Month: February 2021

FILE PHOTO: A customs officer gives water to pangolins before a news conference at the customs department in Bangkok September 26, 2011. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

Wildlife Trade Drives Declines of Over 60% Species Abundance

At least 100 million plants and animals are internationally...

COVID-19 vaccination in New Delhi

India To Multiply Vaccinations Amid Coverage Concerns

Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora 17/02/2021

India is vaccinating about 300,000 front-line workers a day,...

A deserted Marina beach is seen during rains before Cyclone Nivar's landfall, in Chennai

Most Indian Districts Are Vulnerable To Extreme Climate Events – Study

Seema Sharma 17/02/2021

The most floods occurred in 2005, with 140 affecting...

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Perseverance Rover Set for a Nail-Biting Landing on Mars

Andrew Coates 17/02/2021

Perseverance will land on the Jezero crater at 20:55...

COVID-19 vaccination drive in Noida

Intern at AIIMS Rishikesh Dies 11 Days after Getting Vaccine Dose

AIIMS, Rishikesh PRO Harish Thapliyal said the intern may...

Glacier burst: Rescue operation halted

Unscientific Cutting of Himalayan Soil Causing Disasters: Former GSI Official

Director General of GSI says that hydroelectric companies working...

FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo

Amid Doubts About AstraZeneca Shot, South Africa Denies Wanting To Return Doses

The Wire Staff 17/02/2021

AstraZeneca said that its vaccine appears to offer limited...