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Conflicts and natural disasters in 2020 displaced 40.5 million people worldwide, says report
Someone was forced to flee their home inside their own country every single second last year.
India to procure 267 crore COVID-19 vaccines, all adults will be vaccinated by 2021 end: Health Minister
He also said that "between August to December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while, by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured."
You have to learn from history, but we don't seem to, says WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan
She watched HIV patients die horrible deaths when treatments were already available in the West.
China postpones launch of second space station module for technical reasons
The Tianzhou-2 cargo craft was expected to carry essentials like food and space suits to the core module that's already in space.
Multiple studies, letter from experts force AIIMS-ICMR to drop plasma therapy as COVID-19 treatment
At the start of the pandemic, CPT was thought to be effective, but research and data showed this is not true.
Serum institute will deliver COVID-19 vaccines to COVAX, other nations by end-2021
COVAX is dependent on nearly one billion doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine being made by the Serum Institute.
No evidence of Remdesivir's effectiveness, might be dropped as COVID-19 treatment: Dr DS Rana
Ganga Ram hospital Chairperson Dr DS Rana said, "Medicines that do not have any activity to work, will have to be discontinued."
Stop new fossil fuel projects to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050: IEA report
Overall, fossil fuels are set to account for only around a fifth of the energy supply by 2050, down from almost four-fifths currently.
India's COVID-19 variant spreads more easily than other variants: Here's all we know
Data has appeared “rather reassuring” that Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine is effective against this variant.
China will soon have a monopoly on space stations as it begins construction of Tiangong
The ISS is coming to its natural end and is scheduled to be decommissioned after 2024 to leave place for the Lunar Gateway.
From WASP-76b's iron rain, Titan's methane lakes to Jupiter's lightning storm: Four cases of alien weather
In this search for life, astronomers have found a huge variety of potential worlds out there.
Two first time astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari join SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to visit the ISS
She will join NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn along with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer during the mission.
Climate change causing frequent cyclones as they draw energy from warm waters
Cyclone Tauktae could be the biggest to hit western India in three decades.
ICMR, Health Ministry release guidelines to contain COVID-19 in peri-urban and rural areas
A system should be created to provide pulse oximeters, thermometers on loan to families through Anganwadi workers and village-level volunteers.
China’s ambitious plans in space go beyond the moon and Mars
China is planning a single, 10-year mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and pass by a comet.
ICMR releases diagnosis and management guidelines for COVID-19-associated Mucormycosis
The correlation between COVID-19 and Mucormycosis isn't surprising, as the biggest risk factors are uncontrolled diabetes and immune suppressant steroids.
Poor nutrition changes the way body fights an infection, might protect people against severe COVID-19
However, this doesn't mean we ignore the fact that malnutrition is killing millions and not work towards curbing food insecurity globally.
Mammals can breathe through anus in emergency situations, say Japanese scientists
They say the finding might also apply to humans who are in respiratory distress when ventilators are not available or inadequate.
Donating 20% of June-August vaccine stocks to COVAX, G7 and EU nations can close vaccine gap: UNICEF
Just 0.3 percent have been administered in the 29 lowest-income countries, home to nine percent of the world's population.
Slots booked for second Covishield dose won't be cancelled on Co-WIN: Centre
However online or on-site appointments won't be booked if the period after the first dose date is less than 84 days.
Mexican paleontologists identify new 'talkative' dinosaur, believed to have existed nearly 73 million years ago
The animal is called Tlatolophus galorum. Its tail was discovered first, in the General Cepeda area of the northern state of Coahuila in 2013.
Russia releases new single-dose COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light: Here's all you need to know
The vaccine is easy to store between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. It is also expected to cost less than $10.
COVID-19 Fact Check: Double-masking causes no breathing problem, even if you have respiratory issues
Wearing two masks nearly doubles their effectiveness and helps keep the virus at bay.
Lemon juice doesn't prevent COVID-19, misinformation abounds on social media in India
Much of the misinformation travels on WhatsApp, which has more than 400 million users in India.
People infected with COVID-19 needn’t be vaccinated until 6 months after recovery, govt panel recommends
The same panel has also said the gap between two doses of Covishield should be increased to 12 to 16 weeks.
How can we still recognise familiar people even with them wearing a face mask?
In the study, participants were able to identify familiar faces in masks with around 90 percent accuracy.
You can become a space tourist if you have $250,000 and are willing to sign your life away
Private companies are prepared to take more risks than government programs because they don’t have to justify their spending to the public.
Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production by August
The Health Ministry and CDSCO sought from both the firms their vaccine production plan for June, July, August and September.
SEC recommends Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin phase 2, 3 clinical trials on 2- to 18-year-olds
The trial will take place in 525 subjects at various sites, including AIIMS, Delhi, AIIMS Patna and Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur.
India is home to 13 of 20 cities most vulnerable to environmental hazards worldwide: Report
More than 400 large cities are at "high" or "extreme" risk due to a mix of pollution, dwindling water supplies, heat waves, natural disasters and climate change.