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The ministry however stressed that no sufficient link has been established between the recent surge of Covid-19 cases in India and the new Indian variant with E484Q and L452R mutations. (Representational Photo: AFP)

New double mutant variant of Covid-19 found, says Centre

So far, some 771 variants of concern have been detected from 10,787 samples collected from different states and Union...

25 March 2021 4:21 AM IST

Motorists drive past a coronavirus-themed globe kept at a traffic junction during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Hyderabad. PTI Photo

COVID-19 double mutant variant detected in India

Officials said the new 'Indian strain' does not match any previously catalogued Variants of Concerns (VOC)

25 March 2021 12:39 AM IST

Using state-of-the-art space technologies, DMSat-1 will monitor, collect and analyse environmental data as well as measure air pollutants and greenhouse gases. (Image credit: Twitter/@MBRSpaceCentre)

Dubai to launch environmental nanometric satellite

The launch is part of a high-technology project undertaken to develop solutions to environmental challenges and address...

11 March 2021 10:50 AM IST

ISRO chief K Sivan. (PTI Photo)

Isro ships SAR payload to Jet Propulsion Lab in California

It will be integrated with the L-Band SAR Payload of JPL for the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission

9 March 2021 11:54 PM IST

Research in several parts of the world has demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can find its way into dogs, cats, and wild animals such as gorillas, big cats such as pumas, and snow leopards, and apes such as gorillas in zoos. (Representational Photo: AP)

SARS-CoV-2 virus can multiply in animals: Study

Europe has already witnessed outbreaks in mink farms in Denmark where it was found that the infected animals passed the...

9 March 2021 4:59 AM IST

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) as far back as in August last year, reported that 410 unique vertebrate species were identified as having ACE2 receptors. (Representational Photo: AP)

Impact of Covid-vulnerable animals on humans causes worry

More than half of the animals that have Covid-19 susceptible ACE2 receptors jostle for space with humans

9 March 2021 4:41 AM IST

Most of the wards showed a similarly uniform range of seroprevalence, from 50-60 per cent. (Representational Image/AFP)

54% of Hyderabad's population estimated to have COVID-19 antibodies

The scientists checked for antibodies against the virus in people across 30 wards of the city

5 March 2021 11:35 AM IST

While the rats, mice, rabbits and Syrian hamsters were lab-bred, the rhesus macaques that were used in testing Covaxin candidates were caught in the wild in Maharashtra. (Representational Image/AFP)

Rats, mice, rabbits, hamsters and monkeys - The true heroes in...

The lakhs of people receiving Covaxin to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in India and elsewhere have much to thank...

4 March 2021 11:55 PM IST

Government of India had approved the use of Covaxin as part of the vaccination drive as one under a clinical trial mode . This, it was learnt, was causing concern among potential recipients of this particular vaccine among some healthcare personnel in the state. (Representational Photo)

Covaxin 81 per cent effective against Covid-19: Survey

Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech and the ICMR has shown 81% efficacy against Covid-19, based on a survey done on...

4 March 2021 4:16 AM IST

Lift-off images of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 Mission. - By arrangement.

ISRO cut off engine thrice

Marcos Cesar Pontes, Brazilian minister said the launch of Amazonia-1 is the first step to a partnership between India...

1 March 2021 7:23 AM IST

Lift-off images of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 Mission. (Image by arrangement)

ISRO launches 19 satellites under new business unit

Seventeen minutes after the launch, the rocket injected Amazonia-1 into its intended orbit

1 March 2021 7:15 AM IST

This combination of images from video made available by NASA shows steps in the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approaches the surface of the planet on February 18, 2021. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

NASA releases Mars landing video: 'Stuff of our dreams'

The Perseverance rover landed last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient...

23 Feb 2021 11:31 AM IST