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Covid Impact: Pandemic pushed extra 31 million people into extreme poverty, says Goalkeepers Report

Covid-19 pushed an additional 31 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a report that highlighted stark disparities caused by the pandemic worldwide.

Sep 14, 2021

Milky Way galaxy not as homogeneous as previously believed; challenges existing theoretical models

Published in the journal Nature, the study stated that gases within the Milky Way are not mixed homogenously, and only very few regions achieve solar metallicity.

Sep 9, 2021

Very Young Child Cancer Patients At Much Higher Risk of Hearing Loss from this Common Chemotherapy Drug [Study]

According to a new study, 75 percent of children (five years of age or younger) who were treated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin suffered from hearing loss three years following the commencement of treatment.

Sep 7, 2021

Getting pregnant turns out to be 'a sin' for Air India women pilots

It seems so, as per a letter by T.Praveen Keerthi, General Secretary, Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) to the airlines Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal.

Sep 7, 2021

Alien virus exists in the universe, says scientist who believes in planetary microbiome

Several previous studies have suggested that genetic material from viruses has been incorporated into the genomes of humans

Sep 6, 2021

Vaccination Olympics, and why underdog nations are wining it.

Vaccination Olympics: India is winning where "developed" nations still lagging [here's how]

The scale and structure of India's humongous COVID-19 vaccination program was unfathomable to western media, think tanks, and analysts. The dismissiveness has now given way to admiration amongst those that can see beyond their pejorative assumptions about India.

Sep 4, 2021

Unsure China seeks US help to 'guide' Taliban in Afghanistan.

After Russia, US, it's China's turn to guide new Taliban regime in Afghanistan, seeks help from all erstwhile players

China, which has praised the Afghan Taliban for being "more clear-headed and rational than it was in power last time", suddenly finds itself on shaky ground. A more circumspect Beijing is now urging "all parties", including the United States, to "make contact" with the new regime in Kabul and also "guide it actively".

Aug 31, 2021

Infertility treatment could be effective; scientists identify protein to boost sperm function [details]

A study by scientists from the University of California San Diego has found that a protein known as Girdin (GIV) is vital in the occurrence of two processes that are essential in promoting sperm motility, survival, and successful fertilization.

Aug 22, 2021

No plans to recognise Taliban as Afghan legitimate govt, says Canada; EU begs to differ

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government cannot recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, while EU says Taliban won the war and should be engaged in talks

Aug 18, 2021

Space firm Blue Origin of Bezos sues NASA over awarding Moon lander contract to SpaceX of Elon Musk

Billionaire Jeff Bezos space firm Blue Origin has sued US space agency NASA for picking Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for its prestigious $2.9 billion Moon lander programme.

Aug 17, 2021

UNSC to Taliban: Don't let Afghanistan used by terrorist groups to harm neighbours

UN Security Council said Taliban should ensure that the territory of Afghanistan is not used by terrorist groups to harm neighbours

Aug 17, 2021

Dr. Dibya Singha Das lauded as one of the top joint replacement surgeons in the country

Dr Dibya Singha Das said if poor patients trust me in my early days, I have to assist them stable so that poor and needy people can have operations for free

Aug 16, 2021

Mia Khalifa calls herself the "Virgin Mary", goes topless [See picture]

What has made Mia Khalifa call herself the "Virgin Mary"? Let's find out.

Aug 7, 2021

Earth's spinning is slowing down and it has an oxygen connection [details]

Fossil records suggest that days on earth were just 18 hours long around 1.4 billion years ago

Aug 4, 2021

US Secy Blinken meets Jaishankar; discuss Indo-Pacific, global security, Indo-US relation & more [details]

Speaking to a group of civil society leaders at a New Delhi hotel, US Secretary Anthony Blinken said that the relationship between the US and India was "one of the most important in the world".

Jul 28, 2021

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