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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

AstraZeneca Covid jab-based cancer vax produces shows promise

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

London, July 6 An experimental cancer vaccine developed on the lines of AstraZeneca’s Covid jab has shown promise in treating

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How Covid-19 infection damages brain

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

New York, July 6 While SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, does not directly affect the brain, the immune response triggered

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

US professor claims Covid leaked from American lab, not from Wuhan

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

London, July 5 Covid-19 virus leaked out of a laboratory in the US, rather than the infamous Wuhan lab in

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Older adults’ desire to give away money linked to Alzheimer’s: Study

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

New York, July 4 Willingness to give away money could be linked to the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, suggests

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How soil pollution raises heart disease risk

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

London, July 3 Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Astronauts may lose bone density after returning to Earth: Study

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Toronto, July 3 While bone loss is a natural phenomena as human bodies age, astronauts on long-duration flights tend to

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Dinosaurs thrived amid ice, not warmth: Study

July 4, 2022

New York, July 3 Dinosaurs became adapted to the cold weather in polar regions before a mass extinction event paved

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

India has new Covid sub-variant of Omicron, may be alarming: Israeli expert

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

New Delhi, July 3 About 10 states in India have detected a new sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.75, which may be

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

High skin lesions, low fever new symptoms of monkeypox: Lancet

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

London, July 3 Higher prevalence of skin lesions in the genital and anal area and lower tiredness and fever were

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

China might be contemplating a ‘takeover’ of the Moon, says NASA administrator

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Washington, July 3 China might be contemplating a “takeover” of the Moon as part of its military space program, NASA’s

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

China might be contemplating a ‘takeover’ of the Moon, says NASA administrator

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Washington, July 3 China might be contemplating a “takeover” of the Moon as part of its military space program, NASA’s

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Virgin Orbit launches 7 satellites in first night mission

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

Washington, July 3 Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has successfully launched seven satellites to low Earth orbit for the United

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Covid vax more effective for obese people than underweight: Lancet

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

London, July 1 The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines were found to be similar for those with a higher body mass

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

TN power utility for refuelling at Kudankulam nuclear power plant in July instead of March

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Chennai, July 1 The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) wants the refuelling at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New patch test can detect Covid antibodies within 3 minutes

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

Tokyo, July 1 Japanese researchers have developed a novel compact patch that can detect the presence of Covid antibodies non-invasively

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Tonga eruption created atmospheric gravity waves that reached space

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

London, July 1 The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai submarine volcano on January 15, was one of the most

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

‘Repeated Covid infection doesn’t boost immunity, can raise long Covid risk’

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

London, June 30 The theory that prior Covid infections boost up people’s immunity levels, helping them to fight future variants

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

WHO ‘concerned’ as monkeypox spreads to children, pregnant women

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Geneva, June 30 The World Health Organisation has expressed concern as the recent monkeypox outbreak has spread to vulnerable people,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Medicines found in wastewater may signal Covid spread

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

New York, June 30 Measuring the concentrations of medicines in wastewater could add another layer to disease-monitoring efforts and help

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA’s sun gazing spacecraft captures solar eclipse in space

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

Washington, June 30 NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Moon passing in front of the Sun. The SDO

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox likely to become sexually-transmitted infection in US: Report

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New York, June 29 The latest outbreak of monkeypox virus is likely to get “permanently entrenched” as sexually transmitted infection

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox likely to become sexually-transmitted infection in US: Report

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New York, June 29 The latest outbreak of monkeypox virus is likely to get “permanently entrenched” as sexually transmitted infection

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Limiting global warming can cut risks to humans by up to 85%

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

London, June 29 Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can help identify the hotspot regions for climate change risk

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Limiting global warming can cut risks to humans by up to 85%

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

London, June 29 Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can help identify the hotspot regions for climate change risk

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Can blood thinners help reduce symptoms of long Covid?

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

London, June 29 Researchers in the UK are probing a potential link between blood clots and long-term symptoms post a

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Norway has key opportunities to advance clean transition: IEA

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

New Delhi, June 29 As a resource-rich country on the leading edge of many clean energy technologies, Norway is uniquely

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain can jump from pigs to humans: Study

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

London, June 28 A highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which emerged in pigs

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How Covid virus uses body’s fat cells to replicate

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New York, June 28 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How Covid virus uses body’s fat cells to replicate

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New York, June 28 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How Covid virus uses body’s fat cells to replicate

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New York, June 28 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How Covid virus uses body’s fat cells to replicate

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

New York, June 28 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body’s fat-processing system, creating

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Evidence of life on Mars may be over 6 feet deep: NASA

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Washington, June 28 Rovers exploring Mars, such as NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance and others, may have to dig about 6.6

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Evidence of life on Mars may be over 6 feet deep: NASA

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Washington, June 28 Rovers exploring Mars, such as NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance and others, may have to dig about 6.6

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Evidence of life on Mars may be over 6 feet deep: NASA

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Washington, June 28 Rovers exploring Mars, such as NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance and others, may have to dig about 6.6

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

‘Hitch-hiking’ viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater: Study

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

London, June 28 Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

‘Hitch-hiking’ viruses can survive on microplastics in freshwater: Study

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

London, June 28 Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA’s new cubesat to pave way for future Moon missions

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Washington, June 28 After facing initial setback over system checks, NASA’s CAPSTONE mission — a microwave oven-sized CubeSat — has

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA’s new cubesat to pave way for future Moon missions

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Washington, June 28 After facing initial setback over system checks, NASA’s CAPSTONE mission — a microwave oven-sized CubeSat — has

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

ESA’s BepiColombo probe makes second flyby of Mercury

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Paris, June 28 BepiColombo, a joint mission of European Space Agency’s (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully completed

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

ESA’s BepiColombo probe makes second flyby of Mercury

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Paris, June 28 BepiColombo, a joint mission of European Space Agency’s (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully completed

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NewSpace India to transfer ISRO’s Optical Imaging System of Paras Defence

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Chennai, June 28 The NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), the commercial arm of India’s Department of Space, has agreed to transfer

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage: Study

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

London, June 27 Intermittent fasting helps change the activity of gut bacteria and increase their ability to recover from nerve

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage: Study

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

London, June 27 Intermittent fasting helps change the activity of gut bacteria and increase their ability to recover from nerve

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Gene variants may determine survival in Parkinson’s patients: Study

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Vienna, June 27 How long someone lives with Parkinson’s disease may be down to specific gene mutations, according to new

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Typhoid bacteria increasingly resistant to essential antibiotics: Lancet

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

New York, June 26 Bacteria causing typhoid fever are becoming increasingly resistant to some of the most important antibiotics for

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Flu vax linked to 40% reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease: Study

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

New York, June 26 People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40 per cent less likely than their

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA halts Psyche mission to unexplored metal world

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Washington, June 26 NASA has cancelled its planned 2022 launch attempt of the Psyche asteroid mission — the agency’s first

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

This itchy skin disease found less in women than men: Study

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Tokyo, June 26 Scientists have found that the presence of the female hormone oestrogen gives women an advantage over men

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox mutated rapidly than thought: Study

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

London, June 26 The monkeypox virus appears to have mutated far, far more than would normally be expected, according to

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Omicron-targeting Covid vax shows high immune response: Pfizer & BioNTech

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

New York, June 26 The new Covid shot that specifically targets Omicron variant elicits a strong immune response against the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA now ready with Artemis 1 moon mission test launch

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

Washington, June 25 The US space agency has determined that its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is ready for the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

5 planets line up in rare planetary conjunction

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

New York, June 25 Five major planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn — in our solar system are

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Why heart attacks in women are often missed

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

New York, June 24 A specific gene that may be responsible for differences in symptoms and outcomes of heart attack

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Why heart attacks in women are often missed

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

New York, June 24 A specific gene that may be responsible for differences in symptoms and outcomes of heart attack

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax and prior infection: Studies

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

London, June 23 The rising cases of Covid, in the UK, the US and some European countries, as well as

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Omicron sub-variants may target lungs, evade vax and prior infection: Studies

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

London, June 23 The rising cases of Covid, in the UK, the US and some European countries, as well as

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Erectile dysfunction drugs may help treat oesophageal cancer: Study

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

London, June 23 A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Arianespace orbits Indian satellite GSAT-24 and Malaysian satellite

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Chennai, June 23 European space agency Arianespace on Thursday put into orbit two communication satellites belonging to India and Malaysia

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Multiple organs harvested from brain-dead youth in Coimbatore

