In 2016, Higher Orbits began sending students into space-inspired STEM programmes; 10 years later, its 100th programme returned to the same school with the same former Nasa astronaut |

A decade ago, Higher Orbits launched its Go For Launch! programme at Deerfield High School in Illinois, bringing students together with astronauts and aerospace professionals to develop spaceflight-inspired STEM experiments. Ten years later, the organisation returned to the same school for its 100th Go For Launch! programme, again featuring former Nasa astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, who…

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Suriya may reunite with Mani Ratnam for his next film after ‘Inji Vellam’, 22 years after ‘Aayutha Ezhuthu’: Report |

Suriya’s upcoming film lineup has another interesting update doing the rounds in Tamil cinema. The actor, who has been choosing projects across different genres, is currently preparing for his next release, ‘Scene’, directed by Jithu Madhavan. Amid this, a new report has sparked curiosity about a possible reunion between Suriya and filmmaker Mani Ratnam, nearly…

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Quote of the day by The Dalai Lama: “Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions”

There is something extremely simple about happiness, and yet we spend most of our lives chasing it. We wait for the right time, right job, the right relationship, more money, better circumstances or simply a day when everything finally goes according to plan. Somewhere along the line, happiness becomes a destination that we keep postponing….

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Elon Musk Donation : In 2018, Elon Musk donated $480,350 for Flint school water filters; four years later, redesigned systems allowed students to drink from fountains again after years of relying on alternative supplies |

In 2018, Elon Musk donated $480,350 for Flint school water filters; four years later, redesigned systems allowed students to drink from fountains again after years of relying on alternative supplies For four years, students at Flint Community Schools relied on bottled and delivered water instead of drinking directly from school fountains. That is now changing…

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Can’t deny employee security clearance based on kin’s antecedents: J&K high court | India News

The committee said CID’s denial of security clearance was not based on any adverse material concerning his conduct, integrity, character or antecedents but stemmed exclusively from ‘the alleged antecedents of his brother and the perceived possibility of a security risk arising therefrom’ SRINAGAR: A Jammu and Kashmir high court (HC) panel Tuesday rejected a CID…

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Mother nominated son for savings account, but both died; Farmer father faced long delays, got money but lodged a compliant, Consumer Commission orders bank to pay Rs 15,000 relief

The man approached the bank to find out how he could withdraw the money from his late wife’s savings account. (Image for representative purpose only) When you add a nominee to any of your savings or investment accounts, the idea is that the person will get the money when you pass away. But what if…

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South Portland placed more than 200 discarded holiday trees on an eroded Maine beach after a 2022 storm; they trapped sand and vegetation began returning within months

The wider project also examined how woody debris could be used in different coastal settings. At Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, the storm had carved steep, eroded faces into the dunes. After a powerful winter storm stripped away sections of Maine’s coastline in December 2022, an unlikely form of coastal protection began taking shape on the…

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Monsoon Rainfall Deficit In India: India’s monsoon rainfall ends 13% below normal, fourth-lowest since 2001 | India News

File photo: People and Children enjoy the rain near India Gate during a monsoon shower, in New Delhi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: India received 87.4 per cent of its long period average (LPA) rainfall during the June-September southwest monsoon this year, making it the fourth-lowest monsoon rainfall recorded since 2001, according to the India…

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