Anjali Marar

Science Journalist at The Indian Express

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After UP and MP, heatwaves to extend to Delhi, Haryana and Punjab soon, IMD warns

1 day ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

The season of heatwaves has set in over Central and North India, including many parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, and it will soon extend to parts of Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned. On Tuesday, Jharsuguda in Odisha recorded the country’s highest maximum temperature at 46.2 degree Celsius, a departure of 5 degrees from normal.
What is Gaganyaatri Angad Pratap’s astronaut training like? IAF officer answers

4 days ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

Winning the Ironman title in the Philippines in 2023 was a culmination of years of perseverance, intense physical training, and learning from failures. For Group Captain Angad Pratap, one of the four astronaut-designates for India’s maiden human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan, the title is just one milestone in a long and grueling journey towards space. “Failures are the biggest teachers, and one has to keep performing no matter the outcome,” he told a packed room of students in Bengaluru.
50 years since Aryabhata: the lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey

5 days ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

When thrusters of the Soviet rocket carrier Interkosmos fired Aryabhata successfully into space from the Kapustin Yar cosmodrome in 1975, it was a historic lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey. Fifty years later, today the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has built 131 satellites, 51 of which are presently in orbit. Named after the ancient astronomer, Aryabhata was the country’s first indigenously built satellite launched from Russian soil on April 19, 1975.
IMD predicts ‘above normal’ rainfall during monsoon this year, at 105%

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast ‘above normal’ rainfall during the upcoming southwest monsoon season from June to September. Quantitatively, the seasonal rainfall is expected to be 105 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), which is 870 mm (1970-2020). This is the second consecutive year when the IMD has forecast ‘above normal’ rainfall in its first Long Range Forecast (LRF) for the southwest monsoon season.
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2 weeks ago | tamil.indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

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All coastal Union Territories and states in India prone to tsunamis: INCOIS

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

According to experts at INCOIS, all Indian coastal Union Territories and states are prone to tsunamis emanating from the two subduction zones: the Andaman-Nicobar-Sumatra Island Arc and the Makran subduction zone. The areas having a response time of up to 30 minutes are locations like Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which will be situated near the source region in the Indian Ocean in case of an earthquake.
12% wards in Kerala suffer from acute water stress during summer: Study

3 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

Nearly 12 per cent of the total wards in Kerala have been found to be facing acute water stress, especially when summer is at its peak during March-May, a new study led by multiple organisations in the state has said. The most water-stressed wards, nearly 20 per cent of the total, were found to be in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram along with Kozhikode and Pathanamthitta districts, it said. 2,567 of the total wards in Kerala are experiencing acute water stress.
Tarapur nuclear power plant to get early warning system for tsunami and storm surges

4 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

The nuclear power plant in Maharashtra’s Tarapur will soon undergo a risk assessment mapping for floods, storm surges, and tsunamis. The site will also be covered by an early warning system for these natural marine disasters, ensuring better preparedness, and safety of the nuclear facility and the environment.
With images of 26 million galaxies, ESA’s Euclid telescope allows ‘deeper’ look into dark universe, galaxy structures

4 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

Astronomers with the European Space Agency (ESA) have hit upon a jackpot after their telescope, Euclid, captured high-resolution images of 26 million galaxies, opening up a huge treasure trove towards studying the dark universe. Launched in July 2023 and having commenced its scientific operations in February last year, the Euclid Mission is being led by ESA along with contributions made by scientists from the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), Japan and Canada.
In search of dark skies: The growing allure of stargazing

1 month ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

If millennials favoured treks and outings to nearby parks or wildlife sanctuaries on weekends, Gen Z prefers reaching for the stars — at star parties. More and more people across India are taking a shine to sleeping under the night sky at remote locations in order to spot stars and planets, and to capture galaxies with their cameras.