Ankush Banerjee

Science Writer for The Weather Channel India and Business Insider's Sustainability Insider. DM for leads and collaboration.

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Can you improve the Indian railways better without touching a single train or track? Here are some researchers that have figured it out!

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Revolutionizing Indian Railways!
A study by @iitbombay & collaborators introduces 'dailyzing' to cluster non-daily trains, boosting efficiency and opening up scheduling opportunities.
Deep dive: https://t.co/Oca9vzcHG2 into this story to learn more! @RailMinIndia | @ankushinscience | #indianrailways #trains #traintimetable #trainschedules

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🚨 "India may still be poor country even after becoming the third largest economy in the world by 2029 and therefore there is no reason for celebration", says former RBI Governor D Subbarao.

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Indian-origin astronomers outside India vs Indian-origin astronomers inside India.

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It took one entire crisis for Bengalureans to change their preferred ice-breaker from 'weather' to 'water'. And now, many worry that similar water woes may be in store for vast parts of North India too, if their China super-dam suspicions are true.

Read: https://t.co/N2Yds1ZySJ

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TW: worms
TIL (unfortunately) that tapeworms have hooks in their mouths that they use to latch onto the walls of your intestines, forever squirming, eating your food and laying eggs there. Sometimes they become populous and big enough to clog up your intestines even

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@ClimateC_CAG @BiIndia @CopernicusECMWF Thank you for sharing my article!

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nbd, just one of the astronauts affected by the recent NASA layoffs, Feb 2024

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So anyways, here's the entire tea; the rawr XD and the rawr DX, if you will

Read: https://t.co/Nw1NeTtIlS

#cheetah #projectcheetah #kuno #kunonationalpark #conservation #cats

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TIL that alligators are permanently erect, and their penises just shoot in and out of their body like some piston

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@mryoung151 @WHO @cdc Thank you for sharing my article! Was honestly a little shocked because I did not realise US-based outlet had stopped sharing COVID-related news until I read this thread

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@RebelliousPi Thank you for sharing my piece!

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@GaloresCircus @clhvelo Also feel free to reach out if there's any new information around science and health, we're always looking for interesting and relevant topics to cover!

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@GaloresCircus @clhvelo We do regularly cover COVID as and when we get our hands on any new and crucial information. Do check out our webpage (India edition) to be updated on all the COVID going ons, especially with the new Pirola strain amok.

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@GaloresCircus Hello! I've been giggling reading the replies, thank you for all the nice things y'all have said about my piece and for sharing the article :D

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Women-led self help groups were instrumental in ensuring Indians had food on their plates during the COVID-19 lockdown

#COVID19India #women
https://t.co/5jX6R3KMiI

By @ankushinscience

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This is literally the cutest date idea to do with ur partner before leaving for the holidays and I'm devastated my gf won't be in town for it, so y'all better make it count

How to watch the biggest meteor shower of the year: https://t.co/KXLN8gmpr6
#Geminids #Date #MeteorShower

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I just want sweater weather back man

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Could BBMP’s new climate action plan for Bengaluru restore India's ‘Garden City’ to its former glory?

#Bengaluru #GardenCity #ClimateAction

https://t.co/bFifiOQOFN

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[Ankush Banerjee @ankushinscience]

TIL that handlebar moustaches inherited their name from actual cycle handlebars (which seems obvious but still)

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Who wants to rob an astronaut mid-spacewalk with me

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I don't know how Google is categorising stuff to put into their Science section and I'm too scared to ask at this point