Certain scrubbers can be the perfect breeding ground of bacteria, a new study has revealed.
'People are just putting the mask below their nose.' 'They are only protecting the mouth, but not the nose.' 'People need to understand that it is the nose which has to be protected.'
'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'
'You can still acquire the COVID-19 virus even if you are vaccinated.' 'But if you develop the disease, (after being vaccinated) the likelihood is that it will be mild.' 'It just makes sense to continue to take precautions, because you may be around a lot of unvaccinated people.'
The capital city is gearing up ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India on Republic Day in a few days. And while top security officials are busy turning Delhi into a fortress, here's a sneak peek into the presidential suite where the Obamas will stay during their three-day visit to the country.
'The most intriguing thing (about COVID-19) is the range of the illness -- from asymptomatic or less symptoms to death and quite severe manifestations.' 'The vaccine will be at least another year away from having any effect.'
Meet penguins -- Bubble, Daisy, Donald, Flipper, Molt, Olive and Popeye.
Suriya Prabha trains students from government schools in rural Tamil Nadu to code and use Artificial Intelligence to solve problems.
As we celebrate the spirit of childhood, here are some children who've made India proud.
London has been spectacularly lit up as the Lumiere festival returns to the capital. The city's largest light festival, commissioned by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and produced by Artichoke, started on January 18 and will continue till January 21. Here are some of the highlights from the festival.
Amit tells us how he met and fell in love with his classmate and wife Sharvari.
Germany on Tuesday conferred its Cross of the Order of Merit on three Indians in recognition of their contribution to Indo-German relations.
'Essentially there are three things the government should be doing: Identify who you are going to get your vaccine from, figure out how you are going to pay for it, and figure out how you're going to deliver it and to whom.'
'Some of the longer-term implications of COVID-19 are not related to the virus itself.' 'They are actually related to immune responses from the virus.'
'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'
A virologist answers questions on the deadly virus presently haunting the world.
Meet Lysinbacillus telephonicus, Microbacterium telephonicum, Pyrenochaeta telephoni.
'Learning to learn should be given more importance than what is actually being learnt,' recommends Zaki Ansari.
Formal warning to Indian unit of deficiencies noted during inspection at facility near Chennai; firm says will remedy
Women are great team players and collaborators, 'but they don't put themselves forward,' Dr Gagandeep Kang, the first Indian woman scientist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, tells Veenu Sandhu.
Test reports from UP food regulator started the controversy.
The new organism -- Solibacillus kalamii -- was found on the filters of the International Space Station.
India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world.
Experts also feel that north Indians could be succumbing to the vector-borne disease because of their "low immunity" to it.
Chikungunya cases in the national capital have sharply risen to over 1,000 this season.
She spins Bollywood tracks when she's not doing her investment consultant job.
Think beyond engineering and medicine.
When Prashanth Reddy's father was in an ICU he could not find a lab that would deliver a blood infection test report in 24 hours. That's where iGenetic Diagnostics, which uses molecular techniques next generation sequencing, came in.
How India can defend itself in the war against superbugs.
'People in Pakistan opened their homes and hearts to me because I was an Indian. I didn't feel alien at all and I felt as if I was in my own country.' 'I believe that there is a strong chance that the Taliban can win over Pakistan. In an era of ideological confusion these people (Taliban) thrive.' 'The Pakistani State is an enemy state not just for India but for Pakistan itself. By funding non-state actors, the Pakistani government is destroying itself.' Film-maker Hemal Trevedi speaks on her experiences when filming a documentary on Pakistani madrasas
Being a student means a lot of things, not only grades, says overseas consultant NNS Chandra, in his advice to readers.
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