A slew of announcements over the last few months from the Indian government have placed steel sector decarbonisation high on the agenda of the country’s steelmakers, including a ₹5,000-crore scheme announced last year to accelerate steel sector decarbonisation in the country that is set to launch in the coming months. India’s steelmaking emissions are among...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Science & Tech
Science Snapshots: September 6, 2026
Ten-sided wave undulates around Saturn’s south pole Saturn’s north pole is famous for its long-lasting hexagonal wave; now, scientists have for the first time found a decagonal wave around its south pole. Using images from space and ground telescopes in 2023-2025, they found the wave slowly moving eastward. The decagon’s vertices move back and forth...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Rapid Himalayan erosion triggers hidden source of CO2: study
On August 26, devastating flash floods swept across Nepal’s mountains, killing over 1,300 and laying waste to whole towns and villages. As a warming climate destabilises Himalayan glaciers, the glaciers themselves are influencing how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere, driving global warming. The Indian plate continues to push into the Eurasian...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
ISRO won’t be ‘diminished’, says IN-SPACe chairman
The role of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was “by no means diminishing”, said IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka on Sunday (September 6, 2026), responding to a joint letter from nine ISRO employee associations seeking written clarification on whether the government intends to transfer the agency’s launch-vehicle and satellite manufacturing to private firms. “ISRO...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
Peptides can be stable in concentrated sulphuric acid: study
Researchers have found that certain peptides — short chains of amino acids that make up proteins — are not only stable in 98% concentrated sulphuric acid but also fold into the complex 3D shapes required to perform the functions central to life. Thus, the findings, published Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on September...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
What’s the issue with the way Africa is shown on maps? | Explained
The story so far: The African Union (AU) has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to replace the Mercator map projection with alternatives such as the Equal Earth map. At the heart of this demand is the charge that the Mercator projection, still widely used in schools, media, and online platforms, systematically distorts the sizes...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size
The United Nations on Friday (September 4, 2026) voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries’ true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral. Togo led the initiative to further the African Union campaign to limit use of...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
Sharpest pics of sun’s surface reveal previously unseen whirlpools
Scientists have used the world’s largest telescope to study the sun to capture the highest-resolution pictures yet of the sun’s surface, revealing small, violent plasma whirlpools moving across it. The discovery could change how scientists understand the way energy and magnetic fields move through the sun’s atmosphere. These whirlpools seem like an efficient way to...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
ISRO staff bodies seek clarification on the trajectory of privatisation
Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency’s Chairperson, V. Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. In a letter dated Friday (September 4, 2026), the associations also raised questions about the agency’s future role and the...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
Google, TCS, and the physics of air-cooling a large data centre | Explained
The story so far: Following sustained local protests and pressure from civil society groups, Google has reportedly said its planned 1-GW data centre in Visakhapatnam district will use air-cooling technology to cool its servers. While air-cooling requires less water, it comes with its own trade-offs. Why does a large data centre generate heat? A large...
