Author: Sunil Rajanna

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An engineer who is interested in how nature works and is designed. I consider nature to be my bottomless reserve of innovative ideas. Including my passion for writing. Learning never stops. It is a cliche..... does it matter?!

Indian Coach says: “no need for CWG! India should not participate!” Coaches Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar yesterday criticised and slammed the exclusion of sports like Hockey, Badminton, Shooting, Wrestling, T20 cricket, table Tennis, etc, in the next edition of CWG in 2026 at Glasgow. Mixed bag of views While there is reason for intense and diverse discussions in the media and sporting circles on the exclusion of sports that India has traditionally performed well, it seems unfounded when looked at deeper. For example, the following sports have been dropped at CWG 2026: These are sports in India that have…

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The asteroid is predicted to pass by Earth without consequences. NASA assures that there is no risk to Earth from this incident. What is it, and why is it important? NEO: 2002 NV16 Distance from Earth: 4,520,000 km (At a safe distance beyond the Moon’s orbit.) The asteroid passing our Earth has sparked interest because it helps in the study of potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs). Studying such asteroids will benefit NASA and other Space organizations in their efforts to improve defence strategies against Near-Earth objects (NEOs). What are NEOs? A NEO is any space object near the earth’s orbit,…

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