Science & Health

COVID-19 drug Favipiravir launched at ₹35 per tablet, cheapest available option

Favipiravir is an oral anti-viral treatment approved in India for the potential treatment of patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 disease.

Aug 5, 2020

Bengaluru offers free COVID tests in all wards | Full list with BBMP contacts

All Bengaluru BBMP wards now have free COVID-19 testing available. Know who to contact in your ward in a time of need.

Aug 3, 2020

FDA approves 'Corona canon': Bengaluru firm's invention kills 99.9% virus, gives India hope

Since the outbreak, scientists and innovators have been in a race against time to find possible solutions to mitigate and combat Coronavirus. In the latest development, a Bengaluru organisation De Scalene has found a workable solution that can thwart 99.9% of Coronavirus in the air, this technology has been approved by the US FDA and EU.

Aug 2, 2020

Viral video: Two male rat snakes caught in fierce battle for dominance

A new viral video has mesmerised the internet, as two male rat snakes were caught on camera fighting. The raging battle for dominance clearly has many takers.

Jul 31, 2020

Fake oximeter apps throng market; beware of cybercriminals during COVID

The pandemic has made way for many scams, the latest one is an oximeter app that is making its way around the internet. Responsible digital awareness has now become a key factor in fighting cybercrime.

Jul 30, 2020

'Not a good idea, disturbing': Bangaloreans oppose Goutham Kumar's 'sniff test for malls-goers'

The BBMP has proposed a new idea for smell cards at Bengaluru's malls to screen for COVID-19. This idea while it's being floated isn't finding much positive reactions.

Jul 30, 2020

Ancient 'Amazon' myth: Russian researchers unpack 2,500-yo Scythian burial | Know more

Often we assume whatever history has shown us so far is true as reconstructed. Human errors occur and technology continues to improve allowing us more room to explore what we could have misinterpreted. One such archaeological study from MIPT has unearthed new findings on a Scythian burial mound dating back to the 7th BCE.

Jul 30, 2020

NASA set to launch robotic rover Perseverance to seek signs of past Martian life

NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini helicopter, testing out equipment for future human missions and searching for traces of past Martian life.

Jul 30, 2020

Indian schoolgirls discover asteroids that will zip past earth, NASA confirms rare find

This newly discovered asteroid is currently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in approximately one million years' time

Jul 28, 2020

Moderna, Pfizer start decisive COVID vaccine trials, eye year-end launches

Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc launched two 30,000-subject trials of COVID-19 vaccines that could clear the way for regulatory approval and widespread use by the end of this year, the companies said on Monday.

Jul 28, 2020

Emergent signs $174 million deal to make AstraZeneca's potential COVID vaccine

Emergent BioSolutions Inc said on Monday it signed a $174 million agreement with AstraZeneca to develop and manufacture the British drugmaker's COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Jul 27, 2020

Coronavirus is not mutating itself, but humans are making it mutate: Study says

Researchers who took part in the study revealed that natural selection is helping coronavirus to resurge again

Jul 26, 2020

Bengaluru's Covid mystery: 3,300 patients go off BBMP radar as tally crosses 43,503

Bengaluru has reported 3,300 COVID cases that BBMP is currently unable to trace. This poses a threat of infection and a challenge to containment measures as cases climb high in the state capital.

Jul 26, 2020

Dharwad man kills self, 2 family members over fear of coronavirus

A man in Dharwad was found having killed himself after poisoning his wife and child. In his suicide note, the man expressed that COVID-19 and the fear of losing his job had forced him to take the extreme step.

Jul 26, 2020

Bengaluru COVID-positive dacoit on the loose; manhunt launched by Police

A dacoit fled the COVID care centre where he was being treated for the virus in Koramanagala, Bengaluru. Now, the police have launched a manhunt to track him and his accomplices down, while they had previously caught him and 3 associates, 4 others who fled are still at large.

Jul 25, 2020