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Picture from May 16, 1992 shows Endeavour making its first landing after a successful mission.

Space Shuttle Endeavour’s many successful endeavours

Space Shuttle Endeavour was the fifth and final operational shuttle built as part of NASA’s Space Shuttle programme. During its nearly two decades of active duty from May 1992 to May 2011, Endeavour embarked on 25 successful missions. A.S.Ganesh takes a look at some of the highlights from Endeavour’s voyages...

Data source: India COVID-19 Tracker

Coronavirus | Testing and the importance of low positivity rate

Illustration: Khushboo Singh.

New approach to drug delivery combines biologics and antibody-drug conjugates

Shubashree Desikan This could have impact on incurable diseases, so-called undruggable ones like pancreatic cancer

Slinky find: Named Subdoluseps nilgiriensis , the reptile has a slender body of just about 7 cm and is sandy brown in colour.

New species of skink found from Western Ghats

Aswathi Pacha Skinks are non-venomous, their inconspicuous limbs make them resemble snakes

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The study on effectiveness of convalescent plasma in management of moderate COVID symptoms was conducted in 39 public and private hospitals in India last year.

Plasma therapy has limited effect in COVID patients, says study

A.D. Rangarajan The study, published in British Medical Journal, invloved 464 adults with moderate symptoms

WHO’s Dr. Soumya Swaminathan. File

India COVID-19 2nd wave COVID-19 response over next 6-18 months critical, says Soumya Swaminathan

Ramya Kannan WHO chief scientist warns of more waves.

Technology

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Google I/O 2021 will be a virtual event, and it would not have a companion app. People will have access the sessions through a website.

Google I/O 2021 | Android 12 and what else to expect

John Xavier The Alphabet-owned company had already released a few developer previews of Android 12, which has an Emergency SOS feature update.

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WhatsApp has deferred its May 15 deadline as it battles regulatory inquiries in India.

WhatsApp installs fall over 40% as users download rival apps

Sowmya Ramasubramanian The Facebook-owned company announced a contentious privacy policy update in January, triggering a mass exodus of users to rival apps Signal and Telegram.

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When he left Microsoft's board last year, Gates said he was stepping down to focus on philanthropy.

Microsoft investigated Gates before he left board: report

AP The Wall Street Journal reported that Gates resigned before the board's investigation was finished, citing another person familiar with the matter.

Environment

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An illustration of the Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) represents a new species of a dinosaur named Tlatolophus galorum after palaeontologists found its 72 million-year-old fossilised remains almost a decade ago, in General Cepeda, Coahuila, Mexico in this undated illustration obtained by Reuters on May 13, 2021.

New dinosaur found in Mexico was 'very communicative': study

AFP These "peaceful, but talkative" dinosaurs could also have had the ability to emit loud sounds to scare off predators, the National Institute of Anthropology and History said

Doria’s foam-nesting treefrog (Chirixalus doriae) was first described in 1893 from Karin Bia-po in Myanmar and was later sighted in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Special Arrangement.

Rare foaming frog resurfaces after 108 years

Rahul Karmakar The natural history and distribution of Doria’s foam-nesting treefrog, last recorded in India in 1912, is virtually unknown

Slinky find: Named Subdoluseps nilgiriensis , the reptile has a slender body of just about 7 cm and is sandy brown in colour.

New species of skink found from Western Ghats

Aswathi Pacha Skinks are non-venomous, their inconspicuous limbs make them resemble snakes

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A worker takes a nap at the deserted MGR Wholesale Vegetable Market in Coimbatore on Sunday.

Vegetable farmers in Pollachi hit hard by pandemic

M Soundariya Preetha They face acute shortage of workers and with the lockdown there are no buyers

A view of Amaravathi Dam

Water released from Amaravathi dam for irrigation

Staff Reporter Water was released from Amaravathi dam on Sunday for irrigation of 4,686 acres in the old ayacut area coming under Madathukulam block in Tiruppur district. Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj released the water in the presence of District Collector K. Vijayakarthikeyan, officials from the Public Works Department (Water Resources Organisation), the Revenue Department and farmers. A statement issued by the district administration said that 1,728 million cubic feet of water

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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.

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

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Vellore Institute of Technology team electrifies houses in rural Karnataka

Urban Drive Environment

Are our leaders awaiting a vaccine for the environment?

Delhi

Closed throughout 2020-21 due to COVID, bird flu, Delhi zoo sees animal deaths fall to 3-year low

Fiat makes car with built-in Google Assistant

Coronavirus | Sputnik V vaccine yet to receive SEC approval for emergency use

Coronavirus | Second surge puts children, younger adults at high risk, say experts

Google launches own version of CamScanner app for US users

Stack lets users scan the documents, bills or receipts through their phone camera and saves a copy of the documents to Google Drive.

Coronavirus | Covaxin for those who got placebo

Subject Expert Committee allows Bharat Biotech to unblind trial participants aged above 45.

Data | India's COVID-19 vaccination pace slows down, July target remains elusive

The decline was primarily due to fewer inoculations in the last few days of March in several major States such as Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Maharashtra

All about the Large Hadron Collider: The Hindu Science Quiz

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

Apple’s‌ ‌renewable‌ ‌energy‌ practices ‌power‌ ‌up‌ ‌with‌ ‌110-plus‌ ‌suppliers‌, including those from India

A new energy storage project marks the next phase of Apple’s efforts to become carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030. The new eco-conscious manufacturing partners include suppliers from India

Temperature differences in the respiratory tract influence SARS-CoV-2 replication: study

When the researchers created colder conditions, they found that the virus replicated faster than when infections were carried out at 37 degrees Celsius to mimic the lower lung environment.

