Outpouring of support from the US for India, COVID-19 help touches USD half a billion

Less than a fortnight after US President Joe Biden in his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged his country's steadfast support for the people of India, America has responded…

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C-CAMP gets Rs 12 Cr grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation to mitigate COVID-19 bed crisis

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, C-CAMP, has received a grant of approximately Rs 12 crore from Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Royal Danish Embassy in New Delhi is facilitating contact…

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Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean, NASA says China behaved ‘irresponsibly’- Technology News, FP

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2021 10:25:56 ISTA large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following…

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FuelBuddy acquires on-demand fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump

App-based, IoT, and cloud-enabled fuel delivery platform FuelBuddy on Sunday announced that it had acquired Bengaluru-based on-demand fuel delivery startup MyPetrolPump, which would provide it access to new geographies and customers.With…

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Clubhouse now available for Android users in the US, to soon rollout to ‘rest of the world’- Technology News, FP

tech2 News StaffMay 10, 2021 09:49:34 ISTMonths after its launch on iOS, disrupting the social media space with its popularity, Clubhouse, the voice-based social networking app, is finally available for download on…

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Hero MotoCorp extends plant shutdown till 16 May as COVID-19 cases continue to rise- Technology News, FP

Press Trust of IndiaMay 10, 2021 09:36:55 ISTTwo-wheeler market leader Hero MotoCorp on Sunday said it is extending the shutdown of its plants across India by another week till 16…

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Exercise boosts immunity and makes vaccines more effective, finds new study- Technology News, FP

The ConversationMay 08, 2021 13:19:55 ISTThe availability of vaccines has brought hope for the end of the pandemic. Yet COVID deaths and cases are still surging around the world. As…

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CoWIN app quirks highlights just how Phase 4 of India’s vaccination programme excludes entire class of Indians-India News , FP

The vaccination process for people aged 18 to 45 years shows how the use of technology, backed by the wrong policy and implementation design can lead to large-scale exclusion Representational…

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Using fire, early humans permanently changed Stone Age Africa’s landscape tens of thousands of years ago- Technology News, FP

The ConversationMay 08, 2021 12:30:17 ISTFields of rust-colored soil, spindly cassava, small farms and villages dot the landscape. Dust and smoke blur the mountains visible beyond massive Lake Malawi. Here…

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