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NDRF and ITBP personnel stand on a ridge overlooking a debris-filled valley near Dharali, Uttarkashi; green hills in background and one responder in orange gear at right.

NDRF’s 159,293 Lives Saved: Inside India’s Elite Disaster Response Force That Evacuated 864,316 People

In India, local authorities and State Disaster Response Forces are the first responders; NDRF is deployed for major incidents or on request from states. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) functions as

Govind Tekale

August 9, 2025

Close-up of a pale, leucistic axolotl larva on a pebble substrate, its feathery external gills fanning out against a dark, textured background.

Conservation·Nature·Wildlife

Critically Endangered Mexican Axolotls Down to 50-1,000 in Wild, Scientists Achieve Reintroduction Success

The Mexican axolotl swims in the murky canals of Lake Xochimilco with its feathery gills swaying and permanent smile intact, but its cheerful appearance masks a conservation crisis. This aquatic salamander, found

Karmactive Staff

August 8, 2025

Enhanced-color 360° mosaic at ‘Falbreen’ showing fractured olivine-rich bedrock, distant hills, and a deceptively blue Martian sky.

News·Space

Perseverance’s 96-Image 360° Panorama Reveals 40-Mile Blue Martian Horizon

NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured one of its sharpest Mars panoramas yet, showing the Red Planet in a surprisingly blue light. On May 26, 2025, the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera took 96 separate

Rahul Somvanshi

August 8, 2025

Pedestrians and uniformed guards walking along a foggy Rajpath with India Gate looming through thick haze at dawn in New Delhi.

Health·India·Pollution

Delhi’s Toxic Air Equals 12 Cigarettes Daily, 50% of Lung Cancer Patients Never Smoked

Many morning walkers in Lodhi Garden now wear N95 masks year-round, not just during winter anymore, while others continue their routines despite the pollution. School buses crawl through a gray haze that

Karmactive Staff

August 8, 2025

Europe·Nature·News

Danish Zoo’s Pet Donation Program: Why 6.5 Million Shelter Animals Face Different Fates

Back in my day, we buried goldfish in matchboxes with solemn ceremony. Now, the Danes are dropping off rabbits, guinea pigs, and chickens at the zoo for lion lunch. Times change, not

Karmactive Staff

August 7, 2025

An RNZAF C-130J Hercules sits on a groomed ice runway at McMurdo Station under dark Antarctic skies as crew members stand by the open rear ramp.

News·Science

RNZAF Evacuates Three in Daring 19-Hour Antarctic Rescue Through -50°C Darkness at McMurdo Station

In complete darkness and temperatures plunging to -50°C (-58°F), a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) crew successfully completed a high-risk medical evacuation from Antarctica’s McMurdo Station on August 6, 2025, bringing

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Team

August 7, 2025

Artist’s concept illustration showing a lineup of hypothetical Earth-like exoplanets orbiting a Sun-like star, placed closely together in space.

Science·Space

Colorado Researchers Lead Tech Development for NASA’s Powerful Planet-Hunting Space Telescope

The initiative builds upon LASP’s earlier contributions to the Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept. Among university institutions, only LASP headed the design of a LUVOIR instrument, creating the LUVOIR Ultraviolet

Karmactive Team

August 7, 2025

Marine Life·Nature

Ocean Oxygen Decline of 2% Threatens 600 Million Tons of Carbon-Storing Lanternfish

Ocean oxygen levels are dropping at an alarming rate, threatening deep-sea fish populations and potentially disrupting the ocean’s ability to store carbon. This warning comes from a new international study that examined

Govind Tekale

August 4, 2025

Space·Technology

Surrey’s ‘Cosmic Veil’ Enables 23 kW/kg Solar Cells to Survive 20+ Years of Space Radiation

Engineers at the University of Surrey have developed a protective coating that could revolutionize how we power spacecraft. The coating, dubbed a “cosmic veil,” helps next-generation solar cells survive the harsh conditions

Karmactive Team

August 4, 2025

News·USA

Mining Company Abandons Lithium Project at Nevada Wildlife Refuge Protecting 26 Rare Species

Australian mining company Rover Critical Minerals has dropped its plans to create an open-pit lithium mine at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The company, now renamed Stockworks Gold, has removed

Govind Tekale

August 4, 2025