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Tiger radio collared in Sunderbans for assessing tiger-human interactions

Health

Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine should be effective against new variant: Report

Technology

The year that lost 1% of global GDP to cybercrime

Industry

India to play vital role in equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world: Pharma industry

Science

2020: When Indian scientists shifted focus to COVID-19 and made huge strides

Technology

Here’s a look at how social media fared in 2020

The Hindu Explains | Are viruses expected to change form, and will vaccines protect against a mutating SARS-CoV-2?

Why do viruses mutate? How was the new SARS-CoV-2 strain, B 1.1.7, identified?

Question corner | How do conifers keep their green needles over the boreal winter?

During boreal winter most trees shed their leaves. However, conifers such as Christmas trees keep their green needles intact. Scientists believe that

Coronavirus | Is the first wave coming to an end in India?

There is no spike nationally despite the festival season, winter and large gatherings without masks, physical distancing

Nanomicelles: using nanoparticles for cancer treatment

These have hydrophilic outer shell and hydrophobic interior, making them perfect carriers for delivering drug molecules

Thieves might have jumped over the side wall and stolen the giant tortoise, says Madras Crocodile Bank director

An Aldabra tortoise, weighing about 60-80 kilograms, was reported stolen from India’s largest crocodile park in November

Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty

Sunday Quiz: What are some of the good things that happened in 2020?

This past year wasn’t all bad.

Weekly Bytes | Zoom may launch email service, OnePlus smartwatch coming in 2021, and more

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

A look at Apple's high and low points in 2020

Apple launched its first 5G phone, inhouse chip for Macs and relaunched MagSafe chargers this year.

Here’s what happened in gaming in 2020

Time spent on online gaming increased during the lockdown as people turned to online gaming to connect and interact globally.

A call for safe, open spaces

They would not only add character and help bring people together, but also function as open markets and add economic value to our cities. Anupama Mohanram writes

From Teams to Pluton security chip: here’s what happened at Microsoft in 2020

Here are the top developments at Microsoft in 2020.

Chandrayaan-2 mission’s initial data released: ISRO

The Indian Space Science Data Centre (ISSDC) is the nodal centre of planetary data archive for the planetary missions of ISRO.

Telegram will make some users pay for certain features next year

The Dubai-based social network will also roll out an Ad Platform for one-to-many channels that will allow channel owners to monetise and receive free traffic in proportion to their size.

Data | Arctic sea ice extent in October 2020 was the lowest on record for any October

The Arctic Ocean did not see its typical rate of refreezing in 2020

Coronavirus | New variant found in Nigeria, says Africa’s disease control body

It comes after Britain, South Africa reported new variants.

Data | Three government surveys debunk Swachh Bharat's 100% ODF claim

When the National Statistical Office survey data from October 2018 were compared with the Swachh Bharat Mission data from the same month, there were discrepancies

All about astronomy: The Hindu Science Quiz

A single cartridge that can store 580 TB of data

The prototype strontium ferrite particulate magnetic tape developed by Fujifilm offers 317 GB per square inch in areal density, around 27 times more than the current state-of-the-art commercial tape drives, which IBM claims is a new record.

Microsoft Flight Simulator update allows flying planes in virtual reality

The new update is compatible across a wide range of supported devices, including most Windows Mixed Reality headsets, Oculus, Valve, and HTC headsets.

Coronavirus | Aurobindo Pharma signs pact with Covaxx for COVID-19 vaccine

Aurobindo will manufacture the finished doses at its facilities in Hyderabad.

U.S. cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are 'impacting' state, local governments

So far only a handful of federal government agencies have officially confirmed having been affected, including the U.S. Treasury Department, the Commerce Department, and the Department of Energy.

Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research - documents

Google's new review procedure asks that researchers consult with legal, policy and public relations teams before pursuing topics such as face and sentiment analysis and categorizations of race, gender or political affiliation.

Wellbeing quiz: Hitting a milestone

Take this quiz on the science and signs of puberty

Coronavirus | U.K. strain unlikely to affect efficacy of vaccines, say scientists

Scientists warn against more mutations

Science has to be developed as a social movement: Harsh Vardhan

Inaugurating the Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats meet being organised as a part of the India International Science Festival 2020, the Minister added that the year 2020 has been the year of science.

Best from science journals: Meet Zhùr, the mummified wolf pup

Here are some of the most interesting research to have appeared in top science journals last week

Coronavirus | N501Y mutation in SARS-CoV-2 virus causes increased infectivity in mice: researchers

The mutation seems to provide a more favourable interaction with mouse ACE2 for docking and entry, they say

Watch | All about the new coronavirus variant in Britain

A video explainer on the new virus strain in Britain

Watch | Bitcoin hits all-time high

A video on the cryptocurrency Bitcoin which traded above $20,000 recently

Microsoft, McAfee form task force to tackle ransomware

The task force will assess technical solutions at varying levels of ransomware chain to provide protections during a ransomware attack.

These handwritten schematics of an Apple artefact sold for over half a million dollars at an auction

Steve Wozniak’s handwritten schematics and programming instructions for a prototype of the Apple II home computer sold on December 23. But for how much, and who is the buyer?

Facebook to add more account security features next year

The world's largest social network said it also plans to expand Facebook Protect - its security program for high-profile accounts including election candidates - to more types of accounts globally next year.

AstraZeneca says its vaccine should be effective against new coronavirus variant

Drugmakers are scrambling to test their COVID-19 vaccines against the new fast-spreading variant of the virus that is raging in Britain

Coronavirus | India reports 23,950 new COVID-19 cases

The death toll increased to 1,46,444 with 333 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed

Ecosystem in an extraordinary year

Even as Bengaluru assessed its sustainability prospects, the city’s environmentalists expressed concern over the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2020.

Karnataka second in country in leopard numbers

State has 1,783 leopards, according to a new report; estimates based on sampling in tiger range areas

Pokhran’s ‘firefly bird diverters’ shine to save the Great Indian Bustard

Flaps placed on power lines can protect the critically threatened large bird species from mortal collision

1.7 million deaths in India were attributable to air pollution in 2019, says study

This was 18% of the total deaths in the country; it led to economic loss of 1.4% of the GDP or ₹260,000 crore

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