NASA officially retired the MAVEN mission following an unrecoverable communication failure. During its eleven years orbiting Mars, the spacecraft provided groundbreaking insights into atmospheric sputtering, solar wind interactions, and exactly how the Red Planet lost its early habitable climate forever.
Click to View MoreScientists from the Zoological Survey of India discovered a new cascade-dwelling frog, Amolops kamal, in Nagaland’s Kiphire district.
Click to View MoreThe Middle East crisis highlights India's fossil fuel vulnerability, necessitating energy austerity. Transitioning to renewable energy, addressing fragmented governance through the proposed DERS, and leveraging nuclear expansion via the SHANTI Act are critical steps toward ensuring long-term energy Atmanirbharta.
Click to View MoreApis cerana, the Asiatic honey bee, is a native South Asian pollinator. It forms highly organized, multi-comb colonies in tree hollows. Resilient to local pests and predators, this gentle bee plays a critical role in sustaining regional biodiversity and agricultural ecosystems.
Click to View MoreScientists discovered Trachischium lalremsangai, a new worm-eating snake species, in Mizoram's Murlen National Park and Myanmar. Named after herpetologist H.T. Lalremsanga, this underground snake highlights the rich, unexplored herpetofauna of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot.
Click to View MoreA recent scientific survey across the Western Ghats revealed a thirty-five percent shortfall in historically known Odonata species, indicating severe ecological distress. Habitat loss, pollution, and climate change heavily threaten these vital freshwater bio-indicators, urging immediate and comprehensive conservation efforts.
Click to View MoreBharat Taxi is a government-backed cooperative ride-hailing platform operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Ltd (STCL), designed to provide a zero-commission, driver-owned alternative to private aggregators. The platform allows bookings for cars, auto-rickshaws, and two-wheelers, while enabling drivers to become co-owners through share participation and benefit from future profits. It focuses on fair, transparent pricing and aims to improve driver earnings and welfare within the gig economy. Currently operational in select cities with around 4 lakh drivers onboarded and about 10,000 daily rides, the initiative faces early challenges such as low demand and operational issues, but targets nationwide expansion by 2029, positioning itself as a potential large-scale cooperative model in India’s digital platform economy.
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