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Health worker collects swab sample for coronavirus rapid test. Photo used for representation purpose only. File

Can some States serve as a bellwether for the third wave?

Both in the first wave and second wave of COVID-19, increase in daily cases was first reported in Maharashtra, then Kerala and Delhi

An automatic meter reading system developed by the students of TKM College of Engineering in Kollam.

Engineering students develop automatic meter reading system

Vital challenges: Even with the ongoing vaccination drive, there are many ground reports about vaccine inequity and vaccine hesitancy that demand urgent attention and intervention.

Time to tackle COVID-19 vaccine delivery bottlenecks

Chandrakant Lahariya India needs effective communication strategy to tackle vaccine hesitancy

Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO

PTI The World Health Organization said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries.

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Pregnant women can be inoculated with Covid vaccines available in the country any time during their pregnancy. File

Pregnant women in India now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination

PTI Women can now register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest Covid vaccination centre to get themselves inoculated

Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO

PTI The World Health Organization said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries.

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Twitter failed to comply with new IT Rules: Centre to Delhi High Court

Soibam Rocky Singh Meity said when an intermediary fails to observe the IT Rules, the intermediary could be liable for any punishment under any law for the time being in force in respect of the offending content.

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Didi, which collects a vast amount of mobility data for technology research and traffic analysis, also said it will strive to rectify any problems and will protect users' privacy and data security.

Didi says app takedown may hit revenue, other U.S.-listed Chinese firms probed

Reuters The CAC's move also comes amid a widespread regulatory squeeze on Chinese tech firms that began with the scuttling of a $37 billion listing planned by Alibaba fintech affiliate Ant Group late last year.

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A ransomware attack paralysed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident.

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

AP A broad array of businesses and public agencies were hit by the latest attack, apparently on all continents, including in financial services, travel and leisure and the public sector.

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Strobilanthes reptans appears has earned the Indian tag with the reputation of being an invasive weed in the Indo-Pacific islands.

New plant recorded in India is invasive weed elsewhere

Rahul Karmakar It is unclear how the Strobilanthes reptans struck roots in Arunachal Pradesh

The Western Ghats have yielded a genus and species of nocturnal semi slug new to science.

Western Ghats record a new-to-science semi slug

Rahul Karmakar Sscientists are enthused by its sensitivity to the slightest of climatic fluctuation

sustainability Village Weaves, Assam, uses plastic to knit an eco-friendly story

Prabalika M. Borah Village Weaves, an organisation near Kaziranga village, is converting plastic waste into household utility items to help save the environment

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Why farmers are focusing on the indigenous mango varieties of Tamil Nadu

Chitra Deepa Anantharam Responding to a rising interest in heritage varieties, farmers work on preserving and marketing indigenous mangoes known for their distinctive taste, texture and colour

The findings will also aid in evolving clones that can tolerate pests and diseases. JOTHI RAMALINGAM B

Kerala’s Rubber Research Institute of India decodes entire genome of popular hybrid rubber clone

Staff Reporter K.N. Raghavan, Executive Director, Rubber Board, says findings may have profound impact on research aimed at improving genetic potential of rubber trees to produce more rubber and timber

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In this Friday, March 9, 2012 photo, an aurora borealis swirls in the sky over the Yukon River village of Ruby, Alaska

Watch | What causes the northern lights?

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Didi says app takedown may hit revenue, other U.S.-listed Chinese firms probed

Chinese antitrust regulator to block Tencent's videogaming merger

SoftBank pays $1.6 bln for Yahoo Japan rights

Twitter failed to comply with new IT Rules: Centre to Delhi High Court

In Hyderabad, rocks that resemble an elephant and a one-eyed gentleman

Pro-Trump social media app hacked on launch day as half million sign up

After pressuring telecom firms, Myanmar's junta bans executives from leaving

A confidential order from Myanmar’s Posts and Telecommunications Department (PTD) in mid-June said senior executives, both foreigners and Myanmar nationals, must seek special authorisation to leave the country, the person said.

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

A broad array of businesses and public agencies were hit by the latest attack, apparently on all continents, including in financial services, travel and leisure and the public sector.

Engineering students develop automatic meter reading system

Digital electronic energy meters converted into smart meters

New plant recorded in India is invasive weed elsewhere

It is unclear how the Strobilanthes reptans struck roots in Arunachal Pradesh

A tool to stop hiccups

Forced inspiratory suction and swallow tool might prove to be a successful aid in stopping hiccups

The making of a masterpiece

Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, popularly known as just Principia, is a work in three books that was first published in Latin on July 5, 1687. A revolutionary classic, this work set in motion a scientific movement that is still ongoing. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at how the Principia came to be...

What’s next for Amazon's Bezos? Look at his Instagram

Bezos, 57, is set to hand over the job of Amazon chief executive on Monday to Andy Jassy.

Time to tackle COVID-19 vaccine delivery bottlenecks

India needs effective communication strategy to tackle vaccine hesitancy

Salt and Pepper

Does stress make hair go grey and is colour reversal possible? Researchers at Columbia University have found (eLife) that stress can accelerate

Can some States serve as a bellwether for the third wave?

