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COP28: On the fifth day of the climate summit, climate finance was the main focus because it was finance day. Developing countries require hundreds of billions of dollars to adapt to climate change

Chandrayaan-3: The propulsion module performed an orbit-raising manoeuvre and a trans-Earth injection manoeuvre, following which it was placed in an Earth-bound orbit.

COP28: The Global Stoctake (GST) draft text calls upon Parties to take action this decade towards several goals which have been mentioned as options. 

Carbon capture and storage is the process of capturing carbon dioxide at emission sources, transporting the carbon dioxide, and then storing or burying it in a suitable deep, underground location.

COP28: Climate change has devastating impacts on the Earth's ecosystems, and has brought the planet to the point where even small changes can trigger catastrophic events in certain regions.

As part of the Gaganyaan Programme, ISRO has selected four test pilots from the Indian Air Force (IAF) as astronaut-designates for the first crewed mission. They are undergoing training in Bengaluru.

The 15-second video was transmitted by NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment. It took the video signal 101 seconds to reach Earth.

Researchers suggest that the reindeer’s eyes are primed to enable them to locate Cladonia rangiferina, a white moss, during the winter, when it would otherwise be most difficult to spot.

An interesting tale of food on the space station is that of two rogue tomatoes which were lost while NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was working on an experiment called XROOTS.

For thousands of years, Coast Salish tribal nations in Washington and British Columbia grew and cared for woolly dogs which were prized for their thick undercoats.

The year 2023 was a landmark one for ISRO because it accomplished huge milestones – from becoming the first country to reach the Moon’s south pole to sending a spacecraft to study the Sun.

JN.1 is a mutation of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.86, and was first detected in the United States in September 2023. It was detected in India in November 2023.

While the inclusion of fossil fuels in the COP28 deal is being hailed as a victory, the text does not mention the 'phase-out' of fossil fuels, which are responsible for most climate-warming emissions.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission under the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued a drug safety alert on mefenamic acid, a medicine sold under the brand name Meftal.

COP28: The Global Stocktake draft deal called for the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and production by 2050, but did not directly refer to a 'phase-out' of fossil fuels.

Green hydrogen consumes less water than other types of hydrogen which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This makes green hydrogen the best option for water security.

COP28: On the fourth day, experts released a peer-reviewed scientific article that highlights 10 new insights in climate science.

Cyclone Michaung: On December 5, Michaung will cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam. In other words, Michaung is expected to make landfall on December 5.

HIV infection can result in sub-fertility in patients due to biological alterations in reproductive physiology. Antiretroviral medications are toxic to gametes and embryos.

Since the woman, Kelsey Hatcher, has a rare double uterus, she was pregnant with a baby on each side. Also, the twins will have two different birthdays as they were born on different days. 

Live Christmas trees must not be kept in houses where people sensitive to volatile organic compounds live, for the emitted particles may cause watery eyes and runny noses. 

A new report for the United Nations has provided a recipe to halve pollution from food production through balanced changes to farm and food chain management, and diets. 

Aadhaar and UPI have churned out rich data for the government and the nation. If this database is used to train Generative AI, powerful tools can be built.

Since several animals in the US and other regions have been infected with zombie deer disease or chronic wasting disease in the last two years, scientists are worried that it may spread to humans.

Having children early in life, or having many children is an evolutionary advantage because it signifies the presence of genes that enhance reproduction. However, these genes also promote ageing.

Since the inhabitants of the International Space Station can witness 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets in a day, they experience New Year's Day 16 times.

ISRO XPoSAT launch: The first orbital launch attempt of 2024 is PSLV's 60th mission, and ISRO's 92nd mission overall. Two scientific payloads onboard XPoSAT will study interesting celestial objects.

XPoSAT is special because it is the second spacecraft in the world which will study celestial bodies using polarimetric techniques, after NASA's Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE).