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Jumbo matters: Connecting habitats with the corridor devoid of human presence and activities may reduce elephants’ interactions with humans, lower stress.

Crossing the border: viewing through elephants’ lens

Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel

Elephants do cross electric fences using their non-conducting tusks

Later, better: When the interval between prime and booster was less than six weeks, the vaccine efficacy was 55.1% which rose to 81.3% at 12 weeks or greater.

IISc: Testing hypotheses to guide COVID-19 vaccine, booster protocols

Shubashree Desikan

Basis for precaution dose approval not clear

R. Prasad There has been just one study each for Covishield and Covaxin to understand vaccine effectiveness despite being granted EUA 12 months ago

A view of coronavirus treatment pill molnupiravir.

Explained: New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch

AP The challenge is getting tested, getting a prescription and starting the pills in a short window.

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The B.1.640.2 variant of the coronavirus, detected in France, has not been identified in other countries so far or labelled a variant under investigation by the World Health Organization.

New coronavirus variant 'IHU' identified in France

PTI The B.1.640.2 variant has been linked to travel to African country Cameroon

A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine dose to a 15-year-old girl beneficiary during the vaccination drive, against coronavirus, in New Delhi on January 3, 2022.

Vaccine strategy COVID-19 | Vaccination starts for younger population in 15-18 age group

Bindu Shajan Perappadan The vaccine option for this age group would only be Covaxin, according to guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry on December 27

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LG builds tech to start cars using facial recognition

Abhishek Chatterjee The technology will enable users to start their vehicles as well as make adjustments to control the vehicles through facial expressions and hand gestures.

The sign of China's digital yuan is seen at the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China

China central bank launches digital yuan wallet apps for Android, iOS

Reuters A notice in the app said it is in a research and development pilot phase and is only available to selected users through supported institutions.

Analysis | Is Apple worth $3 trillion? Bulls, bears examine the case

Reuters Apple has built an ecosystem of 1 billion iPhone owners who spend money on services and that it is well-positioned for future categories like self-driving cars and augmented reality.

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Meet the team of fishermen in Visakhapatnam who saved the endangered whale shark

Nivedita Ganguly The rare rescue mission led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation with the active involvement of the local community

“It is not one tiger straying but different tigers.”

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

Shiv Sahay Singh No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

Oliver the tiger suddenly collapsed and died around 11.45 a.m. at Pilikula Biological Park, near Mangaluru, on January 4, 2022.

Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Special Correspondent Oliver was nine years old

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Mushroom farming provides relief for Bengal’s jobless tea workers

Rahul Karmakar Assam-based foundation aids workers in Alipurduar district

ID crop is being sown on a paddy harvested field at Tadkal village in Kangti mandal of Sangareddy district.

Farmers can save ₹180 crore through zero tillage

R. Avadhani This can be applied to ID crops in paddy harvested fields

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Workers busy at the biogas plant at Bowenpally market in Secunderabad.

Watch | From market waste to electricity

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Sony to establish new electric vehicle company

Intel launches graphics chips for gamers in effort to take on Nvidia

Google buys Israeli security startup Siemplify for $500 million

Beyond cars: Hyundai says ‘metamobility’ will link real and virtual worlds in the future

China central bank launches digital yuan wallet apps for Android, iOS

LG builds tech to start cars using facial recognition

New coronavirus variant 'IHU' identified in France

The B.1.640.2 variant has been linked to travel to African country Cameroon

Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Oliver was nine years old

Apple may soon let users wirelessly charge accessories via iPad display

An iPad may be configured to provide charging of a stylus through a display glass of the iPad.

BlackBerry loses bid to dismiss BlackBerry 10 lawsuit in NY, fall trial possible

While the BlackBerry 10 won positive reviews from critics, the public preferred Android-based smartphones and Apple Inc's iPhone, eventually leading to BlackBerry's 2016 decision to stop making phones.

Toyota to launch its own automotive software platform by 2025

Software is playing an increasing role in vehicles, from managing electric motors and batteries to supporting functions such as autonomous driving, entertainment and navigation.

Verizon, AT&T to delay 5G deployment, averting aviation standoff

The carriers had faced pressure from the White House, airlines and aviation unions to delay the deployment amid concerns about potential interference of 5G with sensitive aircraft electronics that could disrupt flights.

China to require certain firms to undergo cybersecurity reviews before pursuing overseas listings

Companies will not be allowed to list abroad if the review finds that national security could be impacted.

Analysis | Is Apple worth $3 trillion? Bulls, bears examine the case

Apple has built an ecosystem of 1 billion iPhone owners who spend money on services and that it is well-positioned for future categories like self-driving cars and augmented reality.

Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value, then slips

On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley company's shares hit an intraday record high of $182.88.

Mix-and-match vaccines boost immune response: study

Results of AIG Hospitals’ pilot study released

Indian streaming industry expected to grow $13-15 billion over the next decade

Moreover, it has been also helped by India specific price points offered by global players here such as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ offering plans in India at 70-90% cheaper than the US.

