Month: April 2021

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Did You Know Half of the World’s Methane Emissions Come From Aquatic Ecosystems?

Judith Rosentreter, Alberto Borges, Ben Poulter and Bradley Eyre 12/04/2021

Cultivating rice releases more methane per year globally than...

Devotees gather for an evening prayer on the banks of Ganges river during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar

Uttarakhand CM Doesn’t Get It When He Says We Shouldn’t Compare Kumbh to Markaz

Jahnavi Sen 12/04/2021

'Kumbh Mela shouldn't be compared to Markaz,' Uttarakhand CM...

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Unseen and Unheeded: India’s Looming Obesity Problem

Ashira Shirali 12/04/2021

A possible explanation for the parallel rise in obesity...

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Bihar Hospital Falsely Declares COVID Patient Dead, Hands Over Wrong Body to Kin

The incident took place at Patna Medical College and...

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed China flag in this illustration

China Considers Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines To Boost Protection Rate

Cate Cadell 12/04/2021

Phase III trial in Brazil found Sinovac's vaccine to...

FILE PHOTO: An ampule of Gilead Sciences COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir is pictured during a news conference

COVID-19: Gujarat BJP Chief Gives Remdesivir for Free, Sans Proper Safeguards

The Wire Staff 12/04/2021

Remdesivir can be sold only with a prescription, in...

Variant First Detected In South Africa May Evade Protection From Pfizer Vaccine

Maayan Lubell 12/04/2021

The prevalence of the variant was eight times higher...