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| An increase of Rs 5 per litre in the price of diesel and at least a Rs 25 for LPG in India. One of the administrative decisions of USA in its Colony, ie., India! |
1 May 2011: NASA is preparing a sophisticated new observatory, designed to study the relationship between the saltiness of Earth's oceans and the planet's climate, for its launch into orbit next month. The Earth-observing Aquarius/SAC-D mission will measure the salt levels, or salinity, of the ocean surface, and the subsequent interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and other drivers of the planet's climate. Link: http://www.nasa.gov/
2 May 2011: A rumor is floating around the physics community that the world's largest atom smasher may have detected a long-sought subatomic particle called the Higgs boson, also known as the "Godparticle".The controversial rumor is based on what appears to be a leaked internal note from physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It's not entirely clear at this point if the memo is authentic and some physicists say the note may be a hoax. Link: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/
3 May 2011: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has built a supercomputer, which will be India's fastest (220 Trillion Floating Point Operations per second). Named Satish Dhawan Supercomputing Facility, it is located at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. The supercomputer, which has been named SAGA-220 (Super-computer for Aerospace with GPU Architecture-220 TeraFLOPS), would be used for solving complex aerospace problems. Link: http://www.isro.org/
5 May 2011: Fifty years ago, on May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to go into space. Shepard became a true American hero at a time when it looked like the United States was losing the race to explore space.With Yuri Gagarin already back on Earth after his orbital flight into space, it looked like the United States was technologically inferior to the Soviet Union when it came to getting humans into space. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard
6 May 2011: Mark your calendars for November 8, because that’s when a massive asteroid will sweep past the Earth. The asteroid called 2005 YU55 has a diameter of 1,300 feet and will approach the planet at 0.85 lunar distances.Due the object’s size and whisking by so close to Earth, an extensive campaign of radar, visual and infrared observations is being planned. Because of its size and proximity to Earth, it has designated the space rock as a “potentially hazardous" asteroid. Link: http://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpc.html
7 May 2011: Scientists of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have developed a Digital Radiotherapy Simulator, a device to locate tumours and aid radiotherapy planning and verification. The Digital Radiotherapy Simulator helps in identifying the organs at risk and in localising the cancer-affected tissues. The first machine with the Radiotherapy simulator has been installed by BARC in Indian Red Cross Society Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Link: http://www.barc.ernet.in/
8 May 2011: India is moving towards formally joining a mega global initiative aimed at constructing the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope that will help explore unknown territories in science. As many as 67 organisations from 20 countries are involved in building the 1.5 billion Euro telescope known as Square Kilometre Array (SKA). It will be a gigantic radio telescope comprising 3,000 dish antennas, each about 15 mt wide, spread over a distance of 3,000 km. Link: http://www.skatelescope.org/
9 May 2011: High quality images of the Indian landmass and other countries beamed by India’s remote-sensing satellite, Resourcesat-2, were presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi by the Indian Space Research Organisation. The images covered New Delhi, Surat, Bareilly and Dubai. ISRO on April 20, put three satellites in orbit, India’s Resourcesat-2, a joint Indo-Russian satellite called Youthsat and another satellite named X-Sat of Singapore. Link: http://www.isro.org/
6 May 2011: Mark your calendars for November 8, because that’s when a massive asteroid will sweep past the Earth. The asteroid called 2005 YU55 has a diameter of 1,300 feet and will approach the planet at 0.85 lunar distances.Due the object’s size and whisking by so close to Earth, an extensive campaign of radar, visual and infrared observations is being planned. Because of its size and proximity to Earth, it has designated the space rock as a “potentially hazardous" asteroid. Link: http://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/mpc.html
7 May 2011: Scientists of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have developed a Digital Radiotherapy Simulator, a device to locate tumours and aid radiotherapy planning and verification. The Digital Radiotherapy Simulator helps in identifying the organs at risk and in localising the cancer-affected tissues. The first machine with the Radiotherapy simulator has been installed by BARC in Indian Red Cross Society Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Link: http://www.barc.ernet.in/
