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Against odds: The India Meteorological Department had predicted a deficit in total rainfall, however, rainfall this month has significantly narrowed the deficit.

Rainy Septembers point to monsoon shifts

Changing patterns of low pressure, fluctuations in moisture distribution may cause rainfall variation

mRNA vaccine manufacturers loath to share know-how

Testing routine : silicon wafers of 200 millimetre diameter with OTP memories undergo testing.

Indigenous memory technology moves from lab to fab

Shubashree Desikan The collaborative research can fix faulty chips, cut wastage

Syzygium anamalaianum (Wild Jamun) discovered in 2020 from Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.

Western Ghats offer major additions to new flora

Shiv Sahay Singh Botanical Survey of India says 202 new species were discovered across the country in 2020

Health

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India is home to more than 95,000 children with Type 1 diabetes

BP, cholesterol control key for Type1 diabetics, says study

Ramya Kannan Clinical parameters play key role with blood sugar control in long term survival, says first pan-India study

The study found that prevalence of hypertension increased with age, and this was higher for females (43.7%) than for males (39.6%).

Hypertension higher among educated, urban residents: Study

Nagesh Prabhu About 29.9% of participants in study had uncontrolled hypertension

Technology

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Karnataka could be the frontrunner in banning such games, prompting other states to follow suit.

Karnataka’s proposed online gaming ban a setback to the gaming industry, experts say

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Aditya Saroha India is the fourth largest online gaming market in the world, and gamers in India are expected to grow from 360 million in 2020 to 510 million in 2022. The move is likely to cause a setback in the $1 billion gaming industry.

Zoom, Five9 mutually agree to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock deal

Reuters The development comes after proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services earlier this month recommended Five9 shareholders vote against the deal, citing growth concerns.

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Google tells court ‘staggering’ $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

Reuters Google was fined for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search from 2011, in the largest penalty meted out to any company found guilty of breaching EU antitrust rules.

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While September is usually the month that marks the beginning of the end of the monsoon’s four-month sojourn over India, both 2020 and 2019 have seen rain spikes during the month.

IMD forecast Monsoon withdrawal to be begin next week

Jacob Koshy September deluge ensures close to normal rainfall across country

An ivory-billed woodpecker specimen is on a display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, September 24, 2021

U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

AP Climate change could make such disappearances more common as a warming planet adds to the dangers facing imperiled plants and wildlife

As part of its comittment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, India has said that it would install 175 gigawatts (GW) of green energy by 2022 and 450GW by 2030 but only 7 GW of such capacity was added in FY 2020/21.

‘Lockdowns slowed green energy push’

Jacob Koshy Increased capacity could have met demand surge after economic reopening, says IEEFA report

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A farmer couple is seen at their paddy field in Bhubaneswar. File

Foodgrain production Record paddy harvest, lower oilseed production this kharif season

Special Correspondent Increase in pulses production, especially toor dal crop

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu. File

Arunachal keen on oil palm cultivation

Special Correspondent Chief Minister Pema Khandu clarifies that identified 1.33 lakh hectares is wasteland

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gamespot | Entertainment

‘FIFA 22’ game review: Next-gen goals, almost

Explained | Molnupiravir, Merck’s new drug to treat COVID-19

Weekly Bytes | Google Meet’s live translated captions, Honda’s avatar robot, and more

Merck antiviral pill raises hope of preventing COVID-19 deaths

BP, cholesterol control key for Type1 diabetics, says study

Newly discovered species of gecko named after Jackie Chan

Smartphone shipment forecast for 2021 lowered due to chip shortage, Counterpoint says

Computer chips that form an essential part of all electronics, have been in short supply since the last quarter of 2020

Air quality body directs Delhi, nearby States to video monitor construction projects

Directive will enable authorities to oversee compliance ‘round the clock’

5G smartphone shipments rise in emerging markets, report says

Counterpoint noted that major smartphone brands are now prioritising 5G products in their portfolios, which is especially true in emerging markets.

Book documents bird life at Kerala Police Academy

‘Parakkunna Soundaryangal’, co-authored by top IPS officer B Sandhya and police photographer V G Vinod, describes close to 100 species of birds on the Kerala Police Academy campus

PlayStation Studios acquires Bluepoint Games, will focus on original video games

In a move to expand its gaming title portfolio, Sony’s PlayStation Studios has acquired Bluepoint Games, a studio known for its remasters and remakes of bestsellers Demon’s Souls, and a few Uncharted and Metal Gear games

A look at the upcoming forest trail at Mumbai’s Malabar Hill

Rahul Kadri of IMK Architects on why an upcoming elevated walkway in Mumbai is a step towards restoring India’s degrading urban forests

Buy a fusion pickle from this Kerala startup and pay in crypto

Fancy some fish-mango or beetroot-chicken pickles? Kochi-based food startup Athey Nallatha offers a range of fusion pickles, accepting payment in cryptocurrency. What does this mean for the convergence of the food industry and crypto in India?

Karnataka’s proposed online gaming ban a setback to the gaming industry, experts say

India is the fourth largest online gaming market in the world, and gamers in India are expected to grow from 360 million in 2020 to 510 million in 2022. The move is likely to cause a setback in the $1 billion gaming industry.

New species of blind freshwater eel discovered from Mumbai well

Naturalist Tejas Thackeray, son of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, among the team credited for the discovery.

Hypertension higher among educated, urban residents: Study

About 29.9% of participants in study had uncontrolled hypertension

Celebrity Instagram content linked to negative feelings, Facebook researchers say

The findings are notable given that Instagram helped pioneer the rise of social media influencers and made efforts to recruit celebrities to the app in its early days.

