Cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin falls below $65,000, Ether stable despite volatility

Cryptocurrency prices fell further over the past 24 hours, highlighting the volatility prevailing in the overall market. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading at $64,352 or 1.59 per cent lower than its price 24 hours ago at 1:20 pm. Bitcoin’s market capitalisation fell further to $1.21 trillion…

After SC warning, Army agrees to grant permanent commission to 11 women

The Army on Friday, November 12, assured the Supreme Court that it will grant permanent commission to 11 women who moved the court alleging that their applications for permanent commissioning had been rejected despite fulfilling all eligibility criteria. The Supreme Court had earlier warned that Army officials would be…

Hubble telescope partially recovered as Nasa continues to investigate root cause of shut down

Engineers have successfully recovered one of the instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope that is flying in safe mode after suspending science operations. The Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument began science operations even as other instruments remained in safe mode. The camera was selected as the first instrument…

Climate change: Exposure to extreme heat has tripled since 1983

World leaders have committed to limiting Earth’s rising temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times. But what does that feel like? It’s difficult to convey, because you may not notice changes in average temperature. But, depending on where you live, you might notice when…

Four astronauts dock with Space Station to kick off six-month-long science mission

Nearly a day after they launched from Florida, four astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Friday morning. The Crew-2 mission will remain onboard for a six-month-long science mission. As their first order of business, astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and European Space Agency…

It’s so important to produce more than you consume, in all aspects of life… Here’s why ;)

If you consume more than you produce, then you go into debt, and it’s not good. Let’s say you decided, “I make 1 crores a year, I want to buy a house.” But the house/villa cost 3 crores. So, you go and you buy a house/villa for 3 crore, you’re 2 crore in debt. You’re consuming more…

A lost Moon? Asteroid flying in similar orbit as Earth could be from Moon

Moon has always fascinated humans, so much so that we landed on its surface way back in 1969 to find a desolate, cratered landmass that has survived millions of years of meteor and space bombardments. But it’s not the only lunar fragment in space. Moon was formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth and…

Three bodies recovered after boat capsizes in MP lake

The bodies of three men, who went missing after their boat capsized in a small lake at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, have been retrieved, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Sonwani Tekad at around 4 pm on Thursday. The body of one of them, Dipankar Bisen, was fished out on late…

Covid vaccine conundrum: Third dose policy in sight but missing second dose date a problem. Here’s why

India has administered over 110 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Currently, only two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine are allowed to be injected into an eligible person. For better protection against Covid-19, the central government is likely to allow a booster dose to all or certain categories of individuals based on…

Crypto future in India: WazirX, CoinDCX and other firms to meet govt next week

Cryptocurrencies are gaining rapid adoption among Indian investors and the government is now taking note of it. For the first time ever, government officials have decided to hold an official meeting with the top stakeholders in the industry, including the crypto exchanges, which we now see more often than ever in…