Science & Health

COVID home treatment: What to know while under home isolation | Details

With governments asking patients with mild symptoms and who are asymptomatic to isolate at home rather than make a visit to the hospital or COVID care centre, we're truly becoming self-reliant. Therefore, it's better to know what will actually help one get through it.

Aug 21, 2020

Captive baby monkey made to 'drink' in Chandigarh; tattoo artist booked

A tattoo artist in Chandigarh was let off on bail, after he was booked for holding a monkey captive and using the animal in videos, where the monkey is seen drinking a suspicious 'red liquid' in a glass. Authorities have taken matters into cognisance and the investigation continues.

Aug 21, 2020

New coronavirus saliva test gets emergency approval from FDA

Saliva test for COVID-19 cheaper, faster than nasal swabs; less painful too

New saliva test for COVID-19 is touted as ground-breaking as it is cheaper, faster and less painful.

Aug 21, 2020

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

This asteroid passed just 2950 kilometers above Indian Ocean, confirms NASA

Several top scientists believe that a giant asteroid could hit the earth one day or the other, thus causing massive devastation

Aug 19, 2020

12% increase in cancer cases in India by 2025, says ICMR

According to reports released by ICMR and the NCDIR, in 2020 cancer cases in the country will be at 13.9 lakhs and likely to increase to 15.7 lakhs by 2025, based on current trends.

Aug 18, 2020

Death Valley temperatures are the world's highest in a century, netizens think the name says it all

As temperatures in Death Valley soar to 130 degrees, netizens feel the desert has been aptly named. This happens to be the highest temperature on the globe recorded in a 100 years.

Aug 17, 2020

Get Started with these Works from Home Tips during Corona Virus

Start by learning new technology. And there could be no better way to start other than these tools from the Heck Oh Yeah website.

Aug 17, 2020

India 'deadliest country' for forest rangers; guarding forests no cake walk

In a high-risk job like being a forest ranger, it's hard to get your due. While pitches are being made for change in the department, little change takes place on the ground in terms of giving them protection and policies to help them.

Aug 17, 2020

The universe is expanding at a faster rate than previously calculated

Theoretical physicist says universe will end on this date and in this manner

Theoretical physicist Matt Caplan noted that even black holes will get evaporated when the universe ends forever.

Aug 17, 2020

For faster detection of COVID, US FDA approves emergency use of new saliva test

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new SalivaDirect testing technique developed by the Yale School of Public Health to detect coronavirus, during emergency situations.

Aug 16, 2020

Third stage of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine may begin in 7-10 days

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V is beginning its third stage of research will begin a little over than a week from now.

Aug 16, 2020

Not explosion, dimming of giant star Betelgeuse is due to other causes

Initially, scientists had speculated that giant star Betelgeuse is all set to explode, resulting in supernova

Aug 16, 2020

Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik is useless; WHO says 9 others on right track

A top Russian doctor has also quit from the Russian health ministry citing medical ethics violation while developing Sputnik V.

Aug 14, 2020

Kerala: Privacy breach or full-proof model, ask citizens amid CDR tracking row in COVID fight

The Kerala govt has revealed that it was using Call Data Records to track and trace COVID patients. This has sparked a huge row on the ethics and privacy breach by the government. However, is this the model that works for governments in the time of the pandemic?

Aug 14, 2020

Bengaluru: How citizens can help BBMP in waste collection during COVID

On Monday, BBMP's Special Commissioner for Solid Waste Management shared a video of citizens helping in segregation of waste in the city and what are the precautions one can take during the pandemic.

Aug 10, 2020

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Science & Health

COVID home treatment: What to know while under home isolation | Details

Captive baby monkey made to 'drink' in Chandigarh; tattoo artist booked

Saliva test for COVID-19 cheaper, faster than nasal swabs; less painful too

This asteroid passed just 2950 kilometers above Indian Ocean, confirms NASA

12% increase in cancer cases in India by 2025, says ICMR

Death Valley temperatures are the world's highest in a century, netizens think the name says it all

Get Started with these Works from Home Tips during Corona Virus

India 'deadliest country' for forest rangers; guarding forests no cake walk

Theoretical physicist says universe will end on this date and in this manner

For faster detection of COVID, US FDA approves emergency use of new saliva test

Third stage of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine may begin in 7-10 days

Not explosion, dimming of giant star Betelgeuse is due to other causes

Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik is useless; WHO says 9 others on right track

Kerala: Privacy breach or full-proof model, ask citizens amid CDR tracking row in COVID fight

Bengaluru: How citizens can help BBMP in waste collection during COVID

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