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A farmer from Rapalle in Bonakal mandal said that he planned to raise maize or black gram from next year. He said that the increase of diesel costs has also impacted paddy cultivation. Representational imageDC

Andhra Pradesh seeks Icrisatâ€™s help on agriculture

Icrisat scientists, who have worked in similar projects in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka & Odisha, will visit Vizianagaram in...

21 April 2022 1:37 AM IST

The COVID-19 booster intranasal vaccine will be given to those who have taken both the doses of Covaxin and Covishield. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Russia registers world-'s first nasal vaccine against COVID-19

It was reported in January this year that the nasal version of Sputnik V will be available for Russians within three to...

2 April 2022 2:47 PM IST

Fishermen pushing back a 22-foot whale shark into the sea during a rescue operation in the presence of forest department officials at Tantadi village coast in Visakhapatnam. The whale shark was accidentally entangled in a fishing net during shoreline fishing by the local fishermen. (Photo by arrangement)

Movement of whale sharks to be tracked via satellites

These sharks, protected under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, are seen along the AP coast with...

24 March 2022 3:45 AM IST

The birth waiting rooms had been established especially for pregnant Adivasi women living in high-risk interior areas where there arent any PHCs or government hospital for delivery. Representational Image. (AFP)

Transmission of COVID-19 infection from mother to baby rare: BMJ study

Researchers find that less than two per cent of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection also test positive for...

17 March 2022 4:28 PM IST

After an unsuccessful bid two months ago, India may attempt another soft landing on the Moon by next year-end, probably in November, sources in ISRO said on Thursday. (Photo: File)

Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer makes first observations in Exosphere of...

These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species

8 March 2022 1:01 PM IST

- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study also found neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer

7 March 2022 2:01 PM IST

The new finding forced astronomers to add a new dimension to their models. (Photo: ANI)

Astronomers find black hole spins on its side

The black hole-'s rotation axis is tilted by more than 40 degrees with respect to the axis of the star-'s orbit

6 March 2022 1:32 PM IST

British deputy high commissioner for AP and Telangana Dr Andrew Fleming saw the performance of the technology live at the GHCCD here on Saturday. (Photo: Twitter)

Cough sound-based AI tech to detect Covid, TB

This cough sound-based AI technology is helpful for doctors and patients. This will reduce the immense burden on the...

6 March 2022 12:37 AM IST

Mangalyaan, the Indian Mars orbiter

ISRO scientists study Sun using Mangalyaan

The scientists utilised the solar conjunction event, when the Earth and Mars are on the opposite sides of the Sun

2 March 2022 1:00 AM IST

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV, says study

The study was published in -'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences-' (PNAS)

27 Feb 2022 1:08 PM IST

- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Drug that may treat serious COVID-19 complication in children...

The drug larazotide acetate was administered to four extremely ill children ages 3 to 17

24 Feb 2022 12:18 PM IST

A disguised worker of the Public Health Ministry prepares a Sinovac vaccine againsgt COVID-19 to inoculate a child at the Maria Montessori Initial Education Center, in Quito. (Photo: AFP)

Study finds limited efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron

The research found that only individuals vaccinated with a third or booster dose form antibodies that can partially...

23 Feb 2022 1:11 PM IST