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Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) The US space agency has released the first iteration of its Space Security Best Practices Guide to bolster mission cybersecurity efforts for both public sector and private sector space activities. As space missions and technologies grow increasingly interconnected, the guide represents a significant milestone in the space agency’s commitment to ensuring the longevity and resilience of its space missions and will serve as a resource for enhancing their security and reliability. The guide is designed to provide security guidance for missions, programmes, or projects of any size. “At NASA, we recognise the importance of protecting our…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) 2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the US, India, Mexico and South Africa. More than 3.7 billion voters will head to the polls, and their results may have global impact and ramifications. The current year will be the greatest year for democracy and democratic institutions worldwide. The greatest power in the world (the US), the most-populous country (India), the biggest trading bloc (the European Union), the largest Muslim country (Indonesia), the largest Spanish-speaking country (Mexico) and the territory that is…
Benoni, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia captain Hugh Weibgen said his team was ‘absolutely thrilled’ to have won the 2024 U19 Men’s World Cup and bring the trophy back home, after beating India by 79 runs in the title clash on Sunday. After electing to bat at the Willowmoore Park, Australia made 253/7 with Harjas Singh (55) being the top scorer. They then bowled out India for 174 with Player of the Match Mahli Beardman (3-15) and Raf MacMillan (3-43) playing starring roles with the ball. “We are absolutely thrilled to have won the final and to be bringing home the…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Legendary India batter Gundappa Viswanath, known for his elegant wristwork, turns 75 on Monday. Born on February 12, 1942 in Bhadravathi, an industrial city in the Shivamogga District of Karnataka, Viswanath rose to become one of the finest batters to play for the country. He came into national reckoning with a double century on his first-class debut for Mysore (the then-name of Karnataka team) against Andhra at Vijayawada in 1967-68. Viswanath scored 137 in the second innings of his Test debut, after being out for a duck in the first inning, against Australia at Kanpur in…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms, but are common in women, and may occur more often when resting or asleep, according to a study. Unlike with men, pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest are not always severe or even the most prominent heart attack symptom in women. That’s why women need to understand their unique symptoms while also working to reduce their risk of heart disease, revealed researchers at the Mayo Clinic. When women experience symptoms of a heart attack, those signs often are misinterpreted. Women’s…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Using popular weight loss drugs like Wegovey can make patients lose their muscle mass, AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot has warned. Obesity drugs including Wegovy, which mimics a hormone that tricks the body into satiety, are currently being used by hundreds of thousands of people. However, Soriot warned patients and called out companies to make the drugs to target “more fat and less muscles”, the Telegraph reported. “Today you lose weight but you lose fat and you lose muscle. The problem with many of (the treatments) is when you stop, you regain weight, because obesity is a…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday announced plans to shift one million people to Mars. “We are mapping out a game plan to get a million people to Mars,” Musk wrote in a post on X.com. “Civilisation only passes the single-planet Great Filter when Mars can survive even if Earth supply ships stop coming,” he added. He said this in response to a post which said “Starship is the largest rocket ever built and it’ll take us to Mars”. “One day, a trip to Mars will be like a flight across the country,” replied Musk, to…
Melbourne, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh has become the first-ever Australian Senator to take the oath of office on the Bhagavad Gita. The 38-year-old took his position in the Australian Senate with the Labour Party officially confirming him as their pick to represent Western Australia (WA), replacing present senator Patrick Dodson. Welcoming Ghosh in his new role, Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs and South Australia senator wrote on X: “Senator Ghosh is the first ever Australian Senator sworn in on the Bhagavad Gita. I have often said, when you’re the first at something, you’ve got to make…
Roushika Reikhi is a multi-talented Indian actress, Indian Super Model, TV – VJ, Radio – RJ, and Live show presenter. Whilst she has continued as an Actress and Model, she became famous as an MTV VJ and Zoom TV anchor. She also hosted a few shows on Zee TV and B4U Music. She hosted ( MC) the Bollywood Film Festival at Newcastle University. She hosted the Indian Australian Singing and Dancing Star Grand Finale and the Baap ka Baap Bollywood play featuring well-known actors of Bollywood, Padmini Kolhapure and Asrani. She has hosted the Harbhajan Mann show and the Teeyan…
Powerhouse celebrates the release of the final episode of Australias most ambitious climate-focused cultural project, 100 Climate Conversations. The two-year project to record interviews with 100 visionary Australians who have taken effective action to respond to the most critical issue of our time, climate change, will act as a time capsule for future generations as part of the museums permanent collection. Hosted by some of the nations most respected journalists, these conversations have been recorded live in the Powerhouse Ultimo studio each Friday morning with video and transcripts uploaded to the Powerhouse website and produced as a podcast in partnership with Spotify. From regional farmers sequestering soil…