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Chennai, June 22 Multiple organs were harvested from a brain-dead youth, a medical centre said on Wednesday. The Kovai Medical

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Reducing air pollution may improve brain development in children

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Toronto, June 22 Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Abortions hit a record high during Covid in UK: Report

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

London, June 22 Abortions reached another all-time high last year in England and Wales as official data has revealed that

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

How Netflix-style algorithm may help in personalising cancer treatments

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

London, June 21 Just as Netflix algorithm generates data to determine the shows one can choose to binge watch next,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

How Netflix-style algorithm may help in personalising cancer treatments

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

London, June 21 Just as Netflix algorithm generates data to determine the shows one can choose to binge watch next,

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Major component for upcoming nuclear reactor in TN made: Rosatom

June 21, 2022

Chennai, June 21 Russia’s integrated nuclear power major Rosatom on Tuesday said its group outfit ZiO-Podolsk has manufactured the heat-exchanging

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

S.Korea successfully launches homegrown space rocket

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

Seoul, June 21 South Korea on Tuesday launched its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second attempt to put satellites

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Scientists working on electronic implants to help pill delivery at a click

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

London, June 20 A team of Swedish researchers are working on developing electronic implants that can one day replace daily

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

IIT Jodhpur claims developing indigenous metal 3D printer for aerospace, defence

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Jodhpur, June 20 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a metal 3D printer for potential

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

IIT Kanpur develops cheap E.coli water testing kit

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Kanpur, June 20 A novel water testing kit that is highly sensitive and can detect the presence of E.coli in

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Postpartum depression affects dads too

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Sydney, June 19 If you thought only women faced depression during pregnancy and post birth, you may be wrong. New

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

42 countries reported 2,103 cases of monkeypox since January: WHO

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

New Delhi, June 19 A total of 42 countries, both endemic and non-endemic, have reported 2,103 laboratory confirmed cases of

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Humans are smarter eaters, moderate energy rich meals: Study

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

London, June 19 Humans are smarter eaters than previously thought, finds a study that showed people ‘right size’ portions of

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Hybrid sensor to help diagnose cancer developed

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Moscow, June 18 A team of researchers has developed a nanophotonic-microfluidic sensor whose potential applications include cancer detection, monitoring, and

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

S.Korea set to launch homegrown space rocket on June 21

June 18, 2022

Seoul, June 18 (IANS South Korea plans to launch its homegrown space rocket next week, after aerospace engineers replaced a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Psychosocial stress, anxiety can be reduced by virtual training

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Tokyo, June 18 Virtual training among several people may reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety, a new study suggests. The study

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Taiwan Semiconductor to start 2nm processor production by 2025: Report

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Taipei, June 18 IPhone chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said that it will start 2nm chip production by 2025,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Kids under 5 can now be vaccinated against Covid: US FDA

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Washington, June 17 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorised emergency use of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

BA.4, BA.5 Omicron strains may drive new global Covid wave

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

New Delhi, June 17 Several countries including India, the UK, US, and Australia are seeing an uptick in Covid cases

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

WHO likely to okay use of Omicron-specific booster: Report

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

New Delhi, June 17 The World Health Organisation is likely to recommend an Omicron-specific booster dose, amid a fresh wave

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Natural immunity from Omicron strong, vax efficacy wanes rapidly: Study

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Doha, June 17 People with prior-variant infection were moderately protected from Omicron even after a year, but vaccine-induced immunity against

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Long Covid may give rise rise to dangerous new variants: Report

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Vienna, June 16 Long Covid, which can lingher up to months and even years in some people, has the potential

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Long Covid may give rise rise to dangerous new variants: Report

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Vienna, June 16 Long Covid, which can lingher up to months and even years in some people, has the potential

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Astronomers find fastest-growing black hole of past 9 bn years

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Sydney, June 16 An international team of astronomers has discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years.

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Overall warming to increase, number of heavy rainfall days to increase in NE: study

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 15 A study about climate change projections for the northeast Indian states on Wednesday indicated an overall

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Long Covid to blame for acute hepatitis cases in kids: Study

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 15 Long Covid may be responsible for the global acute hepatitis in kids that has so far

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox: WHO to look into reports of virus in semen

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

New Delhi, June 15 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said it is exploring whether monkeypox can be sexually

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

SKorea indefinitely postpones launch of space rocket over technical glitch

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

Seoul, June 15 South Korea on Wednesday postponed the launch of homegrown space rocket Nuri, as a sensor in the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

S. Korea space rocket launch delayed due to strong winds, technical problem

June 15, 2022

Seoul, June 15 South Korea’s homegrown space rocket Nuri’s launch has been delayed due to strong winds and later a

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Change procurement pattern for water, food, energy security: Study

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 14 India can shift geographies where crops are procured from and grown and meet its

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox contact tracing tough with many unknown sexual partners: Report

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

London, June 14 Tracing contacts of people infected with monkeypox virus is giving public health officials in the UK a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Human brains are hotter than thought, particularly women’s: Study

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

London, June 14 Average human brain temperature is 38.5 degrees Celsius, with deeper brain regions often exceeding 40 degrees Celsius,

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Musk’s SpaceX wins environmental nod for Starship rocket launch

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

San Francisco, June 14 Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received environment clearance from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for developing

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

First cat to human Covid transmission documented

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Bangkok, June 13 A 32-year-old previously healthy female veterinarian contracted Covid after being exposed to an infected cat, according to

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

1 in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome raising risk of diseases: Study

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

London, June 13 Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome – most of

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

South Korea to attempt space rocket launch this week

June 13, 2022

Seoul, June 13 South Korea’s state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) was carrying out final preparations on Monday ahead of

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

IIT Guwahati develops prosthetic leg for Indian conditions

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Guwahati, June 13 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a prosthetic leg specifically designed for

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Astra rocket launch failure: 2 NASA weather satellites lost

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Washington, June 13 Two NASA satellites aimed to study the formation and development of tropical cyclones almost every hour were

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HEALTH/MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

Israeli university launches research institute for AI medicine

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Jerusalem, June 13 The Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) has announced that it has set up the country’s first Artificial

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Webb telescope endures impact from larger than expected micrometeoroid

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Washington, June 10 The next-generation and powerful James Webb telescope was hit by space debris called micrometeoroid, leading to a

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

‘Climate change may impact India’s future renewable energy production’

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, June 9 India has an ambitious target of increasing its renewable energy capacity to 175 GW

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

SpaceX launches Egyptian communications satellite into orbit

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

San Francisco, June 9 Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched a satellite into orbit that will be operated by the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

IIT-K tool to detect fraud in crypto currency transaction

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Kanpur, June 9 The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), will provide an indigenously designed tool to help the Uttar

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US CDC suspects monkeypox virus to be airborne, asks people to wear masks

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Washington, June 8 Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspect that the monkeypox virus may be

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

US CDC suspects monkeypox virus to be airborne, asks people to wear masks

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Washington, June 8 Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspect that the monkeypox virus may be

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

Sydney, June 8 US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port

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Bad dreams in older adults could signal onset of Parkinson’s: Study

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

London, June 8 Older adults who start to experience bad dreams or nightmares could be exhibiting the earliest signs of

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

US FDA endorses Novavax’s protein-based Covid shot

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

New York, June 8 The US Food and Drug administration’s (FDA) advisory committee has recommended that regulators authorise Novavax’s protein-based

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Can hormonal therapy raise brain tumour risk in women?

