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The LauncherOne rocket was dropped mid-air from the underside of a modified Boeing 747 nicknamed Cosmic Girl some 35,000 feet over the Pacific

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch

Sunday’s test also thrusts Virgin Orbit into an increasingly competitive commercial space race, offering a unique “air-launch” method of sending satellites to orbit alongside rivals such as Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace

In this handout photo released by NASA, the core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled eight minute duration hot fire test, January 16, 2021, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short

Medical staff busy in last minute revision for vaccination at jumbo COVID-19 vaccination centre at Bandra-Kurla complex in Mumbai on the eve of first phase vaccination drive.

Scientists divided over restricted use approval for Covaxin

R. Prasad While some say safety parameters are good, others have asked for efficacy data

Genes at play: One gene promotes glucose uptake and consumption by breast cancer cells whereas another does the opposite.

Glucose addiction can foment tumours

Aswathi Pacha Study reveals genes’ roles in regulating glucose utilisation by breast cancer cells

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No impact on availability of tobacco products during lockdown, finds study

Serena Josephine M. Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary R. Radhakrishnan receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial General Hospital at Tiruchirapalli on January 17, 2021.

Coronavirus | States fall short in meeting COVID-19 vaccination targets

Special Correspondent ‘Wait and watch’ attitude, vaccine hesitancy and technical glitches keep the numbers down.

Technology

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Telegram isn’t end-to-end encrypted by default - - this is because it does not rely on third-party backups like WhatsApp does, the company said in a separate blog post.

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

Sowmya Ramasubramanian WhatsApp is facing criticism for the recent update in its privacy policy. This has led to a surge in Telegram users. But how different is Telegram from WhatsApp?

An auto supplier confirmed TSMC has been unable to keep up with demand.

Trump's China tech war backfires on automakers as chips run short

Reuters The problems stem from a confluence of factors as auto manufacturers compete against the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip supplies.

Arteaga also has held private sector roles and advised companies such as JP Morgan Chase & Co and AT&T Inc.

Biden eyes ex-Obama staff to tackle Big Tech and other antitrust issues

Reuters Hesse advised Amazon on its more than $13 billion acquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods, according to her bio on the website of New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she is currently a partner.

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Himalayan Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

India home to both species of red panda, says ZSI study

Shiv Sahay Singh Siang river serves as boundary between the two phylogenetic species, it says

Black tailed godwit spotted during the Asian Waterbird Census

Steep decline in bird count worries birders

Special Correspondent Bird census spots 108 species at 10 locations in Kochi

An Orange-headed Thrush at Indiranagar in Adyar. Photo: Vikas Madhav Nagarajan

Migrant Watch Flying oranges at the gardens of Theosophical Society

Prince Frederick Two sub-species of the Orange-headed Thrush keep their date with this lush-green and leafy woodland of a campus every winter

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A farmer stands amid the damaged paddy crop on his field at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.

Intense wet spell take a toll on paddy crop in Virudhunagar

Special Correspondent MP seeks ₹30,000 compensation per acre

Green thumb: Philip K. Chacko in his farm on Sunday.

Following his inner call to manage the field

Sam Paul A. Philip K. Chacko studied Master of Business Administration (MBA), but his love for organic farming steered him towards a career in agriculture.A native of Muhamma in Alappuzha, the 31-year-old quit his job as a plantation company manager in 2019 to follow his inner desire to become a farmer. More than a year later, he is now busy growing 22 varieties of vegetables and fruits on 36 acres of leased land at Kanjikuzhy and Muhamma.Mr. Chacko says that he wanted to practise agriculture after

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A file photo of the Curiosity rover which is a part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.

Watch | Curiosity Rover completes 3000 days on Mars

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Cancer Institute’s V. Shanta is no more

How podcasts are taking off in India big time

Dell pushes PC gaming boundaries with latest Alienware laptops

coding Technology

Must we always talk in code? No-code and low-code platforms are changing devs discourse

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

Chennai birders go on a guided walk around Pallikaranai marshland

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G review: A small step or a giant leap?

A mid-range powerhouse, the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G is significantly superior to its predecessor without being too expensive

Trump's China tech war backfires on automakers as chips run short

The problems stem from a confluence of factors as auto manufacturers compete against the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip supplies.

Biden eyes ex-Obama staff to tackle Big Tech and other antitrust issues

Hesse advised Amazon on its more than $13 billion acquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods, according to her bio on the website of New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she is currently a partner.

Greenhouse gas emissions have regional impacts on wildfire outbreaks: study

By 2080, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to raise the risk of extreme wildfire by at least 50% in western North America, equatorial Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia

Watch: Amazon's Self-driving Robotaxi

A video explaining Amazon;s self-driving electric Robotaxi.

No impact on availability of tobacco products during lockdown, finds study

Nearly two-thirds of users purchased them daily from shops

Watch | Some WhatsApp alternatives you can consider

A video describing the alternatives to WhatsApp and their privacy policies.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch

Sunday’s test also thrusts Virgin Orbit into an increasingly competitive commercial space race, offering a unique “air-launch” method of sending satellites to orbit alongside rivals such as Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace

Trump admin slams China's Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others: sources

The U.S. action came after pressure from a recent Trump appointee in the Commerce Department, Corey Stewart, who wanted to push through hard line China policies after being hired for a two-month stint in the agency at the end of the administration.

