Year: 2020

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How Prepared Is India to Deal With the New Coronavirus’ Spread?

Mahesh Devnani 21/01/2020

Within a few weeks, a new coronavirus spread from...

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New Virus in China: MHA Seeks Info on Indian Visa Applicants From MEA

According to Chinese authorities, a novel coronavirus has infected...

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Birds Species Extinction Rates Accelerate Hundred Times Faster than Before

Arne Mooers 21/01/2020

Spix’s macaw is now extinct in the wild. Conservation...

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Mental Health in Academia: What About Faculty Members?

Hilal A. Lashuel 21/01/2020

The hypercompetitive academic culture has ways of always keeping...

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TN Rejects Centre’s Hydrocarbon EIA Exemption, Asks for Status Quo Ante

Nityanand Jayaraman 20/01/2020

The state government should be lauded for heeding public...

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Explaining the Biology of Coffee

Thomas Merritt 20/01/2020

From drip coffee to pourovers to stovetop espresso, the...

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Simple Road Maps Show India’s Cities Are Snaking Towards Ecological, Social Chaos

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/01/2020

New roads in Pune, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Coimbatore, Mumbai and...