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  1. 1 hour ago

    Scientists have recorded Antarctica’s first documented heatwave, warning that animal and plant life on the isolated continent could be drastically affected by climate change.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    According to India’s Livestock Census 2012, there are about 17.13 million stray dogs and 5.28 million cattle in India.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    3. What action did the Delhi Police and Delhi government take after the MHA advisory to inspect the Markaz premises and isolate and test those who might have been exposed to the coronavirus?

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  4. 4 hours ago

    The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that three of every 10 people moving from cities to rural areas could be carriers of the coronavirus in the country.

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  5. 5 hours ago

    Scientists from around India have released a statement on the CoV pandemic, including “recommendations for public agencies, local authorities and the general public” and describing “how scientists are volunteering across the country to fight this pandemic”

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  6. 7 hours ago

    An excellent primer by Tathagata Bandyopadhyay, a professor at IIM Ahmedabad, of the role statistics and statistical modelling play in determining the effects on India's people, economy and health of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  7. 8 hours ago

    ICYMI: Some patients suffering from severe acute respiratory illness (a.k.a. SARI) without any history of international travel or contact with anybody infected by the novel coronavirus have tested positive for the virus, the government said on March 28.

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  8. 10 hours ago

    . pays tribute to Philip W. Anderson, a celebrated exponent of condensed matter theory and an effervescent optimist about the scientific possibilities that lay ahead. Anderson was much more than his contemporaries, and quite different.

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  9. 11 hours ago

    Even if we assume there is only one viral variant in India and that it harbours only one mutation that weakens its ability to attach to cells, natural selection dictates that there is a very high chance of some gain of function associated with that loss.

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  10. 20 hours ago

    The pandemic might seem to be the worst problem confronting us today. But in India at least, there are illnesses we must fight, plus problems of livelihood, sanitation, etc. COVID-19 can't become an excuse to ignore any of these other issues.

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  11. 21 hours ago

    We are only as strong as our weakest link. Let that not be our communication.

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  12. 21 hours ago

    1. Don't exercise past the point of exhaustion 2. Don't exercise if you have any flu-like symptoms 3. Don't exercise more than five days a week 4. Don't exercise in crowded, enclosed spaces 5. Don't share drinks or eating utensils

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  13. 22 hours ago

    Many people in India, including public transit experts and policymakers, acknowledge the need for multi-modal public transportation but misunderstand its structure and purpose to varying degrees.

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  14. 22 hours ago

    “Despite disease outbreaks such as the Kyasanur Forest Disease, our staff is always on the field. They understand their responsibility and they take the necessary precautions.”

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  15. 24 hours ago

    Nehru Stadium in Delhi is to be converted into a quarantine centre by the Sports Authority of India on the Delhi govt's request, after fears that hundreds of people who attended a religious gathering in Nizamuddin may have been exposed to the coronavirus.

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  16. Mar 31

    Follow 's and 's liveblog for the day's coronavirus updates

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  17. Mar 31

    "There is an unsaid rule in science: however obvious something might seem, you still have to test it. If you stand on a cliff and follow the Sun's movement, it is easy to conclude that the Sun moves around Earth."

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  18. Mar 30

    When should you trust an expert and when should you trust your own common sense? This is not an easy decision to make because expertise can be both liberating and enslaving. |

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  19. Mar 30

    Even a modest percolation of the threat into these areas can engender a spate of superstitions, distorted perceptions, stigma and panic. And the modes of rumour mongering in these areas can be totally unresponsive to urban techniques like cyber-policing.

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  20. Mar 30

    [Archives] The great American entomologist Harry Hoogstraal called the hunt for the origins of the Kyasanur forest disease “possibly the most dramatic epidemiological detective story of our time.” Read 's fabulous retelling.

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