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Mangalyaan to face its biggest challenge on September 22nd

On Monday next week, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will face one of the biggest challenges of its Mars mission as Mangalyaan enters the last leg of its journey.

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Two Mars Probes will Enter Orbit of Red Planet this Month

By the end of this month, two Mars-bound probes will enter orbit of the Red Planet. The first one to reach its destination will be the Indian Space Research Organization's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). It will reach on September 14 and it started its journey in November 2013. Scientific community is excited about both the missions and the information they can share about planet Mars.

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New Ozone Pollution Standards needed in India, says study

Indian researchers have called in for new ozone pollution standards in India. One of its reasons is the rising levels of ozone pollution that has lead to a loss of $1.29 billion generated from the damage of six million metric tons of India's wheat, rice, soybean and cotton crops in 2005.

This much food could have fed 94 million people that makes around a third of the country's poor.

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Mangalyaan Completes 90% of its Journey towards Red Planet, says ISRO

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), termed as Mangalyaan, launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 5 November 2013 has completed 90% of its journey towards the Red Planet.

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Robo Brain to teach Robots about Human Behaviour

Indian-origin researchers have created 'Robo Brain', a large-scale computational system that learns from internet, to teach other robots how the world works and how humans behave.

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Mangalyaan Ready for Final Lap Nine Months after Launch

Today the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that India's Mars Orbiter Mission, known as Mangalyaan is now at a distance of just nine million kilometres from the red planet.

On Saturday ISRO said on its Facebook page, "Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is just nine million km away from Mars and 189 million kilometres away from the Earth. 33 more days to MARS."

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Indian Poachers Likely to Push Pangolin and Star Tortoise to Extinction

Illegal hunting and trading of star tortoise and pangolin may lead to extinction of species. Poachers in Southeastern Asia have started to target rare species, as better-known creatures are protected by regulations.

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Jellyfish found in Gujarat, India

For the very first time in India, marine biologists have reportedly discovered a lake full of jellyfish in Gujarat.

Providing further detailed information on it, wildlife scientist BC Choudhury stated that the jellyfish were found in very high concentration and density so much so that when the water is clear and the tide is low they can be easily spotted.

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