like thermal blanket is what protects the rover from extreme temperatures that it experiences while landing. My team has spotted something unexpected: It’s a piece of a thermal blanket that they think may have come from my descent stage, the rocket-powered jet pack that set me down on landing day back in 2021. pic.twitter.com/O4rIaEABLu — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) June 15, 2022 In the pictures shared by NASA, the shiny litter can be seen stuck between rocks on the Red Planet. … [Read more...] about NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Spotted Something ‘Unexpected’ on Mars
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ISRO Announces Space App Challenge With NASA: How To Apply And Other Details
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is back with the 2022 edition of its NASA-ISRO App Challenge hackathon, a two-day event that “inspires collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking that fosters interest in Earth and space science and exploration.” The NASA international space app challenge is said to be the largest annual hackathon that began in 2012. The goal of the event is to raise awareness about the NASA’s/ ISRO open data, foster interest in earth and space science technology, and encourage and nurture the interest in STEAM in the young generation. ALSO READ: HP Spectre x360 2022 Launched With AI Enhancements: Check Out Prices, Features And Specs This year the Space App Challenge is scheduled for October 1-2, 2022. ISRO joined the NASA space app challenge team to organise this event in India. ISRO is inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to participate in the 11th annual hackathon. … [Read more...] about ISRO Announces Space App Challenge With NASA: How To Apply And Other Details
‘Pet Rock’ Accompanies NASA’s Perseverance Rover, Travels Miles While Stuck in Wheel
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Perseverance rover has been sent for Mars exploration where it collects samples to aid space research. Although it was sent alone to the Red planet, it has now adopted a pet rock there. A rock has been stuck in the rover’s front left wheel and has refused to move for the past four months. According to a statement by NASA, the uninvited companion boarded the rover in early February and has hitchhiked for more than 8.5 kilometres. The rock popped up in photos taken by the rover’s Hazard Avoidance Camera (Hazcam) mounted near the front left wheel. Recent photos show that the rock is still riding even after covering a significant distance. While the rock might have spoiled the photos, NASA says that it hasn’t damaged the rover’s wheel and is not likely to disrupt its journey. The rover is now headed towards an ascent of one of the Jezero crater’s steep slopes. And, this might help the Perseverance get rid of the rock. … [Read more...] about ‘Pet Rock’ Accompanies NASA’s Perseverance Rover, Travels Miles While Stuck in Wheel
Zomato-Blinkit Deal: Zomato Chief Mentions Dark Store in Letter to Shareholders; What is It?
Food delivery aggregator Zomato has in a Rs 4447-crore deal acquired 33,000 shares of grocery delivery platform Blinkit in an all-stock deal. The company in a regulatory filing said that its board had approved to acquire the quick delivery ecommerce platform, earlier known as Grofers. Zomato said that this acquisition is in line with Zomato’s strategy of investing in the quick commerce business. Zomato already hold one equity share and 3,248 preference shares, or 9 per cent stake, in Blinkit (formerly known as Grofers) currently. “The board of directors of Zomato Limited…at its meeting held today i.e., June 24, 2022 inter-alia, has considered and approved the…acquisition of up to 33,018 equity shares of Blink Commerce Private Limited (formerly known as Grofers India Private Limited) for a total purchase consideration of Rs 444 7,4 7,84,078 at a price of Rs 13,46,986.01 per equity share by issuance and allotment of up to 62,85,30,012 fully paid-up equity shares of the company … [Read more...] about Zomato-Blinkit Deal: Zomato Chief Mentions Dark Store in Letter to Shareholders; What is It?
