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India Coronavirus update

Covid-19 reality check: Busting common myths about coronavirus pandemic

Given the nature of the pandemic and fear surrounding it, people often believe in social media myths as most of them are attributed to imaginary doctors and in some cases people who have been infected and treated.

Jun 8, 2020

Gilead's Remdesivir authorised for emergency use only

COVID-19 drug Remdesivir's price in India is a concern; Pharma cos free to set price

Gilead Sciences' signs non-exclusive license pact with four Indian drug majors to set their own price for Covid-19 drug Remdesivir. Following this move, many pharma distributors have been selling the experimental drug at Rs 7000 per vial. This will result in escalated treatment cost, to procure vials approximating to Rs 35,000 to Rs 42,000 for five doses.

Jun 5, 2020

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Why Covid-19 test is mandatory for hospitals performing planned elective surgery procedures

Planned elective surgery procedures such as laparoscopic, joint and kidney stone, gastric, and orthopedic can now be performed, only after the Covid-19 test is conducted through an ICMR-accredited laboratory.

Jun 4, 2020

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

Giant asteroid taller than Empire State Building heading towards Earth this week

The asteroid is estimated to taller than the Empire State Building (443m or 1453ft) and the London Eye (135m or 443ft) combined will pass Earth by Saturday.

Jun 4, 2020

Oumuamua , asteroid, space rock,

New study unveils more mindblowing details about interstellar visitor Oumuamua

Several space scientists had previously suggested that interstellar asteroid Oumuamua could be an alien probe.

Jun 3, 2020

Air Pollution

Today's CO2 levels higher than past 23 million years: Study

The research team from the University of Louisiana in the US utilized the fossilized remains of ancient plant tissues to produce a new record of atmospheric CO2 that spans 23 million years of uninterrupted Earth history.

Jun 3, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine

Coronavirus vaccine development moving positively: Bharat Biotech CEO

The Covid-19 vaccine development is moving in a positive direction, next one month is very crucial, said Dr. Krishna Mohan Ella, Chief Executive Officer of Bharat Biotech.

Jun 2, 2020

Dinosaur

Predatory dinosaurs were cannibalistic, new study suggests

A top researcher had recently suggested that the absence of sex had resulted in the extinction of dinosaurs

May 31, 2020

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Coronavirus only tip of an iceberg; more outbreaks to follow, warns top virologist

A top virologist from China has warned that new viruses being discovered are "actually just the tip of the iceberg". If the necessary steps aren't taken, there could be more outbreaks.

May 31, 2020

Rajiv V Joshi

Who is Rajiv V. Joshi, winner of 'Inventor of the Year' award: His remarkable feats

For those of you who do not know, Rajiv V. Joshi was inducted into the New Jersey Inventor Hall of Fame in August 2014 along with the pioneer Nicola Tesla.

May 31, 2020

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Coronavirus vaccine could be ready by October, Pfizer CEO claims as clinical trials underway

Pfizer is conducting clinical trials in the US and Europe for the BNT162 vaccine programme to prevent Covid-19 in collaboration with German mRNA company BioNTech.

May 30, 2020

Ozone layer

Mass extinction event awaits Earth as scientists warn of ozone layer erosion

Several top scientists believe that a mass extinction event is awaiting earth as the planet has already passed all the seven markers

May 28, 2020

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Top researcher says coronavirus still in early stages, real chaos yet to unfold

Experts believe that coronavirus could now start spreading in rural areas, causing a rise in positive cases and deaths

May 27, 2020

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How drones can better monitor explosive volcanoes

Due to the difficult accessibility and the high risk of collapse or explosion, the imaging of active volcanoes has so far been a great challenge in volcanology.

May 26, 2020

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COVID-19 silent carriers: CDC warns of asymptomatic coronavirus patients again

The warning from CDC comes at a time when countries like India are planning to ease coronavirus lockdown measures.

May 22, 2020

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