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Jumbo matters: Connecting habitats with the corridor devoid of human presence and activities may reduce elephants’ interactions with humans, lower stress.

Crossing the border: viewing through elephants’ lens

Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel

Elephants do cross electric fences using their non-conducting tusks

Later, better: When the interval between prime and booster was less than six weeks, the vaccine efficacy was 55.1% which rose to 81.3% at 12 weeks or greater.

IISc: Testing hypotheses to guide COVID-19 vaccine, booster protocols

Shubashree Desikan

Basis for precaution dose approval not clear

R. Prasad There has been just one study each for Covishield and Covaxin to understand vaccine effectiveness despite being granted EUA 12 months ago

A view of coronavirus treatment pill molnupiravir.

Explained: New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch

AP The challenge is getting tested, getting a prescription and starting the pills in a short window.

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ICMR Chief Dr. Balram Bhargava. File

Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir has major safety concerns: ICMR chief

PTI ICMR Chief Dr. Balram Bhargava said the World Health Organisation and the U.K. have not included it for treatment

Dr. Peter Hotez. Photo: Special Arrangement

Traditional vaccines simpler, cheaper and as effective as mRNA vaccines: U.S. scientist

Suhasini Haidar Jacob Koshy He announced last week his research teams will transfer production technology to companies in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Botswana free of patents

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Growth in social commerce is predicted to be driven primarily by Gen Z and Millennial social media users

Social commerce to grow three times as fast as traditional e-commerce: Accenture

Abhishek Chatterjee Highest growth in social commerce will be seen in developing markets such as India and Brazil, the report said.

Google, Meta fined by France for cookie breach

Reuters Meta Platforms' Facebook was also fined 60 million euros for the same reason.

A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration

Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

Reuters Crypto received by digital wallet addresses linked to illicit activity including scams, dark net markets and ransomware jumped 80% from a year earlier, Chainalysis said in a report.

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A folk of flamingos is seen at the Nalabana bird sanctuary inside the Chilika Lake in Odisha. File photo

10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent

Satyasundar Barik Odisha deploys 106 personnel for bird counting on the vast waters of the lake.

Meet the team of fishermen in Visakhapatnam who saved the endangered whale shark

Nivedita Ganguly The rare rescue mission led by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department is an exemplary story of marine conservation with the active involvement of the local community

“It is not one tiger straying but different tigers.”

Concern over tigers straying into habitations in Sunderbans

Shiv Sahay Singh No prey shortage, says official. It could be due to territorial fights, he says

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Ernakulam KVK, with the participation of young fish farmers, engaged in a cleaning drive to remove water hyacinth from cage farming sites at Ezhikkara backwaters.

Water hyacinth poses threat to cage fish farming

Special Correspondent KVK conducts drive to remove plant from aquaculture farms

Mushroom farming provides relief for Bengal’s jobless tea workers

Rahul Karmakar Assam-based foundation aids workers in Alipurduar district

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Workers busy at the biogas plant at Bowenpally market in Secunderabad.

Watch | From market waste to electricity

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Greater COVID-19 spread can lead to more mutations, say doctors

WHO yet to authorise use of Covaxin among adolescents

Google, Meta fined by France for cookie breach

Crypto crime hit record $14 billion in 2021, research shows

Honda China JV announces 120,000 units-a-year EV factory

Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir has major safety concerns: ICMR chief

Instagram tests chronological feed options

In a video, Mosseri showed changes to the core feed and how users can choose from the three different feeds.

Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining after electricity power crisis

The government said all law enforcement agencies will stop cryptocurrency production with the cooperation of other relevant institutions.

Science quiz: On origin and anthropology

Test your Science quotient with this quiz

Social commerce to grow three times as fast as traditional e-commerce: Accenture

Highest growth in social commerce will be seen in developing markets such as India and Brazil, the report said.

The many ways in which Chennai counts its birds

From a city-specific bird race to the Asian Waterbird Census: As annual bird migrations pick up pace, it is time for Chennai and Tamil Nadu’s various attempts at documenting these winged travels to begin

GM aims to launch personal self-driving car by mid-decade: CEO

GM’s new Ultra Cruise hands-free driving system will also debut in 2023 on another new EV, the Cadillac Celestiq ultra-luxury sedan.

50 Cheetahs to be introduced in India in next 5 years: Environment Minister

Cheetah was expected to be reintroduced into the country in November 2021 in Madhya Pradesh but the plan got derailed due to the pandemic.

Facebook-owner Meta sets out grounds for UK appeal on Giphy

Meta, which owns Instagram and WhatsApp as well as Facebook, said the CMA had failed to assess its offer to ensure Giphy could continue to provide services to competitors like Snapchat and TikTok on the same terms.

Goldman Sachs says bitcoin will compete with gold as “store of value”

Bitcoin was trading around $46,073 on Wednesday, having struggled to make gains after falling sharply in early December. In November, it had hit an all-time high of $69,000.

Water hyacinth poses threat to cage fish farming

KVK conducts drive to remove plant from aquaculture farms

Traditional vaccines just as effective, says U.S. scientist

mRNA jabs shiny new toys, says Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of Baylor College of Medicine’s Tropical Medicines School and Chair at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Wordle: What’s the appeal?

