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The transistor with biodegradable gelatin. Special Arrangement.

IIT-Jodhpur develops transistors with biodegradable gelatin as electrical insulator

Breakthrough in ‘green electronics’ may be used as a breath analyser

Niti Aayog member Dr. V.K. Paul. File

Coronavirus | No clarity yet on whether vaccine will be free for all in India

A high resolution mosaic of our moon’s north polar region is seen in this handout image taken by scientists using cameras aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

On the moon, water water everywhere and not a drop to drink yet

Reuters Earth is a wet world, with vast salty oceans, large freshwater lakes and ice caps that serve as water reservoirs.

Bringing relief: The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is likely to be rolled out in the first half of 2021. File

Hope rise for oxford vaccine

Reuters Work began on the Oxford vaccine in January.

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Niti Aayog member Dr. V.K. Paul. File

Coronavirus | No clarity yet on whether vaccine will be free for all in India

Jacob Koshy Will depend on specific candidate, dosage, says NITI Aayog’s V.K. Paul

Image for representational purpose only.

Long-term immunity in doubt as UK study finds COVID-19 antibodies fall rapidly

PTI Imperial College London’s research, which tested more than 365,000 people in England, found that antibody response to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 wanes over time, which indicates that any level of immunity could last only a few months.

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The Aarogya Setu app was rolled out by the government amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Govt gets notice after saying it has no information on Aarogya Setu creator

Aditya Saroha The show-cause notices were issued to Central Public Information Officers of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National E-Governance Division (NeGD).

Large tech firms urge EU for more protection to tackle illegal content online.

Large tech firms urge EU for protection to tackle illegal content online

Aditya Saroha Edima, the association that represents the firms, said stronger protection would allow companies to take proactive actions to remove illegal content and activity from their services.

Harley-Davidson unveils electric bicycle ‘Serial 1’. | Picture by special arrangement.

Harley-Davidson unveils electric bicycle ‘Serial 1’, to be available in March 2021

Ishan Patra The brand’s Serial 1 name comes from “Serial Number One”, nickname of Harley-Davidson’s oldest known motorcycle.

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India’s air quality data for comparing annual pollution is patchy

Jacob Koshy Only 15 States have PM2.5 monitoring systems for any year, shows an analysis of CPCB data.

An artist’s depiction of ancient albatrosses harassing a pelagornithid — with its fearsome toothed beak — as penguins frolic in the oceans around Antarctica 50 million years ago.

Antarctica yields fossils of giant birds with 21-foot wingspans

PTI The pelagornithids lived until about 2.5 million years ago

In this April 10, 2008 file photo, a ballet of three North Atlantic right whale tails break the surface off Provincetown, Mass., in Cape Cod Bay.

Only 366 North Atlantic right whales remain: NOAA

AP The whales have struggled with poor reproduction and high mortality over the last decade

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Hundreds of farmers wait for sanction of subsidy amount for the drip irrigation project in Anantapur district.

Drip irrigation: Anantapur likely to lose its distinction

Ramesh Susarla The district receives no funds yet under the project this year

Onions being sold for ₹45 through Ponni co-operative market in Salem on Tuesday.

Distribution of onions begins through co-op. outlets in Salem

Staff Reporter Following a steep hike in onion prices, the State government intervened to make available onion at lower prices through co-operative outlets.

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A female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher

Watch | Can mosquitoes taste human blood?

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No room for complacency; CSIR chief

Esanjeevani logs six lakh telemedicine consultations, says Health Ministry

ISRO to launch earth observation satellite EOS-01 on November 7

India’s air quality data for comparing annual pollution is patchy

Microsoft Internet Explorer users will be redirected to Edge browser

Govt gets notice after saying it has no information on Aarogya Setu creator

Is sleep anti-evolutionary?

No, says Dr Abhinav Singh, a sleep medicine expert, even though we spend a third of our lives in a state where, in hunter-gatherer times, survival could have been at stake. Here’s why sleep is therapy

Watch | All about China's digital yuan

The largest such trial to date in the world's second-largest economy had been hailed by analysts as a step forward for Beijing as it chases what has become a Holy grail among the world's central banks - the first central bank digital currency.

Twitter-owned MoPub is leaking location data of over 10 million users, report says

Twitter's MoPub provides monetisation services for global mobile app developers and publishers. MoPub's clients include popular gaming companies like Zynga, the creator of games such as Words with Friends 2 and Farmville.

Antarctica yields fossils of giant birds with 21-foot wingspans

The pelagornithids lived until about 2.5 million years ago

Only 366 North Atlantic right whales remain: NOAA

The whales have struggled with poor reproduction and high mortality over the last decade

Large tech firms urge EU for protection to tackle illegal content online

Edima, the association that represents the firms, said stronger protection would allow companies to take proactive actions to remove illegal content and activity from their services.

Harley-Davidson unveils electric bicycle ‘Serial 1’, to be available in March 2021

The brand’s Serial 1 name comes from “Serial Number One”, nickname of Harley-Davidson’s oldest known motorcycle.

Coronavirus | Ban on public events can bring down COVID-19 transmission rate by 24%: study

“We found that combining different measures showed the greatest effect on reducing the transmission of COVID-19. As we experience a resurgence of the virus, policymakers will need to consider combinations of measures to reduce the R number,” said Professor Harish Nair from the University of Edinburgh, U.K.

MIT’s upgraded autonomous boat can now ferry passengers

Roboat II uses its algorithm and data from sensors including GPS to track its location and speed, and plots a path based on current traffic conditions to the passenger’s destination.

