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Chandrayaan 3 Launch: Isro pins hopes on lessons from failure; definitive 1st orbit, larger landing site, better error corrections introduced | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] BENGALURU: Isro, which is attempting to launch Chandrayaan-3 at 2.35pm Friday onboard LVM3, has spent nearly four years — after Chandrayaan-2’s failure to soft-land — anticipating failure scenarios and ensuring they’re addressed. Among several changes introduced will be the first orbit Chandrayaan-3 gets injected into Friday, while most changes are in the last phase … Read more

Monsoon in India 2023: Climate change makes extreme events new normal | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] India’s battle with extreme weather events has reached alarming proportions as the nation faces the wrath of the monsoon season. The onset of 2023 was marked by scorching temperatures that shattered a 123-year-old record in February. The months that followed saw the intensification of extreme weather events. Scientists have identified the influence of climate … Read more

Moon: India on cusp of becoming 4th nation on Moon: Minister Jitendra Singh | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With Isro’s most powerful rocket LVM-3 carrying the Chandrayaan-3 module on its tip standing tall on the launchpad in Sriharikota and the lunarcraft raring to begin its Moon journey next Friday, India is on the cusp of “becoming the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to land on the Moon”, … Read more

Who moved my tomato? McD’s stares at shortage | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Patrons of McDonald’s will have to do without tomatoes in their burgers for now, as some of the fast-food giant’s India outlets have dropped it from their menu, citing “non-availability” of high-grade tomatoes.Consumers took to Twitter on Friday to report the missing veggie, at a time when prices of tomatoes have been … Read more

‘Ex-ICICI Bank CEO Kochhar got Rs 64 crore illegal gratification’ | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] MUMBAI: Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar accepted “illegal gratification” of Rs 64 crore other than legal remuneration as a motive or reward and also “misappropriated the bank’s funds for her own use”, submitted the prosecution on Monday, urging the special CBI court to take cognisance of the chargesheet against Kochhar, her husband Deepak … Read more

Laurus: Laurus Labs ties up with IITK for gene therapies | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] MUMBAI: Hyderabad-based Laurus Labs has signed a memorandum of association with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) for introducing novel gene therapy assets in India and other markets.According to the agreement, Laurus labs will in-license a few gene therapy assets, and provide research grants for advancing these products through the pre-clinical development, says a … Read more

India’s forex kitty declines by $1.32 billion to $593.75 billion | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] MUMBAI: India’s forex reserves dropped by $1.318 billion to $593.749 billion for the week ended June 9, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday.The overall reserves had jumped by $5.93 billion to $595.067 billion for the previous reporting week.It can be noted that in October 2021, the country’s forex kitty had reached an … Read more

Imd: IMD issues orange alert in eastern states for five days amid continuous heatwave | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With the continuous heatwave in the eastern part of the country, the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued an orange alert for the coming five days, said an official.IMD scientist Naresh Kumar also informed that temperature will reach nearly 40-45 in the coming days in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana.“In Delhi, Punjab and … Read more

Skymet Weather predicts bleak monsoon in India over next four weeks | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Private forecasting agency Skymet Weather has predicted a bleak monsoon in India over the next four weeks, raising concerns about the impact on agriculture.“Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS) is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agriculture heartland is looking rather cracked and parched. This coincides with … Read more

Centre imposes stock limit on wheat to check prices | India News – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday imposed a stock limit on wheat as prices have increased by 8% in the last one month. It will also release around 1.5 million metric tonnes (MT) of wheat in the open market from its stock to further cool down prices.Food secretary Sanjeev Chopra said there are no … Read more