8 May 2011: India is moving towards formally joining a mega global initiative aimed at constructing the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope that will help explore unknown territories in science. As many as 67 organisations from 20 countries are involved in building the 1.5 billion Euro telescope known as Square Kilometre Array (SKA). It will be a gigantic radio telescope comprising 3,000 dish antennas, each about 15 mt wide, spread over a distance of 3,000 km. Link: http://www.skatelescope.org/
9 May 2011: High quality images of the Indian landmass and other countries beamed by India’s remote-sensing satellite, Resourcesat-2, were presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi by the Indian Space Research Organisation. The images covered New Delhi, Surat, Bareilly and Dubai. ISRO on April 20, put three satellites in orbit, India’s Resourcesat-2, a joint Indo-Russian satellite called Youthsat and another satellite named X-Sat of Singapore. Link: http://www.isro.org/
10 May 2011: A massive radio telescope in rural West Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets. The giant dish this week began pointing toward each of the 86 planets - culled from a list of 1235 possible planets identified by NASA's Kepler space telescope - and will gather 24 hours of data on each one. The mission is part of the SETI project, which stands for Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, launched in the mid-1980s. Link: http://www.seti.org/
11 May 2011: India is moving towards constructing the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope known as Square Kilometre Array (SKA) that will help explore unknown territories in science. As many as 67 organisations from 20 countries are involved in building the 1.5 billion Euro telescope . Last month, nine nations, including China established the SKA founding Board at a conference in Rome. India, however, could not sign in the letter of intent due to an administrative problem. Link: http://www.skatetelescope.org
12 May 2011: Indian government has constituted a high level committee under principal scientific advisor R. Chidambaram todevelop technologies to protect vital government portals and online resources. The Defence Research and Development Organisation official also said the defence ministry had deliberations with auto majors like Tata and Mahindra to design a vehicle like the US High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWVor Humvee) used by American forces. Link: http://drdo.nic.in/
12 May 2011: Indian government has constituted a high level committee under principal scientific advisor R. Chidambaram todevelop technologies to protect vital government portals and online resources. The Defence Research and Development Organisation official also said the defence ministry had deliberations with auto majors like Tata and Mahindra to design a vehicle like the US High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWVor Humvee) used by American forces. Link: http://drdo.nic.in/
13 May 2011: A team of international researchers, led by Prof Zander Myburg from the Department of Genetics and the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria (UP) has succeeded in sequencing the complete genome of tree species, Eucalyptus grandis. It took four years for a team of 130 researchers from 18 countries to complete the genome sequence and annotate more than 40,000 genes contained within it. Link: http://www.phytozome.net/eucalyptus.php
14 May 2011: The first-ever genetic study of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) has revealed that this ground bird has the least genetic diversity among several endangered species. The study was coducted by scientists at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehra Dun. The extremely low genetic variability within the birds was the result of the phenomenon called “bottleneck event”, ecologists believe. The study is published in the journal Conservation Genetics. Link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/105709/
15 May 2011: NASA has successfully launched the space shuttle Endeavour into orbit for its final flight.The launch was from the Kennedy Space Center
17 May 2011: In a statement to mark the occasion of World AIDS Vaccine Day, observed on May 18 every year, India’s Union Science and Technology Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that strategic global partnerships should be created to address scientific challenges in the path of the discovery of an AIDS vaccine. The first World AIDS Vaccine Day was observed on May 18, 1998 and the tradition continues today. Link: http://www.iavi.org.in/