Now, a satellite system to combat space collisions

A full system of 12 satellites is expected in 2024, said NorthStar co-founder Stewart Bain in interview

First day of Facebook moratorium on new U.S. political ads marked by glitches

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s digital director Rob Flaherty slammed the social media giant, saying on Twitter its systems broke “within seconds of launching the silly, performative pre-election hoop-jumping exercise”

Mercedes bets on evolution as Tesla touts revolution in automated driving

Advanced driver assistance systems can provide steering, braking and acceleration support under limited circumstances, generally on highways. Carmakers have refrained from relying on their technology to let cars navigate urban inner-city traffic.

Waymo, Daimler to partner in developing self-driving semi trucks

The partnership accelerates a race to put automated heavy-duty trucks on the road, with a handful of powerful teams chasing commercial customers seeking to reduce dependence on human drivers.

Ice loss to add 0.4 degrees Celsius to global temperatures: study

Ice loss from the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets is accelerating and already outstripping what scientists until recently believed to be the worst-case melt scenarios.

IIT-Jodhpur develops transistors with biodegradable gelatin as electrical insulator

Breakthrough in ‘green electronics’ may be used as a breath analyser

A teacher’s passion for raising a green cover

P. Vadivelan has made 25,000 seed balls, plans another 75,000

Drip irrigation: Anantapur likely to lose its distinction

The district receives no funds yet under the project this year

Distribution of onions begins through co-op. outlets in Salem

Following a steep hike in onion prices, the State government intervened to make available onion at lower prices through co-operative outlets.

Farmers want steps to enhance turmeric exports

As the drop in turmeric price is affecting farmers, the State government should take steps to enhance turmeric exports and improve their livelihood,

Increase in procurement price of cabbage brings cheers to farmers in Talavadi

Cabbage is cultivated in most of the villages in Talavadi.

Now, a palliative care unit for big cats in Kerala

Unit in Wayanad following straying of tigers into settlements

Coronavirus | No clarity yet on whether vaccine will be free for all in India

Will depend on specific candidate, dosage, says NITI Aayog’s V.K. Paul

Kerala government fixes base price for 16 agricultural produce

The scheme is to protect farmers from price fluctuations, says Pinarayi Vijayan

Agriculture laws | Farmers plan national road blockade on November 5

Delhi Chalo protest on Nov 26, 27 could draw thousands of farmers to capital

Mission ISRO, Happiness Lab and more: Our favourite podcasts of 2020

Podcasts that discuss earthly matters and beyond

Samsung, Stanford develop OLED display with 10,000 PPI resolution

The new OLED display architecture was developed using existing designs for electrodes of solar panels, and could be used in televisions, smartphones, and virtual or augmented reality devices.

State-sponsored hackers are diversifying tactics, report says

This includes techniques used to steal user authentication credentials like usernames and passwords to allow attackers to move across the network to compromise other systems and accounts while disguised as a valid user.

How this NGO is breaking taboos around menstrual hygiene in rural Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad-based Balamitra Foundation’s project of distributing menstrual hygiene kits in Andhra’s Billalavalasa village has started conversations on a topic often brushed under the carpet

Long-term immunity in doubt as UK study finds COVID-19 antibodies fall rapidly

Imperial College London’s research, which tested more than 365,000 people in England, found that antibody response to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 wanes over time, which indicates that any level of immunity could last only a few months.

Coronavirus | Types of heart damage experienced by COVID-19 patients identified

The researchers assessed the heart scans of 305 adult patients

IIT-G develops low-cost tech to produce anti-ageing compounds

Patented by a professor and a student, membrane technology uses a wide range of farm resources, including citrus fruits, berries, pulses, tea and onions

Watch | Forest fire in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands

A video on the forest fire in Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland

App Store apps, in-app purchases to get expensive in India

The iPhone maker said it will implement the changes in the next few days, but this will exclude the apps with auto-renewable subscriptions.

Facebook launches cloud-streamed games for its 380 million gamers

Starting 2021, the service will offer additional games in different genres, along with the launch of in-app purchases and ads, depending on the game’s format and developer choice.

YouTube mobile app gets new gestures, playback controls

The most prominent update is the new gesture that allow users to enter and exit full screen mode by simply swiping up to enter and down to exit, without the need to tap a button or rotating the phone.

‘Among Us’ online game hit with massive spam attack

Last week, players across the globe noticed their in-game chat logins were filled with messages promoting Loris’ YouTube channel.

Lilly antibody drug fails in a COVID-19 study; others go on

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said a closer look did not verify a safety problem but found a low chance that the drug would prove helpful for hospitalised patients.

China launches crackdown on mobile web browsers, decries 'chaos' of information

The campaign will initially focus on eight of the most influential mobile browsers in China, including those operated by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Alibaba Group Holding's UCWeb and Xiaomi Corp.

U.S. appeals court rejects immediate WeChat ban

The Commerce Department order, which had been set to take effect Sept. 20, would also bar other U.S. transactions with WeChat, potentially making the app unusable in the United States.

Twitter flags Trump tweet on mail-in ballots over “disputed” content

Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting, claiming without evidence that it will lead to widespread fraud. Democrats have argued it is a safe and reliable alternative to in-person voting.

Migratory birds begin to arrive at Nanjarayan Tank

With migratory birds from various parts of India and world arriving at the Nanjarayan Tank near Uthukuli in Tiruppur district, birdwatchers remain

Centre promises law to check stubble burning

SC stays order on monitoring panel

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