Month: February 2021

Covid vaccination drive at Hindu Rao Hospital

India’s Dwindling COVID-19 Cases – Sign of Effective Control or Increasing Immunity?

Murad Banaji 20/02/2021

All the data taken together strongly suggests that the...

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Against New Variants, WHO Urges Countries To Ramp up Genomic Surveillance

The Wire Staff 20/02/2021

Genomic sequencing of the virus will inform scientists about...

Flight model of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

NASA’s Ingenuity Could Pave Way for Future Rover-Drone Tandem Missions

Choppers meant for Mars will need to weigh very...

Passengers wearing protective face masks leave upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, December 22, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

Efficacy Data Lacking for India’s COVID Vaccines Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Both the South African and Brazilian variants have many...

An aerial view shows Dhauliganga river flowing in Chamoli district

Uttarakhand Flood: ‘Solutions of Yesterday No Match for Challenges of Tomorrow’

Hridayesh Joshi 19/02/2021

Expert reports have repeatedly raised questions about the development...

Students pray inside their classroom in Ahmedabad

Mumbai Hires Marshals To Enforce Mask-Wearing as COVID-19 Infections Soar

Reuters 19/02/2021

75% of India's new cases have been reported from...

Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)_near First Addition to Manas NP_in the paddy field outside the park_Photo_Sanatan Deka_WTI_19.2.2021

Black-Necked Cranes Make First Appearance in Assam

Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 19/02/2021

The birds have been spotted more often in neighbouring...