Dev Goswami
India Today
Noida, UP, India
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Joshimath sinking: When will we start actually caring about climate change?
Worry over Uttarkhand's Joshimath sinking under its own weight has brought the focus back on the dangers of climate change. But, we're yet to answer a crucial question: What will it take to get the world to give an actual damn about climate change? → Read More
What is going on in China with Covid? Why this needs an immediate answer
Why are Covid-19 cases rising in China? Is a new variant of the novel coronavirus virus to blame? We don’t have hard answers to these questions. But it is crucial that we do as we enter another year with Covid still among us. → Read More
An abortion bomb went off in the US this week. Here's what you missed
A leaked opinion of the US Supreme Court indicating the court would effectively ban abortions has ignited a firestorm in the country. The leak of the Supreme Court opinion on abortion could have far-reaching ramifications. Here's what you need to know. → Read More
Elon Musk's free speech push is easier tweeted than done. And he seems to know it
Elon Musk is buying Twitter to save the platform and ensure that it fulfils its potential to be a space for absolute free speech. Musk has tweeted about it several times about it. But one of those posts has underlined that implementing free speech is easier said than done. → Read More
Covid-19 vaccines in India: Prices and doses to availibility, your complete guide
As India approves more and more Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use, it can get difficult to keep track of the many details of the various shots. And so, we bring you this one-stop Covid-19 vaccine guide that will provide you with all the details about the various shots approved in India. → Read More
Coronavirus vaccine update: Moderna says Covid-19 shot 94% effective, Bharat Biotech to start phase III trials
Monday saw good news from the world of novel coronavirus vaccine development with US company Moderna announcing positive interim results from ongoing human trials for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate. And back home, Bharat Biotech said it is starting late-stage trials of the indigenously developed vaccine candidate Covaxin. → Read More
Blue Moon rises on October 31 and this is what you need to know about it
A Blue Moon will rise on the night of October 31. It is a rare event that just fits the phrase 'once in a blue moon'. Read on to know more about what a Blue Moon is. → Read More
Book claims R&AW recruited Vladimir Putin's ex-girlfriend, Parliament attack could have been averted
In the late1980s, R&AW managed to recruit two agents in the then Soviet Union. One of those agents is believed to have been a former girlfriend of Russian president Vladimir Putin. These claims have been made in a new book written by journalist Yatish Yadav. → Read More
Coronavirus vaccines in human trials: All you need to know about clinical studies
Novel coronavirus vaccines have entered or are entering human trials around the world. What does a human trial mean? What happens in these trials? Can you just walk in and take part in one? And, most importantly, how long does it take for vaccines to clear human trials and enter the world? We answer these and many other questions on what clinical, or human, trials are all about → Read More
Spotting International Space Station: Perfect sighting for Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Delhi tonight
The International Space Station will be perfectly visible in cities including Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Delhi, where the ISS will be seen passing right overhead tonight. Here is what you need to know to spot the International Space Station in the skies Tuesday night → Read More
In PM Modi's longer beard, a message: Stay home, stay safe
PM Narendra Modi's beard has become visibly longer over the last couple of months. In this lies a hint and a message -- that the only way to stay safe from the unpredictable novel coronavirus is to avoid all unnecessary physical contact → Read More
Narendra Modi Speech Live Updates: PM to address nation at 4pm
Narendra Modi Speech Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation at 4pm this evening. PM Modi will speak live as India prepares to transition to the second phase of ‘unlocking’ from a the countrywide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The second phase, or Unlock 2.0, will come into effect tomorrow. PM Narendra Modi’s address to the… → Read More
Pilots of crashed PIA Fight 8303 were discussing coronavirus before landing attempt: Probe
The pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 were distracted and overconfident, the country's aviation minister said quoting an interim probe report. The pilots had the novel coronavirus pandemic on their mind and were discussing the topic before the crash, which took place due to human error, the minister said → Read More
Cyclone Nisarga has Mumbai in sight: Storm path tracker, weather forecast, landfall and all you need to know
Cyclone Nisarga is forming over the Arabian Sea. The storm is expected to take shape by early Tuesday morning and cross northern Maharashtra and southern Gujarat on June 3. Currently predictions from the weather department suggest the city of Mumbai could be in the cyclone's path → Read More
Attacking the crown: How experimental Covid-19 vaccines plan to take on coronavirus
The distinctive spikes that jut out of the novel coronavirus play a key role in helping the virus infect human beings. Covid-19 vaccines currently under trial aim to target these spikes to cause the novel coronavirus's downfall → Read More
Coronavirus vaccines enter human trials: An overview of where we stand
In the race to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus there are currently seven frontrunners, all of which have entered human trials. In this report, we take a look at those candidates and give you a brief overview of novel coronavirus vaccine landscape → Read More
Can coronavirus attack the human brain? Scientists race to answer
The scientific world has so far been focussed on the impact the novel coronavirus has on the human respiratory system. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that Sars-CoV-2 -- the official name of the new coronavirus -- could also be attacking the human brain → Read More
Did Donald Trump actually threaten India of retaliation over hydroxychloroquine?
US President Donald Trump, who has been advocating the use of hydroxychloroquine to tread novel coronavirus patients, apparently threatened retaliation if India did not clear exports of the drug to the US. Except, that's not exactly what happened. → Read More
SEE: How Indian skies emptied as planes were grounded to combat coronavirus
All domestic and air travel has been suspended in India as part of the 21-day lockdown imposed to combat the novel coronavirus thread. Images taken from an online flight radar service show how the skies above India emptied in the last twenty-four hours. → Read More
Madhya Pradesh Government Crisis Live Updates: Jyotiraditya Scindia may join BJP, say sources
Madhya Pradesh has plunged into a political crisis after 17 MLAs of the ruling Congress party apparently went missing Tuesday. The missing legislators are believed to owe allegiance to Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, a rival of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath. The developments of Tuesday forced Kamal Nath to call for a late-night meeting of his cabinet, during which around 20… → Read More