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

New Delhi, June 7 Hormonal therapy has emerged as one of the most advanced treatments for cancer, premature puberty, and

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox DNA sequencing hints virus circulating since 2017: Report

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

London, June 7 The monkeypox virus outbreak, that has seen more than 780 laboratory confirmed cases in 27 countries, may

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Hubble spots largest near-infrared image to find universe’s rarest galaxies

June 7, 2022

Toronto, June 7 An international team of scientists has released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the Hubble Space

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China advances plans for space solar power plant

June 7, 2022

Beijing, June 7 China has advanced its plans to launch a space solar power plant programme in 2028, two years

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Novavax’s Covid vax effective, but concerns remain over myocarditis risk: FDA

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New York, June 6 The US Food and Drug Administration has called Novavax’s protein-based vaccine effective against Covid-19, but has

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New diabetes drug significant in fight against obesity: Study

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

London, June 6 A weekly intake of a drug, approved to treat Type 2 diabetes, can provide substantial and sustained

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

IISc researchers develop alternative mechanism to render SARS-Cov-2 inactive

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Bengaluru, June 6 The researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an alternative mechanism to render viruses

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BUSINESS SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

A narcissistic boss can stymie knowledge flow, cooperation

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

New York, June 6 Narcissist bosses can cause knowledge barriers within organisations and hinder cooperation between teams due to a

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New gene drug improves breast cancer patients’ survival rate

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

London, June 5 Women with a genetic abnormality in their cancer given a new gene drug, combined with hormone therapy,

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BUSINESS SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Companies with Machiavellian CEOs benefit more: Study

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New York, June 5 Companies whose CEOs possess Machiavellian traits such as sneakiness, cunningness, and lack of a moral code

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

CO2 now comparable to levels seen 4 million years ago: NOAA

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

New York, June 5 The level of Carbon dioxide (CO2) in May peaked more than 50 per cent higher than

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Mediterranean diet may help improve symptoms of depression in young men

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Sydney, June 4 Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Air pollution exposure drives risk of inflammatory arthritis

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

London, June 4 Increased air pollution has been linked with rise in risk of autoimmune diseases, according to a twin

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Dogs can detect Covid-19 faster than rapid antigen test: Study

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

London, June 4 Dogs are more effective at detecting Covid-19 infections through human sweat samples than the existing rapid antigen

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

New self-powering smart pillow to help track sleep quality

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

Beijing, June 4 Chinese researchers have developed a self-powering smart pillow that tracks the position of the head and quality

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Scientists identify new coronavirus commonly found in rodents

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022

London, June 4 Swedish scientists have identified a new coronavirus commonly found in red-backed voles — small, stocky rodents similar

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New e-skin that can feel pain may help create touch-sensitive robots

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

London, June 3 A team of researchers, led by one of India-origin, has developed an electronic skin which can learn

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

NASA to buy 5 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Washington, June 3 NASA aims to buy from SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station. SpaceX is

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Shark antibodies may help fight Covid: Study

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022

New York, June 2 Sharks, known as ancient predators with prehistoric immune systems, may be key to developing effective Covid-19

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

NASA selects two private companies for developing Moon spacesuits

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Washington, June 2 NASA has selected two private US-based companies — Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace — to develop next

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

First private spacecraft manufacturing facility launched in B’luru

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Bengaluru, June 2 Ananth Technologies Private Limited (ANANTH), the leading aerospace and defence manufacturer in India, launched their new spacecraft

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Being married may actually help you live longer

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

New York, June 1 Have you ever thought if your marital status may affect your overall health? A study backs

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Pulse oximeters overestimate SPo2 levels in non-White patients

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

New York, June 1 Pulse oximeter devices that measure oxygen levels (SPo2) overestimated blood oxygen levels in Covid-19 patients who

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Indian communication satellite GSAT-24 under health checks in French Guiana

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Chennai, June 1 Indian communication satellite GSAT-24 is undergoing various checks at clean room facilities in French Guiana, said Indian

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Starship flight must to send Starlink 2.0 satellites into orbit: Musk

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

New Delhi, June 1 Elon Musk is banking upon SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket in order to send next-generation Starlink 2.0

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Covid caused collateral damage to global cardiac services: Study

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

London, May 31 Disruption to cardiac services during the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a “global collateral damage” that may have

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

HIV drug may be a potential treatment for dementia: Study

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

New York, May 31 US researchers have found an HIV drug that could help reverse memory loss in middle age,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox outbreak: No need to avoid LGBTQ+ parades, says WHO

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

New Delhi, May 31 There is no need to avoid LGBTQ+ parades, said the World Health Organisation (WHO), amid the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Webb telescope to explore two rocky, Earths-like planets

May 31, 2022

Washington, May 31 NASA’s much celebrated James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. The huge telescope

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HEALTH/MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Israel launches $30mn plan to promote R&D of health techs in hospitals

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

Jerusalem, May 31 Israel has launched a plan for the set up of R&D infrastructure in hospitals on health tech

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Scientists identify new liver and kidney disease

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022

London, May 29 Scientists have identified a new disease in a ground-breaking discovery that could help patients with unexplained liver

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter captures record-breaking flight video

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022

Washington, May 29 The Ingenuity Mars helicopter’s black-and-white navigation camera has provided dramatic video of its record-breaking 25th flight. The

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Astronomers find supermassive black holes inside dying galaxies

May 29, 2022

London, May 29 An international team of astronomers have detected the signal from the active supermassive black holes of dying

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Morocco, Israel sign scientific cooperation agreement

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022

Rabat, May 28 Morocco and Israel have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in high-tech innovation and scientific research. Moroccan Minister

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

UK scientists grow cells on moving robot skeleton

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022

London, May 27 A team of scientists at the University of Oxford and robotics firm Devanthro have, in a novel

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Monkeypox may persist in body for 10 weeks: Study

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

London, May 26 Monkeypox virus may persist in the body for 10 weeks, even after the tell-tale rash has disappeared,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Vitamin D supplements do not prevent Type 2 diabetes risk: Study

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Tokyo, May 26 Daily vitamin D supplements do not seem to prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes in people

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Boeing completes Starliner uncrewed flight test, returns to Earth

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Washington, May 26 Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, returned to Earth safely on Thursday, after a crucial six-day

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Lung blood clot risk double in Covid survivors: US CDC

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

New York, May 25 Covid-19 survivors have twice the risk for developing blood clots in lungs or respiratory conditions, according

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Is waning smallpox vax protection behind Monkeypox outbreak?

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

London, May 25 Scientists are speculating whether the waning smallpox vaccine protection could be behind the recent Monkeypox outbreak that

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

NASA’s new solar sail project aims to see ‘Sun as never before’

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Washington, May 25 US space agency NASA is planning to invest about $2 million over two years to develop a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Some antivirals may be effective against Monkeypox virus: Lancet

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

London, May 25 A team of researchers have found that some antiviral medications might have the potential to shorten symptoms

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth this week

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Washington, May 25 A “potentially hazardous” enormous asteroid that is more than a mile long will zoom past Earth on

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

S.Korea to launch homegrown space rocket on June 15 in 2nd attempt

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Seoul, May 25 South Korea on Wednesday set June 15 as the second launch date of its homegrown space rocket

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Over 60 Australian species face extinction within 20 yrs: Study

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Canberra, May 25 Australian researchers have identified more than 60 animal species that might face extinction within 20 years. In

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NASA’s Artemis mission will fly a Japanese astronaut to Moon: Biden

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Washington, May 25 NASA’s impending Artemis programme will include a Japanese astronaut, US President Joe Biden has said. Biden and

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Alcohol may be more risky for heart than previously thought

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

London, May 24 Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are linked with development of heart failure,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

1 in 8 suffer heart inflammation after hospitalisation with Covid: Study

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

London, May 24 One in eight people who were hospitalised with Covid-19 between May 2020 and March 2021 were later

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

New gene-edited tomatoes could boost your Vitamin D levels

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

London, May 24 Finding it hard to raise levels of Vitamin D, popularly known as the sunshine vitamin? Scientists have

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Breakthrough Covid more likely in cancer, Alzheimer’s patients

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

New York, May 24 Breakthrough Covid-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalisations and deaths are significantly more likely in cancer and

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

US scientists start trial on vax for preventing pancreatic cancer

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

Washington, May 23 In a breakthrough, US scientists have started a trial on a vaccine that will protect people from

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Simple saliva test may help spot breast cancer risk

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

London, May 23 Now detecting the risk of breast cancer may be simple – a saliva test, according to UK

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Booster dose over 80% effective against Omicron in kids under 5: Pfizer

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

New York, May 23 Pfizer on Monday announced that its third ‘booster’ dose was 80.3 per cent effective in preventing

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

S.Korea’s 1st lunar orbiter ‘Danuri’ set for August launch

May 23, 2022

Seoul, May 23 South Korea said on Monday it has named its first lunar orbiter scheduled to be launched in

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

IIT Mandi, NSDC to boost Indian youth’s potential in data science, big data

May 23, 2022

Mandi, May 23 The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Existing drug brings hope for people with spinal cord injuries

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

London, May 22 UK scientists have shown that an existing drug may significantly reduce damage after spinal cord injury by

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NASA suspends routine spacewalks due to leaky spacesuit helmet

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

Washington, May 22 After finding water in an astronaut’s helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

How rising temperatures may disrupt your sleep quality

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

London, May 22 Increasing ambient temperatures, caused by human-induced climate change, can negatively impact how humans sleep around the globe,

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully docks to ISS for 1st time

May 21, 2022May 21, 2022

Washington, May 21 Boeing’s passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, on Saturday successfully docked itself to the International Space Station (ISS)

