11 papers by JNU scientist & BJP candidate Das flagged for ‘manipulation’, he blames politics
Gobardhan Das, a professor at JNU's Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, claims people are trying to pull him down ever since he applied for a directorship position at a 'big institute'.
Boeing postpones Starliner flight to ISS twice in 24 hours after another glitch
Boeing postponed its launch of the Starliner just 2.5 hours short of launch. The unscrewed capsule was to demonstrate docking with the ISS.
Covaxin effective against Delta, other variants despite reduced antibody activity: ICMR study
Delta is believed to be one of the factors that catalysed India's second Covid wave. Further mutations in Delta have led to other variants, leading to concerns about vaccine efficacy.
How long will people live in the future? Studies say you could live up to the age of 150
Researchers suggest that cellular decay behind ageing could be defeated to a point where people will no longer suffer from age-related health problems.
The woman who predicted global warming in the 1800s
Foote’s brief scientific paper was the first to describe the extraordinary power of carbon dioxide gas to absorb heat – the driving force of global warming.
Water lakes were found at Martian South Pole in 2018. New findings say it was frozen clay instead
In 3 papers published over a month, different teams reanalysed the 2018 Mars Express orbiter data to state that frozen clay, not salt water lakes, produced radar signals.
Canadian rocks dating back 890 mn yrs are oldest animal fossils? Not all scientists agree
If the newly discovered rocks in Canada are confirmed to be sponge fossils, they would predate oldest confirmed animal fossils by 350 million years.
India’s poor face disproportionately higher risk of dying from air pollution than the rich — study
Study finds high-income households produce a majority of ambient or outdoor air pollution, but health risks are still shouldered more by lower-income households.
This star’s death billions of years ago is challenging what we know about supernovae
A gamma ray burst lasting 0.65 seconds was spotted from a dying star last year, challenging the theory that these short bursts of energy are produced only by star mergers.
Top 3 global risks now are climate action failure, biodiversity loss, infectious diseases
Businesses have a vital role to play in fighting biodiversity loss and ensuring continued ecosystem services such as clean water, food security etc.
Apple plans satellite features for iPhone that allow emergency calls
Apple has been working on satellite technology for years, with a team exploring the concept since at least 2017. However, the feature is unlikely to be ready before next year.
an Francisco: Apple Inc.’s push to bring satellite capabilities to the iPhone will be focused on emergency situations, allowing users to send texts to first responders and report crashes in areas without cellular coverage.
The company is developing at least two related emergency features that will rely on satellite networks, aiming to release them in future iPhones, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Apple has been working on satellite technology for years, with a team exploring the concept since at least 2017, Bloomberg has reported. Speculation that the next iPhone will have satellite capabilities ramped up this week after TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the phone will probably work with spectrum owned by Globalstar Inc.
That’s led to conjecture that the iPhone will become something akin to a satellite phone,...
RBI to penalise banks if ATMs run out of cash from 1 October
The scheme has been formulated over concerns of inconvenience caused to the public and to ensure that sufficient cash is available through ATMs, RBI said in a circular.
Defence
‘Will pull India into a vortex’ — why Delhi is unlikely to heed ‘Afghan demand for air support’
While no active military aid is being discussed, ‘benign support’ like maintenance of equipment, training and spare parts has been under discussion between India and Afghanistan.
Caste, ethnicity, religion – United colours of Indian hockey prove the game thrives in inclusivity
It's impossible to field an Indian hockey team that doesn’t reflect the diversity, the united colours, better than any other. Shows that a sport, or a nation, will prosper with growing inclusivity.
