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The research, published in the Journal of Glaciology, is the first large-scale study of its kind to compare ice shelf thickness data from ice-penetrating radar measurements to thickness data estimated from contemporary surface elevation measurements.By juxtaposing vast datasets of 20 of the 300 total separate ice shelf systems that surround about 75 per cent of the Antarctic ice sheet, researchers from The Ohio State University found that on average, the Antarctic ice shelves are nearly 6 per cent thinner than previous studies had assumed, a difference of about 17 metres.This may seem like a small shift in scale, but typical…

“The Central Election Committee of the BJP has given its approval on the name of Dr Dinesh Sharma for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election to be held in Uttar Pradesh,” read the communique issued by BJP national general secretary Arun Singh on Sunday.The election was necessitated following the demise of BJP’s senior leader Hardwar Dubey.Dubey passed away on June 26 in Delhi.The polling for the by-election will be held on September 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the counting of votes will take place on the same day.Dinesh Sharma was one of the two deputy chief ministers in…

According to teachers, the buildings of Aditi Mahavidyalaya, Bhagini Nivedita College, and Maharshi Valmiki College of Education are in poor condition. The condition of laboratories, classrooms, toilets, drinking water, seminar halls, and gardens in many colleges of Delhi University are getting worse day by day.There are at least a dozen DU colleges where teachers have been awaiting arrears for over a year despite their promotions.According to teachers, they have to wait for several months even for their salaries.Teachers say that through the installment sent by the Delhi government, they only receive their outstanding salary and have to wait for several…

Some schools have to get creative to combat chronic absenteeism, as per local news outlets, Xinhua news agency reported.Chronic absenteeism means missing 10 per cent or more of a school year. For students on a typical 180-day school calendar, this totals about one month of missed school.A new national analysis, based on data from 40 states and Washington, D.C., found that since the pandemic the number of students who were chronically absent nearly doubled to about 13.6 million.”Specifically, between the 2018-19 and 2021-22 school years, the share of students chronically absent grew by 13.5 percentage points — a 91-percent increase…

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was left disappointed by the top-order collapse suffered by the side during their Asia Cup clash against Pakistan, stating that veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could have used their feet better against Shaheen Shah Afridi.India were reduced to 66-4 in 15 overs, with Rohit and Kohli being castled by Shaheen, followed by Haris Rauf taking out Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill. India were taken to a competitive total of 266 in 48.5 overs, thanks to sensible knocks from Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87).The left-right handed batting…

Lucknow, Sep 3 (IANS) A Lucknow boy, Eshaan Vasanthkumar (17) has developed an AI-based app ‘Roshini’ that detects cataract in early stages.The app was introduced during a free eye check-up camp organised by Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit and Study Hall on Saturday.A student of Class 12 at Study Hall School, Ehsaan, along with National Health Mission and India Health Action Trust worked for a year to create this app.“It is user-friendly and accessible to both public and frontline health workers who will assist rural communities with primary cataract screening. Its goal is to eliminate blindness and vision problems caused…

The murals depicted Lord Hanuman kneeling before Sahajanand Swami, a saint belonging to the Swaminarayan sect, the official said.One of the suspects, identified as Harshad Gadhvi, was captured in a video that went viral.In the video, Gadhvi can be seen vandalising the murals at the Salangpur temple. Accompanying him were his associates, Jaisinh Bharwad and Baldev Bharwad, as confirmed by Superintendent of Police Kishor Baloliya.A few months ago, the temple’s administration had installed an imposing 54-foot statue of Lord Hanuman within its premises. Controversy ensued when murals on the pedestal’s wall depicted Lord Hanuman in a posture of reverence before…

However, no injury was reported in the incident.”As reported by Guard of 04921 PWL (Palwal) -NDLS (New Delhi) EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) at 9:47 am, fifth coach of the train derailed between NZM-TKJ,” said Northern Railways CPRO Deepak Kumar.”All passengers safe,” he said.–IANSstd/dan

Atkinson was mighty impressive on his debut, taking 4-20 and captivating the interest of the fans with his raw pace, a prospect which makes him a scary bowler to face for the opposition batters. The right-arm pacer, who’s also in England’s provisional squad for the Men’s ODI World Cup, stated that he had the belief things could work out quickly for him via his abilities.”I knew that once I got going, it could happen quickly. I’ve always known my ability and what I can do and I always knew once I had a chance with the games… The Hundred’s a…

However, the two nearly end up having a physical fight while Sonu Sood was announcing the vote-outs.This time though, Prince ends up chiding Gautam for his comments about his earlier condescending comments, about him not being his competition. While Prince had viewed Gautam as his competition, Gautam had been less sporting and told his team members in private, that he does not consider Prince a competitor.For telling his members this in private instead of having a face to face conversation with him, Prince ends up calling Gautam a coward, while Gautam gives a smug reply by telling Prince that he…