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The decision to increase the gap lay in the fundamental scientific reason regarding behaviour of adenovector vaccines, a Health Ministry statement quoted Dr. N.K. Arora as telling DD News. File

Covishield dose interval under discussion: NTAGI working group chairman

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Decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield from 4-6 weeks to 12-16 weeks was based on scientific decision, says Dr. N.K. Arora

Harvesting light, nature’s way

The Novavax vaccine, which is easy to store and transport, is expected to play an important role in boosting vaccine supplies in the developing world.

Coronavirus | Novavax claims 90% efficacy for its vaccine

Sriram Lakshman The company’s study involved nearly 30,000 persons aged 18 and above in the U.S. and Mexico.

Digital divide: With technology-driven solutions to get registered, the gap widens and puts poor, vulnerable, rural and marginalised at the end of vaccine access.

Will 25% vaccines for private hospitals aggravate inequity?

R. Prasad On June 7, when India announced a reversal of vaccine procurement to a system of centralised procurement with free vaccines to be provided for the 18–44 age group, it allowed 25% of vaccine procurement exclusively by the private sector.

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Favipiravir tablets. File

Most drugs for treating adult COVID patients not recommended for kids: Government guidelines

PTI The recommendations include augmenting existing Covid care facilities to provide care to children with acute coronavirus infection

The decision to increase the gap lay in the fundamental scientific reason regarding behaviour of adenovector vaccines, a Health Ministry statement quoted Dr. N.K. Arora as telling DD News. File

Covishield dose interval under discussion: NTAGI working group chairman

Special Correspondent Decision to increase the gap between two doses of Covishield from 4-6 weeks to 12-16 weeks was based on scientific decision, says Dr. N.K. Arora

Technology

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The expected announcement of increased spending by GM comes less than a month after rival Ford Motor Co upped its EV spending by more than a third to over $30 billion by 2030.

GM to boost spending on electric vehicles 30%, add two new battery plants

Reuters GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is scheduled to meet on Wednesday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and otherkey Democrats to discuss EVs and vehicle emissions, the sources said.

British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web as an essential tool for high energy physics at CERN from 1989 to 1994.

World Wide Web’s source code to be auctioned as NFT

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1989 and wrote the first web browser in 1990, giving rise to a powerful tool billions of people today use to interact on the Internet.

U.S. lawmakers pressed Google and Amazon.com about their smart speakers markets, amid concern over the domination of the tech behemoths in this area

Top U.S. senator fears Big Tech at home as Alexa, Nest dominate

Reuters Google contractually prohibits Sonos from using technology that allows users to switch between Amazon's Alexa and the Google voice assistant

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Raimona, Assam’s sixth national park.

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

Special Correspondent Notification of new National Park in Kokrajhar fulfilled recommendation of UNESCO World Heritage Site committee

The Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.

‘Crowded’ Theppakadu camp raises questions on protocols to capture wild elephants

Rohan Premkumar The camp now has 28 elephants; ₹12 lakh needed to maintain an elephant annually

Long trek: The herd of elephants near the Shijie Township in Yimen County on Friday.

Watch | China's wandering elephants

The Hindu Net Desk A video on the 500-km journey undertaken by a herd of elephants in China

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The Uzhavar Sandhai in Kaveripattinam that remains closed for over a decade.

Call to revive Uzhavar Sandhai in Kaveripattinam

Special Correspondent The Uzhavar Sandhai (farmers’ market) in Kaveripattinam has remained inoperative for over a decade now and with the regime change in the State, fresh demands have risen calling for its revival.Uzhavar Sandhais or the farmers markets that started off as a pet project of the DMK government during its previous term fell part in some pockets for lack of attention or emergence of competing venues for sale of farm produce.The Uzhavar Sandhai in Kaveripattinam was built in 2009 with 24 stalls and

Farmers protesting over new farm laws at Singhu border, in New Delhi on Saturday.

Trade unions to support farmers’ June 26 protest

Special Correspondent Joint platform to hold sit-ins at Raj Bhavans

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Origins of COVID-19

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Data | Daily COVID-19 vaccination picks up in the first 10 days of June

Call for vigil by social media users against fake FB profiles

Plea in Supreme Court seeking ‘health star rating’ for food items, beverages

How to go green

Big Tech critic Khan becomes U.S. FTC chair

World Wide Web’s source code to be auctioned as NFT

GM to boost spending on electric vehicles 30%, add two new battery plants

GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is scheduled to meet on Wednesday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and otherkey Democrats to discuss EVs and vehicle emissions, the sources said.

Most drugs for treating adult COVID patients not recommended for kids: Government guidelines

The recommendations include augmenting existing Covid care facilities to provide care to children with acute coronavirus infection

Best from science journals: What makes us sneeze?

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

No newborn calf serum in Covaxin final product: Health Ministry

Refutal follows some social media posts on composition of COVID-19 vaccination Covaxin

Reports of Twitter losing intermediary status is based on incorrect reading of the law: Internet Freedom Foundation

#TwitterBanInIndia went viral on social media platforms after inaccurate reports emerged. Internet Freedom Foundation termed the interpretation as incorrect and requested users to exercise caution against such reports of any social media entity losing the “protective shield” of an “intermediary status”.

Raimona boost for Greater Manas Landscape protection

Notification of new National Park in Kokrajhar fulfilled recommendation of UNESCO World Heritage Site committee

Covishield dosage gap increase decision taken on scientific evidence: NTAGI chief

Issue was discussed and there was no dissenting note, says Dr. Arora

Chipmakers Qualcomm, MediaTek gain as Huawei HiSilicon struggles

HiSilicon is the only major smartphone processor vendor to see a decline in shipments. Its smartphone processor shipments declined 88% in Q1 this year.

