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Syzygium anamalaianum (Wild Jamun) discovered in 2020 from Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.

Western Ghats offer major additions to new flora

Shiv Sahay Singh

Botanical Survey of India says 202 new species were discovered across the country in 2020

Gearing up: IIT Madras students work with M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation on seawater studies.

Humanities, social sciences essential in tech institutions

D. Balasubramanian

Models: Bag, cutlery and tumbler made using biodegradable, material developed at IISc, Bengaluru.

IISc researchers find a way to substitute for single-use plastics

Shubashree Desikan By combining non-edible oils and cellulose extracted from agricultural stubble, the researchers made biodegradable, multiuse polymer sheets

A pharmacy technician loads a syringe with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine, U.S. File

As U.S. approves booster shots, just 3.5% vaccinated in Africa

R. Prasad According to the WHO, eight in 10 African countries are likely to miss vaccinating at least 10% of the population by the end of this month

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For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose — a third of the amount that’s in each shot given now. File.

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

AP The kid dosage also proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects— such as sore arms, fever or achiness.

Nicki Minaj said in a separate tweet that she had not been able to complete enough research of her own on the COVID-19 vaccines to get one in time for the Met Gala.

Nicki Minaj's COVID-19 vaccine 'swollen testicles' claim is false, says Trinidad health minister

Reuters Nicki Minaj sparked an international furor when she alleged on Twitter that a person in Trinidad became impotent after getting vaccinated for COVID-19

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Twitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit

AP The original lawsuit filed in 2016 by Twitter investor Doris Shenwick claimed that Twitter executives “knowingly made inaccurate public statements regarding these metrics.

Internal matters Amazon investigating kickback allegation at India unit

Reuters Indian news outlet Morning Context on Monday cited three sources who said Amazon had begun an investigation following a complaint.

An exterior view of the Oracle field office at Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia. File

Oracle uses AI to automate parts of digital marketing

Reuters Oracle is competing against firms like Adobe Inc and Salesforce.com Inc to sell cloud-based software used for marketing business-to-business products that typically cost thousands of dollars or more.

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Syzygium anamalaianum (Wild Jamun) discovered in 2020 from Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu.

Western Ghats offer major additions to new flora

Shiv Sahay Singh Botanical Survey of India says 202 new species were discovered across the country in 2020

India’s toxic love affair with plastic: on the 2022 ban against single-use products

Has the 2022 ban against single-use plastics been well thought-out?

This Visakhapatnam startup is tackling the menace of ghost nets in coastal Andhra Pradesh

Nivedita Ganguly Greenwaves Environmental Solutions is working on a project called ‘Ghost Gear Upcycling’ along with WWF India for upcycling fishing nets into bracelets, pouches, doormats and pots

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A farmer couple is seen at their paddy field in Bhubaneswar. File

Record paddy harvest, lower oilseed production this kharif season

Special Correspondent Increase in pulses production, especially toor dal crop

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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu. File

Arunachal keen on oil palm cultivation

Special Correspondent Chief Minister Pema Khandu clarifies that identified 1.33 lakh hectares is wasteland

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Record paddy harvest, lower oilseed production this kharif season

SoftBank leads $680 million funding round in NFT fantasy soccer game Sorare

India plan for tighter e-commerce rules faces internal government dissent

60% of apps delisted from Apple's App Store didn't have any privacy policy: Report

Telegram enables livestream recording, new chat themes

Instagram says social media’s effect on people's mental health “mixed”

Facebook calls Wall Street Journal reports “deliberate mischaracterizations”

The reports cherry-picked selective quotes from individual pieces of leaked material in a way that presents complex and nuanced issues as if there is only ever one right answer, Clegg said.

Twitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit

The original lawsuit filed in 2016 by Twitter investor Doris Shenwick claimed that Twitter executives “knowingly made inaccurate public statements regarding these metrics.

Amazon investigating kickback allegation at India unit

Indian news outlet Morning Context on Monday cited three sources who said Amazon had begun an investigation following a complaint.

Oracle uses AI to automate parts of digital marketing

Oracle is competing against firms like Adobe Inc and Salesforce.com Inc to sell cloud-based software used for marketing business-to-business products that typically cost thousands of dollars or more.

September rain in excess in the country

With fresh rain-bearing pressure system forming in Bay of Bengal, it is likely that monsoon withdrawal, which normally starts by September 17, is expected to be delayed

UK seeks to break down digital trade barriers, says minister

Britain's Department for International Trade last week published a report seeking to predict trends in global trade out to 2050 which forecast that demand for digital services will double in the next decade.

Western Ghats offer major additions to new flora

Botanical Survey of India says 202 new species were discovered across the country in 2020

C-DOT developing tech to tap all media for broadcasting disaster alerts

"We are developing a pan-India integrated alert system which can send out alerts across all mediums at one go in an emergency situation,” said Rajkumar Upadhyay, CDOT chairman and executive director.

Mangalore University gets patent for anti-cancer compound invention

The invention is titled, A process for the extraction and purification of tetrandrine

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

The kid dosage also proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects— such as sore arms, fever or achiness.

Meet the young Manipuri man creating Marvel-inspired robots from e-waste and cardboard

Using scrap metal and cardboard, Ningombam Prem from Manipur makes robots based on his favourite pop culture characters with the hope that once day he, like Iron Man, will help people and spread cheer

Vodafone Idea claims to record peak 5G speed of 3.7 gbps during trials in Pune

The company also claimed to have recorded 1.5 gbps download speed in the mid-band spectrum in Gandhinagar and Pune.