Apple's Tim Cook says Parler could return to App Store with reforms

"We looked at the incitement to violence that was on there, and we don't consider that free speech and incitement to violence has an intersection," Mr. Cook said.

Steep decline in bird count worries birders

Bird census spots 108 species at 10 locations in Kochi

Coronavirus | States fall short in meeting COVID-19 vaccination targets

‘Wait and watch’ attitude, vaccine hesitancy and technical glitches keep the numbers down.

Intense wet spell take a toll on paddy crop in Virudhunagar

MP seeks ₹30,000 compensation per acre

India home to both species of red panda, says ZSI study

Siang river serves as boundary between the two phylogenetic species, it says

Following his inner call to manage the field

Philip K. Chacko studied Master of Business Administration (MBA), but his love for organic farming steered him towards a career in agriculture.A

NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short

The “hot-fire” test at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi was supposed to last a little over eight minutes — the time the engines would burn in flight — but they shut down just over a minute into the burn.

Watch | Curiosity Rover completes 3000 days on Mars

A video on NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity, completing 3000 days on the red planet

A cooperative society in Karkala promotes local brand of rice

Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil to release it to the market tomorrow

Farmers to step up stir against dam construction

‘150 families facing eviction due to the project across Thondar rivulet’

The Hindu Explains | What are trans fats, and why are they harmful?

Why did the FSSAI introduce new caps on trans fats? What more needs to be done for global elimination?

Bringing cosmic dust to Earth

On January 16, 2006, Stardust mission completed one of its phases by successfully returning comet and interstellar dust back to Earth. It continued its voyage, becoming the first mission to visit two comets. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the mission that was the first to return extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the moon to Earth...

Flying oranges at the gardens of Theosophical Society

Two sub-species of the Orange-headed Thrush keep their date with this lush-green and leafy woodland of a campus every winter

Coimbatore’s hydroponic farm delivers fresh greens within three hours of harvest

Sustainable farming and fresh, zero-carbon food are the philosophy behind the city’s first urban hydroponic farm, located inside an industrial building campus. To know more, MetroPlus makes a visit

Fruit flies evolve in response to environment

Males modulate their reproductive investment based on perceived competition

Question Corner: Do plants share genetic material with each other?

Readers may send their questions/answers to questioncorner@thehindu.co.in

Exotic food exchange in the second millennium BCE

Trade flourished long before the Silk Routes were established

Glucose addiction can foment tumours

Study reveals genes’ roles in regulating glucose utilisation by breast cancer cells

Samsung does an Apple, removes in-box chargers

Samsung is also planning to expand its sale of ‘S-Pen’ across additional device categories in the future

Sunday quiz: Easy like Sunday morning

There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis’: Arthur Ashe

This is a wonderful time to work on black holes: astrophysicist Parameswaran Ajith

The cosmic bodies have come out of their historical isolation to take centrestage in modern astrophysics, says the recipient of the inaugural young scientist award instituted by The World Academy of Sciences

Weekly Bytes | Lenovo’s smart glasses, SpaceX expanding Starlink’s reach, and more

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

Tiny worms can make complex travel decisions when hitch-hiking: IISc study

This was one of the key findings by two researchers from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at the Indian Institute of Science who studied how microscopic worms called nematodes that live in fig trees hitch a ride on fig wasps so that they can move from one tree to another

WhatsApp pushes back policy roll out to May 15

Messaging platform says it’s ‘doing a lot more to clear up misinformation’ on privacy and security on the app

Study finds metal pollution in aquaculture farms

Threat of anti-microbial resistance looms large with the profligate use of antibiotics and insecticides for cultivation.

Amazon faces class-action lawsuit over eBook pricing

The lawsuit comes a day after Connecticut said it was investigating Amazon for potential anti-competitive behavior in its business selling digital books.

Coronavirus | Indian scientists divided over nod for Covaxin

While some say safety parameters are good, others have asked for efficacy data

Samsung launches new flagship Galaxy S smartphone early, targets remote workers, gamers

Samsung is also looking to grab market share after China'sHuawei Technologies was hit with U.S. sanctions thatrestricted its supply and hurt sales

Google Assistant’s ‘Guest Mode’ is a patchy incognito version for smart speakers, displays

Once switched on, the mode will ensure interactions with the Assistant are not saved to the account.

WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy

In India, many users have began installing rival apps like Signal and Telegram, pushing WhatsApp to begin a costly advertising campaign to calm customers.

NGT directs government to finalise EPR regime within 3 months, says plastic waste serious hazard

EPR (Under Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016) puts the onus on the manufacturers for the treatment, recycling, reuse or disposal of products after a consumer has used and disposed them.

Tata puts post-pandemic bet on digital, electronics and health

The owner of British luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is placing big bets on electric vehicles as well as on battery storage and renewable energy for consumer and industrial use.

Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge

Privacy advocates have jumped on the WhatsApp changes, pointing to what they say is Facebook's poor track record of supporting consumers' interests when handling their data, with many suggesting users migrate to other platforms.

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Republic TV owner Arnab Goswami. File

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Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala. File

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

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A still from Tandav

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Parna hydroponic farm

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One of the cold storage boxed for keeping coronavirus vaccine in South Delhi Municipal Corporation at Srinivaspuri in New Delhi

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Covishield vaccine immunisation for COVID-19 at the Government General Hospital in Chennai on January 17, 2020.

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