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

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

Closely protected: Dolphin tissue or sample cannot be transferred outside the country without permission.

Indus and Ganges river dolphins are two different species

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This August 2017 photo made available by Fermilab shows the Muon g-2 ring at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory outside of Chicago.

Another hint of ‘new physics’, this time from Fermilab

Shubashree Desikan Fermilab, which houses the American particle accelerator, has released the first results from its ‘muon g-2’ experiment

The device can be placed in the background at home, “like a Wi-Fi router” to track movement within a radius of 10-meters.

A wireless system to assess how patients use insulin pen or inhaler

Ishan Patra The device can be placed in the background at home, “like a Wi-Fi router” to track movement within a radius of 10-meters.

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Coronavirus | WHO rejects SII's proposal seeking extension of Covishield's shelf life from 6 to 9 months

PTI The move comes even as India's drug regulator has extended Covishield's shelf life from six to nine months from its manufacturing date

medic shows the doses of COVID-19 vaccine during an inoculation drive, at a vaccination camp in Nagpur, Thursday, April 08, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine | India leads globally with average of more than 34 lakh doses given per day

PTI Eight states — Maharashtra, Rajastha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala — account for 60% of the total doses

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This August 2017 photo made available by Fermilab shows the Muon g-2 ring at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory outside of Chicago.

Another hint of ‘new physics’, this time from Fermilab

Shubashree Desikan Fermilab, which houses the American particle accelerator, has released the first results from its ‘muon g-2’ experiment

The U.S. Department of Commerce has added seven Chinese supercomputer makers to Entity List for their support to China’s military modernisation, and other destabilising efforts.

Weekly Bytes | US blacklists Chinese supercomputer makers, LinkedIn says some user data scraped, and more

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

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Musk says Neuralink will enable people with paralysis to use smartphone with their mind

Ishan Patra Neuralink intends to develop the Link further to help people with neurological disorders and disabilities. It could potentially be used to restore physical mobility, the firm noted.

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Author Deepak Dalal’s new books for young readers put the spotlight on conservation

K Jeshi Author Deepak Dalal’s two new books, one set in Lakshadweep Islands and the other on Snow Leopard Adventure in the Himalayas, create a connection between young readers and wildlife, and eventually conservation

The smartphone captured images, and the Galaxy device used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse images for ophthalmic diseases.

Old Samsung Galaxy phones are recycled into medical devices

Sowmya Ramasubramanian Samsung says the recycling initiative diverts e-waste from landfills to units making medical devices for underserved communities

A collared Bar Headed Goose at Hadinaru lake near Mysuru. The bird had been tagged at Arkhangai province in Central Mongolia. Photo: MS Darshan

Bar Headed Goose at Hadinaru with a Mongolian ‘address’ around its neck

Prince Frederick On a remote-working arrangement in his hometown Mysuru, an IT professional from Chennai studies the species at Hadinaru freshwater lake during weekends, and connects with Mongolian conservation scientists to decrypt the story of a collared bird

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Centre steps in to roll back fertilizer prices

Special Correspondent Move after meeting with manufacturers

File photo of poppy cultivation in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh. Poppy crop cultivation is allowed based on licences issued annually by the Central Bureau of Narcotics.

Govt. to reboot dated Opium strategy

Vikas Dhoot It plans to rope in private sector to boost yield of alkaloids

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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.

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Dolphin boom in Odisha’s Chilika lake

CSIR removes NEERI head Rakesh Kumar as Director

Breathing trilobites

Indus and Ganges river dolphins are two different species

Conservation Environment

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

Weekly Bytes | US blacklists Chinese supercomputer makers, LinkedIn says some user data scraped, and more

Musk says Neuralink will enable people with paralysis to use smartphone with their mind

Neuralink intends to develop the Link further to help people with neurological disorders and disabilities. It could potentially be used to restore physical mobility, the firm noted.

Samsung launches world's first smart monitors with in-built OTT apps

The monitor is embedded with Wi-Fi, allowing users to view, edit and save documents on the cloud directly from the monitor.

Beast of five teeth: Chilean scientists unearth skunk that walked among dinosaurs

The animal is thought to have lived between 72 and 74 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous period

China slaps $2.8 bn fine on Ma’s Alibaba

Regulator cites e-commerce giant’s ‘abuse of dominant market position’ as reason for record penalty

Centre steps in to roll back fertilizer prices

Move after meeting with manufacturers

A wireless system to assess how patients use insulin pen or inhaler

The device can be placed in the background at home, “like a Wi-Fi router” to track movement within a radius of 10-meters.

From Lahore to Lucknow, crimes against women spur more surveillance

The technology is also plagued with issues of accuracy, particularly in identifying darker-skinned women, non-binary people and those from ethnic minorities

Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world

The snags threaten to leave a big dent in the auto industry, which by some estimates stands to lose $60 billion in sales during the first half of his year

Author Deepak Dalal’s new books for young readers put the spotlight on conservation

Author Deepak Dalal’s two new books, one set in Lakshadweep Islands and the other on Snow Leopard Adventure in the Himalayas, create a connection between young readers and wildlife, and eventually conservation

Facebook sued for failing to remove anti-Muslim hate speech

Zuckerberg and other Big Tech executives have testified before the U.S. Congress on multiple occasions regarding how they curb hate speech and misinformation on their platforms

U.S.-Russian trio blast off on mission to space station

A Russian-U.S. trio of space travelers launched successfully Friday, heading for the International Space Station.NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and

Apple users can track third party products with ‘Find My’ feature

VanMoof’s latest e-bikes, Belkin’s Wireless Earbuds, and the Chipolo One spot make up the first group of third-party accessories that work with Find My.