For want of a cavity, many tree dwellers will be left homeless

Research highlights the perils posed by the loss of large cavity-bearing trees

Exercise to track early migrants on the East Coast throws up surprises

A recent eBird list from the Kelambakkam backwaters south of Chennai has shades of Pulicat to it

Bio-bubbles have cumulative impact, need balance to avoid excessive mental health toll: Experts

Experts stressed on the need to strike a balance between bio-security bubbles and the avoidance of "excessive" mental health costs to the players

Explained | Why is it difficult for India to get to net zero?

What are the hurdles? How contentious is the issue of heavy reliance on coal? What is India’s stand?

The sweeping success of the Bissells

On September 19, 1876, Melville Bissell received a patent for a device that improved upon existing mechanical carpet sweepers. Along with his wife Anna, Melville went on to establish a successful company and the Bissells became a household name. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at a husband-wife duo who changed the cleaning space drastically...

Weekly Bytes | Motorcycle vibrations can impact iPhone cameras, Galaxy Watch may help Parkinson’s patients, and more

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

Humanities, social sciences essential in tech institutions

Studying the humanities offers a way to understand the complexity of society

IISc researchers find a way to substitute for single-use plastics

By combining non-edible oils and cellulose extracted from agricultural stubble, the researchers made biodegradable, multiuse polymer sheets

Meeting eyes

Why do we make repeated eye contact while talking?When two people converse, their eyes meet in moments of “shared attention”, with their pupils

As U.S. approves booster shots, just 3.5% vaccinated in Africa

According to the WHO, eight in 10 African countries are likely to miss vaccinating at least 10% of the population by the end of this month

This app can locate EV charging points in India

In the future, the app will enable EV owners to check real-time availability of EV charging stations, book slots and pay for EV charging using Wallet, UPI, Net Banking, or Debit/Credit Cards.

U.S. to target ransomware payments in cryptocurrency with sanctions

New anti-money laundering rules and terror finance rules,which are expected to come later this year, will aim to limit the use of cryptocurrency for payments in ransomware attacks

U.S. probes possible insider trading at Binance

The company has faced warnings and business curbs from financial watchdogs from Britain and Germany to Japan, who are concerned over the use of crypto in money laundering and risks to consumers.

Ireland raises privacy question over Facebook smart glasses

Facebook smart glasses, which were created in partnership with Ray-Ban maker Essilor Luxottica, allow wearers to listen to music, take calls or capture photos and short videos and share them across Facebook's services using a companion app.

Google abused Android dominance, Competition Commission of India report finds

The U.S. tech giant told Reuters in a statement it looks forward to working with the CCI to "demonstrate how Android has led to more competition and innovation, not less."

The leopard, my neighbour

How most villagers in Himachal didn’t agitate to have leopards removed despite heartbreaking events

What would the proposed large-scale cultivation of oil palm mean to India’s ecology and economy?

Palm oil is cheap, versatile and mostly imported. Now, the government has an ambitious plan for the large-scale production of this crop

‘Deathloop’ game review: Addictive action, on repeat

The roguelike genre goes mainstream in Arkane Studios’ latest PlayStation 5 exclusive, Deathloop which blends raw shooter action with a 1960s James Bond-like world, on loop

Xiaomi's smart glasses can take photos and calls, display notifications and navigate

The 5MP camera on the front of the glasses can take photos and translate text in photos.

Microsoft to launch Office 2021 on October 5

The perpetual versions of Office are aimed at customers who are still looking for a traditional “one-time purchase” model, over the company’s cloud-based Microsoft 365 subscription service.

Tesla to work with global regulators on data security

Cars are being fitted with an ever-increasing array of sensors and cameras to assist drivers but the data such equipment generates has also raised questions about privacy and security.

El Salvador body to investigate complaints about government's bitcoin purchases, ATM kiosks

One Cristosal official, who was not authorised to speak about the matter, confirmed the complaint has been accepted.

Banks beware, outsiders are cracking the code for finance

So far this year, investors have poured $4.25 billion into embedded finance startups, almost three times the amount in 2020, data provided to Reuters by PitchBook shows.

Kremlin foes accuse Google and Apple of bowing to censorship

Some activists also use virtual private networks to skirt such restrictions and were still able to download and use the app.

Home Minister tables Bill to ban online gaming

It has not banned lottery or betting on horse races

Renowned astrophysicist Thanu Padmanabhan passes away

Tributes and condolences pour in from fellow colleagues, academics and science enthusiasts across the country

India’s toxic love affair with plastic: on the 2022 ban against single-use products

Has the 2022 ban against single-use plastics been well thought-out?

China astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station

State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of the spacecraft parachuting to land in the Gobi Desert

Freddie Mercury NFTs go on sale for AIDS charity

The works by artists Blake Kathryn, Chad Knight, Mat Maitland and MBSJQ will be sold in a timed auction on digital art marketplace SuperRare over 75 hours starting on September 20.

China slows game approvals to enforce tough new rules

The media watchdog is re-evaluating titles submitted for approval by game developers from Tencent Holdings Ltd to Netease Inc to make sure they comply with fresh curbs imposed in August.

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