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Chandrayaan performs evasive manoeuvre to avoid collision with NASA’s orbiter

It is common for satellites in Earth Orbit to undergo CAM to mitigate collision risk due to space objects including space debris and operational spacecraft

Women walk past as flames rise out of fissures in the ground above coal mines at Liloripathra village near Dhanbad in Jharkhand on September 24, 2021.

Glasgow climate summit commits nations to strengthen emission reductions

How monkeys were tracked for Covaxin trial

PTI In "Going Viral: Making of Covaxin - The Inside Story", Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr. Balram Bhargava talks about the journey of India's homegrown vaccine.

A view of the solar panels at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) site at Bhadla in Rajasthan. Photo used for representation purpose only.

India at COP26 says its solar energy capacity increased 17 times in 7 years; now at 45 GW

PTI All the Parties commended India’s efforts on the BUR and its climate actions, including recent announcements of new measures.

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Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya. File

Number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 surpasses those partially vaccinated

PTI Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the collective spirit of the country on this achievement

Greater Chennai Corporation health workers test diabetes level before administering COVID-19 vaccine to beneficiaries

IMA pushes for Covid-19 vaccine for all diabetes patients

Special Correspondent The IMA on Sunday launched a campaign for early detection and mitigation of diabetes complications

Technology

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Apple said on November 17, 2021, that it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and eventually some Mac computers to get access to genuine Apple parts and tools for consumer repairs.

Under pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to some iPhones, Macs

PTI The shift reflects a strengthening “right to repair” movement embraced by U.S. President Joe Biden

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U.S. President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, on November 15, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, listens to.

U.S.-China tech war clouds SK Hynix's plans for a key chip factory

Reuters The potential setback could make SK Hynix, one of the world's biggest suppliers of DRAM memory chips that go into everything from smartphones to data centers, the next victim of the geopolitical struggle between the United States and China.

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European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

EU lawmakers agree on rules to target big tech- FT

Reuters The rules would draw more companies than previously thought into the EU's planned Digital Markets Act (DMA), the newspaper said, adding that the EU plans to implement the act next year.

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Environment

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A file photo of the aftermath of a landslide near Makkandoor in Kodagu district of Karnataka.

Scientists call for dedicated State funding to handle climate change challenges

Nagesh Prabhu There is no fixed percentage of assured finance allocated in the State budget for mitigation of its impact

Watch | Syria reservoir dries up for first time

The Hindu Net Desk A video on a reservoir in Idlib province that has dried up for the first time in 27 years.

Alok Sharma, President of COP26, second left, gestures as delegates applaud, flanked by Patricia Espinosa, left, UNFCCC Executive-Secretary, during the closing plenary session at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow on November 13, 2021.

Climate deal struck at COP26 with coal compromise

AP Last-minute interventions by India waters down language on cutting emissions from coal.

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Paddy farmers to get ₹20,000 compensation

Special Correspondent Rangasamy announces ₹5,000 assistance to fishermen

A file image of chickpeas.

Largest plant genome sequencing yields a pan-genome for chickpea

Special Correspondent Efforts resulted in seven improved chickpea varieties in India and Ethiopia over the last three years

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An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co. Inc. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co. Inc.

Watch | New pills to treat COVID-19

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U.S.-China tech war clouds SK Hynix's plans for a key chip factory

Google agrees 5-year deal to pay AFP for online content: executives

EU lawmakers agree on rules to target big tech- FT

Under pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to some iPhones, Macs

Volkswagen powers up the grid to take on Tesla

Retooling auto plants for EVs will cost billions. Biden wants to help

Retailers tap shoppers' data to sell more ads ahead of holidays

The retailers want to tap their insights on consumer behavior to attract ad dollars from packaged goods manufacturers like Procter & Gamble and Kraft Heinz at a time when companies face new challenges in targeting marketing to people online.