India's Future Retail asks court to declare arbitration with Amazon illegal

Amazon has long argued that Future violated the terms of its 2019 deal in deciding to sell retail assets to Reliance.

Data | India falls short of December 31 vaccination target

Data show that while States such as Gujarat and Karnataka are just days away from achieving their targets, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are still months away

Delhi HC extends time for Facebook, WhatsApp to respond to CCI notices in privacy policy matter

WhatsApp and Facebook have challenged the CCI’s June 4 and 8, 2021, notices respectively, asking them to furnish certain information for the purpose of inquiry conducted by it

Samsung expands monitor line-up with Odyssey Neo G8

Samsung claims the G8 is the world’s first monitor to feature a 4K 1000R curved screen with 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time.

COVID-19 | Over 40 lakh in 15-18 age group vaccinated as drive opens up for teenagers

The vaccination programme carried out in consultation with schools is being held at hospitals and health centres.

Bridging the learning gap with a Pi

A low-cost piece of tech to bolster Information and Communication Technology learning

Tesla surmounts supply chain woes with blockbuster Q4 deliveries

It was the sixth consecutive quarter that the world's most valuable automaker posted record deliveries.

Over 1.75 million Indian accounts banned by WhatsApp in November 2021: Compliance report

Over 2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp, while 500 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in October.

The first of the Luna missions

Launched on January 2, 1959, Luna 1 was the first human-made object to escape the grip of the Earth’s gravity. Even though it didn’t meet its primary objective of impact with the moon’s surface, it achieved a lunar flyby before going on to become an artificial planet around the sun. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the Luna 1 mission, the first of a highly successful space programme…

Farmers can save ₹180 crore through zero tillage

This can be applied to ID crops in paddy harvested fields

Mushroom farming provides relief for Bengal’s jobless tea workers

Assam-based foundation aids workers in Alipurduar district

IISc: Testing hypotheses to guide COVID-19 vaccine, booster protocols

Using a computer simulation, the study probes why lower prime doses or elongated prime–booster intervals increase vaccine efficacy

Drones take over pesticide spraying

Technology addresses perennial issues of labour shortage and efficiency

Crossing the border: viewing through elephants’ lens

Elephants do cross electric fences using their non-conducting tusks

Headlice to the rescue

Are there other sources of ancient DNA besides bone and teeth?Scientists, for the first time, recovered DNA from cement on hairs taken from mummified

Basis for precaution dose approval not clear

There has been just one study each for Covishield and Covaxin to understand vaccine effectiveness despite being granted EUA 12 months ago

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

Three birds that checked into Chennai and stayed on

The fulvous whistling duck, the Asian pied starling and the Bengal weaver are the latest pin-ups for range expansion in these parts. Find out when and where they fell head over claws in love with the city

Sunday Quiz: animals and their species

This world is like Noah’s Ark. In which few men but many beasts embark: Samuel Butler

How India’s unguided quest for solar energy is bringing about ecological and cultural erasure

We are in the middle of an unprecedented expansion in renewable energy. But it comes at a huge ecological and human cost

Kerala Agriculture Department to form organic farming mission in 2022

Initiative to guarantee production of safe food, says Minister P. Prasad

Meet the team of fishermen in Visakhapatnam who saved the endangered whale shark

The rare rescue mission of this 15-foot whale shark led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation with the active involvement of the local community

Artificial nest boxes to bring the sparrows back!

Made of pine wood, it is designed to provide comfortable nesting and can be kept on terraces, windows and compound walls

Rediscover indigenous rice varieties of India at this zero-waste store in Coimbatore

Vilvah Agro, a zero-waste store in Coimbatore, showcases more than 40 different rice varitieties from various States across the country

How going digital and increased community engagement helped Indian museums adapt to the new normal

A few museums in India are vying to be something new upon their post-pandemic resumption rather than a diminished version of what they used to be

U.S. airline group seeks 5G wireless deployment delay near airports

The aviation industry and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration have raised concerns that 5G might interfere with sensitive aircraft electronics like radio altimeters, which could delay or divert flights.

AMD’s $35 bln deal for Xilinx now expected to close in 2022

AMD announced the deal in October, intensifying its battle with chief rival Intel Corp in the data center chip market.

The algorithms that fuel OTTs

As the holiday season sees us binging more content on OTTs, we break down how omnipresent algorithms keep us watching more

Tesla recalls almost half a million electric cars over safety issues

The model years affected in the recall range from 2014 to 2021, and the total number of recalled vehicles is almost equivalent to the half a million vehicles Tesla delivered last year.

The year of the Doge? 2021, crypto’s wildest year yet

Digital assets started the year with a stampede of cash from investors large and small. And bitcoin and its kin were rarely out of the spotlight since, with the language of crypto becoming firmly entrenched in the investor lexicon.

Master plan for carbon-neutral agriculture on the anvil

Farm sector should give due importance to soil health and climate, says Minister

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