Month: February 2021

Indian Science Academies Seek Withdrawal of Restrictions on Global Webinars

Indian Science Academies Seek Withdrawal of Restrictions on Global Webinars

MOE asks universities to seek permission for conducting international...

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Chandrayaan-3 Launch Delayed Further to 2022

Chandrayaan-3 will not have an orbiter of its own...

Thackeray's statement came a day after the Shiv Sena- led government formally approved a loan waiver scheme under which short-term crop loan up to Rs 2 lakh taken by farmers. Photo: PTI

COVID-19: Maharashtra Scrambles To Contain Renewed Surge of Cases

The Wire Staff 22/02/2021

Currently, about 65% of new cases appear to be...

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COVID-19: Maha Imposes Fresh Curbs, Centre Asks States To Tighten Surveillance

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases...

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Why the Quest for the Ninth Successful Landing on Mars Is Unlike Any That Have Come Before

Jim Bell 21/02/2021

Perseverance carries 43 small sample tubes that are designed...

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Fact Check: Patanjali’s Coronil Neither WHO Certified nor Approved

Pooja Chaudhuri 21/02/2021

The WHO has explicitly said that the unauthorised use...

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The Tragic Ironies of the Uttarakhand Disaster

Avay Shukla 21/02/2021

Other than the environmental damage and hardships imposed on...