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The successful one-orbit flight on April 12, 1961 made the 27-year-old Gagarin a national hero and cemented Soviet supremacy in space until the United States put a man on the moon more than eight years later. | File

Yuri Gagarin | The Soviet cosmonaut who made a pioneering spaceflight 60 years ago

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Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering, single-orbit flight made him a hero in the Soviet Union and an international celebrity.

How do astronauts write in space?

‘India will add four million more cases by May 1’

R. Prasad When the surge in cases is rapid, more persons with severe disease might require critical care at the same time, resulting in a shortage of beds

Photograph of surfacing Indus River dolphin (left: photo credit WWF-Pakistan) and Ganges River dolphin (right: photo credit: Mansur/WCS Bangladesh)

Indus and Ganges river dolphins are two different species

Aswathi Pacha The researchers studied ancient DNA that they got out of skulls and skeletons which were 20 to 30 to even 150 years old

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LDCs support request made by India, South Africa for waiving COVID vaccine-related IPR

PTI India and South Africa have called for the WTO to suspend Intellectual Property Rights related to COVID-19 for a limited period of time

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents amid the COVID-19 outbreak | File

Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic “a long way from over”, says WHO chief

PTI He voiced concern that confusion, complacency and inconsistency in public health measures.

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Intel's Mobileye has signed a deal with start-up Udelv to build a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles, dubbed ‘Transporters’. | Picture by special arrangement.

Intel unit to build a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles

Ishan Patra The Transporter fleets will begin commercial operations in 2023, and the companies will produce over 35,000 Mobileye-driven Transporters between 2023 and 2028.

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Dell launched two gaming laptops, m15 Ryzen Edition R5 and the Dell G15

Alienware launches first AMD-based laptop in over a decade

Abhishek Chatterjee Dell also launched four new gaming monitors

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Microsoft buys AI speech firm Nuance for $19.7 billion. | Picture by special arrangement.

Microsoft buys AI speech firm Nuance for $19.7 billion

Ishan Patra The acquisition will combine solutions and expertise to deliver new cloud and AI capabilities across healthcare and other industries, the Redmond-based company noted.

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A rhinoceros that wandered into a field on the outskirts of Kaziranga National Park in search of food.

Conservation How wildlife trade features in the day-to-day politics of Assam

Aditi Patil Uttara Mendiratta Political unrest and economic instability are feeding a thriving illegal wildlife trade in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district

Health officials inspecting bats to be confiscated and culled at a live animal market in Solo, Indonesia.

WHO urges halt on sale of live wild mammals in markets

AFP ‘Animals source of over 70% of emerging infectious diseases‘

Dhole or Asiatic wild dog, an endangered large carnivore, in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.

Wayanad sanctuary a haven for Asiatic wild dog

E.M.Manoj Study finds the sanctuary is host to nearly 50 individuals

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The Chettyalthur settlement inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. Though the relocation project had begun in the settlement two years ago, it is yet to be completed.

Settler farmers in Wayanad hail hike in compensation

E.M. Manoj Central funding for each eligible family raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh

A worker cleans wheat at Anaj Mandi on the outskirts of New Delhi on September 24, 2020.

‘FCI wheat counters to be opened in Narela mandi’

Staff Reporter Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that taking cognisance of the demands of farmers, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is going to set up wheat procurement counters in Narela mandi from Monday.“After a joint meeting with senior officials of the FCI today, it has been decided that their counters will be set up from Monday which will facilitate wheat procurement at MSP rates. Setting up of counters will help farmers in a way that their time will be saved, they will be saved from the

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A researcher at Nanyang Technological University's attaching an electrode on the surface of a Venus flytrap plant at a laboratory in Singapore, as scientists develop a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.

Watch | Scientists develop ‘robo-plants’ to interact with plants

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Vardhan launches initiative to spread awareness about nutrition

Ramping production of Remdesivir to meet demand: Pharma firms

LDCs support request made by India, South Africa for waiving COVID vaccine-related IPR

But, who spends $69 million on digital art?

Intel unit to build a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles

Alienware launches first AMD-based laptop in over a decade

SolarWinds says dealing with hack fallout cost at least $18 million

SolarWinds has hired cybersecurity company CrowdStrikeHoldings Inc and professional services firm KPMG to help it investigate the intrusions.

Biden's chip dreams face reality check of supply chain complexity

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday convened semi conductor industry executives in Washington to discuss solutions to the chip crisis.

COVID-19 patients with sedentary habits more likely to die, finds study

As a risk factor for serious COVID-19 disease, physical inactivity was surpassed only by advanced age and a history of organ transplant.

WHO urges halt on sale of live wild mammals in markets

‘Animals source of over 70% of emerging infectious diseases‘

Bohag Bihu Bird Count 2021 set to begin on April 14

As the Bohag Bihu Bird Count 2021 begins on April 14 in Assam, birders across the country talk about the significance of this month in bird watching

Microsoft buys AI speech firm Nuance for $19.7 billion

The acquisition will combine solutions and expertise to deliver new cloud and AI capabilities across healthcare and other industries, the Redmond-based company noted.

U.S. senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again

Hawley, who accuses the biggest social media companies of stifling conservative voices, also criticised other sectors, like pharmaceuticals, which he said were too concentrated and held too much market power.