Number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 surpasses those partially vaccinated

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the collective spirit of the country on this achievement

Chandrayaan performs evasive manoeuvre to avoid collision with NASA’s orbiter

It is common for satellites in Earth Orbit to undergo CAM to mitigate collision risk due to space objects including space debris and operational spacecraft

Remembering Salim Ali on his birth anniversary

A senior scientist and authors recall the legacy of ornithologist Sálim Ali on his 125th birth anniversary

Korean flycatcher sighted at Nanmangalam forest in Chennai

This is the first sighting of this species in Tamil Nadu; and there are only a handful of sightings from a few other parts of India

Emotet, a dangerous malware of the past, is back

Emotet used spam campaigns and malicious attachments to distribute the malware.

Facebook says hackers from Pakistan targeted people in the previous Afghan government

The cyber espionage campaign created fictitious profiles of young women and tricked the victims into clicking on phishing links and downloading malicious chat applications.

Scientists call for dedicated State funding to handle climate change challenges

There is no fixed percentage of assured finance allocated in the State budget for mitigation of its impact

Pulmonary rehab clinics to be started

All 227 CHCs will have the facility to address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

S.Korea lawmaker says Apple, Google not doing enough to comply with app store law

South Korea, the first country to impose legislation curbing the tech companies' payment policies, is expected to make public the initial details of what it takes to comply with the law on Wednesday.

Peru's central bank joins global push to develop a digital currency

Speaking at a conference with business leaders in Lima, Velarde said that Peru's central bank is working with the central banks of India, Singapore and Hong Kong in developing a CBDC.

U.S. aviation regulator in talks with telecom industry over 5G dispute

Earlier this month, AT&T and Verizon Communications agreed to delay the commercial launch of C-band wireless service from Dec. 5 until early January.

U.S. NTSB closes probe into fatal Tesla 2020 California crash

The Tesla then struck a truck at approximately 110 miles per hour and caught fire, resulting in fatal injuries to the Tesla driver and his wife, who was also in the car.

Google Cloud, Snap, Spotify back up after brief outage

Google said issues with its Cloud Networking, which counts Etsy, Spotify and Snap Inc as clients, were partially resolved shortly after thousands of users flagged it on outage tracking website downdetector.com.

Musk, Brazilian govt discuss deal to provide rural Internet, monitor Amazon

Brazil made a push at the United Nations climate change summit in Glasgow to suggest it has stepped up stewardship of the Amazon.

Europe's planned rival to Visa and Mastercard appeals for public funding

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) was launched last year and is seeking to get more banks and other players in payments on board by December to finalise plans to start rolling out its instant and card payments network.

U.S. Senate confirms Google critic Kanter to head Justice Dept Antitrust Division

In his confirmation hearing, Kanter pledged to enforce antitrust law in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and the labor market, as well as in Big Tech.

This virtual card creates single-use number unlike fixed number in credit or debit cards

The virtual card reduces the risk of payment fraud by removing confidential consumer credit/debit card data from the payment network.

Now, drones to mend power lines

City firm designs drones with robotic arms, cameras to be used for inspection of transmission towers

Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

Health officials said the fact that the deal was struck even before Pfizer's pill has been authorized anywhere, could help to end the pandemic quicker.

Snapchat inks deal with Sony to add more songs

The camera-focused platform added Sounds into its AR lenses to expand the music experience of Snapchatters, an acronym for its users.

Cryptocurrency app installs accelerates with PayPal leading downloads

Worldwide downloads of the top five cryptocurrency apps reached a total of 46 million downloads in the September-ended quarter, rising 75% compared to same period last year.

Twitter buys thread compiler app

As part of the deal, Threader co-founder Marie Denis will join Twitter’s Longform team to build ways to help people read long threads through features such as Reader.

Undecided on what to watch on Netflix, Alexa can help

The company already lets users watch content based on their taste with the Shuffle option.

Watch | What causes frothing in the Yamuna?

A video explaining the reasons behind the toxic froth in the Yamuna river near Delhi

Twitter expands free data access for app developers

Starting on Monday, developers can access data on up to 2 million tweets per month through Twitter's application programming interface (API) at no cost.