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

China proposes search for nearby habitable planets via space telescope

May 20, 2022

Beijing, May 20 Chinese scientists have proposed a space project to survey the sky through a space-borne telescope to hunt

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New Hubble data suggests mysterious expansion rate of universe

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Washington, May 20 The NASA and ESA’s (European Space Agency) Hubble Space Telescope has reached a new milestone in recording

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Eating blueberries can lower BP, cut heart disease risk

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

New York, May 20 Consuming blueberries can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal women with high blood pressure,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Cold virus caused 100,000 deaths worldwide in kids in 2019: Lancet

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

London, May 20 Acute lower respiratory infection caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

India to introduce indigenous TB infection skin test ‘c-TB’

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

New Delhi, May 20 Starting later this year, the Union government will introduce a newly approved ‘Made in India’ tuberculosis

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA’s Marsquake hunting mission to last only till December

May 19, 2022

Washington, May 19 NASA’s InSight Mars lander, known to hunt for quakes on the Red Planet, is set to shut

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Vax post infection can lower symptoms of long Covid: Study

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

London, May 19 People who take vaccination after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, are likely to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Erratic temperatures causing more deaths than heatwaves: Study

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Sydney, May 19 Deaths as a result of temperature variability accounted for 3.4 per cent of all deaths globally between

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Eating cranberries may help improve memory, ward off dementia

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

London, May 19 Adding cranberries to your diet, particularly in the middle age, could help improve memory and brain function,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Covid linked with risk of developing Parkinson’s disease: Study

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

New York, May 19 SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, could increase the risk of brain degeneration as

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

ESA satellite escapes collision with Russian space debris

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Paris, May 19 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) said its Earth-observing Sentinel-1A satellite barely escaped a “high-risk collision” from a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Studies report acute hepatitis among Indian children during Covid

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

New Delhi, May 18 Two recent studies have reported acute hepatitis among children during the Covid pandemic in India, amid

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New blood test can detect early-stage bowel cancer

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

London, May 18 UK researchers have developed a novel blood test that can detect early-stage bowel cancer in 80 per

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

UK health officials probe Monkeypox ‘spreading in sexual networks’

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

London, May 18 After the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected four cases of monkeypox in gay, bisexual men, the

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3 out of 4 Indians on dialysis suffer from hypertension, finds study

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

Hyderabad, May 17 Three out of four patients on haemodialysis in India suffer from hypertension, reveals a study. It also

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

UK doctors to spot breast cancer spread using magnetic marker liquid

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

London, May 17 Women with invasive breast cancer in the UK will now be injected with a magnetic marker liquid

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

US FDA declines to authorise antidepressant fluvoxamine for Covid

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

New York, May 17 The US Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve antidepressant fluvoxamine as a treatment for

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Hypertension must be prioritised as public health emergency: Experts

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

New Delhi, May 17 It is high time to count high blood pressure as a public health emergency in India,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Intermittent fasting may slow ageing, fight cancer and diabetes: Study

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

New York, May 16 While people tend to follow new diets to get fit and reduce their weight, research has

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Rare bleeding disorder patients in India to get 1st preventive treatment

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

New Delhi, May 16 A US FDA-approved treatment that may prevent haemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder, has been launched in

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Explained: How Covid-19 damages lungs, other organs

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

London, May 16 Some cells infected with Covid-19 can “explode”, leading to serious damage of the lungs and other internal

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Israel to test floating sun-tracking system to generate clean electricity

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Jerusalem, May 16 Israel has announced a project for testing an artificial intelligence (AI) floating system to generate electricity by

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China’s Tianwen-1 mission marks 1st yr on Mars

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Beijing, May 16 It has been a year since China’s Tianwen-1 probe landed on Mars. The mission has not only

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New SIDS research promising, but not a quick fix, say experts

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

New Delhi, May 15 A breakthrough research by Australian scientists which identified a potential biomarker for detecting babies more at

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2 more cases of monkeypox in London: UK health agency

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

London, May 15 (IABS) The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that two more individuals have been diagnosed with monkeypox

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

This smartphone app helps locate mosquitoes, eradicate malaria

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

New York, May 15 A novel app that identifies locations of previously unknown mosquito breeding habitats and helps treat them

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Director-General of ITER Bernard Bigot passes away

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022

New Delhi, May 14 Bernard Bigot, Director-General of the ITER Organisation, to which India is consistently delivering in-kind contribution for

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Antibiotic use linked to inflammatory bowel disease in older adults

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022

New York, May 14 The more antibiotics are prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Stem cell therapy repairs damaged heart, spurs hope for heart attack patients

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022

London, May 13 A team of German, Swedish, and British scientists has developed a new stem cell therapy which can

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

CCMB develops India’s first mRNA vaccine candidate against coronavirus

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Hyderabad, May 13 The Hyderabad-based CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) on Friday announced the development of a potential

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Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in eyes of dead people

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

New York, May 13 In a groundbreaking research that raises questions about the irreversible nature of death, US scientists revived

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Scientists make history by growing plants in lunar soil

May 13, 2022

Washington, May 13 Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

First total lunar eclipse of 2022 to grace the skies on May 15

May 13, 2022

New Delhi, May 13 Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as the first total lunar eclipse

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Study sheds new light on how genes contribute to diabetes

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Hyderabad, May 12 A world-wide study, which included Indian scientists, of diverse populations has shed new light on how genes

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

First image of supermassive black hole in centre of Milky Way revealed

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

New Delhi, May 12 A global team of radio astronomers have on Thursday unveiled the first image of the supermassive

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Chinese rover suggests Mars had water more recently than thought

May 12, 2022

Beijing, May 12 China’s Zhurong rover has found that Mars may have had liquid water hundreds of millions of years

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

High-fibre rich diet can help fight antibiotic resistance

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

New Delhi, May 11 Healthy adults who eat a diverse diet, with at least 8-10 grams of soluble fibre such

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA’s InSight Mars lander records largest-ever monster quake on Red Planet

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Washington, May 11 NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the largest ever monster quake on the Red Planet. The quake

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

V-P, PM express gratitude to Indian scientists on National Technology Day

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

New Delhi, May 11 The Vice-President and Prime Minister on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the country’s brilliant scientists and their

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CEPI partners with Bharat Biotech, others to develop variant-proof Covid vaccine

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Hyderabad, May 10 The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on Tuesday announced the latest award under its $200m programme

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology to support Wayanad tribals

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 The Thiruvanthapuram-headquartered Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) has launched a major project to support the traditional

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Musk’s Neuralink rival Synchron launches human trial of brain implant in US

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

New York, May 10 Elon Musk’s Neuralink rival Synchron has launched human trials on six severely paralysed patients in the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Ingenuity helicopter survives communications snag on Mars

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

Washington, May 10 NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has reestablished communications with the Perseverance rover, after facing snag last week due

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

India to send twin satellites DISHA to study upper atmosphere

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

Chennai, May 10 Indian space agency will build an identical pair of satellites for studying the earth’s upper atmosphere, said

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

How a common sunscreen ingredient damages coral reefs

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

London, May 9 Researchers have identified a mechanism by which oxybenzone – a common sunscreen component – may be hastening

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Long Covid in children majorly ‘undiagnosed’: Report

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

New York, May 9 Although children were less affected with Covid-19, among those infected majority are likely to develop long

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Global warming causing world’s oceans to lose ‘memory’

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

New York, May 8 Most of the world’s oceans are steadily losing their year-to-year ‘memory’ under global warming, researchers have

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Vax to curb Covid spread should now be top priority: UK scientist

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

London, May 8 While existing Covid-19 vaccines have largely helped prevent deaths, scientists must now train their focus on developing

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Giant groundwater system discovered below Antarctic ice

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

New York, May 8 A team of scientists has mapped a huge, actively circulating groundwater system in deep sediments in

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Zoom fatigue more common in young women: Study

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

London, May 8 Video conference fatigue, commonly known as “Zoom fatigue”, is more common among young and introvert women than

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA now likely to launch Artemis 1 moon rocket in Aug: Report

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Washington, May 8 NASA has yet again delayed its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch and now the US space agency

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Can low-dose lithium help improve kidney health?

