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IDUKKI: Idukki did not report any fresh Covid-19 case for 17 days, but the district’s health officials have a hectic task on hand suddenly after...
Coronavirus can spread through just breathing, talking: Scientists
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) can spread through just breathing and talking, said a high-level US scientific panel on Wednesday, suggesting that the virus that...
Coronavirus shows signs of receding in China, death toll surges to 3,123 globally
BEIJING: The coronavirus infections showed signs of receding in China with 38 new fatalities, taking the total number of casualties to 2,981, Chinese health...
One in 10 Indians will develop cancer during their lifetime: WHO report
India had an estimated 1.16 million new cancer cases in 2018, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), which said that...
Need a different approach to address child malnutrition
Globally over 200 million children below five years of age are chronically malnourished causing persistent problem in middle- and low-income countries. Though India’s National...
Lesson plans in mental health at school level
Every school today has a counsellor, but does that mean students’ psychological well-being is fully addressed? Ahead of Children’s Day, we take a look...
Your tricky pollution questions – answered
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IISc: Natural shield protects certain DNA regions from radiation damage
When exposed to radiation, there were fewer breaks in G-quadruplexes present in the telomeres
It is well known that ionizing radiation can break the double-stranded...
New HIV subtype discovered, first since 2000, says study
The researchers from the multinational pharmaceutical company Abott used a tailored method of the next-generation genome sequencing technology to identify the new subtype
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SIX years after the party’s electoral rout pushed it into a continuing downward spiral, 23 senior leaders of the Congress, including five former Chief...
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