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Space science
India will launch the shuttle in the next 3 years
India plans to launch the first shuttle before 2010 and the Mars probe before 2012. Director of the Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) Machavan Nair has just confirmed…
Space science
India: Establishment of aerospace university
India's first aerospace university will officially go live next month to train experts for its satellite and missile programs.
Space science
India established a space defense force
According to the BBC News Agency, India said it will establish an army of cosmic defenses to prevent possible attacks from space. According to Mr. S.Tyagi, the Indian Ai…
Space science
India participated in the race to conquer the Moon
The Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) said it hopes to launch an unmanned probe to the Moon within the next three years. ISRO is currently preparing for this conquest…
Biology
Things to know about the strange virus outbreak, killing 9 people in India
At least nine people in southern India died in a rare but extremely dangerous outbreak of Nipah, according to a BBC report.
Biology
Discover a tree many Indian women use suicide, available in Vietnam
The gold-stalked tree is called the
Biology
The toxin in litchi kills more than 100 Indian children each year
American and Indian scientists discovered a mysterious disease that kills more than 100 children every year in northern India by eating fabrics when hungry causes.
Biology
The world's largest banyan tree
Although it sounds incredible, in Kolkata, India has a banyan tree that is bigger than a medium-sized Wal-Mart supermarket.
Biology
Rice varieties like miracles save millions of lives
The first rice variety planted by an Indian farmer in 1967 yielded up to 10 tons per hectare as a miracle for saving millions of lives.
Biology
Mosquito-changing mosquitoes
US scientists claim to have successfully cultured genetically modified mosquitoes that can prevent the spread of malaria.
Biology
Many new and rare spiders are found in Australia and India
On July 27, Australian scientists announced the discovery of 13 new species of spiders in the dry tropical regions of the state's Cape York peninsula.
Biology
Strangely, luminescent mushrooms grow on the bark, making the whole forest glow
During the monsoon season, forests on the Western Ghats, India, can surprise tourists when they glow strangely.
Biology
Discover new wild bananas in India
Botanists from Calicut University in Kerala, India have published descriptive information about the newly discovered wild bananas belonging to the genus Musa.