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Meat-eating led to cloudbursts, landslides in Himachal: IIT-Mandi director

IIT Mandi director Laxmidhar Behera has stirred a controversy after he asked students to take a pledge not to eat meat while claiming that landslides and cloudbursts in Himachal Pradesh are......

90% India in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Study

Heatwaves in India are becoming more frequent and severe due to climate change, with over 90 percent of the country in the "extremely cautious" or "danger zone" of their impacts, according to a new......

After a year of Covid, India may not face a second wave

Epidemiologists point out that if there is no second wave, it means that the number of infected has surpassed the uninfected, reports Ruchika Chitravanshi. IMAGE: A woman walks past a mural......

Threat of surface Covid transmission increases in winter

Scientists have used virus-like particles to predict how environmental factors affect the survival of the novel coronavirus on surfaces, and found that the COVID-19 virus may remain infectious......

Why humans can recognise faces and read

A team led by Kolkata-born scientists has discovered a special sweet spot in the eye plays a crucial role in humans being able to to focus on computer screens and also read, an ability which is......

Cambridge honours Ratan Tata for Nano

Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, has been conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Law for his role in producing the world's cheapest car Nano. The degree was conferred by Prince Philip,......

India cracks human genome, joins elite club

Samir K Brahmachari feels like Bhuvan, the lead character in Aamir Khan-starrer Lagaan. In the blockbuster, Bhuvan cobbles together a team of villagers, who have never played cricket in their......

S K Brahmachari is the new CSIR chief

Eleven months after RA Mashelkar retired from the leadership of India's apex research body, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the government on Monday appointed Samir K......

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Meat-eating led to cloudbursts, landslides in Himachal: IIT-Mandi director

90% India in 'danger zone' of heatwave impacts: Study

After a year of Covid, India may not face a second wave

Threat of surface Covid transmission increases in winter

Why humans can recognise faces and read

Cambridge honours Ratan Tata for Nano

India cracks human genome, joins elite club

S K Brahmachari is the new CSIR chief

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