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A view of coronavirus treatment pill molnupiravir.

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

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

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

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NGC 253, a prominent galaxy in the Sculptor group of galaxies. Photo: science.nasa.gov

Study of distant magnetar reveals facets of the exotic star

Shubashree Desikan The short-lived flare recorded by the ISS instruments spewed as much energy in a tenth of a second that our Sun will radiate in 100,000 years

Fighting COVID-19: Even if Omicron causes a milder illness than the existing variants, its impact on vulnerable groups could be profound, and cannot be trivialised.

Releasing the booster shots: What are we waiting for?

Lancelot Pinto There is evidence to suggest that immunity, when it wanes after the second dose, can be boosted with a third dose

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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.

An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc. File

Merck's at-home antiviral COVID-19 pill gets U.S. authorization

Reuters Molnupiravir was shown to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by around 30% in a clinical trial of high-risk individuals early in the course of the illness

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai. File

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules

Reuters In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in "private" mode.

Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid self-driving vehicles.

Waymo and China's Zeekr partner to develop driverless taxis

Reuters The vehicles will be designed and developed at Zeekr's facility in Sweden, and later integrated with Waymo's self-driving technology, Geely said on Tuesday.

A plant-based hamburger, cooked by a robot developed by Israeli food-tech company SavorEat is served at a restaurant in Herzliya, Israel December 28, 2021.

Israel's SavorEat launches personalised plant-based 3D printed burgers

Reuters Typically, vegan burgers from companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are frozen and later cooked on a grill.

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

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The Hindu Bureau A video on the new waste-to-power plant at the Bowenpally market

A group of Flamingoes flies atop the Nalabana bird sanctuary inside the Chilika Lake in Odisha. File

Carcasses of migratory birds seized near Chilika lake

Satyasundar Barik The Odisha Forest Department suspects a case of poaching

Wild Life experts tagging an Olive Ridley turtle at Rushikulya rookery along Odisha coast.

Scientists resume tagging of Olive Ridley sea turtles along Odisha coast

Satyasundar Barik The exercise was undertaken in the State in January 2021 after nearly 25 years and 1,556 turtles had been tagged.

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Narendra Modi addressing a conclave on natural farming via video link on December 16, 2021.

Time to correct wrong farming practises, says PM Modi

The Hindu Bureau ‘Science-based shift to natural farming needed’

ZBNF expert Dr. K. Gangadhram demonstrating manure module at a training programme for farmers at Bangarupalem in Chittoor district on Tuesday.

EXPLAINER The push for Zero Budget Natural Farming

Priscilla Jebaraj What is zero budget natural farming? What are the pros and cons of this method?

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Clear data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron: INSACOG

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U.S. reality TV star Paris Hilton launches metaverse business on Roblox

Israel's SavorEat launches personalised plant-based 3D printed burgers

Waymo and China's Zeekr partner to develop driverless taxis

The vehicles will be designed and developed at Zeekr's facility in Sweden, and later integrated with Waymo's self-driving technology, Geely said on Tuesday.

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules

In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in "private" mode.

Zoom acquires Liminal’s software assets to enhance virtual events offerings

Two of the firm’s co-founders, Andy Carluccio and Jonathan Kokotajlo, will also join Zoom, it confirmed.

NFTs to offline shows: How 2021 marked a turning point for India’s post-COVID art world

If the rediscovery of love and friendship was a theme of pandemic-influenced art, so were the return of the physical exhibition and the rise of NFTs... here are the highlights of the art industry for 2021

How Coimbatore is tackling the city’s worrying degree of women obesity

Health and fitness experts across Coimbatore hold forth on the health consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and how staying motivated to get fit can improve one’s overall wellbeing

Two more vaccines and a drug join India’s fight against COVID-19

Corbevax, Covovax shots and Molnupiravir get emergency use authorisation.

OneWeb launches 36 satellites into orbit from Kazakhstan

OneWeb has listed the United Kingdom, Alaska, Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, continental U.S., the Arctic Seas and Canada as areas that should be offered full connectivity.

Ferrari signs deal with tech firm Velas to create digital products for fans

From next season, Velas, a provider of digital products and services, will become a partner of Ferrari's Formula 1 racing team.

Didi bars employees from selling shares indefinitely - FT

The company has been the target of a regulatory crackdown in China that has forced the Beijing-based ride-hailing giant to announce plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange and pursue a Hong Kong listing.

The Log4j vulnerability

What is Log4j? How will the security concerns surrounding the software be resolved?