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

New Delhi, May 6 Long known as a valuable treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium may also be useful in treating

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

SpaceX successfully returns NASA, ESA astronauts from space station

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Washington, May 6 Three NASA astronauts and one from the ESA (European Space Agency) landed safely on Earth from the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

BHU researchers find method to remove metal from water

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Varanasi, May 6 Researchers from the School of Biochemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), have

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Chinese scientist find lunar soil can generate oxygen and fuel

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Beijing, May 6 Observation of lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft has shown that soil on the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

IIT Kanpur develops cheap device for inorganic contaminant-free wate

May 6, 2022

Kanpur, May 6 In a bid to revolutionise the water purification process, a novel device that is able to produce

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

GPS satellites may help warn of tsunamis

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

London, May 6 GPS satellites orbiting the Earth may be more effective in detecting tsunamis, and much faster than the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

ISRO, CUHP join hands to study collision threats from space objects

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Bengaluru, May 5 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) have inked a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Master gene that can restore hearing loss discovered

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

New York, May 5 In a breakthrough, US scientists have discovered a single master gene that programmes ear hair cells

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

How extended space flights affect astronauts’ brains

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

New York, May 5 Long-duration space flight can alter fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Study confirms airborne transmission of coronavirus

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Hyderabad, May 4 A collaborative study by a group of scientists from the CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad and the CSIR-IMTech, Chandigarh, with

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Double-masking does not improve protection against Covid: Study

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

New York, May 4 Double-masking might not protect against Covid-19, but rather raises the risk of infection as well as

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Diaspora NATIONAL SCIENCE 

India-born scientist elected to US National Academy of Sciences

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

New Delhi, May 4 Kamal Bawa, a noted, Indian born, conservation biologist and president of the Bengaluru-based Ashoka Trust for

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Pfizer to set up global drug development centre in India

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

Chennai, May 4 Global pharma giant Pfizer, which developed the mRNA-based vaccine against Covid, on Wednesday announced setting up a

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Asthma in children likely to worsen after Covid infection: Study

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

New York, May 4 Asthma in children is likely to get worse after a Covid-19 infection, finds a large-scale nationwide

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Digital marketing of unhealthy foods, online gaming driving obesity: WHO

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

London, May 4 Digital marketing of unhealthy food products to children and online gaming that compels children to a sedentary

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

Israel to set up database to make govt data accessible for R&D

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

Jerusalem, May 4 Israel has announced that it would establish a national database to make vast government data accessible for

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Cognitive loss from severe Covid equivalent to 20 years of ageing: Study

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

London, May 3 Cognitive impairment, as a result of severe Covid-19, is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Scientists map living corals before and after marine heat wave

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

New York, May 3 A team of scientists have, for the first time ever, mapped living corals before and after

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

India, Germany agree to work together with focus on AI, startups

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

New Delhi, May 3 India and Germany on Tuesday agreed to work together with focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

IMD, IIT Bombay join hands for developing user-friendly weather forecasting apps

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Mumbai, May 2 India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday signed an agreement with IIT Bombay to work together for developing

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Omicron’s latest subvariant BA.2.12.1 proves virus not declining: Report

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

New York, May 2 Omicron’s latest subvariant BA.2.12.1, responsible for about one-fourth of Covid-19 cases in the US, shows that

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HEALTH/MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Genetic links found between Covid and other diseases

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

New York, May 2 A team of US researchers has uncovered genetic links between Covid-19 severity and certain medical conditions

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

IIT Mandi team discovers drug molecule to treat diabetes

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Mandi, May 2 A drug molecule that can prove to be an effective treatment for both Type 1 and Type

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Scientists find new plastic-loving bacteria able to cross oceans

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

London, May 1 UK scientists have found new types of plastic-loving bacteria that stick to plastic in the deep sea

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Future wearable health tech may measure gases released from skin

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

New York, May 1 Scientists have created the next generation of wearable health sensors that may be able to monitor

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Omicron BA.4, BA.5 can dodge immunity from infection, Covid vax: Study

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

New Delhi, May 1 Omicron sub variants BA.4 and BA.5 have the ability to avoid immunity induced by both previous

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

NASA scientists crack 60-yr-old mystery of explosions on Sun

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

Washington, May 1 Scientists at NASA have developed a theory that explains how explosions occur on the Sun, and help

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

ADHD, school absence are risk factors for self-harm: Study

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

London, April 29 Autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and school absence are associated with increased risk for self-harm in adolescents,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Study reveals why 7 hours of sleep is optimal in middle age

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

London, April 29 Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards as

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Skeletons found in Ajnala belong to Gangetic plain martyrs of 1857: Study

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Hyderabad, April 28 Human skeletons found in Ajnala town of Punjab eight years ago belonged to residents of the Gangetic

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Antibiotics can blunt babies’ immune response to key vaccines

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

New York, April 28 Antibiotic use in children in the first two years of age is associated with lower vaccine-induced

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Why kids across US, Europe are suffering from hepatitis

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

New Delhi, April 27 Health officials are racing to investigate the sudden surge in cases of hepatitis or liver inflammation

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

World’s first tiny brain implant aims to reverse Parkinson’s symptoms

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

London, April 27 In a world first, UK doctors have implanted a device into a brain to reverse the symptoms

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

NASA’s SpaceX crew-4 mission enroute to ISS with 3 NASA & 1 ESA astronaut

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Washington, April 27 SpaceX on Wednesday for the fourth time launched an international crew of four astronauts from NASA and

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Asteroids may have brought key building blocks of DNA, RNA: Study

April 27, 2022

Washington, April 27 Scientists have found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Agriculture Ministry to develop Development of Real Time Crop forecasting (RTCF) system

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

New Delhi, April 27 The Agriculture Ministry is planning to develop an integrated portal for Real Time Crop forecasting (RTCF)

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Study shows Mars had less water than previously thought

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

New York, April 26 Mars, which was once known to contain a massive body of water, may have less water,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New ‘on demand’ contraceptive pill a promising candidate

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

New York, April 26 US fertility experts have developed a new combination of drugs that has emerged as a “promising

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Forest fires in summer reduce solar power production: Study

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

New Delhi, April 26 Forest fires that plague different parts of India, especially during summers, play a major role in

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

India gets world-class mycelium research, production facility

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Bengaluru, April 26 IT Services firm Vee Technologies’ parent company Sona Group on Tuesday forged a joint venture with Australia’s

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

First US private astronaut mission to space station returns to Earth

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Los Angeles, April 26 The first US private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has returned to Earth.

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

First private space mission astronauts return to Earth

April 26, 2022

New Delhi, April 25 After spending about 17 days in space, American private space habitat company Axiom Space’s first-ever private

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Japanese Covid oral antiviral pill shows rapid virus clearance

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

Tokyo, April 25 A Covid oral antiviral pill, developed by Japanese pharma company Shionogi & Co, has shown rapid clearance

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Pigs can spread deadly antibiotic-resistant superbug to humans: Study

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

London, April 25 Danish researchers have found evidence that pigs can spread dangerous antibiotic-resistant superbug Clostridioides difficile to humans. A

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Vitamin-D, Omega-3, exercise can reduce cancer risk by 61%: Study

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

London, April 25 A combination of high-dose Vitamin D, Omega-3s, and simple home strength exercises can help reduce cancer risk

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Covid infected pregnant women pass antibodies to their unborn babies

April 25, 2022

London, April 25 Most women who get infected with Covid-19 when pregnant pass antibodies to their unborn babies, reveals a

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Sayani Gupta : It’s funny to be a semi-popular actor in public places

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

Mumbai, April 23 She made her mark in Bollywood as well as in the web space with films like ‘Margarita

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

2 largest marsquakes recorded on Red Planet’s far side

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

London, April 23 A seismometer placed on Mars by NASA’s InSight lander has recorded two largest seismic events on the

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

First US private astronaut mission to space station to return on Sunday

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

Los Angeles, April 23 The first US private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is set to undock

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Disposable coffee cups shed tonnes of microplastics into your cup

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

New York, April 22 Love to buy takeaway coffee in disposable cups or use nylon cooking bags such as those

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Antidepressants not linked with happiness, improved quality of life: Study

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

Riyadh, April 21 Using antidepressants regularly may not make you happier compared to people with depression who do not take

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Novavax’s vax targeting Covid and flu shows promise

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

Washington, April 21 Novavax has developed a new vaccine that targets both Covid-19 and the flu and triggers an immune

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Fully vaccinated Spanish woman infected with Omicron 20 days-post Delta

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Madrid, April 21 A 31-year-old woman in Spain caught the Omicron infection just 20 days after the Delta variant, in

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Sun fires strongest solar flare in nearly 5 years

April 21, 2022

Washington, April 21 The Sun has emitted its strongest solar flare seen since 2017. According to the US Space Weather

