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NASA Restores Contact With TRACERS Spacecraft SV1 After Communication Loss
NASA has successfully reconnected with the TRACERS spacecraft after a period of silence. The team is assessing onboard systems and working on recovery to resume science operations. While progress is being made, full restoration will take time, with updates to follow via NASA’s TRACERS blog.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Turtle-Shaped Rock in Mars’ Jezero Crater
Perseverance rover snaps turtle-shaped rock in Jezero Crater, a geologic oddity shaped by erosion and human pareidolia. The picture was snapped on Sol 1,610, August 31, 2025, at Jezero Crater, by the rover's Sherloc and Watson instruments, fitted to its robotic arm, which capture visible and ultraviolet images of rock surfaces.
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Cancer Meds Get Cheaper: GST Council Slashes Tax On 33 Lifesaving Drugs
In what seems like a major public health push, the GST Council has cut GST on medicines, including 33 lifesaving drugs and 3 cancer/rare-disease medicines, to nil, and reduced GST on most other medicines and medical devices.
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Mulls Crypto Regulation Under FIEA
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has proposed transferring cryptocurrency oversight from the Payment Services Act to the stricter Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move aims to address issues such as unregistered operations, scams, disclosure gaps, and security flaws, while improving investor protection. If approved by the Financial Sy...
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Centre Approves Rs 385 Crore For Development Of Tamil Nadu Central University
The investment will facilitate the construction of new academic and residential infrastructure along with a modern Scientific Instrumentation Centre equipped with advanced research facilities.
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Ather Rizta Z Gets Touch-Enabled Screen; Update Available For Existing Customers
The Ather Rizta Z will have a touch-enabled instrument cluster on the new and the older models.
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Beatoven.ai Unveils Maestro AI Music Generation Model, Announces Revenue-Sharing for Artists
Beatoven.ai, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on music generation, unveiled its first in-house AI Model on Wednesday. Dubbed Maestro, it is a music model that can generate instrumental tracks across various genres based on text prompts. The company claims that the large language model (LLM) was only trained on fully li...
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"Cheteshwar Pujara 'Instrumental' In Helping Virat Kohli Score Runs": R Ashwin
Pujara is most remembered for India's Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph in Australia in 2018 and 2020. He troubled Australia with his solid defence and technique.
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Masimo Sues US Customs After Apple Watch Models Restore Blood Oxygen Tracking Feature
Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 dropped the ability to measure a wearer’s blood oxygen levels in the US due to a 2024 ruling. The restriction was imposed on the Cupertino company after a lawsuit was filed by a medical instrument manufacturer. Recently, the tech giant announced that it has brought the feature back for its Watch Series 10, Series ...
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Conch Shell Blowing Shows Promise In Treating Sleep Apnea
A recent study finds that regularly blowing a conch shell may help reduce symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea and improve sleep quality.
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Doctor Reveals 5 Simple Hacks To Boost Brain Health, Make It Sharper
The brain gets stronger with exercise, and switching hands forces the brain to adapt, stimulating regions that are usually less active.
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On 79th Independence Day, Focus On 'Naya Bharat', Op Sindoor Success: 10 Points
Operation Sindoor will be the centrepiece of the 79th Independence Day celebrations that will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort today. Multiple officers instrumental in the operation are on the annual military honour rolls.
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Rakhi Bandhan 2025: Are Banks Open Or Closed On August 9? Check Details
Raksha Bandhan 2025: Make this festival even more meaningful by sharing heartfelt wishes, greetings, WhatsApp messages, Facebook statuses, and more.
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NASA Awards Firefly $177M for 2029 Mission to Deliver Rovers to Moon’s South Pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract for a groundbreaking 2029 mission to the moon’s south pole. The CLPS mission will deploy multiple rovers and scientific instruments to explore permanently shadowed regions, analyze lunar regolith, and search for water ice—key steps toward supporting Artemis program goals and enabling ...
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NASA's TRACERS Satellites Begin Solar Wind Study Despite SV1 Glitch
NASA launched its twin TRACERS satellites on July 23, 2025, to study how solar wind causes magnetic reconnection in Earth's magnetosphere. However, a power issue on one spacecraft, SV1, has caused intermittent communication. Engineers believe the issue relates to sunlight availability on its solar panels and plan recovery efforts in August. Meanwhi...