International Women’s Day 2022: Essential Nutrients That Should be a Part of Every Woman’s Diet
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022: The importance of nutrition in our diet needs no new introduction. Undeniably, a healthy diet is an ultimate secret to a healthy body, as it plays a crucial role in the prevention of several diseases to help in weight management. But a woman’s body needs extra care, as they juggle both professional and personal lives. Not just this, but a woman’s body faces so many changes in different stages of life, leading to unique problems in each phase. From pregnancy and breastfeeding to menstruation and menopause, a female body undergoes many health issues which are hardly paid much attention to. ALSO READ: Happy International Women’s Day 2022: Wishes, Images, Status, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share Several nutrients should be included in a woman’s diet, on a daily basis to regain the immunity and health of the body. So today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, let’s take a look at the essential nutrients that should be a part … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day 2022: Essential Nutrients That Should be a Part of Every Woman’s Diet
World Thalassemia Day 2021: All You Need to Know About the Disease That Kills Thousands
Thalassemia refers to a blood disease that is primarily inherited. The condition results in the production of abnormal haemoglobin. The disorder concludes in the extreme damage of red blood cells, which leads to a condition when your body doesn’t have sufficient regular healthy red blood cells. This condition in medical terms is called Anaemia. Thalassemia runs into generations which means that you are likely to witness the disease if one of your parents has a history of braving the disease. Thalassemia is caused by the deletion of specific key gene fragments or via genetic mutation. Thalassemia minor, on the other hand, is a less severe form of the disease. There are two main classes of thalassemia that are more dangerous, alpha-thalassemia and beta-thalassemia. While in the former case, one of the alpha-globin genes has an abnormality or mutation in the latter, the beta-globin genes are affected. Thalassemia happens when there’s an irregularity or modification in one of the … [Read more...] about World Thalassemia Day 2021: All You Need to Know About the Disease That Kills Thousands
Independence Day | PM Modi announces launch of national digital health mission from today, all Indians to get health IDs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the national flag and delivered his seventh consecutive Independence Day speech from the iconic Red Fort on Saturday. The PM also received the Guard of Honour contingent, consisting of one officer and 24 men each from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Delhi Police. Major Shweta Pandey assisted the PM in unfurling the National Flag, following which PM Modi addressed the nation. Here are the updates from his speech, as reported by Nistula Hebbar from New Delhi: 9.05 am Coronavirus may be a big challenge but not so big as to stop India’s march towards self-reliance: PM Modi Ten days ago, the construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya began, says PM Modi. He continues: The calm displayed by our people at this time has been unprecedented. This calm and harmony is the guarantee of our development. This journey calls for sacrifice. Being ordinary will not do. We have to be the best. Therefore we must aim at best products, in terms of both … [Read more...] about Independence Day | PM Modi announces launch of national digital health mission from today, all Indians to get health IDs
Delhi Traffic Police Issue Advisory for Independence Day Celebrations
New Delhi: The Delhi Traffic Police has issued an advisory for the Independence Day function at the Red Fort and for its full dress rehearsal on Tuesday to ensure safe and smooth flow of vehicles across the city, officials said on Sunday. According to the traffic advisory, seven roads -- Netaji Subhash Marg, Lothian Road, SP Mukherjee Marg, Chandni Chowk Road, Nishad Raj Marg, Esplanade Road, its Link Road, and Ring Road from Rajghat to Y-Point-Hanuman Setu will be closed for the general public from 4 am to 10 am. Traffic restrictions for the full dress rehearsal on Tuesday and for Independence Day celebrations will be the same, they said. Vehicles without parking labels for the rehearsal and the main celebrations need to avoid Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Subhash Marg, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg and the Ring the road between Nizamuddin Bridge and ISBT bridge. The north-south traffic will have to take alternative routes from Aurobindo Marg, Connaught … [Read more...] about Delhi Traffic Police Issue Advisory for Independence Day Celebrations
International Yoga day celebrated in T.N.
Political party leaders, bureaucrats, celebrities and the public participated in the International Yoga Day celebrations by performing several yoga poses and posting their pictures on social media. Governor R. N. Ravi celebrated International Yoga Day at Raj Bhavan. He joined a thousand youth from universities, schools and institutions in the demonstration of various asanas and meditation. The session was held between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. by yoga teachers from Isha Foundation and Art of Living, according to a release. Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services Mano Thangaraj displayed his yoga prowess by demonstrating the ‘Peacock Pose’ (Mayurasana) and posted a picture on social media. ‘Born to Win Research Foundation Trust’ conducted 15 days of yoga challenge as a countdown to the significant day between June 6 and 21 and celebrated the day with a yoga session in the morning hours at Hotel Crowne Plaza in Alwarpet. Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection … [Read more...] about International Yoga day celebrated in T.N.
MSNBC’s Vance on SCOTUS Dobbs Ruling: ‘It’s a Very Dark Day in America’
MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance said Friday on “José Díaz-Balart Reports” that the Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was a “very dark day in America.” Vance said, “In this country, we’re so used to the courts as the guarantor of our civil rights. When states prohibited Black people from voting in the South, activists went to the court to make sure all people were treated equally in our system of government.” She continued, “This is monumental because it’s the first time we have seen the court take away a right. And the way they do it, the context in which they do it, saying that there is historically no right grounded in the Constitution and its text or in its precedent or in our history that guarantees women rights to equality, that bodes poorly for other rights that have been the subject of the culture wars in this country. The culture wars that led to this newly conservative 6-3 really a super … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Vance on SCOTUS Dobbs Ruling: ‘It’s a Very Dark Day in America’