Consumers spent $32 billion on apps in first three months of 2021: report

Gaming continued to be the most popular category in the app market, with a billion gaming titles being downloaded every week in the quarter

Coronavirus | ICMR study provides a new definition for SARS-CoV-2 re-infection

An epidemiological working definition will be more pragmatic and helpful to assess the magnitude of re-infection in most population and resource constrained settings.

Watch | Brittany's pink granite coast

A video on Côte de Granit Rose on the coast of France's Brittany

Invasive species cause billions in damages each year: study

Early detection, better data and preventative measures could reduce costs considerably

Microsoft wins $21.9 bln contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets

The contract could be worth up to $21.88 billion over 10 years, a Microsoft spokesman told Reuters.

ByteDance says 'bleeding' due to India bank account freeze, no relief from court

A two-judge bench at the High Court in Mumbai city heard the plea of a ByteDance counsel who said the company was "bleeding"and needed funds to pay staff salaries and rent, but the court gave no relief.

Know the scientist: Edward Jenner

Jenner coined the word vaccine from the Latin 'vacca' for cow

Google Maps will soon direct you to low carbon footprint routes

Using insights from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab, the tech giant is building a new route model based on factors like road incline and traffic congestion.

Dal Lake among several others in J&K to be declared protected wetlands

The other lakes which are to be declared protected wetlands include Purmandal lake, also called Chotta Kashi, located in Samba district.

Area in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg named as biodiversity heritage site

A new freshwater fish species — Schistura Hiranyakeshi — was discovered near Amboli in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district.

Coronavirus | More than 6.43 crore vaccines administered till now: Health Ministry

It directs effective implementation of “Test, Track and Treat” strategy

Hooda lauds farmers for struggle against farm laws

‘Continued protests is biggest victory’

‘New farm laws will pose a threat to food security’

The problem of unemployment could be easily resolved if farming is made viable, says the former Union Minister Babagouda Patil

Coronavirus | Mortality, positivity rate rising in south India

Kerala adds 26 deaths; Hyderabad cases equal Telangana’s early March peak; cases soar in Karnataka

Coronavirus | Expert committee to rule on Sputnik V on April 1

If approved, Sputnik will join Covaxin and Covishield in the COVID-19 immunisation programme

Coronavirus | E.U. drug watchdog says no clot risk factor yet linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

The EMA's statement comes after several countries including Canada, Germany, France and Spain limited use of the drugmaker's shot.

A billion for every chip-maker who 'makes in India'

How to disburse the cash incentives has yet to be decided and the government has asked the industry for feedback, said a second government source, who also declined to be identified

Google's 'Teacher approved' apps mislead on kids' privacy, activists tell FTC

The company last year said it derives labels by asking teachers across the country to rate apps on factors like "age appropriateness, quality of experience, enrichment, and delight"

NASA exchanges data of its Mars mission with India, China, UAE & European Space Agency

The purpose of exchanges was to lower the risk of a collision, as their spacecraft are orbiting the red planet, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported

Apple launches its contactless payment service in South Africa

The use of digital finance and payments systems has surged in South Africa and elsewhere as the coronavirus crisis has prompted a shift towards e-commerce and contactless payments

Facebook to curb hate speech related to State Assembly elections

The California-based company is still under international scrutiny over its inability to curb hate speech and misinformation from its platform

Coronavirus | Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

Pfizer aims to seek approval from U.S and European regulators to allow emergency use of the shots starting at age 12.

Coronavirus | After Covishield, India’s Covaxin supply to Brazil hits roadblock

Brazil’s health regulatory agency has decided not to clear Covaxin for use at present

Coronavirus | Keep vaccine wastage below 1%, Health Ministry tells States

Health secretaries told to take corrective action in low vaccine coverage pockets

Best from science journals: How to live 1,000 metres below sea level?

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

Google starts testing replacement for third-party cookies

FLoC gathers data based on the behaviour of groups called cohorts, allowing advertisers to show relevant ads without identifying an individual personally.

Not just timepass, you can make a lucrative career out of gaming in India

The pandemic and its forced indoor time has brought India to the cusp of a great gaming boom. Gamers today are making a career out of streaming, and competing in eSports

Apple is working on a tech to replace mouse: report

In the current form, the device is said to be like a ring, and can be worn on a user’s finger.

MIT team builds machine learning model for fact-checking

The model is said to improve fact-checking systems worldwide, mitigating social biases that otherwise come as part of AI-powered technologies

Apple’s watch and phone can replace in-clinic test for select group of users: study

Stanford researchers concluded that the health monitoring capabilities in these devices could replace in-clinic tests for ‘frail’ patients with cardiovascular diseases.

When the season’s last fleet of migratory birds flew over Madurai

Photographer S Venkatesh captures flamingos and several other rare birds in Madurai's water tanks as the migration season of the birds draws to a close

Nine years after setting up panel, Goa yet to finalise agriculture policy

The Goa government is yet to fianalise its agriculture policy, even nine years after a special committee was set up for the same.State Agriculture

New meat-eating dinosaur fossil discovered in Argentina

Llukalkan had a powerful bite, based on the musculature of its jaws, and its teeth could tear flesh from its prey

Coronavirus | Maharashtra leads the table as eight States report surge in daily new cases

India reports 354 deaths in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. on March 31, 2021

U.S. FCC commissioner urges tougher steps on Chinese network equipment

Earlier this month, the FCC designated five Chinese companies as threats to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks

SpaceX starship SN11 rocket fails to land safely after test launch

Starships SN8 and SN9 previously exploded upon landing during their test runs. SN10 achieved an upright landing earlier this month, but then went up in flames about eight minutes after touchdown

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