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India, at the BRICS summit, called for establishing a BRICS space exploration consortium. The bloc is all set to expand, with Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iran becoming full BRICS members by January 2024.
Incessant rains in Uttarakhand’s mid and low-altitude regions have worsened the spate of major rivers in the Himalayan state. Meanwhile, massive landslides in Kullu witnessed the collapse of several buildings in a row.
Captain Sonu Gill, an alert pilot-in-command of an Ahmedabad-bound Vistara flight from Delhi, avoided a major collision with another Vistara flight headed for Bagdogra on Wednesday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the capital. While ATC gave her a “continuous taxi” to cross runway 29R, it cleared “take off” for the Bagdogra flight from the same runway.
According to recent data released by NASA, July 2023 is the hottest month since 1880. It is 1.18 degrees Celsius warmer than the average July temperature between 1951-1980. Experts say that it’s an indication that 2023 could mark the breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold.
With the monsoon in Kerala turning weak, IMD has issued a heat warning to nine districts in the state. Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has asked people to avoid direct heat exposure between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., as the temperature could be 3.5 degrees Celsius higher than normal.
In its first-ever guidelines for tele-medication, the National Medical Commission (NMC) said that doctors consulting via telemedicine cannot prescribe drugs classified under Schedule X of the Drug and Cosmetic Act (like anti-cancer drugs).
Bromine gas leak from PI Industries near Sarod village, in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, has resulted in the hospitalization of 28 people. A fire at the chemical plant has caused the leak. Further investigations are on to determine the root cause.
As per a LinkedIn report, profiles of Indian professionals with AI skills have grown 14 times in the past seven years, and the country is now among the global top five with the fastest-growing tech talent.
After Chandrayaan-3’s success, ISRO is gearing up to launch its solar mission ‘Aditya’ by the first week of September, said the agency’s chairman S Somanath.
As sugarcane yield drops due to lack of rain, the Government of India is likely to ban sugar exports from October. According to government sources, it first wants to address local sugar requirements and surplus to produce ethanol.
India could ban sugar export | Image: Reuters