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A Hyderabad startup just earned India's first type certification for a mapping drone, opening doors for accurate land surveys that government and mining operators can actually trust. CrystalBall's achievement shows how homegrown innovation is meeting the country's infrastructure needs.
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Scientists created the first complete map of Antarctica's hidden landscape beneath three miles of ice, uncovering 30,000 previously unknown hills and features. The breakthrough uses satellite images and ice flow physics instead of radar gaps.
For the first time, researchers have created a high-resolution map revealing tens of thousands of hidden features beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. The discovery includes a massive 250-mile channel and could transform how we understand ice movement and climate change.