Wordle is the new online word game that everyone is playing.

India reports first Omicron death from Rajasthan

Death of elderly person with comorbidities reported from Rajasthan, says Union Health Ministry

German cartel office steps up examination of Google products

The office began looking at Google's use of personal data in May last year and at the selection of news offered under Google News Showcase in June.

Qualcomm, Microsoft partner to build custom chips for AR glasses

The company said it is working with the tech giant to deliver a rich and immersive experience and plans to integrate software like Microsoft Mesh and Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform.

Mercedes unveils ‘Vision EQXX’ EV concept with 1000 km range

The concept car uses less than 10 kWh of electrical energy to travel 100 km. When translated into fossil-fuel consumption, this is around 1 litre per 100 km.

10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent

Odisha deploys 106 personnel for bird counting on the vast waters of the lake.

Musk-backed Starlink to refund pre-orders in India after govt order

Starlink has already received over 5,000 pre-orders for its devices in India but is struggling to receive commercial licences without which it cannot offer services in the country.

Qualcomm inks car chip deals with Volvo, Honda and Renault

Qualcomm once known for its mobile phone chips has created a range of automotive offerings, from self-driving car brains to chips that operate digital dashboards and infotainment systems.

Sony to establish new electric vehicle company

Sony has already announced a prototype vehicle that is being tested on public roads.

Intel launches graphics chips for gamers in effort to take on Nvidia

The chips are Intel’s first effort in many years in the market and will take on leader Nvidia, which had graphics chips sales of $9.8 billion in its most recent fiscal year, a 29% increase.

Google buys Israeli security startup Siemplify for $500 million

The deal came after Google made a pledge to U.S. President Joe Biden last August to invest $10 billion in cybersecurity over the next five years, amid a significant rise in cyber attacks and data breaches.

Beyond cars: Hyundai says ‘metamobility’ will link real and virtual worlds in the future

Hyundai expects to leverage its growing expertise in robotics and artificial intelligence to build out a future mobility network that links human beings in the real world with objects and tasks in the virtual world.

China central bank launches digital yuan wallet apps for Android, iOS

A notice in the app said it is in a research and development pilot phase and is only available to selected users through supported institutions.

LG builds tech to start cars using facial recognition

The technology will enable users to start their vehicles as well as make adjustments to control the vehicles through facial expressions and hand gestures.

New coronavirus variant 'IHU' identified in France

The B.1.640.2 variant has been linked to travel to African country Cameroon

Tiger at Pilikula Biological Park collapses, dies

Oliver was nine years old

Apple may soon let users wirelessly charge accessories via iPad display

An iPad may be configured to provide charging of a stylus through a display glass of the iPad.

BlackBerry loses bid to dismiss BlackBerry 10 lawsuit in NY, fall trial possible

While the BlackBerry 10 won positive reviews from critics, the public preferred Android-based smartphones and Apple Inc's iPhone, eventually leading to BlackBerry's 2016 decision to stop making phones.

Toyota to launch its own automotive software platform by 2025

Software is playing an increasing role in vehicles, from managing electric motors and batteries to supporting functions such as autonomous driving, entertainment and navigation.

Verizon, AT&T to delay 5G deployment, averting aviation standoff

The carriers had faced pressure from the White House, airlines and aviation unions to delay the deployment amid concerns about potential interference of 5G with sensitive aircraft electronics that could disrupt flights.

China to require certain firms to undergo cybersecurity reviews before pursuing overseas listings

Companies will not be allowed to list abroad if the review finds that national security could be impacted.

Analysis | Is Apple worth $3 trillion? Bulls, bears examine the case

Apple has built an ecosystem of 1 billion iPhone owners who spend money on services and that it is well-positioned for future categories like self-driving cars and augmented reality.

Apple becomes first company to hit $3 trillion market value, then slips

On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley company's shares hit an intraday record high of $182.88.

Mix-and-match vaccines boost immune response: study

Results of AIG Hospitals’ pilot study released

Indian streaming industry expected to grow $13-15 billion over the next decade

Moreover, it has been also helped by India specific price points offered by global players here such as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ offering plans in India at 70-90% cheaper than the US.

India's Future Retail asks court to declare arbitration with Amazon illegal

Amazon has long argued that Future violated the terms of its 2019 deal in deciding to sell retail assets to Reliance.

Data | India falls short of December 31 vaccination target

Data show that while States such as Gujarat and Karnataka are just days away from achieving their targets, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab are still months away

Delhi HC extends time for Facebook, WhatsApp to respond to CCI notices in privacy policy matter

WhatsApp and Facebook have challenged the CCI’s June 4 and 8, 2021, notices respectively, asking them to furnish certain information for the purpose of inquiry conducted by it

Samsung expands monitor line-up with Odyssey Neo G8

Samsung claims the G8 is the world’s first monitor to feature a 4K 1000R curved screen with 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time.

COVID-19 | Over 40 lakh in 15-18 age group vaccinated as drive opens up for teenagers

The vaccination programme carried out in consultation with schools is being held at hospitals and health centres.

Bridging the learning gap with a Pi

A low-cost piece of tech to bolster Information and Communication Technology learning

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