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

New versions of Omicron that may outpace BA.2 found

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

New York, April 20 Scientists have found 21 viral offspring linked with BA.2 that may outpace the most successful subvariant

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Moderna’s new Covid vax more effective against Omicron than other shots

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

New York, April 20 Moderna has developed a new version of its Covid-19 vaccine which has shown promise against Omicron

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Scientists find how dunes form on Jupiter’s moon

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

New York, April 20 Scientists have long wondered how Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io, has grand meandering ridges. Now, a research

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Microplastics entering human food supplies in South Australian waters

April 20, 2022

Canberra, April 20 Microplastics are making their way into human food supplies in oceans around Australia, researchers have found. In

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Scientists urge NASA to probe Uranus, search for life on Saturn’s moon

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Washington, April 20 A team of scientists has urged NASA to probe the ice giant Uranus and look for life

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Disinfectant that can act as green de-contaminant for Covid developed

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

New Delhi, April 20 Researchers have developed a plasma-based disinfectant generated with the help of cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP)

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Infected immune cells may explain severity of Covid

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

New York, April 18 Twin studies have explained how infected immune cells prompt a massive inflammatory response leading to severe

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Loss of vision leading cause of anxiety, depression in elderly: Experts

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

New Delhi, April 18 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which accounts for 8.7 per cent of all blindness worldwide, is the

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Sun spews intense solar flare, sparks radio blackout in Asia, Australia

April 18, 2022

New Delhi, April 18 The Sun has unleashed an intense solar flare, sparking radio blackouts in several parts of Asia

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

This drug for blood disorder shows promise in phase 1-2 clinical trial

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

New Delhi, April 17 A drug called rilzabrutinib has generated promising safety and efficacy results in a recent international multi-centre

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month in space station

April 16, 2022

Beijing, April 16 Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Covid mRNA tech may create first-ever cure for heart attacks

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

London, April 16 UK scientists may have discovered the world’s first cure for heart attacks using the same mRNA technology

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

China launches Zhongxing-6D satellite

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

Xichang (China), April 16 China successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

Shenzhou-13 separates from space station core module

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

Beijing, April 16 The spacecraft Shenzhou-13, which is carrying Chinese astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, separated from

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Simple brisk walk may be enough to fight off depression

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

New York, April 15 You do not need to hit the gym, and lift heavy weights, but small doses of

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Magic mushroom helps ‘open up’ brains of people with depression: Study

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022

London, April 15 A psychedelic compound found in psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, can help to “open up” depressed

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

People with psychosis, anxiety at high risk of breakthrough Covid

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

New York, April 15 People with a history of certain psychiatric conditions, such as psychosis and anxiety, have a heightened

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Low-dose lithium may help improve kidney health

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

New York, April 15 Best known therapeutically as a treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium may also slow kidney ageing and

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

NASA again calls off wet dress rehearsal of moon rocket over fuel leak

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Washington, April 15 NASA has for the third time halted Artemis 1 moon rocket’s “wet dress rehearsal” – this time

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Australian research points to pros of vegan dog diet

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

Sydney, April 15 A new study from researchers at Australia’s Griffith University has found that dogs that were on raw

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Indian monsoon – the impact of climate change

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

New Delhi, April 14 Scientists have already warned of changing climatic conditions. The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Webb telescope’s instrument reaches coldest operating temperature

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

Washington, April 14 An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature – minus 266

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

SW monsoon rainfall to be normal this year: IMD (Lead)

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

New Delhi, April 14 In what can bring cheer to large parts of agrarian India, the south-west monsoon rainfall this

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Genetic mutations study reveal why we age

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

London, April 14 UK researchers have for the first time compared the accumulation of mutations across many animal species and

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

First comprehensive map of human blood stem cell developed

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

New York, April 14 US scientists have created a first-of-its-kind roadmap that traces each step in the development of blood

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

China on first mission to discover exoplanets

April 14, 2022

Beijing, April 13 China is planning its first mission to discover exoplanets – planets orbiting outside the Solar System in

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

E-cigarettes may alter organs, hinder body’s ability to fight infections

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

New York, April 13 Daily use of pod-based e-cigarettes can alter the inflammatory state across multiple organ systems including the

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Israeli researchers develop plant-based scaffolds for growing cultured meat

April 13, 2022

Jerusalem, April 13 Israeli researchers have developed plant-based scaffolds for growing cultivated meat, the northern Israel Institute of Technology (Technion)

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

UAE partners with NASA on Mars missions

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

Dubai, April 13 The United Arab Emirates has partnered with US space agency NASA on a Mars mission to boost

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Elderly Delhi woman’s life saved with rare brain, heart surgeries

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

New Delhi, April 12 A 65-year-old Delhi woman has got a new lease of life after doctors performed two high-risk

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Private Ax-1 astronaut to make liquid telescope mirror in space

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Washington, April 12 An astronaut, part of the recent private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) American space habitat

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

New Omicron BA.4 & BA.5 sub-variants detected in Africa, Europe

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

New Delhi, April 12 South African scientists have detected two new sub-variants of the highly contagious Omicron variant – BA.4

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

IIT Guwahati, NTPC develop energy efficient tech for CO2 capture

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Guwahati, April 12 The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has partnered with NTPC to design and develop a highly

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HEALTH/MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Chinese experts reveal genetic variation basis in watermelon seed size

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Beijing, April 12 Chinese researchers have revealed the genetic variation basis in watermelon seed size based on a systematic study

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Researchers map first ever lung development after birth into late childhood

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

New York, April 12 Scientists have constructed the first single-cell atlas of postnatal lung development in humans and mice. The

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

Heart inflammation risk post Covid-19 vax rare: Lancet

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Singapore, April 12 The overall risk of myopericarditis – a type of heart inflammation – following a Covid-19 vaccination is

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Can personality traits up risk of cognitive decline later?

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Toronto, April 11 If you are moody or emotionally unstable, you are more likely to experience cognitive decline late in

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Ice on lunar surface likely preserved by ancient magnetic fields

April 11, 2022

New York, April 11 Ice on the surface of the Moon, known so far to be dry and airless, is

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Microplastics in Cauvery river may be harming fish: Study

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

Bengaluru, April 11 Pollutants like microplastics may be causing growth defects among fish in the Cauvery river, including skeletal deformities,

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

How artificial sweeteners impair liver’s ability to detoxify

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

New York, April 10 Intake of zero-sugar food and beverages like yoghurt and diet soda may not be good for

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Ageing in human skin cells reversed by 30 years

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

London, April 10 UK researchers have developed a method to ‘time jump’ human skin cells by 30 years, turning back

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Keeping waistline less than half your height key to good health

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

London, April 10 Want to maintain good health and keep diseases at bay? Cutting your waistline to less than half

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Himanshi Khurana: Fitness for me is being flexible and comfortable in my own body

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

Mumbai, April 10 Actress and model Himanshi Khurana went on to become a household name after her stint in season

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New cheap, smartphone tech to detect dengue developed

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

London, April 10 An international team of researchers has developed new smartphone-powered tests for dengue fever that has significantly improved

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CCMB study unravels basis for side effects of statins

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022

Hyderabad, April 9 A study at CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) has unravelled the basis for side effects

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Chamoli saw seismic activity before ice-rock mass avalanche disaster: Study

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

New Delhi, April 8 Little more than a year after the deadly ice-rock mass avalanche in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand

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Use of viagra may lead to blindness: Study

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

Toronto, April 8 Regular use of viagra, used to treat erectile dysfunction, can harm your vision leaving you blind, a

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Strengthening DNA analysis, labs in 23 state/UTs under Nirbhaya Fund: Govt

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

New Delhi, April 7 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved projects for strengthening DNA analysis, cyber-forensics and related

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Researchers map rapid growth, slow decline of human brain

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

London, April 7 An international team of researchers has created a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan —

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Sun’s 20,000-km-deep canyon of fire spitting intense solar wind to Earth

April 8, 2022

London, April 7 Filaments of plasma have erupted from a fiery canyon on the Sun’s surface, releasing powerful streams of

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How drying laundry contributes to tonnes of air pollution

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

London, April 7 Drying a load of laundry using a machine dryer that uses no heat but just tumbles the

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How Covid-19 triggers massive inflammation

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

New York, April 7 US researchers have identified the reason why Covid-19 causes severe inflammation in some people, leading to

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Korea Aerospace wins aircraft parts order from Israel

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Seoul, April 7 Korea Aerospace Industries Co., South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said on Thursday it has received a plane

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NASA finds novel ways to track climate change

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Washington, April 7 Using two space-based studies, NASA has been observing climate change and groundwater loss across the planet. Its

