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Explained: India’s Covishield vaccine not yet recognised by European Union — will it impact travel?
No, says Ambassador of the European Union to India, Ugo Astuto, setting at rest the fears of Covisheild-vaccinated Indians that they will not be allowed to travel to EU countries.
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Tamil Nadu experiments with making seawater drinkable
At Narippaiyur village, Ramanathapuram district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, a solar thermal forward osmosis sea-water desalination system plans to produce 20,000 litres of drinking water from seawater every day.
India Science Wire
SC directs Centre to fix ex-gratia amount for families of COVID-19 victims
The Supreme Court has ordered the National Disaster Management Authority to issue fresh guidelines for providing financial help to the families of those who died of COVID.
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Buffer zones around tiger reserves in Madhya Pradesh open for monsoon tourism
The tiger reserves in the state shut down today and will only reopen on September 30. However, the state government has announced that the buffer zones around them will remain open to tourists. This move is welcomed by those who are dependent on wildlife tourism for a livelihood.
Arun Singh
The Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi causes ripples of alarm
The corridor in Varanasi promises to be a thing of beauty when complete. However, environmentalists are not impressed. Construction on the river bed and debris being dumped are polluting the Ganga and forcing her to change course, they say.
Shashwat
What needs to be done for climate change’s ‘Just Transition’ in India?
For net-zero emission pathways, coal and oil consumption will go down sharply. Workers dependent on fossil-fuel industries should not bear the brunt of the transition to a low-carbon economy. For a Just Transition, iFOREST suggests five R’s.
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Love each other… there’s no other way to live this life: Salim Khan
Writer Salim Khan speaks about thought processes, the fleeting time with his mother, family bonds, love for his home, and more in The Slow Interview with Neelesh Misra.
Subha J Rao
No data so far to prove COVID19 delta plus variant reduces vaccines’ efficacy: COVID Task Force chief
VK Paul, chief of the national COVID task force has stated that at present, there is dearth of scientific evidence to tell how effective COVID19 vaccines are against the most infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus — the delta plus. More details here.
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Delhi reports five cases of Cytomegalovirus-related rectal bleeding in COVID patients
These are the first reports of such bleeding in patients having a normal immune response in the country. One of them succumbed to the massive bleeding and severe COVID-19 chest disease.
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‘Transport sector is the biggest source of Mumbai’s air pollution’
Air pollution from the transport sector in Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra, has nearly doubled in the past four years. It is the biggest contributor to the city’s deteriorating air quality.