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SpaDeX Mission: India Joins the Elite League of Autonomous Space Docking

This major technological milestone is an important step forward for future missions, including human spaceflight, lunar sample returns, satellite servicing, and the establishment of India’s own space station.

Anand Kumar Sharma
The Human Cell Atlas Cellular Cartography of the Human Body

The Human Cell Atlas (HCA) is an international collaborative initiative that aims to create a comprehensive reference map of every human cell, offering new insights into how the body functions at a cellular level.

Partha P Majumder
Forest Fires: A Threat to Ecological and Food Security

Forest fires pose many challenges, including threats to biodiversity and perturbance in the overall ecological equilibrium, besides socio-economic losses. Therefore, developing precautionary and evacuation strategies is the need of the hour.

Nandini Killa and Monika Koul
Science Communication in Regional Languages — A Need of the Hour

Science in local languages democratises knowledge by allowing individuals to participate in science activities, contribute their insights and apply scientific solutions to local challenges.

Parul R. Sheth
A Sneak Peek into Science and Technology Breakthroughs in 2024

Science Reporter presents significant worldwide S&T happenings that inspire and advance our understanding.

Sonali Nagar and Rohit Kataria
The Nobel Prize 2024

The Science Reporter presents its readers a brief overview of the awards in Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Biology.

PK Mukherjee, Biju Dharmapalan, and Amir Kumar Samal
21st Century Skills for Students’ Future Success

In celebration of Children’s Day, this article is dedicated to addressing the learning needs of our children in the 21st century, focusing on 21st century skills.

AK Bakhshi and Vinita Kapoor
Science Reporter A Six Decade Journey in Science Communication 1964-2024

The magazine was launched in 1964 and, ever since, has been performing the vital function of communicating scientific information and popularising science for the past six decades. 

Hasan Jawaid Khan
Safe Guarding the Maritime Environment for a sustainable future

This year, as we celebrate The World Maritime Day 2024 under the theme “Navigating the Future: Safety First” let us reaffirm our commitment to upholding the highest safety standards to navigate the future.

Biju Dharmapalan
Seven Swaras and the Quantisation Why does music use distinct frequencies?

An inquisitive mind should wonder why the ‘audio’ quantisation in music, why only some particular frequencies? It may be noted that the set of seven frequencies is also the same in Western classical music. Why? Let’s find the answer!

Paresh R. Vaidya