Indian microblogging site Koo launches Assamese service

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is the first to post in the language on the death anniversary of Anandaram Dhekial Phukan, one of the pioneers of Assamese literature

‘Crowded’ Theppakadu camp raises questions on protocols to capture wild elephants

The camp now has 28 elephants; ₹12 lakh needed to maintain an elephant annually

Top U.S. senator fears Big Tech at home as Alexa, Nest dominate

Google contractually prohibits Sonos from using technology that allows users to switch between Amazon's Alexa and the Google voice assistant

Half of U.S. cosmetics contain toxic chemicals: study

Some of the highest PFAS levels were found in waterproof mascara and long-lasting lipstick

Harvesting light, nature’s way

Nature has inspired inventions time and again. The burs of burdock was at the heart of the invention of the zipperless zipper (you might know it

Seeking hike in milk price, AIKS to protest tomorrow

It says private unions slash purchase cost citing low demand

Call to revive Uzhavar Sandhai in Kaveripattinam

The Uzhavar Sandhai (farmers’ market) in Kaveripattinam has remained inoperative for over a decade now and with the regime change in the State, fresh

78,000 tonnes of FCI rice to be used for ethanol production this year

Food Secretary, however, emphasises that maize will form the primary feedstock for grain-based ethanol production instead

‘Long COVID a major cause of concern’

Director of AIIMS-Delhi addresses virtual session, talks about vaccines and second wave

AY.1 not a variant of concern yet: Centre

AY.1 found in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka

UK watchdog looking into Apple, Google's dominance of mobile phone systems

The Competition and Markets Authority said it would undertake a "market study" into the matter to see whether the pair's effective duopoly was stifling competition and ripping off consumers, or hurting businesses like app developers.

Two Nilgai herds spotted in Bidar district

With two herds of antelopes called Nilgai being spotted in Bidar, the border district has become home for the first time to all the four major types

Hyundai accelerates 'flying car' efforts, offer services around vehicles - COO

Hyundai is developing air taxis powered by electric batteries that can transport five to six people from highly congested urban centers to airports.

This yoga mat is an eco-conscious tribute to Deepor Beel in Assam

The sturdy and slip-proof yoga mat named after the purple moorhen was created by six young women from Assam. Made from water hyacinths, it is naturally dyed, completely handwoven and biodegradable

India to expedite Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probe as tech focus intensifies

The comments come as major U.S. technology firms including Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc are at loggerheads with the government over issues such as data privacy bills and policies some industry executives have called protectionist.

PM Modi to deliver keynote address at VivaTech

VivaTech is one of the largest digital and startup events in Europe, and it is held in Paris every year since 2016, the PMO noted

Trade unions to support farmers’ June 26 protest

Joint platform to hold sit-ins at Raj Bhavans

Machine learning, blockchain emerge as top online courses in India: report

Digital skills have become important today especially to stay redundant at a time when technology is powering most industries. The pandemic also displaced millions of workers worldwide.

Google, Facebook, Amazon call on SEC to mandate climate reports

To address climate change, the group said it is committed to taking bold steps within their operations, supply chains, products, technology and public engagement.

Want coconut water? Here’s the powder

There’s a shortcut to coconut water now. What’s more, the Telangana company behind it claims it goes the natural, preservative-free way

1.5-lakh Casuarina trees to be planted in coastal areas of Alappuzha

Planting activities will begin in connection with ‘Vanamaholsavam’ from July 1 to 7

Amazon announces ML skills development programme in India

The e-commerce giant through its ML Summer School will conduct a three-day course starting in July that will cover a wide range of concepts in ML from fundamentals to advanced and link them to practical industry applications.

First death confirmed due to anaphylaxis following COVID-19 vaccination

Central government says gains outweigh risks, advocates vaccines for all.

House panel on IT summons Twitter

To hear their views on steps taken to prevent misuse of social media and online news

Google opens Workspace for all Gmail users

Debuted in October last year, Workspace offers Gmail, Docs, Chat, Drive and a few others services.

Covaxin supplies at ₹150 to Centre non-competitive price, not sustainable: Bharat Biotech

A higher price in private markets is required to offset part of the costs, says vaccine maker

World's first wooden satellite to be launched from New Zealand

The satellite, designed and built in Finland will orbit at around 500-600 km altitude in a roughly polar Sun-synchronous orbit.

After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague

The government has announced millions of dollars in support and reached for a more potent poison

Two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have 92% protection against hospitalisation with delta variant

In the case of Pfizer vaccine, the protection against hospitalisation was 94% after one dose and 96% after two doses.

U.S. Supreme Court revives LinkedIn bid to shield personal data

The justices threw out a lower court ruling that had barred LinkedIn from denying hiQ access to the information that LinkedIn members had made publicly available.

Watch | China's wandering elephants

A video on the 500-km journey undertaken by a herd of elephants in China

Samsung enters Europe with Vodafone 5G network deal in Britain

European mobile operators are increasingly considering Samsung to replace China's Huawei as a supplier, with executives from Spain's Telefonica and France's Orange previously telling Reuters they had held talks with the firm.

El Salvador bitcoin transfers soar, but still a fraction of dollar remittances

The Central American country last week became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, with President Nayib Bukele touting the cryptocurrency's potential as a remittance currency for Salvadorans overseas.

For Onam, marigolds from a floating raft

Youngster undertakes farming experiment in Vembanad backwaters

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