Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has landed in New Delhi for his first official visit to India. When he arrived, India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, welcomed him with a red carpet greeting and both countries' national anthems. His Highness reviewed a ceremonial guard of honour before seeing a cultural performance commemorating India's rich heritage. Senior Indian government officials as well as Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, the UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Dr. Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali, the UAE Ambassador to
An underwater mountain about four times the height of the Burj Khalifa has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean, around 1,448 kilometres off Chile's coast. The Schmidt Ocean Institute's oceanographers studied the 3,109-meter seamount during a 28-day mission aboard the research vessel R/V Falkor. Using sonar technology, they constructed a precise map of the seafloor, which is still largely unexplored, with only 26% surveyed in this manner. This seamount is part of a marine biodiversity hotspot that includes ancient corals, sponge gardens, and recently discovered species like a ghostly wh
NASA scientists have discovered Earth's mysterious "polar wind," which is an electromagnetic field that drives air particles from the poles to space. This phenomenon was first noticed in the 1960s but remained unexplained until the Endurance mission, which launched from Svalbard in Norway in May 2022, verified its occurrence. Glyn Collinson of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre led the expedition, which employed specialised sensors to monitor a tiny 0.55-volt change in the electric field. This fluctuation was sufficient to explain how the polar wind propels particles such as hydrogen ions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Avani Lekhara to congratulate her on winning gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. "Avani, many congratulations. You are constantly performing well; keep working hard," PM Modi told her. Avani admitted that she was frightened at first, but she followed PM Modi's advice to avoid playing under the pressure of expectations. "This is my second Paralympics. "I was nervous, but you told me not to play under pressure, and I followed it," she remarked. The 22-year-old from Jaipur finished second in the qualificati
Dutch photographer Neo recently photographed a magnificent and rare astronomical phenomenon: plasma rain falling from the Sun at an incredible 200,000 kilometres per hour. This breathtaking footage highlights the dynamic nature of our star and provides a rare insight into its turbulent atmosphere. Plasma rain, also known as coronal rain, happens when ionised gas, or plasma, falls back to the Sun's surface from its outer atmosphere, the corona. This phenomenon occurs as plasma cools and condenses within the Sun's magnetic fields. As the plasma cools, it condenses and grows denser before fal
In April-July 2024, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed ₹80.8 lakh crore ($964 billion), a 37% increase over the previous year. In 2023, UPI processed an amazing 3,729 transactions per second, outpacing worldwide giants such as Alipay, PayPal, and Brazil's PIX, which handled 117.6 billion transactions. This represents a 58% increase over 2022's 2,348 transactions per second. In July 2024, UPI had its highest-ever monthly transaction value of ₹20.64 lakh crore ($247 billion), with three consecutive months above ₹20 lakh crore. As the number of digital payments grows worldwi
On Sunday, President Droupadi Murmu introduced the Supreme Court's new flag and insignia to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its establishment. The National Institute of Fashion Technology Delhi developed the new flag and insignia for the Supreme Court, which symbolises justice and democracy. This freshly designed flag prominently depicts the Ashoka Chakra, representing the perpetual wheel of law, the Supreme Court building, symbolising the judiciary's role in protecting justice, and the Indian Constitution, emphasising the importance of constitutional supremacy in the country. The flag
Jared Isaacman, the wealthy founder of Shift4 Payments, is preparing for his second space trip, the Polaris Dawn. This mission, backed by SpaceX and Elon Musk, aspires to reach the highest orbit ever achieved by a crewed flight, 1,400 kilometres above Earth. Isaacman will lead a four-person crew that includes SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, on their first orbital voyage. Isaacman's spacewalk is a major highlight of the trip since he becomes the first private civilian to venture outside a spacecraft in space. In addition to studying radiation exposure and testing cutting-ed
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) reports that over Rs 25,000 crore worth of business was transacted during the Janmashtami celebrations in India. Sales of flowers, fruits, sweets, god costumes, ornamental things, fasting sweets, dairy products, and dry fruits all went up during the festival, which is a reflection of the festival's enormous economic influence. According to CAIT National General Secretary Praveen Khandelwal, Janmashtami and other celebrations are great for the Sanatan economy and the nation's finances. According to BC Bhartia, national president of CAIT, the fes
Manette Baillie, a 102-year-old British woman and WWII veteran, has completed a tandem jump in eastern England, making her the UK's oldest skydiver. The skydive took place just days after her birthday, breaking the previous record set in 2017 by a 101-year-old. Following her jump, Baillie told BBC Radio 4 that it was "a bit scary." I must admit that I closed my eyes extremely tightly." She urged those in their 80s and 90s not to give up on life, saying, "Just keep going." Baillie leapt to collect funds for three causes: the East Anglian Air Ambulance, the Motor Neurone Disease Associati