Clubhouse rolls out conversation replay and clip-sharing to drive growth

The app will also roll out an improved search function to help people find live and scheduled audio rooms, users and clubs oriented around certain interests, the company said.

ABB launches world’s fastest charger to plug into surging e-car market

The device can charge up to four vehicles at once, and can fully charge any electric car within 15 minutes, ABB said, making it attractive to customers worried about charging times which can run to several hours.

Google tells court ‘staggering’ $5 billion EU antitrust fine flawed

Google was fined for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals and cement its dominance in general internet search from 2011, in the largest penalty meted out to any company found guilty of breaching EU antitrust rules.

Zoom, Five9 mutually agree to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock deal

The development comes after proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services earlier this month recommended Five9 shareholders vote against the deal, citing growth concerns.

Shedding light on annual migration of butterflies

Journey of milkweed species is linked to monsoons

Monsoon may withdraw from next week

September figure ensures close to normal rainfall across country, with an average 87 cm

Research corrects ‘mistaken identity’ of cicada

Common species of Western Ghats that was classified incorrectly gets a new identity

China drafts new data measures, defines "core data"

China's data security law builds on the 2017 cybersecurity law, which marked the first major set of rules governing the storage and transfer of data of Chinese origin.

India’s agriculture exports can be doubled in ‘medium term’, says ITC Chairman

“There is an urgent need to deal with the agriculture value chain, which would help in improving the quality of income in rural areas and ushering in socio-economic transformation in the country, ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri said.

Nintendo says report claiming game development for Switch 4K ‘not true’

Nintendo emphasised that it doesn’t intend to launch any other model immediately, apart from the upcoming launch of Switch OLED.

Twitch rolls out verification features for user safety

The world’s largest livestreaming platform noted both creators and moderators can set verification requirements for channels

China's electric carmakers make their move on Europe

As Chinese carmakers gear up to enter Europe, they are trying out different business models, from relying on importers, low-cost retail options or building up more traditional dealerships.

Cocktails menus in India shaped by geography, now boasting bael, vetiver, kokum and Darjeeling tea

Bartenders, chefs and restaurateurs are innovating with indigenous fruits, roots and herbs to create refreshing, adventurous beverage menus for customers in search of culinary thrills

Australia to provide $180 million in grants to promote carbon capture

It is being seen as a a response to international pressure on Australia to set more ambitious carbon emissions reduction targets for 2030

Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030

The BMW-owned brand said in a statement that its first fully electric powered car, named ‘Spectre’, will be on the market in the fourth quarter of 2023, with testing to begin soon.

Amazon settles with employees allegedly fired for criticising working conditions

The National Labor Relations Board found in April that Amazon illegally fired Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa after they advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic.

NASA's Lucy mission to probe Jupiter's mysterious Trojan asteroids

Lucy will launch on October 16 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

Examples of content that won’t be allowed on YouTube include claims that the flu vaccine causes infertility and that the MMR shot, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, can cause autism.

Under criticism, Facebook to highlight own positive research on Instagram and teens

Facebook has been under fire for the past week after the Wall Street Journal reported internal documents showed that the social media company was aware that Instagram harmed the mental health of young users.

Amazon event | From Astro robot to Alexa upgrades: here are the highlights

The retailer launched an Alexa-powered home robot, a larger wall-mountable Echo display, a device for kids, a health tracker, and a custom-built Alexa assistant in collaboration with Disney.

Swiss markets watchdog approves first crypto assets fund

FINMA said it had tied the approval to specific requirements, including that the fund may invest only in established assets with a sufficiently large trading volume.

Samsung fined $47 mln for price fixing in Netherlands

Samsung also reached out to retailers if their competitors complained about TVs being sold too cheap, documents obtained by the regulator showed.

China says to set governance rules for algorithms over next three years

CAC also said it would establish professional evaluation teams to deeply analyze the mechanism of the algorithm and algorithms should become "fair and transparent".

A new malware is stealing users’ data on popular gaming platforms, Kaspersky says

The malware is said to be highly capable of evading detection and protection against reverse engineering and malware analysis

High levels of maternal and child under nutrition continue to plague India: UNICEF official

COVID-19 is interacting with under nutrition and exacerbating nutritional insecurities, says Arjan De Wagt, Head, Nutrition, UNICEF India

Question Corner | Does Mars have water to enable habitability?

Water is essential for life, on Earth and other planets but Mars has no liquid water on its surface today. New research from Washington University in

Component shortage to hit Apple Silicon MacBook shipments, report says

Kuo estimates shipment of Apple Silicon processor-based MacBook models to be cut by about 15% in the first half of next year.

Apple, Google asked to turn in S.Korea compliance plans by mid-October

The Korea Communications Commission will soon be drawing up an enforcement ordinance that will accompany the amendment of the country’s Telecommunications Business Act.

Netflix buys first video game studio, rolls out mobile games

Netflix had mentioned its plans to enter gaming during its last quarterly earnings, as newer players including Disney+ and HBO Max have been rapidly gaining subscribers, intensifying competition in the streaming landscape.

U.S.-EU tech trade summit clouded by French reservations

Senior U.S. and European Union officials aim to discuss semiconductor shortages, artificial intelligence and tech competition issues at the inaugural meeting of the Trade and Technology Council on Wednesday.

U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

Climate change could make such disappearances more common as a warming planet adds to the dangers facing imperiled plants and wildlife

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