Old Samsung Galaxy phones are recycled into medical devices

Samsung says the recycling initiative diverts e-waste from landfills to units making medical devices for underserved communities

Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warming: Study

They noted that when melted ice accumulates on the surface of ice shelves, it can make them fracture and collapse spectacularly.

Electric trucks may soon challenge diesel if charging hurdle cleared, study shows

Battery-powered trucks have often been dismissed as too costly to replace diesel trucks in many capacities, with batteries too heavy for long-haul freight.

GM, Ford cutting more North American production due to chip shortage

GM said the latest cuts have been factored into its forecast that the shortage could reduce this year's profit by up to $2 billion.

Amazon union organisers deflated as vote tilts against them in Bessemer

The vote has garnered national attention, with professional athletes, Hollywood stars and even President Joe Biden weighing in on the side of the union.

Bar Headed Goose at Hadinaru with a Mongolian ‘address’ around its neck

On a remote-working arrangement in his hometown Mysuru, an IT professional from Chennai studies the species at Hadinaru freshwater lake during weekends, and connects with Mongolian conservation scientists to decrypt the story of a collared bird

New species from Arunachal added to India’s bird list

BNHS team spotted the three-banded rosefinch at an altitude higher than its recorded perch in China.

Coronavirus | WHO rejects SII proposal to extend Covishield shelf life from 6 to 9 months

The move comes even as India's drug regulator has extended Covishield's shelf life from six to nine months from its manufacturing date

Wellbeing Quiz | Medicines matter

Take this quiz on various forms of medicines

Coronavirus | India leads globally with average of more than 34 lakh vaccine doses given per day

Eight states — Maharashtra, Rajastha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala — account for 60% of the total doses

MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple

According to the report, Apple's production plans for iPhones have not been affected by the supply shortage, however, the supply of some components for the devices is “quite tight”.

All about bats: The Hindu Science Quiz

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Click on the correct answer for further reading on the topic.

Another hint of ‘new physics’, this time from Fermilab

Fermilab, which houses the American particle accelerator, has released the first results from its ‘muon g-2’ experiment

Fake Netflix app spreads malware via WhatsApp

Labelled “FlixOnline”, the application was designed to monitor the user’s WhatsApp notifications, and to send automatic replies to the user’s incoming messages using content that it receives from a remote command and control (C&C) server.

Microsoft partners with aerospace firm for automated satellite image processing

TAS’s DeeperVision can automatically detect how features evolve over time and monitor areas of interest, such as changes, anomalies and similarities. It allows users to focus on the relevant content of imagery, where human expertise is vital.

Tesla scouts for showroom space in India, hires executive for lobbying

Tesla is looking for commercial properties as large as 20,000-30,000 square feet each to open showrooms and service centres in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

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

A video on 'robo-plants', a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.

OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro review: Much ado about something

We compared smartphones from new OnePlus 9 series that is marginally better but also pricier than its predecessor. We also let you know whether or not Hasselblad really brought something to the table

China begins construction of its fifth rocket launch site

The centre will be capable of launching 100 missions a year

Polar bears forced to forage eggs as warming shrinks hunting grounds: study

Some bears are also coming ashore at the same time seabirds are nesting and are snacking on their eggs.

Canadian banks shrink workforce as they invest heavily in technology

Five of Canada's six biggest banks cut their workforces 4.4% from a year earlier to a combined total of 291,409 full-time equivalent employees as of Jan. 31.

Bulgarian cave remains reveal surprises about earliest Homo sapiens in Europe

The new study suggests interbreeding was more common than previously known for the first Homo sapiens in Europe.

Facebook launches public test of live Q&A product Hotline

This Q&A product combines audio with text and video elements and comes as social media platforms experiment with a rush of new live audio features.

Know the scientist: Tu Youyou

In 2015, Tu became the first Chinese Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine

Mission Bhagiratha pipeline bursts

Mission Bhagiratha pipeline burstsLarge quantities of food grains were swept away when the nearby pipeline of Mission Bhagiratha burst and resulted in

State to raise ₹8,000 cr. through OMB in Q1 to meet immediate commitments

To participate in auctions to be conducted by RBI in next three months

Don’t give Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to under-30s: U.K.

Britain should not giveOxford/AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to under 30s wherepossible, Britain's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Coronavirus | Government asks drug makers to ramp up remdesivir production to full capacity

Remdesivir is considered as a key antiviral drug in the fight against COVID-19, especially in adult patients with severe complications

Govt. to reboot dated Opium strategy

It plans to rope in private sector to boost yield of alkaloids

Here’s how zoos across India are preparing for the great Indian summer

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the zoos are geared up to beat the heat with sprinklers, khus-khus mats and fruity animal treats

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