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NASA Restores Contact With TRACERS Spacecraft SV1 After Communication Loss
NASA has successfully reconnected with the TRACERS spacecraft after a period of silence. The team is assessing onboard systems and working on recovery to resume science operations. While progress is being made, full restoration will take time, with updates to follow via NASA’s TRACERS blog.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Turtle-Shaped Rock in Mars’ Jezero Crater
Perseverance rover snaps turtle-shaped rock in Jezero Crater, a geologic oddity shaped by erosion and human pareidolia. The picture was snapped on Sol 1,610, August 31, 2025, at Jezero Crater, by the rover's Sherloc and Watson instruments, fitted to its robotic arm, which capture visible and ultraviolet images of rock surfaces.
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Cancer Meds Get Cheaper: GST Council Slashes Tax On 33 Lifesaving Drugs
In what seems like a major public health push, the GST Council has cut GST on medicines, including 33 lifesaving drugs and 3 cancer/rare-disease medicines, to nil, and reduced GST on most other medicines and medical devices.
-
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Mulls Crypto Regulation Under FIEA
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has proposed transferring cryptocurrency oversight from the Payment Services Act to the stricter Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move aims to address issues such as unregistered operations, scams, disclosure gaps, and security flaws, while improving investor protection. If approved by the Financial Sy...
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Centre Approves Rs 385 Crore For Development Of Tamil Nadu Central University
The investment will facilitate the construction of new academic and residential infrastructure along with a modern Scientific Instrumentation Centre equipped with advanced research facilities.
-
Ather Rizta Z Gets Touch-Enabled Screen; Update Available For Existing Customers
The Ather Rizta Z will have a touch-enabled instrument cluster on the new and the older models.
-
Beatoven.ai Unveils Maestro AI Music Generation Model, Announces Revenue-Sharing for Artists
Beatoven.ai, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on music generation, unveiled its first in-house AI Model on Wednesday. Dubbed Maestro, it is a music model that can generate instrumental tracks across various genres based on text prompts. The company claims that the large language model (LLM) was only trained on fully li...
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"Cheteshwar Pujara 'Instrumental' In Helping Virat Kohli Score Runs": R Ashwin
Pujara is most remembered for India's Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph in Australia in 2018 and 2020. He troubled Australia with his solid defence and technique.
-
Masimo Sues US Customs After Apple Watch Models Restore Blood Oxygen Tracking Feature
Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 dropped the ability to measure a wearer’s blood oxygen levels in the US due to a 2024 ruling. The restriction was imposed on the Cupertino company after a lawsuit was filed by a medical instrument manufacturer. Recently, the tech giant announced that it has brought the feature back for its Watch Series 10, Series ...
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Conch Shell Blowing Shows Promise In Treating Sleep Apnea
A recent study finds that regularly blowing a conch shell may help reduce symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea and improve sleep quality.
-
Doctor Reveals 5 Simple Hacks To Boost Brain Health, Make It Sharper
The brain gets stronger with exercise, and switching hands forces the brain to adapt, stimulating regions that are usually less active.
-
On 79th Independence Day, Focus On 'Naya Bharat', Op Sindoor Success: 10 Points
Operation Sindoor will be the centrepiece of the 79th Independence Day celebrations that will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort today. Multiple officers instrumental in the operation are on the annual military honour rolls.
-
Rakhi Bandhan 2025: Are Banks Open Or Closed On August 9? Check Details
Raksha Bandhan 2025: Make this festival even more meaningful by sharing heartfelt wishes, greetings, WhatsApp messages, Facebook statuses, and more.
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NASA Awards Firefly $177M for 2029 Mission to Deliver Rovers to Moon’s South Pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract for a groundbreaking 2029 mission to the moon’s south pole. The CLPS mission will deploy multiple rovers and scientific instruments to explore permanently shadowed regions, analyze lunar regolith, and search for water ice—key steps toward supporting Artemis program goals and enabling ...
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NASA's TRACERS Satellites Begin Solar Wind Study Despite SV1 Glitch
NASA launched its twin TRACERS satellites on July 23, 2025, to study how solar wind causes magnetic reconnection in Earth's magnetosphere. However, a power issue on one spacecraft, SV1, has caused intermittent communication. Engineers believe the issue relates to sunlight availability on its solar panels and plan recovery efforts in August. Meanwhi...