Explained | Bitcoin goes through major upgrade. Here is what it means

The enhancement, called Taproot, is the most significant change to the bitcoin protocol since the SegWit (Segregated Witness) block capacity change in 2017.

Qualcomm can keep growing without Apple, analysts say

Earlier this month, Qualcomm said it expects adjusted earnings growth of more than 20% for fiscal 2022, where Wall Street had only been expecting growth of 12.5%, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

India coffee output hit by rains

Industry also affected by rising wage, input costs

Study shows heart diseases on the rise among BPL families

1,12,018 people treated for coronary heart diseases in last 10 years

Stem cells from Puneeth Rajkumar’s eyes to help many regain vision

The late actor’s eye donation has already given the gift of sight to four persons

China plans overhaul of seed rules to pave way for GMO approvals

The changes mean that a handful of recently approved GM traits developed by Chinese companies could be ready for market launch in a year.

Japan looking to beef up chip, storage battery sectors as part of stimulus plan

Hagiuda unveiled the plan days before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to announce a stimulus package worth several tens of trillion yen to ease the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic and revive the economy.

IBM, Amazon partner to extend reach of data tools for oil companies

Amazon in 2018 worked with Royal Dutch Shell to create a technology to turn data from more than a century of oil production, largely from paper records, into a standardized format for multinational oil companies to improve efficiency across their operations.

Calls for new laws as tech fuels 'explosion' of online sex abuse

In the United States, over half of children trafficked for sexual exploitation met their abusers for the first time via text, a website or a mobile app, Equality Now said.

Toyota chases hydrogen dream as cars go electric

The colourful Toyota Yaris subcompact that Akio Toyoda steered around the Okayama International Circuit in western Japan was powered by a converted Corolla engine running on hydrogen.

Apple TV+ hopes to build on rivals' success with first Korean series

Based on a Korean web comic of the same name, "Dr. Brain" is a six-episode sci-fi thriller about a cold-hearted neurologist Koh Sewon who tries to find clues to a mysterious family accident through brain experiments.

A Chinese check on Algorithms

With algorithmic recommendations becoming ever-pervasive and each company using its own secret sauce to entice consumers, the Chinese government has turned to regulations

The Norovirus outbreak: prevention rooted in hygiene

What is the Norovirus and how does it spread? What is the cure for the infection?

Updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet's Google

The updated allegations are the latest in an onslaught of regulatory scrutiny of Google over its practices.

Watch | Syria reservoir dries up for first time

A video on a reservoir in Idlib province that has dried up for the first time in 27 years.

Explained | Increase in digital connectivity but there are many who are still left out

How did COVID-19 impact digital connectivity in the context of healthcare, education and work? A survey provides answers

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17K | Reality show host makes 'racist' comments on Assam contestant, sparks outrage

File photo. Stand-up comedian-actor Vir Das uploaded a six-minute clip of the video from his monologue, "I come from two Indias", on YouTube, and later issued a statement clarifying that his remarks weren't intended to insult the country

11K | ‘Two Indias’ monologue by comedian Vir Das sparks sharp debate, police complaints

Nawab Malik. File

11K | Malik releases WhatsApp chat between Gosavi and informer

The Bench was hearing a writ petition alleging that rituals were not being performed as per traditions at the famous Tirumala Tirupati temple. File Image.

10K | Constitutional courts can’t interfere with temple rituals: Supreme Court

Mega deal: India has signed a $5.43-billion agreement with Russia for S-400 Triumf regiments.

9K | Explained | S-400 Triumf long-range air defence system

8K | Exception to the rule: On extensions to heads of CBI, ED

Extremely heavy rain, measuring above 20.4 cm, is likely in one or two places.

8K | Very heavy spell of rain forecast for Chennai, surrounding districts on November 17, 18

A view of the Chennai airport. Photo used for representation purpose only.

7K | India resumes quarantine-free entry to foreign travellers from 99 countries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressing the 82nd All-India Presiding Officers’ Conference held at the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.

7K | Duty should be the only mantra, says Narendra Modi