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Though there has been no official word from the state government yet on this emerging threat to lives of current and some recovered Coronavirus patients, mucormycosis or Black Fungus infection within this group of people is making some blind and taking lives of others. (Representational Photo: AFP)Science
Black Fungus time bomb ticking in Covid wake

Hyderabad alone is seeing anywhere up to 10 or more cases of mucormycosis a day

11 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Medical staff collect swab sample from a person for COVID testing at a Community Hall at Resapuvanipalem in Visakhapatnam Saturday. Pic: P. Narasimha MurthyScience
COVID-19: Gap of six weeks ideal for vaccination after recovery

At least 4 weeks wait recommended for even infected to get jab

7 May 2021 12:11 AM IST

A medic administers the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, at Max Hospital in Saket, New Delhi, Thursday, April 1, 2021. The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for 65 lakh people aged above 45 has begun in the national capital from today. (PTI /Kamal Singh)Science
Single vaccine dose can reduce household COVID-19 transmission by up...

Researchers found protection was present about 14 days after vaccination and remained steady despite the different ages...

29 April 2021 1:12 PM IST

View of a vial of Indias COVAXIN vaccine against COVID-19. (AFP)Science
COVAXIN effective against multiple variants of SARS-COV-2, double...

This development comes amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic being witnessed across the country

21 April 2021 1:44 PM IST

Their findings shows that anywhere from 33 to 59 per cent of all Covid-19 transmissions in the world were not related to people coughing or sneezing. (Photo: AFP)Science
Virus infections predominantly by air: Lancet

Aerosol particles do not need a carrier', such as a droplet, for the virus to ride on

17 April 2021 1:20 AM IST

The infection has been spreading from one child to another, as children rub their eyes due to irritation but do not follow any hand hygiene, leading to the spread of conjunctivitis.Science
Conjunctivitis could be a symptom for Covid

Conjunctivitis is being viewed as a symptom of Covid-19 that is spread by new mutated strains of the Coronavirus

17 April 2021 12:03 AM IST

With all three variants of concern in India having come from the UK, South Africa and Brazil, doctors are not sure which variant they are dealing with. (Representational Photo: AFP)Science
No change in disease pattern due to Covid double mutation, say doctors

If the new variant spreads and leads to changes in disease patterns or to a higher mortality rate, then it would be a...

9 April 2021 4:43 AM IST

While two women scientists of Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, shared details of a cost effective sensor developed from waste material to trace these toxic contaminants.Science
IIT Hyderabad develops low-cost power battery

The novel dual carbon battery, comprising zero transition metals, is environmentally benign

6 April 2021 9:03 AM IST

Supermoons have become popular over the last few decades. Representational image/APScience
Celestial spectacle enthuses many; moon shines brighter

While the people were in awe of the moon, amateur astronomers chanced upon the opportunity to have a look at the earth's...

1 April 2021 2:08 AM IST

A staff member of the Rajawadi Hospital holds a vial of Covishield, AstraZenecas Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine made by Indias Serum Institute, in Mumbai. (PTI)Science
DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield from 6 to 9 months

In a letter to the Serum Institute, DCGI said it is permitted to apply the shelf life of nine months to unlabelled vials...

31 March 2021 12:25 PM IST

Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization team holds up a chart showing pathways of transmission of the virus during a joint news conference at the end of the WHO mission in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is \extremely unlikely,\ according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. (AP)Science
Leaked WHO report says COVID likely passed from bats to humans through...

The researchers listed four scenarios in order of likelihood for the emergence of the virus named SARS-CoV-2

29 March 2021 1:39 PM IST

Different varieties of paddy are being cultivated on 20 acres at Krish Vigyana Kendra in Undi. By arrangementScience
Paddy and other cultivation in saline soil possible, say scientists at...

Jowar, ragi, papaya, drumstick etc are being grown in organic ways and there is good yield

27 March 2021 8:41 AM IST

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