Both in the first wave and second wave of COVID-19, increase in daily cases was first reported in Maharashtra, then Kerala and Delhi

New source of gravitational waves detected

Scientists have for the first time detected gravitational waves – ripples in the fabric of space-time – produced by the collision of a neutron star

The Indian Young Farmers Forum, a collective where successful farmers mentor those new to farming

The collective is dedicated to training young farmers across the country, starting with Tamil Nadu

Weekly Bytes | BMW-powered flying car’s test flight, PUBG’s new version for India, and more

Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

Global consumer spending on mobile apps surges to $65 billion

People spent $65 billion on App Store and Google Play Store, a 25% jump from $52 billion spent during the same period last year. iOS users spent nearly twice as much as Android users.

Social structure differs in Asian and African elephants, find researchers

Asian elephants, in general, do not move in mixed groups consisting of males and females.

It is time to count baya weaver nests

Once a common sight in countrysides and even semi-urban spaces, colonies of baya weaver nests are now hard to spot — a fact acknowledged by BNHS. With its breeding season under way, a tribute to the master architect and its much-studied courtship behaviour

Change, but no closure, in Plachimada

The defunct Coca-Cola building in Plachimada was recently converted by the Kerala government into a COVID-19 care facility. But it will take more than a transformation to appease the people of the village who won the battle against the multinational company but are still waiting for compensation, writes Abdul Latheef Naha

Pregnant women in India now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination

Women can now register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest Covid vaccination centre to get themselves inoculated

GitHub’s new AI tool can give suggestions to help write better code

GitHub Copilot can draw context from a programmer’s codes and comments, and suggest them individual lines and entire functions swiftly.

Tesla top-of-range car caught fire while owner was driving, lawyer says

The car continued to move for about 35 feet to 40 feet (11 to 12 meters) before turning into a "fireball" in a residential area near the owner's Pennsylvania home.

Facebook’s AI platform can train robots to do daily household tasks

Robots are being used increasingly in workplaces and hospitals. They have also become popular in households where they help perform simple daily tasks.

Watch : Boeing completes the first mid-air refuel by an unmanned aircraft

During a test flight on June 4, a Boeing-owned unmanned MQ-25 T1 aircraft refuelled a U.S. navy F/A-18 fighter jet in mid-air.

WHO lays down guidelines for AI use in healthcare

WHO calls for collaboration between the public, governments and health experts to make the best and safest use of AI.

Apple, Intel become first to adopt TSMC's latest chip tech

Apple and Intel are testing their chip designs with TSMC's 3-nanometer production technology, the report added, citing several sources briefed on the matter.

Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer to launch with him

Wally Funk, who lives near Dallas, was the first female inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board

Google reports soaring attrition among Black women

Civil rights groups and activist investors are pressuring Silicon Valley companies such as Google to bring more women and racial minorities into leadership, contending that better business results would follow.

Tiger touch for India’s newest snail recorded

Apart from being a carnivore, the new ‘snail of Sahyadri’ wears the name of one of India’s top big cat conservationists.

Zoom buys German AI translation company

The deal will expand the app’s speech-to-text feature, one of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence research.

Sir Richard Branson to reach space before Jeff Bezos on July 11

Besides Branson, the spaceflight will carry two pilots and four mission specialists including an Indo American, Sirisha Bandla.

Ford to shut some N. American plants for few weeks on chip shortage

The No.2 U.S. automaker said its Chicago assembly plant, which makes the Explorer sport utility vehicles, will be shut from the week of July 5 to the week of July 26.

Microsoft executive says U.S. overuses secret orders for Americans’ data

The executive said that in the last five years Microsoft had received 2,400 to 3,500 secrecy orders a year and that U.S. courts provided little by way of meaningful oversight.

How LXME leverages tech to empower women of India through financial literacy

Who says financial planning is a man’s world? Mumbai startup LXME engenders a strong community of women investors through its one-of-a-kind platform with products curated for differentiated financial needs such as retirement planning, mutual fund plans and more

Tim Berners-Lee’s world wide web source code NFT sells for $5.4 million

An NFT is a form of a crypto asset that shows ownership for a digital object such as a drawing, animation, music, picture or a video.

Mumbai gets its first interactive biodiversity map

Illustrated by cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty, the educational map highlights the region’s endemic species such as Giri’s Geckoella and indigenous communities

Amazon Pay Later hits 20 lakh customer sign-ups in India

The milestone reflects the growing preference among customers for digital payments, along with a readily accessible credit line that provides convenience, as well as unique rewards and benefits.

Google Messages to auto delete OTPs for Indian users

The company said the new feature will help keep the inbox clutter-free from the single-use codes.

If you invoke US copyright act, then be cognisant of Indian laws as well: Prasad on Twitter row

He said social media companies are free to do business in India but they have to be accountable to the Indian Constitution and laws.

Amazon asks FTC to recuse Chairwoman Khan

The agency is investigating Amazon as part of a series of probes underway into Big Tech. It is also probing Amazon's planned purchase of the U.S. movie studio MGM.

On Tea: The Hindu Science Quiz

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic.

Wellbeing quiz: Every breath we take

On the impact of air pollution on health

Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO

The World Health Organization said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries.

Prolonged use of masks could affect oral hygiene, say dentists

The habit of brushing teeth fell significantly, leading to increased incidence of halitosis, according to an online survey conducted on dental treatment during the pandemic

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