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Chinese satellite ground station receives Landsat-9 data

April 7, 2022

Beijing, April 7 The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has formally acquired the capability to receive, process and distribute

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Now get green chilli powder on your table soon

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), April 7 Ever thought of having a green chilli powder on your dining table? This is all

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China launches new satellite for Earth observation

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Jiuquan (China), April 7 China launched a new Earth-observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on

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Diabetes, BP, asthma significantly high in India post Covid

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

New Delhi, April 6 The prevalence and distribution of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, asthma,

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Here’s all you need to know about new XE Covid variant

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

New Delhi, April 6 Even as reports emerge of a Mumbai-based Bollywood costume designer becoming India’s first person to test

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Study explains link between oestrogen, high risk of dementia in women

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Sydney, April 6 Researchers have suggested that the oestrogen levels in women could provide clues to their increased risk of

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Hubble finds new planet forming in intense, violent way

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Washington, April 6 NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of a Jupiter-like protoplanet forming through

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Austrian scientists’ new Covid vax may protect against Omicron

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

London, April 6 Austrian scientists have developed a novel Covid-19 vaccine that has shown to be effective against all SARS-CoV-2

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Australian researchers open new insights into genetic causes of Alzheimer’s, dementia

April 6, 2022

Sydney, April 6 An international team, including Australian researchers, have identified novel areas of DNA that are linked to the

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In 100 UP villages, people look up at the stars

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Lucknow, April 6 More than 100 villages in Uttar Pradesh now have ‘house astronomy labs’ set up using panchayat funds

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ISRO likely to probe mystery objects’ ‘sky-fall’ in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Chandrapur, April 5 The ISRO is likely to send a team of experts to probe the reports of certain objects

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Explainer: IPCC report on ‘Mitigation of Climate Change’

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

New Delhi, April 4 The 56th session of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday approved the much-anticipated

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IPCC report: Time for strict action, possible to cut down emissions by half by 2030

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

New Delhi, April 4 The first sounded ‘Code Red’ while the second termed climate change a threat to human well

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99% global population breathe air that exceeds quality limits: WHO

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Geneva, April 4 Almost the entire global population (99 per cent) breathes air that exceeds air quality limits, and threatens

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Volcanic activity on Red Planet behind Marsquakes: Study

April 4, 2022

Sydney, April 4 Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive marsquakes, which are similar

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NASA satellites detect 1st ever decline in human CO2 emissions

April 4, 2022

Washington, April 4 A team of scientists at NASA has for the first time ever spotted regional fluctuations in atmospheric

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NASA hopes to resume wet dress rehearsal for moon rocket on Monday

April 4, 2022

Washington, April 4 After putting on hold its two-day wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis 1 mega moon rocket over

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Which countries are seeing a rise in Covid cases?

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

New Delhi, April 3 Covid is quietly making a mark with the potential to take the world again by a

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Covid infection raised risk of heart problems more than vax: US CDC

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Washington, April 3 The risk for cardiac complications was significantly higher after Covid-19 infection than after mRNA vaccination developed by

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‘Flash droughts’ to set in more rapidly worldwide: Study

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

New York, April 3 (IAN) After flash floods, it may be the turn of flash droughts – drying out soil

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Did humans inherit love of alcohol from monkeys?

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

New York, April 3 Monkeys are known to routinely consume fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our own taste for

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Russia to suspend ISS cooperation if sanctions not lifted

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

Moscow, April 3 Russia has threatened to end cooperation with other countries on the International Space Station (ISS) until the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Neem component can help fight cancer: BHU

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

Varanasi, April 3 A research team of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has found that a Neem plant component can help

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Sound gets slower on Mars as ‘deep silence prevails’, reveals NASA rover

April 2, 2022

New York, April 2 While a ‘deep silence prevails’ on the Red Planet, NASA rover Perseverance has captured several interesting

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Autistic and non-autistic people share more in common, awareness is key

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

New Delhi, April 1 People with and without autism share more in common, and thus raising awareness on the condition

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Study finds fungicides on apples, other fruits can host drug-resistant bugs

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
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NASA launches wet dress rehearsal for Artemis I moon rocket

April 1, 2022

Washington, April 1 After making a public debut on its way to the launch pad, NASA has started a two-day

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Russia to extend space station participation till 2030: NASA

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

Washington, April 1 Despite the souring relationship between Russia and the US over the war in Ukraine, Moscow is still

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After 22 years, scientists have fully sequenced human genome

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

New York, April 1 A large international team led by the US National Institutes of Health has completed the DNA

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Govt allows genome edited plants, activists, academics divided over move

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

New Delhi, March 31 The government has allowed genome-edited plants for regulation with the exemption of Site Directed Nuclease (SDN)

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Lung diseases causing bacteria thrive on red blood cells

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

Tokyo, March 31 Mycobacteria, a group of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis in humans, are associated

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ HEALTH/MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Explained: What is aphasia that hit Bruce Willis?

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022

New Delhi, March 31 Hollywood star Bruce Willis, known for his role in “Die Hard” series, has been diagnosed with

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Hubble Telescope spots farthest star ever seen

March 31, 2022

Washington, March 31 NASA and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark by detecting the

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UK scientists working on a test to match drugs to DNA

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

London, March 30 UK scientists are working on a genetic test that can predict how well drugs work in your

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40% bat species in Asia still unidentified, may host new viruses

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

Beijing, March 30 There are nearly 40 per cent unknown species of horseshoe bats in southeast Asia and China, according

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NASA astronaut reaches Earth after spending record 355 days in space

March 30, 2022

Washington, March 30 Mark Vande Hei, who spent 355 days in low-Earth orbit- the longest continuous stay in space by

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Chinese researchers develop lubricated composite with high load-bearing capacity

March 30, 2022

Beijing, March 30 Chinese researchers have designed a cartilage-like lubricated composite with mechanical robustness, according to a research article recently

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Sun erupts with 17 flares, solar storms to hit Earth on Thursday

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Washington, March 30 At least 17 solar eruptions from a single sunspot on the sun have blasted into space in

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

China Satellite Navigation Exhibition to highlight applications in emerging fields

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Beijing, March 30 China Satellite Navigation Exhibition will be held in May in Beijing, highlighting applications of satellite navigation in

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White House proposes $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023

March 29, 2022

Washington, March 29 The White House has requested a $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023, which is about $2

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Men, women process pain signals differently: Study

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Toronto, March 28 Neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men, suggests a study.

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Is there a link between Covid brain fog, chemo brain & Alzheimer’s?

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

New York, March 28 Several researchers have found a common link between people who have undergone chemotherapy for any life-threatening

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Genes may be responsible for couples not wanting to have kids: Study

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022

London, March 28 Genetic variants that damage the genome are associated with reduced reproductive success and an increased likelihood of

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Scientists develop new combo treatment for head and neck cancer

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Jerusalem, March 28 An Israeli-led research team has developed a potential new treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), using

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India’s radar imaging satellite EOS-04 performing well: ISRO

March 26, 2022

Chennai, March 26 Indian space agency on Saturday said the country’s radar imaging satellite named earth observation satellite -04 (EOS-04)

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Cryo-electron microscopy facility at CCMB to boost research

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022

Hyderabad, March 25 Cryo-electron microscopy will help address some of the very fundamental and exciting problems of biology, Council of

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BA.2 dominant around globe, behind Covid surges in Asia, Europe: WHO

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

Geneva, March 25 Even as countries are increasingly lowering their guard on Covid norms, the BA.2 sub-variant also referred to

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China eyes space mission to Venus

March 25, 2022

Beijing, March 25 China is considering adding a mission to Venus to its plans for planetary exploration, according to a

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ESA-NASA’s solar probe snaps closest-ever photo of Sun

March 25, 2022

Paris, March 25 European Space Agency’s (ESA) and NASA Solar Orbiter has snapped images of the Sun in unprecedented detail.

