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Malaria Vaccine
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Malaria Vaccine

Science & Tech 28/01/24 06:35 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, Cameroon in Africa became the first country in the world to launch the RTS, S malaria vaccine for children into its routine national immunisation services.' According to the World Healt Read More...

Incestuous ‘sapinda’ marriages
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Incestuous ‘sapinda’ marriages

Science & Tech 27/01/24 07:03 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of a provision of the Hindu Marriage Act which prohibits marriages between people who are related to each other through ancestors from thei Read More...

FPI disclosure norms deadline extended
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FPI disclosure norms deadline extended

Science & Tech 27/01/24 06:46 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), who are mandated to liquidate their holdings as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) January-end deadline, will get seven months more to p Read More...

legal dispute over AMU’s minority status
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legal dispute over AMU’s minority status

Science & Tech 26/01/24 12:42 PM IST
by Mahesh

'A seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) led by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud is currently hearing the 57-year-long dispute over the minority character of the Aligarh Muslim Read More...

Why is there no snowfall in Kashmir?
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Why is there no snowfall in Kashmir?

Science & Tech 26/01/24 07:08 AM IST
by Mahesh

'January is usually the month when Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are blanketed with snowHimachal Pradesh, again a state famous for several mountain resorts, has also witnessed dry slopes and valleys o Read More...

Higher education enrolment increased by 19 lakh in 2021-22
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Higher education enrolment increased by 19 lakh in 2021-22

Science & Tech 26/01/24 06:56 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The total enrolment in higher education institutions increased by 4.58% in 2021-22 from a year ago, with female admissions increasing by almost 3% in the period, according to the All India Survey on Read More...

Odisha’s famous black tigers
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Odisha’s famous black tigers

Science & Tech 26/01/24 06:42 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Odisha will start a melanistic tiger safari near Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced.' The safari will be the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and th Read More...

Reconsidering the free movement regime
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Reconsidering the free movement regime

Science & Tech 25/01/24 10:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'At a passing out parade of the Assam police commandos in Guwahati, Home Minister Amit Shah said the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border would soon be fenced.' He also said the Free Movement Regime (FMR) Read More...

Turkey finally backs Sweden’s NATO bid
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Turkey finally backs Sweden’s NATO bid

Science & Tech 25/01/24 10:19 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Sweden’s attempt to join NATO cleared a major hurdle after Turkey’s parliament supported its membership. For a new country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), all the e Read More...

India’s problem — different drugs, identical brand names
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India’s problem — different drugs, identical brand names

Science & Tech 25/01/24 07:27 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, oncologist Dr. Vincent Rajkumar expressed his shock on social media over the fact that two different drugs, treating entirely different conditions, had identical brand names — ‘ Read More...