| | A nail-biting countdown for the descent of Chandrayaan-3’s lander began on Tuesday with India aiming to become the fourth country in the world to successfully land on the moon, and the first on the lunar south pole. Since India’s second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, crashed on the surface of moon on September 7, 2019, scientists at Isro have spent the last four years analysing each contingency and rectifying the errors of the last mission | THE BIG STORY All eyes on Chandrayaan-3: It’s D-day for Moon mission A nail-biting countdown for the descent of Chandrayaan-3’s lander began on Tuesday with India aiming to become the fourth country in the world to successfully land on the moon, and the first on the lunar south pole. Senior scientists said they were confident of a successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module, Vikram, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) was performing the final checks for a successful touchdown as soon as the sun rises on the moon a little after 6pm IST on Wednesday. Read more. | | | THE BIG QUESTION Why does new study on how mice talk hold significance for human speech? Human speech is meaningful because of the way we string syllables into words and words into sentences. Birdsong is less expansive, but its structure too is a string of predictable sequences, allowing females to anticipate and comprehend the call of males. New knowledge has now emerged about mice, which communicate with one another by vocalising in the ultrasonic range, which is beyond human hearing. In a study that could have implications for investigating speech disorders in humans, IIT Kharagpur researchers have found that mouse vocalisation, much like human speech and birdsong, is made up of predictable sequential structures that vary according to the situation. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | FROM THE FIELD Join our development journey: Modi at Brics Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on Brics member states to take advantage of India’s development, saying that the combining of economic strengths will bring greater benefits to the Global South. Addressing the Brics — Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa — Business Forum Leaders’ Dialogue in Johannesburg, Modi held up India’s infrastructure and digital sectors as key areas for economic cooperation. The Brics states have an important role to play at a time when the world is grappling with economic challenges amid the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions and disputes, he said. Read more. | | | Photo of the Day Street roll | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