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH TECHNOLOGY 

Seal damage, lower pressure in fuel tank led to GSLV failure in 2021: ISRO

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

Chennai, March 25 The Indian rocket, carrying the country’s first Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1), failed in its mission owing to

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People over 60 responsible for a third of global emissions: Study

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

London, March 25 The new generation of seniors, also known as baby boomers born post World War-II, are leaving behind

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Covid variant worse than Omicron in next 2 years: UK epidemiologist

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

London, March 24 There is a “high chance” that a new Covid variant which is worse than Omicron will emerge

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Ocean surface temperature, heat wave incidents up in Indian Ocean

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

New Delhi, March 24 If you thought heat waves are something to do with increased temperatures on the land in

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Commonly used anti-nausea drugs may triple stroke risk

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

London, March 24 Using drugs widely used to relieve nausea and vomiting are three times more likely to increase the

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

2022 Arctic winter sea ice 10th-lowest on record: NASA

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Washington, March 23 Arctic sea ice appeared to have hit its annual maximum extent on February 25 after growing through

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Scientists can now read whole genome sequencing of IVF embryo

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

New York, March 23 In a significant breakthrough, scientists at a US-based gene analytics firm claimed that they can decode

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Bengaluru, March 23 Executive Chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been elected as a Fellow of the

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Aussie scientists unravel vital role of ‘junk’ DNA

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

Sydney, March 23 A piece of DNA, previously considered as ‘junk’ material by scientists, could be the key to extinguishing

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Food systems ‘absent’ from climate plans of countries

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

New Delhi, March 23 Food production, processing, distribution, consumption, and waste account for nearly a third of total global greenhouse

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Asani, the cyclone that was not!

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, March 22 Faster speed and wind shear were the two major factors that prevented the deep

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NASA suggests rooftop gardens, greenery to turn down heat in cities

March 23, 2022

Washington, March 22 Even as the summers have set in, and the scorching heat makes both indoors and outdoors seem

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NASA confirms existence of over 5,000 exoplanets

March 23, 2022

Washington, March 22 US space agency NASA has confirmed that more than 5,000 exoplanets, or planets that orbits a star

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Immunocompromised UK man first to be cured of Covid with vax: Report

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

London, March 22 A 37-yr-old UK man with a weak immune system is reportedly the first in the world to

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NASA’s Perseverance to traverse speedily to Martian delta using AI

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Washington, March 22 NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is trying to cover more distance in a single month than any rover

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After the break, woman scientist gets a good break

March 21, 2022

New Delhi, March 21 A Senior Research Fellow at the ICMR who left her work to take care of her

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How mRNA Covid vax tech is boosting therapies for chronic diseases

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Washington, March 21 The success of mRNA vaccine technology against Covid is holding promise for treatments against several chronic diseases,

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Scientists uncover new targets for treating Parkinson’s

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

New York, March 21 Scientists have found that a type of immune cells of people with Parkinson’s disease have a

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NASA spacecraft snaps images of Jupiter’s moons Io, Europa

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Washington, March 21 NASA’s Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new images of Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa. The Juno mission

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Astronomers find no signs of Planet Nine

March 21, 2022

New York, March 20 A team of astronomers who scammed about 87 per cent of the southern sky have found

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Spring equinox 2022 is here, signals longer, warmer days

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Washington, March 20 March or spring equinox, occurring on Sunday, marks the beginning of the astronomical spring season for people

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Why women are more likely to die after heart attack than men

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

London, March 20 Women are less likely to receive life-saving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men and thus, are more

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Research reveals most boring person in the world

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022

London, March 19 The most boring person in the world has been discovered and it is a religious data entry

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Is excessive daytime napping a sign of Alzheimer’s?

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022

New York, March 18 Longer and more frequent daytime napping among older adults maybe linked with poor cognitive performance –

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35 pharma cos to produce cheap, generic versions of Pfizer’s Covid pill

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Geneva, March 18 Thirty-five companies, from 12 countries including India, have signed an agreement to manufacture the generic version of

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Watch skies as ‘Worm Moon’ reaches peak on Friday

March 18, 2022

New Delhi, March 18 Skygazers living in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as the last full Moon

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NASA’s Artemis 1 mega SLS moon rocket makes public debut

March 18, 2022

Washington, March 18 NASA’s Artemis 1 mega moon rocket has been rolled out for the first time on Friday and

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IIT-K develops new technique for waste water treatment

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

Kanpur, March 18 The IIT-Kanpur has invented a novel nano-adsorbent for waste water treatment. This nano-adsorbent would help in selective

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

India releases its Arctic Policy

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

New Delhi, March 17 Joining an elite group of countries working on various aspects of Arctic, India on Thursday released

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Covid vax doesn’t raise risk of rare neurological events: Study

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

London, March 17 There is no increased risk of rare neurological events after Covid-19 vaccination, revealed a study of more

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70% long Covid patients face memory, concentration problems: Study

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

London, March 17 Seven in ten long Covid patients experience concentration and memory problems several months after the initial onset

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James Webb Telescope shares 1st view of cosmos

March 17, 2022

Washington, March 17 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s main mirror is now fully aligned, the agency officials have said. Webb’s

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Exercise key to keep muscles healthy, stay young

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

London, March 17 Want to stay young? Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function,

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Bharat Biotech partners with Biofabri to develop TB vaccine

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Hyderabad, March 16 Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced partnership with Spanish biopharmaceutical company Biofabri to develop, manufacture and

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Pfizer submits data to US FDA for 2nd Covid booster in older adults

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

New York, March 16 US drug maker Pfizer has announced that it has submitted an application to the US Food

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

China tests rocket engine for upcoming space lab launches

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Beijing, March 16 A Chinese high-thrust oxyhydrogen rocket engine has completed a 520-second test in preparation for the upcoming launches

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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

Researchers retrieve Earth neutral atmospheric density

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Beijing, March 16 Chinese researchers have achieved neutral atmospheric density in the altitude from 90 to 200 kms, according to

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ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE NATIONAL SCIENCE 

What explains the heat wave in March this year?

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

New Delhi, March 15 Starting March 12, maximum temperatures have increased over central India resulting in a heat wave to

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US scientists develop Nipah virus vax that can save lives in just 3 days

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

New York, March 15 Scientists at the University of Texas have developed a vaccine that could protect against the deadly

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New malaria therapy for children gets first approval

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

Sydney, March 15 A new combination drug therapy against a type of malaria in kids aged 2 to 16 has

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US astronaut will return to Earth on Russian spacecraft: NASA

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

Washington, March 15 Despite geopolitical tensions over Russian invasion’s of Ukraine that has affected space cooperation between the US and

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ISRO successfully tests solid motor of its small rocket

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Chennai, March 14 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully tested the solid fuel motor of its small

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HEALTH/MEDICINE SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Your gut can affect your personality and energy levels: Study

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

New York, March 14 Keeping your gut in good health may be key as it can affect your personality as

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Brain cell insight may spur treatments for neurological diseases

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

New York, March 14 Scientists have, in a new research, located immature cells in the central nervous system that could

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Meteorites which formed Earth may have developed in outer solar system

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Tokyo, March 14 Materials that formed the Earth may have been formed very far out in the early solar system

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Scientists extend women’s fertility, reverse ageing in human egg cells

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

Jerusalem, March 13 In a major breakthrough, Israeli scientists claim to have extended women’s fertility by successfully reversing the ageing

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NATIONAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY 

India has taken lead in the field of space technology: Jitendra Singh

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

New Delhi, March 12 Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, on Saturday inaugurated north India’s first

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Researchers develop image-processing technique to unravel dynamics of Solar Corona

March 12, 2022

New March 11 Indian researchers have developed a simple technique of separating the constant background of the Solar Colona and

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

India-Canada to have Bilateral Centre for dedicated S&T activities

March 12, 2022

New Delhi, March 11 After establishing a few bilateral centres with countries such as the US, Germany, France etc, now

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SCIENCE SCIENCE/TECH 

Canadian aerospace firm to help Ukraine fight Russian invasion

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022

Toronto, March 11 Canadian aerospace company MDA is providing satellite imagery to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion. The Ontario-based

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Watch out for these signs for glaucoma risk in children

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022

New Delhi, March 11 While more common in adults, glaucoma – a group of eye diseases that can cause vision

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Can animal to human transplantation turn successful in near future?

March 10, 2022

By Rachel V. ThomasNew Delhi, March 10 The success of animal-to-human transplantation is unlikely in the near future, but possible

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Covid vax prevents infection, severe disease in kidney dialysis patients

March 10, 2022

Toronto, March 10 Multiple studies have shown that individuals with kidney failure and undergoing dialysis mount weaker antibody responses after

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NATIONAL SCIENCE 

Retired ISRO official promoted Sisir Radar to make SAR for drones, satellites

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, March 10 Space sector startup Sisir Radar Private Ltd will make synthetic aperture radars (SAR) that can

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NASA to get over $24 bn in new US budget bill for 2022

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

Washington, March 10 NASA will get over $24 billion for space missions for fiscal year 2022, if the US Congress

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Indian scientists design electrocatalyst system for energy-efficient hydrogen production

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022