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Mint explains: On 28 August, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) confirmed that the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument on the Pragyan rover has discovered the presence of aluminium, sulphur, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen on the moon. The Vikram lander also recorded a ‘moonquake’ on the lunar surface on 26 August, and found a super-thin layer of plasma in the lunar atmosphere—thereby suggesting that the moon’s atmospheric characteristics, and the way objects there would react to solar flares, are very different from what we see on the earth. Finding sulphur on the moon, as this can help us understand the origins of the moon, as well as its past surface conditions.

Stocks on Wall Street ended mostly higher on Friday to notch their best week since June, after the latest U.S. jobs report solidified expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes this month.

The word ‘board’ traces its origin to the large table around which people would gather for important meetings, but of course now refers to the people who have been ‘elected to manage a company by its shareholders.’ Traditionally, boards have focused on compliance and regulatory adherence, and in recent times, on transparency and corporate governance. The focus of this article is on how boards can become a source of competitive advantage in today’s ‘VUCA’ environment of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

Sensex and Nifty50 ended the week on a high, with metals, realty, and auto stocks outperforming others. Amid a host of important domestic and global events lined up for this week, here's what lies ahead for the stock markets. «Domestic equities cheered impressive growth in India's Q1 GDP and core sector output. Nifty opened positive on Friday and strengthened during the day to close near the day’s high.

Sun's upper atmosphere, the corona, and sampled particles and magnetic fields there. This was the first time ever that a spacecraft touched the Sun, according to NASA. ET's Aditiya-L1 coverage: Track the developments here In February 2020, the NASA joined hands with the European Space Agency (ESA) and launched The Solar Orbiter to collect data to find out how the Sun created and controlled the constantly changing space environment throughout the solar system. Other active solar missions by the NASA are Advanced Composition Explorer launched in August, 1997; Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory in October, 2006; Solar Dynamics Observatory in February, 2010; and Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph launched in June, 2013. Also, in December, 1995, NASA, ESA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) jointly launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). Japan: JAXA, the Japan's space agency, launched its first solar observation satellite, Hinotori (ASTRO-A), in 1981.

Stocks edged higher on Wall Street after a choppy day of trading

Raymond Pettibon drawing of two apes shooting the breeze hangs between a pair of alabaster sconces from the ’60s. “We use it as a lecture room," Benhamou says jokingly of the space. The house hadn’t been substantially updated in 50 years.

Investing.com — U.S. stocks were rising after labor market data that suggested the Federal Reserve could hold off on another interest rate increase when it meets on policy next month.

(Reuters) — Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday after a keenly awaited report showed the unemployment rate rose in August and wage growth slowed, spurring expectations that the Federal Reserve could pause its interest rate hikes.

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after a closely watched report showed that the job market, while still healthy, has been showing some signs of cooling

Homeownership remains a key goal for many Americans, but it continues to become one of the hardest to achieve with tight supply pushing up real estate prices and lowering affordability nationwide.

Federal Reserve could pause its monetary tightening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18.85 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 34,909.09. The S&P 500 opened higher by 2.14 points, or 0.05%, at 4,517.01, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 22.23 points, or 0.16%, to 14,041.54 at the opening bell.MORE TO COME...

Chandrayaan-3 rover is trying to find answers to with its scientific instruments. Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) onboard the rover, was deployed to observe the lunar sample, ISRO announced on Thursday. Later in the day it also announced that the first measurements of the lunar plasma environment over the South Pole region have been carried out. APXS instrument is best suited for in-situ analysis of the elemental composition of soil and rocks on the surface of planetary bodies having little atmosphere, such as the Moon. It carries radioactive sources that emit alpha particles and X-rays onto the surface sample.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures traded in a mixed fashion Thursday, as investors await the release of key inflation and unemployment data that could convince the Federal Reserve to pause on further interest rate increases.

Asian stock markets are mostly lower after Japanese factory activity and Chinese service industry growth weakened

Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street, chipping away at the market’s losses for August

London | A military coup in Gabon has sent a tremor through Fortescue Metals Group and its $US200 million ($310 million) plan to build a huge iron ore mine in the resource-rich central African country.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said that the Pragyan rover has travelled a distance of approximately 15 metres and captured a snap showing the Vikram lander. The Indian space agency has released several images captured by the Pragyan rover. ISRO has posted photos on social media platform X and wrote, “Beyond Borders, Across Moonscapes: India's Majesty knows no bounds! Once more, co-traveller Pragyan captures Vikram in a Snap! This iconic snap was taken today around 11 am IST from about 15 m." According to the ISRO, the latest coordinates of the Chandrayaan 3 are -- 69.373 S, 32.319 E, well near the intended landing point of 4 km x 2.4 km at 69.367621 S, 32.348126 E.

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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is planning to provide air quality early warning through the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) to 92 more polluted cities in the next two years. SAFAR, developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorological (IITM) Pune and was operationalized by IMD in 2010 during Commonwealth Games, is India’s first metro air quality service. It currently issues 1-3 days advance forecast in 40 cities including Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Ahmedabad of a total of 132 ‘air contaminated’ cities.

₹210 crores for a 35-km metro corridor. Thirdly, it enhances operational efficiency by allowing for faster acceleration.