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Hazard reduction in full swing
Forests New South Wales says it is confident this season’s hazard reduction burning program in the state’s South East started at the right time.
The program began this week, with burning taking place in the Nadgee State Forest and East Boyd State Forest south of Eden.
The department says burning will begin in forested areas that have [...]
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“Diamond dust” snow falls every night on Mars in winter
Washington, July 3 (ANI): New data from NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander has revealed that every night during the Martian winter, water-ice crystals fall from high, thin clouds over the north pole, just like “diamond dust” that falls through the air in the Arctic.
According to a report in National Geographic News, the clouds resemble cirrus clouds [...]
NSA Narayanan to leave for Sri Lanka today
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan will leave for Sri Lanka today to review the situation in that island nation.
The visit is being held a day after President Mahinda Rajapaksa formally announced that the war against the Tamil Tigers was finally over and that the rebel group has been eliminated. [...]
India demands political solution for Lankan Tamils
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Reiterating New Delhi’s stand for a political solution to the issue of minority rights, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday urged the Sri Lankan government to reach out to Tamils and build [...]
Central, North India reel under heat wave and water crisis
Varanasi/Gaya/ Raipur, May 3 (ANI): With the soaring temperature breaking several old records, vast stretches of Central and North India remain in the grip of a scorching heat wave while the masses woes have been further complicated by water shortage.
In Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the temperature is hovering over [...]
Crust of neutron stars 10 billion times stronger than steel
London, April 15 (ANI): New simulations indicate that the crust of neutron stars is 10 billion times stronger than steel.
According to a report in New Scientist, this finding makes the surface of these ultra-dense stars tough enough to support long-lived bulges that could produce gravitational waves detectable by experiments on Earth.
Neutron stars are the cores [...]
NASA selects material for heat shield that will protect next gen space explorers
Washington, April 8 (ANI): NASA has chosen the material for a heat shield that will protect a new generation of space explorers when they return from the moon.
After extensive study, NASA has selected the Avcoat ablator system for the Orion crew module.
Orion is part of the Constellation Program that is developing the next-generation spacecraft [...]
England, Aussie cricketers to play charity cricket match on Mt. Everest
Melbourne, Jan.29 (ANI): Two cricketers from Australia have signed up to play a gruelling charity cricket match with a team of “Barmy Brits” on Mount Everest.
The two teams have been named Team Hillary and Team Tenzing will take on each other under the captainship of England captain Andrew Strauss and England vice-captain Alastair Cook in [...]
