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Why are cancer cases soaring in India?
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Why are cancer cases soaring in India?

Science & Tech 07/05/24 06:24 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A report released by the Indian multinational health care group, Apollo Hospitals, last month labeled the South Asian nation as “the cancer capital of the world.” The study projected Read More...

Magnetic resonance imaging
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Magnetic resonance imaging

Science & Tech 07/05/24 06:15 AM IST
by Mahesh

'For those trying to look inside the human body without surgery, magnetic resonance imaging is an indispensable tool. ' Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used to obtain images of soft tissues wit Read More...

Boeing’s Starliner
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Boeing’s Starliner

Science & Tech 07/05/24 06:02 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, carrying two NASA astronauts, will be launched by an Atlas V rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the International Space Station ( Read More...

Lakshadweep coral reefs
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Lakshadweep coral reefs

Science & Tech 06/05/24 19:45 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has found that coral reefs in the Lakshadweep Sea have undergone severe bleaching due to prolonged marine heatwaves since October 2023.' Read More...

GOLDENE: A sheet of gold that is only one atom thick
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GOLDENE: A sheet of gold that is only one atom thick

Science & Tech 06/05/24 19:35 PM IST
by Mahesh

'For the first time, researchers have created a free-standing sheet of gold that is only one atom thick.' This makes gold the first metal to be formulated into (freestanding) 2D sheets — open Read More...

Diplomatic Passport
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Diplomatic Passport

Science & Tech 06/05/24 06:29 AM IST
by Mahesh

'After allegations of sexual abuse against Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna came to light, he fled to Germany using a diplomatic passport.' Diplomatic passports, unlike regular passports, ha Read More...

Swell waves likely to hit several coastal areas
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Swell waves likely to hit several coastal areas

Science & Tech 06/05/24 06:18 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) recently forecasted that high sea waves, also known as swell waves, might hit the coastal areas of Goa, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Od Read More...

Latin America’s record dengue surge
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Latin America’s record dengue surge

Science & Tech 05/05/24 21:04 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Cases of dengue in Latin America and the Caribbean are skyrocketing.' Between January and April 2024, the region has seen more than 5.9 million cases compared to 4.4 million in all of 2023. While Read More...

Blue Corner notice
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Blue Corner notice

Science & Tech 05/05/24 20:57 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to issue a Blue Corner notice against absconding Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna.' B Series (Blue) Notices’ or “enquiry noti Read More...

Chang’e-6 mission
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Chang’e-6 mission

Science & Tech 05/05/24 20:48 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently,China launched its second mission to the far side of the Moon.' If successful, it will be the world’s first mission to bring back samples from the part of the Moon that the Earth ne Read More...