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Oliver Zipse, CEO of German luxury carmaker BMW poses with a mask after BMW donated protection masks and gloves to the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Munich, Germany, April 8, 2020. Reuters/Andreas Gebert

CDC Study Finds Two Masks Are Better Than One for COVID-19

Wearing double masks blocked 95% of coronavirus sized particles...

Untreated sewage from a residential area flows into the Ganges river in Mirzapur, India. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Lockdown Reduced Heavy Metal Levels in Ganga by 50%: IIT Kanpur Study

The Wire Staff 11/02/2021

Levels of dissolved heavy elements in Ganga River decreased...

A microbiologist processes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests in a lab at the Government Medical College in Kochi, India. Photo:Reuters/Sivaram V

Protein Behind Lesser Spread of Coronavirus Variant in Asia Than Europe, North America: Study

Researchers from National Institute of Biomedical Genomics(NIBMG) find that...

Rescue operation outside a tunnel after a part of a glacier broke away, in Tapovan,Uttarakhand.Photo:Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis

In Indian Himalayas, Drones Draw Blank in Search for Workers Missing in Flooded Tunnel

Reuters 11/02/2021

204 people remain unaccounted for in the Tapovan tunnel,...

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...

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...

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...