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Climate change: The fight must start with better ocean data

The data technology is incredibly useful for driving innovation as it provides real-time information in actionable forms. Read more »
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Should survivors get a Covid-19 vaccine shot?

A natural infection may not be enough to protect one for the rest of his/her life -- one needs to take a vaccine to be sure. Read more »
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Land jihad? The reality of land scam in Jammu and Kashmir

Land jihad: J&K is locked in an unsavoury land scam involving a large number of powerful people across a wider spectrum of politics, bureaucracy and business. Read more »
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Why Narendra Modi govt must address farmers protest

The farmers feel threatened by the three new laws that, they fear, will end the minimum support price mechanism and demolish the mandi system. Read more »
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Effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines varies among different races: MIT study

The study says immune systems of one per cent of white participants and 10% of Asian participants are not expected to respond well. Read more »
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World Soil Day: UN calls for checking biodiversity loss

The loss of biodiversity is a huge problem threatening the very existence of life on earth. Read more »
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QE and other drugs: RBI must review liquidity enhancing measures

A combination of high inflation and low interest rates has given rise to negative real rates for savers which is not a welcome phenomenon. Read more »
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Do Q2 GDP growth numbers point to a smooth recovery?

Persisting inflationary pressure both from food and core prices poses further downside risk for the post Covid-19 economy. Read more »
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The beginning of the end of Covid-19 pandemic?

Equitable access to Covid vaccines to protect healthcare workers and other at-risk people is a crucial requirement for mitigating pain caused by the pandemic. Read more »
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Covid vaccine race may have multiple winners as leaders break away

At least 68 candidate vaccines are in various stages of human trials – 38 in phase I, 17 in phase II and 13 in phase III. Read more »