18 May 2011: A three-day wild life census began in Kerala today after a gap of nine years.Along with more than 2,000 officials, over 600 volunteers from across the state are taking part in the census.The census is being conducted in the 35 forest divisions of the state. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) are also participating in the census process. It was in 2002 that such a survey was held for the last time in the state. Link: http://www.kfri.org/
19 May 2011: Famed physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview with the UK Guardian published Monday that he rejects the idea of heaven, calling it a ’fairy story’ for people afraid to die. Hawking also wrote in his 2010 book The Grand Design that he believes God was not ‘necessary’ for the creation of the universe and that ‘spontaneous creation‚’ instead explains existence. Hawking's words have created a stir among the believers (of God) all over the world. Link: http://www.hawking.org.uk/
20 May 2011: Today is Endangered Species Day observed by conservationists and others as a way to keep the spotlight on efforts to save and restore animal and plant species in trouble. The US Postal Service last week unveiled its new "Save Vanishing Species Stamp" featuring an Amur tiger cub. The stamp, which will go on sale in September, is a joint effort of the postal service, the World Wildlife Fund and other conservation organizations. 2011 is World Turtle Year too. Link: http://www.stopextinction.org/
21 May 2011: Giving a boost to its communication services, India today successfully launched its advanced GSAT-8 satellite on board Arianespace rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. The 3,100 kg GSAT-8, was hurled into space by European launcher in a 31-minute mission on Ariane 5 rocket. ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka has confirmed the reception of signals from GSAT-8 and taken charge of the command and control of the satellite. Link: http://www.isro.org/scripts/futureprogramme.aspx
22 May 2011: The world's first cloned cat called Copy Cat or "CC" for short, is now nearly 10 years old and has three kittens. The Texas A&M University researcher Dr. Duane Kraemer who helped create Copy Cat said "CC" was one of 80 embryos created for the university's project, but she was the only one to develop into a full-term pregnancy once she was transferred to a surrogate mother. Copy Cat was born Dec. 22, 2001. Link: http://www.wowzone.com/clonecat.htm
23 May 2011: The Energy and Wetland Research Group (EWRG), Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have jointly mapped the solar hotspots of the country. The Solar hotspots, found based on the exploitable potential using high resolution global isolation data from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has found that the country’s favourable geographical location has made it one of the best locations for solar energy. Link: http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/
16 May 2011: A new species of giant dinosaur has been found in the province of Shandong Asia during the Late Cretaceous Period that dated back about 65 to 99 million years. Link: http://english.ivpp.cas.cn/au/bi/
18 May 2011: A three-day wild life census began in Kerala today after a gap of nine years.Along with more than 2,000 officials, over 600 volunteers from across the state are taking part in the census.The census is being conducted in the 35 forest divisions of the state. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) are also participating in the census process. It was in 2002 that such a survey was held for the last time in the state. Link: http://www.kfri.org/
19 May 2011: Famed physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview with the UK Guardian published Monday that he rejects the idea of heaven, calling it a ’fairy story’ for people afraid to die. Hawking also wrote in his 2010 book The Grand Design that he believes God was not ‘necessary’ for the creation of the universe and that ‘spontaneous creation‚’ instead explains existence. Hawking's words have created a stir among the believers (of God) all over the world. Link: http://www.hawking.org.uk/
20 May 2011: Today is Endangered Species Day observed by conservationists and others as a way to keep the spotlight on efforts to save and restore animal and plant species in trouble. The US Postal Service last week unveiled its new "Save Vanishing Species Stamp" featuring an Amur tiger cub. The stamp, which will go on sale in September, is a joint effort of the postal service, the World Wildlife Fund and other conservation organizations. 2011 is World Turtle Year too. Link: http://www.stopextinction.org/
21 May 2011: Giving a boost to its communication services, India today successfully launched its advanced GSAT-8 satellite on board Arianespace rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. The 3,100 kg GSAT-8, was hurled into space by European launcher in a 31-minute mission on Ariane 5 rocket. ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka has confirmed the reception of signals from GSAT-8 and taken charge of the command and control of the satellite. Link: http://www.isro.org/scripts/futureprogramme.aspx
