Month: February 2021

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08) carrying GSAT-6A communication satellite blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, March 29, 2018. Photo: Reuters/P. Ravikumar/File photo

Brazilian, Indian Startup Satellite in ISRO’s First Mission in 2021 on February 28

India’s first commercial private satellite will be launched on...

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Gauhati HC Asks Centre To Respond on Petitions Against Oil Drilling in Forest

Gaurav Das 10/02/2021

In December 2020, the court had stayed OIL's drilling...

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Indian Dentistry Is in Crisis – the New Dental Commission Bill Should Step Up

Sonali Randhawa 10/02/2021

The NDC Bill 2020 takes an important step in...

Voters line up to cast their vote outside a polling station in Assam in 2014. Photo: Reuters

Is an Assamese-Medium Medical College Just a Poll Gimmick?

Manjil Saikia 10/02/2021

Assam needs a robust language policy before it can...

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The Great, Wild and Wilful Indian Bustard Can Survive – We Just Need To Let It

Neha Sinha 10/02/2021

An unedited excerpt from 'Wild and Wilful' by Neha...

Vials of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate pictured in Wuhan. Photo: Reuters/File Photo

CanSinoBIO’s COVID-19 Vaccine 65.7% Effective in Global Trials, Pakistan Official Says

Reuters 10/02/2021

In the Pakistani subset, efficacy of the CanSinoBIO vaccine...

People visit Charlottenburg castle during a snowfall in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

Snow Dump Puts Northern Germany in Deep Freeze

Reuters 10/02/2021

Snow blanketed Germany prompts rail operator Deutsche Bahn to...