Starboard acquires stake worth $800 mln in GoDaddy

Arizona-based GoDaddy has seen a surge in online traffic as several businesses increasingly shifted to digital operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The progress of evolution

Understanding a recent study done by researchers on the Eurasian common lizard which exhibits both egg-laying and live-bearing modes within the same species

Scientist E.O. Wilson, dubbed modern-day Darwin, dead

Edward. O. Wilson, the trailblazing U.S. scientist, professor and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the

The 2021 eco-fighters of South India who persevered through the pandemic

From conservation of rare and threatened snake species to creating mangrove forests along the coasts, here are some organisations and individuals who have continued their efforts to protect Nature through 2021

CSIR-CCMB, CSIR-IICT collaborating on indigenous mRNA vaccine for COVID-19

CISR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) is working in collaboration with CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and

Fighting climate change without developmental blind-spots

Deep thinking and concern for the future is what past generations have demonstrated in how they have constructed urban spaces

Explained | India’s vaccination programme for minors

What is the status of clinial trials on those aged below 18 years? Which other countries have approved COVID vaccinations for children?

Big moves in ‘Big Tech’

A review of the challenges tech giants faced this year and the success they had in a world still reeling under the effects of a devastating pandemic

Boosted by localisation, Indian electronics mfg sector to touch ₹7 lakh cr next fiscal

The Meity has proposed a PLI scheme of about Rs 22,000 crore to promote wearables as well as enhance incentives for IT hardware manufacturers in the next financial year as it aims to increase electronics exports from India by 50 per cent.

Apple's App Store broke competition laws, Dutch watchdog says

Apple's practice of requiring app developers to use its in-app payment system and pay commissions of 15% to 30% on digital goods purchases has come under scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers around the world.

Microsoft joins Google, Amazon, others in canceling in-person presence at CES

The U.S. software giant added that it will continue to participate at CES remotely, according to an emailed statement.

Early treatment of COVID-19 can prevent hospitalisation, says Italian study

Work done by Indian nephrologist cited

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

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

Madurai Kamaraj University researcher develops kit to diagnose COVID-19 in 12 seconds

The kit, patented in India, uses the same amount of sample as an RT-PCR test

Data | What preliminary data tells us about the Omicron surge in the U.K.

Initial data from the U.K. suggest that cases are rising at a faster pace during the Omicron wave compared to the Alpha and Delta waves

Watch | From market waste to electricity

A video on the new waste-to-power plant at the Bowenpally market

Japanese professor creates ‘tele-taste’ TV screen

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multi-sensory

Explained | How has India responded to SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Where do we stand on vaccination, booster doses and shots for children? What is the challenge from Omicron?

Paxlovid and Molnupiravir | A new front in the battle against the pandemic

The anti-viral drugs developed by Pfizer and Merck mark a significant advance in the management of the COVID-19 outbreak

Marie and Pierre discover radium

On December 26, 1898, French engineer Henri Becquerel informed the French Academy of Sciences of the discovery of a new element. The element in question, radium, was discovered a few days earlier by the Curies, Marie and Pierre. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at the discovery of radium…

Unvaccinated at 100% risk: expert

S. African doctor sees Omicron surge

Carcasses of migratory birds seized near Chilika lake

The Odisha Forest Department suspects a case of poaching

Wetland bursting at the seams with jacanas?

The water levels have dropped in the northern and southern extremities of the Perumbakkam wetland, and both the pheasant-tailed and the bronze-winged are making the most of it

Pest-infested Iranian kiwis threaten Kashmiri apples

The valley’s apple dealers write to horticulture experts and the Ministry of Agriculture

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Releasing the booster shots: What are we waiting for?

There is evidence to suggest that immunity, when it wanes after the second dose, can be boosted with a third dose

Using music to better manage dementia

Brain scans indicated long-known music activates various brain areas

Study of distant magnetar reveals facets of the exotic star

The short-lived flare recorded by the ISS instruments spewed as much energy in a tenth of a second that our Sun will radiate in 100,000 years

NASA's revolutionary new space telescope launched

Aside from examining the formation of the earliest stars and galaxies in the universe, astronomers are eager to study super-massive black holes believed to occupy the centres of distant galaxies.

Omicron less likely to put you in hospital: U.K. studies

Findings have not yet been reviewed by other experts

Science quiz: Sci-five

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NFT of world’s first text message sold for €132,680

Proceeds from the auction will go to the UN Refugee Agency to support forcibly displaced people, according to Vodafone.

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