22 May 2011: The world's first cloned cat called Copy Cat or "CC" for short, is now nearly 10 years old and has three kittens. The Texas A&M University researcher Dr. Duane Kraemer who helped create Copy Cat said "CC" was one of 80 embryos created for the university's project, but she was the only one to develop into a full-term pregnancy once she was transferred to a surrogate mother. Copy Cat was born Dec. 22, 2001. Link: http://www.wowzone.com/clonecat.htm
23 May 2011: The Energy and Wetland Research Group (EWRG), Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have jointly mapped the solar hotspots of the country. The Solar hotspots, found based on the exploitable potential using high resolution global isolation data from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has found that the country’s favourable geographical location has made it one of the best locations for solar energy. Link: http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/
24 May 2011: A US-based geophysicist of Indian origin Krishan Khurana at the University of California, and his colleagues have found out the first direct evidence of a vast ocean of hot magma in the interior of Io, the innermost of Jupiter’s four largest moons. The scientists analysed the records of the Galileo mission, and observed that Io has a global subsurface magma layer. The findings are there in the journal Science. Link: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/05/13/science.1201425
25 May 2011: Union Government today launched Haathi Mere Saathi (Elephant My Companion) campaign in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).The announcement was made at the ‘Elephant-8 Ministerial Meeting’ in New Delhi comprising eight countries Botswana, Congo, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand, where two-thirds of the world’s wild elephant population is found. Elephant is India’s national heritage animal. Link: http://envfor.nic.in/
26 May 2011: Kudremukh National park(KNP) has been granted an approval as a Tiger Reserve by National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA). With this approval, KNP has become the sixth tiger reserve in Karnataka and 41st in the country.Located at the trijunction of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chikmagalur, KNP is one of the largest expanses of grassland shola ecosystem in the midwestern ghats of Karnataka. Link: http://projecttiger.nic.in/
27 May 2011: The moon’s interior may contain 100 times more water than previously thought, perhaps as much as the Earth’s interior has, a new study has claimed. the finding came from researchers from Case Western Reserve University who analysed the volcanic samples of the ancient lunar crust. In fact, the measured quantities, could be as high as the water contained in the Earth’s upper mantle.If this is the case, it challenges a long-held theory about the moon’s formation. Link: http://www.case.edu/
28 May 2011:Nature Publishing Group is pleased to announce the launch of a series of affordable, high quality interactive textbooks in college-level science. The first textbook in the series, Principles of Biology, intended for the majors introductory biology course, will be available to the market on September 1, 2011. Principles of Biology is a high quality digital reinvention of the textbook. It uses more than 175 interactive lessons to help students master basic concepts. Link: http://www.nature.com/nature_education/index.html
29 May 2011: The World Science Festival returns to New York City on June 1-5, 2011 with an array of science programs. Scientific minds are joined by renowned artists and influential thinkers for a five-day celebration of science through discourse and debate, dance and theater, film, music and the visual arts. This science happening has something for everyone, from invigorating discussions, to events for young scientists and their families, to performances and exhibitions. Link: http://worldsciencefestival.com/
30 May 2011: A total lunar eclipse will be visible in India in the late hours of June 15.It will be visible in southern Asia, Africa and Australia and it is the first of two lunar eclipses in 2011 and the third of all eclipses to occur throughout the year. The eclipse can be best viewed in the northern-most region of the 'entire-eclipse zone' in central Asia, as well as Eastern Europe and northeastern Africa. A partial solar eclipse will also happen on June 2. However it will not be visible in India. Link: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/
30 May 2011: A total lunar eclipse will be visible in India in the late hours of June 15.It will be visible in southern Asia, Africa and Australia and it is the first of two lunar eclipses in 2011 and the third of all eclipses to occur throughout the year. The eclipse can be best viewed in the northern-most region of the 'entire-eclipse zone' in central Asia, as well as Eastern Europe and northeastern Africa. A partial solar eclipse will also happen on June 2. However it will not be visible in India. Link: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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