- Sunday, 30 March 2025
Communications Minister urges for implementing Digital Nepal Framework
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has urged subordinate bodies under the Ministry to facilitate towards achievement of the goals of the Digital Nepal Framework. Speaking at a thematic committee meeting organised by the Ministry on Sunday, the Minister spoke of the need for access of entire local levels to electricity, telephone and internet connectivity to implement the concept of Digital Nepal Framework.
China launches new communication technology test satellite
China sent a new communication technology test satellite into the planned orbit from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan early on Sunday.
Curiosity rover makes ‘arguably the most exciting organic detection to date on Mars’
The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window into the red planet’s past. The newly detected compounds suggest complex organic chemistry may have occurred in the planet’s past — the kind necessary for the origin of life, according to new research. The organic compounds, which include decane, undecane and dodecane, came to light after the rover analyzed a pulverized 3.7 billion-year-old rock sample using its onboard mini lab called SAM, short for Sample Analysis at Mars.
Research-based development model need of hour: Minister Gurung
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has said research is vital for successful development initiatives. In his address to a programme organized by the Nepal Family Court Study here Friday, the Minister pointed out the need to unlearn the practice of haphazard development policies and plans. Before working on a development project, it is an assessment is essential. Its modality, durable impact and so on should go through a research-based approach.
China releases top 10 scientific advances of 2024
The National Natural Science Foundation of China released the country's top 10 scientific advances of 2024 during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) Annual Conference in Beijing on Thursday. The advances were mainly achieved in the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, information science, chemistry, materials science, energy, earth and environmental science, and life and medical science.
Online system launched to improve justice system
An online system has been launched to make justice system more simple and convenient.
PM Oli stresses on building strong structures using modern technology
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed the need to pay attention to the construction of strong structures through the use of modern technology. On the occasion of the 10th National Convention of Progressive Engineers Association Nepal (PEAN) organized here today, Prime Minister Oli laid emphasis that engineers should pay attention to building strong structures.
DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect.
China's spacewalk suits function reliably beyond designed lifespan
China's first batch of extravehicular spacesuits for its space station has outlasted their expected lifespan and continues to perform reliably. These spacesuits have supported 19 spacewalks so far, exceeding the original design life of "15 uses within 3 years," demonstrating their durability and advanced engineering. The record was set following the third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) conducted by the Shenzhou-19 crew on China's space station on Friday.
Indiscriminate waste dumping pollutes rivers in Kalikot
Clean water is essential for good health, yet few pay attention to keeping it that way. Due to the carelessness on the part of locals, rivers across the country are becoming increasingly polluted. Dumping waste indiscriminately into rivers has polluted the water bodies. In Kalikot district, the two major rivers -- K
Astronomers unveil 1st 3D map of Milky Way interstellar dust properties
The interstellar medium -- the matter and radiation in the space between stars -- is crucial for the Milky Way's material cycle and star formation. Most elements heavier than hydrogen and helium in the interstellar medium exist as solid dust particles. Dust absorbs and scatters starlight, making distant stars appear dimmer and redder in a phenomenon known as "extinction." Most astronomical observations require extinction correction, Zhang said.
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SpaceX’s Crew-10 arrives at ISS, paving way for NASA’s Wilmore and Williams to return home
The four crew members docked with the space station around 12:04 a.m. ET on Sunday. They will spend a few days in a “handover” period with Williams, Wilmore, and their fellow Crew-9 astronauts, NASA’s Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Aleksandr Gorbunov. The Crew-9 Dragon capsule has been docked at the space station since September. If all goes according to plan, Williams, Wilmore, Hague and Gorbunov will climb aboard the Crew-9 spacecraft and head back to Earth as soon as March 19.
SpaceX’s Crew-10 launches, paving way for NASA’s Wilmore and Williams to return home
SpaceX has launched a crew of astronauts who will take over duties on the International Space Station from NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — allowing the duo to return home from the orbiting laboratory after a days-long journey turned into a nine-month, politically charged trip. The Crew-10 mission, part of a routine staff rotation jointly operated by NASA and SpaceX, took off at 7:03 p.m. ET Friday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A SpaceX Dragon capsule, riding atop one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets, carried the four Crew-10 astronauts — NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov — to orbit.
