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Maha to reopen all schools from Dec 1 despite Omicron scare; issues SOPs [details]

Maharashtra government has issued the SOPs and guidelines to reopen all schools for offline classes from December 1 as Omicron peeps. The government has mandated physical distancing, face-masks, hygiene and other guidelines.

Nov 29, 2021

Dead bodies of 2 COVID patients found in mortuary 15 months later; B'luru hospital negligence questioned

Two Covid patient's dead bodies have been recovered 15 months later in Rajajinagar in Bengaluru in ESI hospital mortuary.The negligence of the staff and doctors is said to be the reason for the dead bodies remaining at the cold storage without disposal.

Nov 29, 2021

Asteroid of Taj Mahal Size to Pass by Earth Today; NASA Lists it Among 5 Under Watch

The approaching asteroid will pass by our planet today, about 3.8 million miles away. The Asteroid Watch dashboard tracks asteroids and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth.

Nov 29, 2021

Space explorations could result in alien organisms invading earth, study suggests

The study report noted that the possible alien life forms humans could encounter in the future could be microbial

Nov 29, 2021

Omicron: South African President sends out warning as 4th wave spreads to all provinces

South Africa reported an average of 1,600 new cases in the last seven days, compared to just 500 new daily cases in the previous week, and 275 new daily cases the week before that.

Nov 29, 2021

Ultrashort-pulse lasers can kill bacterial superbugs, hardy spores; show potential as alternative sterilization [details]

In a new study, researchers found that ultrashort-pulse lasers can kill bacterial superbugs such as multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and spores like that of Bacillus cereus.

Nov 28, 2021

Struggling With Psoriasis; Trio of Proteins Responsible for Skin Inflammation, Finds Study [Details]

According to a new study, a cytokine known as TWEAK works along with two other proteins—tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-17 (IL-17)—to trigger skin inflammation in individuals suffering from psoriasis.

Nov 28, 2021

New COVID -19 variant in South Africa raises global worry; should you be worried [explained]

According to South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the B.1.1.529 lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was detected in the Gauteng of the country at a relatively high frequency; it shares several mutations with VOCs such as the Alpha and Delta variants.

Nov 26, 2021

Jet, Set and No Go: These places are banning international travel due to new COVID variant in SA

The new Covid-19 variant discovered in South Africa on Thursday has got the global aviation sector on tenterhooks with several countries banning or contemplating on ban on air travel.

Nov 26, 2021

Covid in K'taka: Dharwad-based SDM medical college cases rise to 182

Covid cases at K'taka SDM medical college rise to 182.66 students had tested positive on Thursday morning.All the Covid-19 infected students have been fully vaccinated and their symptoms are not serious.

Nov 26, 2021

COVID vaccine status in TN: 1.3cr people yet to take first jab; over 73 lakh people got first dose [details]

Tamil Nadu Health Department said that 1,38,74,726 are yet to take first Covid jab in Tamil Nadu. As many as 109 people who died even after vaccination or 5 percent were mainly due to co-morbidities and delayed treatments.

Nov 26, 2021

Avenge the dinosaurs, Elon Musk tells NASA amid DART spacecraft launch [details]

Once DART identifies and locks onto Dimorphos, it will kinetically impact the asteroid moonlet at a speed of roughly 24,000 kilometres per hour and shift its orbit.

Nov 25, 2021

Blue Origin's next flight to carry 6, not 4; Daughter of 1st American to fly in space joins crew

After two successful missions, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is set for yet another flight on December 9.

Nov 24, 2021

NASA all set to launch milestone asteroid defence mission DART today [Watch Live]

The US space agency is all set to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, intended to deliberately crash into an asteroid, on Wednesday.

Nov 24, 2021

Human beings could be living in alien planets, suggests top expert

Simon Conway Morris suggests that human-like evolution might have happened in other parts of the universe as well

Nov 23, 2021

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Science & Health

Maha to reopen all schools from Dec 1 despite Omicron scare; issues SOPs [details]

Dead bodies of 2 COVID patients found in mortuary 15 months later; B'luru hospital negligence questioned

Asteroid of Taj Mahal Size to Pass by Earth Today; NASA Lists it Among 5 Under Watch

Space explorations could result in alien organisms invading earth, study suggests

Omicron: South African President sends out warning as 4th wave spreads to all provinces

Ultrashort-pulse lasers can kill bacterial superbugs, hardy spores; show potential as alternative sterilization [details]

Struggling With Psoriasis; Trio of Proteins Responsible for Skin Inflammation, Finds Study [Details]

New COVID -19 variant in South Africa raises global worry; should you be worried [explained]

Jet, Set and No Go: These places are banning international travel due to new COVID variant in SA

Covid in K'taka: Dharwad-based SDM medical college cases rise to 182

COVID vaccine status in TN: 1.3cr people yet to take first jab; over 73 lakh people got first dose [details]

Avenge the dinosaurs, Elon Musk tells NASA amid DART spacecraft launch [details]

Blue Origin's next flight to carry 6, not 4; Daughter of 1st American to fly in space joins crew

NASA all set to launch milestone asteroid defence mission DART today [Watch Live]

Human beings could be living in alien planets, suggests top expert

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]