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Photograph used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Digestive problems, including ulcers in one’s food pipe or stomach, could increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease by 76 per cent, according to a new study. Analysing endoscopy reports of 9,350 patients, the authors found that people having upper gastrointestinal conditions — specifically, ulcers…
You’re watching Chennai Super Kings play Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede. The stands are packed and the atmosphere is electric. In the excitement, a bunch of people in one of the stands starts a Mexican wave. Everyone is eager to participate. At just the right moment, hundreds of people stand up and sit down in…
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The story so far: In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, to impart education in the Indian languages for an improved understanding and improved teaching-learning outcome, the government has initiated technical education, including engineering and medicine in Indian languages. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced “AICTE Technical Book Writing…
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There is no escaping the damage caused to health by climate change across the globe. But as we talk of innovation and AI-assisted vaccine platforms, there is, on the civic and local side, a stunning lack of attention to very simple issues — clean water, hygiene, and sanitation. The latter was greatly exacerbated again by…
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This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called “Skywalker”, during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission | Photo Credit: AFP A tech billionaire popped out…
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This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called “Skywalker”, during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission | Photo Credit: AFP A tech billionaire popped out…
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a brain-inspired analog computing platform capable of storing and processing data in an astonishing 16,500 conductance states within a molecular film. Published on September 11 in the journal Nature, this breakthrough represents a step forward over traditional digital computers in which data storage and processing…
A humpback whale surfaces near two trawlers. All are pursuing Antarctic krill. | Photo Credit: Youenn Kerdavid/Sea Shepherd Global (CC BY-ND) The Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica is the world’s largest feeding ground for baleen whales – species like humpbacks that filter tiny organisms from seawater for food. In the 20th century, whalers killed roughly 2…
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An astronaut on a spacewalk, pictured above [File] | Photo Credit: NASA First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out of the hatch of his orbiting SpaceX capsule, two days after…
On August 24, the Government of India announced the ‘BioE3’ policy to drive innovation in the biotechnology sector by establishing biomanufacturing facilities, bio-AI hubs, and bio-foundries. (‘AI’ stands for artificial intelligence.) A key focus area of the policy is precision therapeutics, which involve developing and administering drugs according to the needs of individual patients. The…
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