When a helicopter lands on an open field, it kicks off a dust storm and particles are strewn all across the vicinity of the landing spot. Likewise, when the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the Lunar surface by using its on-board engines (helicopters use rotors, aerospace vehicles use mini-rocket engines), it kicked up quite a lot of dust, says a finding by Indian Space Research Organisation.

Explained: Is the lunar soil sticky or dust-like? What did Chandrayaan-3 find?

The words 'Holocaust' and 'Shoah' (Hebrew for catastrophe) gained traction on social media in Israel during the course of Oct 9 and Oct 10 after hundreds of Israeli citizens, mostly Jews, were killed in a wave of deadly attacks by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip.

Explained: How Hamas attack has revived wounds of Holocaust for Israeli Jews

The soft-landing of the Vikram lander of India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission not just gave the world's most populous nation the distinction of becoming the first nation to land near Moon's south pole, it also set the dice of space rivalry rolling in China National Space Administration's headquarters in Beijing.

Explained | How success of India's Chandrayaan-3 is fuelling Delhi-Beijing space race

An iconic tiger claw or wagh nakh (a weapon) that reportedly belonged to Maratha empire's patriarch and legendary Indian ruler Shivaji Bhosale I, often referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is set to return home centuries after Shivaji is said to have fought a consequential war with the weapon.

Explained | How Shivaji's tiger claw weapon is returning to India 'on loan' for three years

On September 26 of last year, a series of explosions that severely damaged Nord Stream pipelines shook the world, throwing Russia’s energy ties with Europe into jeopardy.

Explained | One year on, what we know about attackers who sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines

Contraception plays a major role not only in preventing unwanted pregnancies but also helps protect its users from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Additionally, it gives people autonomy over their bodies.

Explained | Contraception through ages: From Goat bladder to condoms to birth control pills

Leaders of 193 United Nations member states have started landing in New York to attend the 78th General Assembly of the global organisation. The UN is convening amid the second year of war in Ukraine and post-pandemic recovery of global economy affected by that conflict, as well as deteriorating discourse of women's rights in Afghanistan and Iran, and China's expansionist belligerence with India and in the South China Sea.

UN General Assembly 2023: What is stalling the progress of Sustainable Development Goals | Explained

India is currently grappling with a rare outbreak of the Nipah virus, a dangerous disease that has high mortality rate. Taking pre-emptive action against the threat, authorities in the Southern state of Kerala have shut down some schools and offices to halt the spread of the virus.

Explained | Deadly Nipah virus strikes India; symptoms and other things you need to know

The junta leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a charter to establish a defence alliance known as the Alliance of Sahel States. The alliance of the three West African nations signed by their military leaders on September 16, says that the three states will assist one another in the event of an attack on any one of them.

Explained | Military-ruled former French colonies forge NATO-style Alliance of Sahel States

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet" — This line from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare illustrates the point that names are not important, or maybe they are.

Explained | Origin of the name 'Bharat' - India's past, present and future

Rustem Umerov will be Ukraine's new defence minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov who helmed the administrative apparatus of Ukrainian defence since the beginning of war in the region in February 2022 for a full 550-day period.

Explained: Inside Ukrainian shake up that forced Zelensky to replace his defence minister

At 12:10 pm on September 1, the 24-hour countdown timer began ticking at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre spaceport in Sriharikota. At the end of this countdown, Saturday at 11:50am, India's PSLV rocket in its XL configuration lifted-off carrying the world's most populous nation's maiden mission to study the sun.

Explained | The Why, What, When, Where and How of India's Aditya-L1 Sun mission

Military officers of Central African nation Gabon announced on August 30 that they have taken power "on behalf of the Gabonese people" and that they were "putting an end to the current regime".

Explained | After Niger, this is why coup in Gabon is receiving public support

Chandrayaan-3 'Shiv Shakti': After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's south pole on August 23, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 26) announced that the landing point will be called "Shiv Shakti".

EXPLAINED | Chandrayaan-3's landing site is named Shiv Shakti. Here's how these points are named

In a significant achievement set to redefine the realm of human biology, scientists have successfully sequenced the Y chromosome for the first time. The breakthrough translates into the unearthing of valuable information about human genetic material that could revolutionise the study of male infertility and various health disorders.

Explained | Scientists finally decipher enigmatic Y chromosome, feat to help study male infertility

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are procuring significant quantities of high-performance Nvidia chips, which are crucial for developing artificial intelligence software.

Explained: How Saudi Arabia, UAE are expanding chip wars in a bid to lead AI race

Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar, a teacher-turned politician from Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, is now Pakistan's prime minister with a much-discussed 'caretaker' prefix.

Explained | Anwaar-ul Haq Kakar established as Pakistan's caretaker PM. Why it matters

Islamic State terrorist group is reported to be using regional versions of cryptocurrency, including so-called stablecoins, and is increasingly relying on virtual assets for international funds transfers, according to a UN report.

Explained | ISIS deploys cryptocurrency, NATO-grade weapons to revive its reign of terror

Saudi Arabia is reportedly pushing the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy to allow it to become a full partner in Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) that the three countries signed in December.

Explained | Inside Saudi Arabia's bid to build most advanced sixth-generation fighter jets

Ukraine presented its much-awaited and equally anticipated 10-point peace formula during talks held in Saudi Arabia without Russian participation, various sources cited by news agency AFP said.

Explained: Making sense of talks to end Ukraine war that did not include Russia

Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Saturday for the second time in less than three months. Khan was arrested after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts -- dubbed Toshakhana case -- and banned him from politics for the next five years.

Explained | Pakistan's ousted PM Imran Khan's Toshakhana woes land him in jail for 3 years

Western Africa's Niger is in global spotlight since last week's coup in capital Niamey when pro-West President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by his own presidential guards.

Niger nuclear reserves: How the coup can throw Europe into a deep energy crisis

A mysterious, cylindrical object that was found on a beach near Jurein Bay in Western Australia is "most likely debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)", the Australian Space Agency announced on Monday, July 31.

Explained: How did Indian PSLV rocket debris end up on an Australian beach?

The de-dollarisation, the movement to reduce other countries' reliance on the greenback, among the emerging economies of the BRICS economic group is yet to reach a 'common currency' breakthrough.

Explained | Spotlight on potential BRICS currency as pushback against US dollar grows

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