Hey Siri, when is Apple's next event? April 20

Siri, who is proficient at stone walling curious Apple fans quizzing it about new products and upcoming events by re-directing them to the company's website, prematurely seemed to have revealed the plan to hold an event next Tuesday.

Data | Dissecting India’s second COVID-19 wave

Since April 3, India has been consistently recording the highest number of daily cases globally, surpassing the U.S. and Brazil on an average

U.S. recommends ‘pause’ for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over clot reports

U.S. federal distribution channels, including mass vaccination sites, will pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson shot, and states and other providers are expected to follow

Google, Instagram lack effective policies against self-sabotaging behaviour: report

Stanford researchers ranked 39 online platforms including social networks, search engines and gaming platforms to identify the clarity in public-facing policies relating to self-harming behaviour

DCGI nod paves way for Sputnik V vaccine import: Dr. Reddy’s

Sputnik V will join Covishield and Covaxin that were approved and used since India launched what arguably is one of the largest inoculation programmes globally in January

COVID-19 pandemic a long way from over, says WHO chief

He voiced concern that confusion, complacency and inconsistency in public health measures.

China's Ant to become financial holding firm under enforced revamp

The overhaul comes two days after e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, of which Ant is an affiliate, was hit with a $2.75 billion antitrust penalty as China tightens controls on the "platform economy".

Nvidia announces Arm-based 'Grace' server chip in direct challenge to Intel

Intel is the world's biggest maker of central processors for data center servers but has increasingly seen competition from Arm-based chips. Nvidia said the "Grace" server processor, which will be released in 2023, is designed to handle tasks like training artificial intelligence algorithms.

Intel in talks to produce chips for automakers within six to nine months

Intel is one of the last companies in the semiconductor industry that both designs and manufactures its own chips.

Lighting, posture, camera: an easy guide to an affordable, professional setup for your next video call

Your next video meeting could be as professional as that of a studio’s. Here are some tips and tricks on how to achieve that in an efficient and affordable way

‘I am a gamer at heart’: former Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata’s book out in English

“Ask Iwata” was initially published in Japanese in 2019.

NASA lets kids build Mars helicopter video game

Children will be using the visual programming language – Scratch, to design their game, and will need a computer with internet access, to start the game development.

Everything you ever wanted to know about whey protein

Do you really need whey protein to build muscle? Experts weigh in

NCB arrests four, seizes 34 consignments of psychotropic drugs during raids

These were to be dispatched to U.S., European nations

How to do a push-up, for beginners

Learn the right technique to do push-ups from experts

Expert panel approves Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India

If approved, Sputnik V will be the third COVID-19 vaccine to be available in India

Google’s new ad tracking tool called into question by rival search engine

That method, called the Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), has not gone down well, at least with the search firm’s rival DuckDuckGo (DDG).

Yuri Gagarin | The Soviet cosmonaut who made a pioneering spaceflight 60 years ago

Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering, single-orbit flight made him a hero in the Soviet Union and an international celebrity.

Advertisers spent $240 billion on mobile ads last year: report

Digital advertising grew 8% last year, providing a lucrative market for brands, according to data by media research agency MAGNA

Run out of milk? Robots on call for Singapore home deliveries

Two robots, both named "Camello", have served 700 households in one-year trial. They are equipped with 3D sensors, a camera and two compartments each able to carry up to 20 kg of food or parcels ordered online.

Canada's Telesat takes on Musk and Bezos in space race to provide fast broadband

Telesat's first launch is planned in early 2023, while there are already some 1,200 of Musk's Starlink satellites in orbit.

8 self-help guides by professionals on leading a healthy life

Experiential self-help guides by professionals, for you to lead healthy and better lives

Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for about $16 billion

Nuance whose voice recognition technology helped launch Apple Inc's assistant Siri, makes software for sectors ranging from healthcare to the automotive industries.

Monsoon was stronger 7,000 years ago: study

Due to variations in solar radiation, it started weakening 4,200 to 2,000 years ago, say researchers

NASA delays Mars helicopter flight for tech check

NASA noted the copter is "safe and healthy" and had sent information back to Earth

Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 active cases breach 11-lakh mark for first time

Death toll increased to 1,69,275 with 839 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, 2020, the Health Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. showed

How do astronauts write in space?

The pencil wasn’t an ideal choice for writing in space because its tip could flake and break off, drifting in microgravity with the potential to harm an astronaut or an equipment

The Hindu Explains | Why are several States running low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases rise?

What is behind the alarming shortfall being faced by several States, and how long is it likely to last?

When a tragedy turned into triumph

Following its successful launch on April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was on its way to become the third manned lunar landing mission. An oxygen tank blast two days in, however, turned it into a survival mission. Join A.S.Ganesh as he takes a look at how three astronauts overcame obstacles to safely return to Earth...

‘FCI wheat counters to be opened in Narela mandi’

Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that taking cognisance of the demands of farmers, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is going to set

Olive Ridley hatchlings released into sea at Suryalanka

The conservation of the turtles was anchored by Guntur Forest Dept

Dolphin boom in Odisha’s Chilika lake

Activists elated at jump in number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins.

‘Take up cotton, red gram on 95 lakh acres’

Make cotton seed packets ready, officials told

CSIR removes NEERI head Rakesh Kumar as Director

Move follows CVC order of an inquiry into allegations of corruption against him

Coronavirus | Protection against COVID-19 reinfection may last only for months

Study finds that 20-30% of those who had COVID-19 had poor neutralising activity against the virus after six months

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