TIFR Homi Bhabha Centre Maps Lightning Strike Density Over Western Ghats Ridge
TIFR’s Homi Bhabha Centre published a lightning strike density map across Western Ghats ridges, giving dam operators and trek planners a finer monsoon risk layer.
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IIT Madras Seawater Electrolysis Pilot Hits 78% Faradaic Efficiency on Ennore Estuary Platform
An IIT Madras team reported 78 percent faradaic efficiency on a seawater electrolysis rig moored in the Ennore estuary.
IMD Tracks Andaman Sea Circulation That May Intensify Into Bay Low Before Monsoon Handoff
The India Meteorological Department said a cyclonic circulation over the Andaman Sea could strengthen into a low-pressure area around 13 October, potentially seeding the first northeast monsoon trough over Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Former ISRO Chairman Kiran Kumar Opens Andaman Outreach Pairing Geomagnetism With Launch Careers
ISRO and the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism drew more than 200 students to a Port Blair outreach programme on 6–7 October, part of World Space Week’s Rocket Revolution theme across southern launch centres.
BARC Taps Dhruva Reactor Neutron Beam to Study Lithium-Sulfur Cathode Degradation
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre scientists used the Dhruva reactor’s neutron beam to trace lithium-sulfur cathode decay, aiming to extend cycle life for defence and grid-storage prototypes.
GSLV-Mk2 First Stage Stacked at Sriharikota for NVS-03 NavIC Recovery Shot
ISRO completed stacking of the GSLV-Mk2 first stage at Sriharikota as it targets a mid-October launch for NVS-03, the next second-generation NavIC navigation satellite awaiting lift-off.
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Orchid Island Mooring Array Will Feed Subsea Quake Catalog Within Ninety Days
Orchid Island Mooring Array Will Feed Subsea Quake Catalog Within Ninety Days
Oxide Barriers Steer MoS2 Crystal Nucleation in KAIST-Led Nature Paper
JAMSTEC ROV Recovers Mantle Rock Samples From Mariana Trench Foray
Murdoch University Team Samples Coral Spawn On Ningaloo After Early Heat Pulse
Geoscience Tasmania Catalogues Scandium Anomalies Along Renison Belt For Defence Stockpile
Imperial PEC-MS Platform Reveals Hidden Losses in Hematite Solar Water Splitting
Water Resources Agency Deploys Mataian River Lake Gauges in NT$85 Billion Danas Package
